MIGRATIONMIGRATION

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What is migration?What is migration?

A change in residence intended to be A change in residence intended to be permanentpermanent

International Migration- movement International Migration- movement across country bordersacross country borders

Internal Migration- Migration that occurs Internal Migration- Migration that occurs within a single country’s borderswithin a single country’s borders

Most of these people never return homeMost of these people never return home

Types of movementTypes of movement

Cyclic movement – Involves journeys that Cyclic movement – Involves journeys that begin at out home base and bring us back to itbegin at out home base and bring us back to it

Periodic movement – Involves returning home, Periodic movement – Involves returning home, longer period of time away from home baselonger period of time away from home base

Example of cyclic movement – Nomadism: is a Example of cyclic movement – Nomadism: is a matter survival, culture, and religion. It is matter survival, culture, and religion. It is usually envisioned as aimlessly wandering usually envisioned as aimlessly wandering across the steppe and desertacross the steppe and desert

Why do people migrate?Why do people migrate?

Push Factor: negative condtions and Push Factor: negative condtions and perceptions that induce peopl to leaveperceptions that induce peopl to leave

Pull factor: positive conditions and perceptions Pull factor: positive conditions and perceptions that attract people to new placesthat attract people to new places

Immigration waves: different patterns of chain Immigration waves: different patterns of chain migration that build upon each other to create migration that build upon each other to create swells in migration from one origin to the same swells in migration from one origin to the same destination destination

ForcedForced MigrationMigration: the imposition of : the imposition of involuntary migration that is not by choiceinvoluntary migration that is not by choice

ReasonsReasonsArmed conflict and Civil WarArmed conflict and Civil WarNatural Disasters and FamineNatural Disasters and FamineDeportation (being forced to go back home)Deportation (being forced to go back home)Political RefugePolitical RefugeExamplesExamplesAtlantic slave tradeAtlantic slave trade British prisoners British prisoners

being left in Australiabeing left in Australia

Voluntary Migration: migrating or Voluntary Migration: migrating or leaving of your own free willleaving of your own free will

ReasonsReasonsMarriageMarriage Economic opportunitiesEconomic opportunitiesJob seekingJob seekingTrying to keep your heritage safeTrying to keep your heritage safeHearing about the place from family and friendsHearing about the place from family and friendsExampleExampleGuy from Mexico had a temporary job in Texas, Guy from Mexico had a temporary job in Texas,

and met Sally Sue. Then got married to her. and met Sally Sue. Then got married to her. Guy then moved to America.Guy then moved to America.

Where Do People Where Do People Migrate?Migrate?

Reasons for migration: Reasons for migration: Economic oppurtunitiesEconomic oppurtunities

To reconnect with their cultural groupTo reconnect with their cultural group across borders.across borders. To flee political conflict or war.To flee political conflict or war.

Vocabulary Vocabulary

Global-scale migration: move to the east coast of russiaGlobal-scale migration: move to the east coast of russia

Colonization: a physical process whereby the colonizer takes over Colonization: a physical process whereby the colonizer takes over another place.another place.

Island of development: coastal cities based on acces to tradeIsland of development: coastal cities based on acces to trade

Where do people Where do people migrate?migrate?

Guest workers- legal (documented) Guest workers- legal (documented) migrants who have work visas , usually migrants who have work visas , usually short term; often the sectors of the short term; often the sectors of the economy still need laborers. economy still need laborers.

Ex: labor migrantsEx: labor migrants

Refugees- people who have a well founded Refugees- people who have a well founded fear of being prosecuted for reasons of fear of being prosecuted for reasons of racerace

What are local and What are local and popular cultures?popular cultures?

Local- People in a particular place who see Local- People in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community. themselves as a collective or a community. Share customs, experiences, and traits.Share customs, experiences, and traits.

Arlington, TX is a local culture areaArlington, TX is a local culture area Constantly redefining themselves based on Constantly redefining themselves based on

interactions with other culturesinteractions with other cultures Also affect places by establishing Also affect places by establishing

neighborhoods, building churches or neighborhoods, building churches or community service to celebrate important days.community service to celebrate important days.

What are local and What are local and popular cultures?popular cultures?

Popular- Large, incorporates heterogeneous Popular- Large, incorporates heterogeneous population is typically urban, and experiences population is typically urban, and experiences quickly changing cultural traits.quickly changing cultural traits.

New York City, and Los Angeles are popular New York City, and Los Angeles are popular culture areas.culture areas.

Practices by a heterogeneous group of peoplePractices by a heterogeneous group of people Encompasses music, dance, clothing, food, Encompasses music, dance, clothing, food,

preferences, religious practices, and aesthetic preferences, religious practices, and aesthetic values.values.