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Marriage and Fertility Behaviour in Japan - Economic Status and Value-Orientation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Nobutaka Fukuda Marriage and Fertility Behaviour in Japan - Economic Status and Value-Orientation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Nobutaka Fukuda
R3,842 Discovery Miles 38 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This monograph examines the influence of ideational and socio-economic factors on Japanese marriage and fertility behaviour. It also investigates the historical change in attitudes toward partnership and family in Japan, which, if current trends continue, can lead to population shrinkage and an asymmetrical age structure. The author first details the differences between ideational and economic approaches. He examines these two behavioural models from a viewpoint of rational choice theory, which he then follows with a discussion on the influence of institutional contexts on matrimony and childbirth. Next, the book considers salient features of Japanese marriage behaviour, including the relation between these patterns and changes in society and the influence of marriage on attitudes toward partnership and family relations. Coverage then goes on to explore the influence of ideational factors on fertility and analyse the impact of childbirth on couples' attitudes. The author also investigates attitudinal changes between generations in Japan. He provides a theoretical review on the relation between socio-economic development and value-orientation as well as looks at the difference in attitudes from a viewpoint of cohorts and periods. Overall, the book presents an authoritative, theoretical and empirical analysis using data from panel and repeated cross-sectional surveys. Throughout, the author clearly identifies the sources of his data as well as the methods used in his analysis.

Methodologies of Mobility - Ethnography and Experiment (Hardcover): Alice Elliot, Roger Norum, Noel B. Salazar Methodologies of Mobility - Ethnography and Experiment (Hardcover)
Alice Elliot, Roger Norum, Noel B. Salazar
R3,016 Discovery Miles 30 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Research into mobility is an exciting challenge for the social sciences that raises novel social, cultural, spatial and ethical questions. At the heart of these empirical and theoretical complexities lies the question of methodology: how can we best capture and understand a planet in flux? Methodologies of Mobility speaks beyond disciplinary boundaries to the methodological challenges and possibilities of engaging with a world on the move. With scholars continuing to face different forms and scales of mobility, this volume strategically traces innovative ways of designing, applying and reflecting on both established and cutting-edge methodologies of mobility.

Demographic and Socioeconomic Basis of Ethnolinguistics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Jacob S. Siegel Demographic and Socioeconomic Basis of Ethnolinguistics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Jacob S. Siegel
R3,035 Discovery Miles 30 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a description and analysis of sociolinguistics written from a demographer's perspective. It synthesizes the data on the materials, methods, and issues of this interdisciplinary field, pulling together the scattered materials published in this area into a coherent whole. Drawing on a wide range of sciences in addition to demography and sociolinguistics, including sociology, anthropology, statistics, psychology, neuroscience, and public policy, the book treats theoretical and applied issues, links methods and substantive findings, covers both national and international materials, and provides prehistorical, historical, and contemporary illustrations. The book treats the theoretical issue of how the language we use develops socially on a base of linguistic genetic capacity and the practical issue of how the intervention of the state and public figures may profoundly alter the natural evolution of the language. As such, this book will appeal to a wide range of users, from students to teachers and practitioners of social demography, sociolinguistics, cultural anthropology, and particularly to those social scientists interested in ethnic studies and human migration.

The Long Journey Home (Hardcover): Vivian Salama The Long Journey Home (Hardcover)
Vivian Salama
R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Indian Caribbean - Migration and Identity in the Diaspora (Hardcover): Lomarsh Roopnarine The Indian Caribbean - Migration and Identity in the Diaspora (Hardcover)
Lomarsh Roopnarine
R3,163 Discovery Miles 31 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book tells a distinct story of Indians in the Caribbean - one concentrated not only on archival records and institutions, but also on the voices of the people and the ways in which they define themselves and the world around them. Through oral history and ethnography, Lomarsh Roopnarine explores previously marginalized Indians in the Caribbean and their distinct social dynamics and histories, including the French Caribbean and other islands with smaller South Asian populations. He pursues a comparative approach with inclusive themes that cut across the Caribbean. ,br> In 1833, the abolition of slavery in the British Empire led to the import of exploited South Asian indentured workers in the Caribbean. Today India bears little relevance to most of these Caribbean Indians. Yet, Caribbean Indians have developed an in-between status, shaped by South Asian customs such as religion, music, folklore, migration, new identities, and Bollywood films. They do not seem akin to Indians in India, nor are they like Caribbean Creoles, or mixed-race Caribbeans. Instead, they have merged India and the Caribbean to produce a distinct, dynamic local entity. The book does not neglect the arrival of nonindentured Indians in the Caribbean since the early 1900s. These people came to the Caribbean without an indentured contract or after indentured emancipation but have formed significant communities in Barbados, the US Virgin Islands, and Jamaica. Drawing upon over twenty-five years of research in the Caribbean and North America, Roopnarine contributes a thorough analysis of the Indo-Caribbean, among the first to look at the entire Indian diaspora across the Caribbean.

British Female Emigration Societies and the New World, 1860-1914 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Marie Ruiz British Female Emigration Societies and the New World, 1860-1914 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Marie Ruiz
R3,569 Discovery Miles 35 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book focuses on the departure of Britain's 'surplus' women to Australia and New Zealand organised by Victorian British female emigration societies. Starting with an analysis of the surplus of women question, it then explores the philanthropic nature of the organisations (the Female Middle Class Emigration Society, the Women's Emigration Society, the British Women's Emigration Association, and the Church Emigration Society). The study of the strict selection of distressed gentlewomen emigrants is followed by an analysis of their marketing value, and an appraisal of women's imperialism. Finally, this work shows that the female emigrants under study partook in the consolidation of the colonial middle-class.

Uprooted Women - Migrant Domestics in the Caribbean (Hardcover, New): Paula L. Aymer Uprooted Women - Migrant Domestics in the Caribbean (Hardcover, New)
Paula L. Aymer
R2,214 Discovery Miles 22 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Traces labor migration of women from Eastern Caribbean to oil-producing countries such as Venezuela, Trinidad, Curaðcao, and especially Aruba. Discusses women's participation in the labor force, gender relations, domestic service, the social and economic position of the migrants, and motherhood. Argues that US investments are an important factor in the migration of Caribbean women"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

White Nation - Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society (Hardcover): Ghassan Hage White Nation - Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society (Hardcover)
Ghassan Hage
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Anthropologist and social critic Ghassan Hage explores one of the most complex and troubling of modern phenomena: the desire for a white nation.

Nightingales - True Stories of Escape, Hope, and Resilience (Hardcover): Mimi Melkonian Nightingales - True Stories of Escape, Hope, and Resilience (Hardcover)
Mimi Melkonian
R658 Discovery Miles 6 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Muslim Volunteering in the West - Between Islamic Ethos and Citizenship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Mario Peucker, Merve Reyhan... Muslim Volunteering in the West - Between Islamic Ethos and Citizenship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Mario Peucker, Merve Reyhan Kayikci
R4,102 Discovery Miles 41 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited volume explores various facets of Muslims' civic engagement in Western post-secular societies, fundamentally challenging simplistic boundaries between Islamic ethical conduct and liberal-democratic norms and practice. Bringing together scholars from sociology, anthropology, and Islamic theology, the collection offers sound theoretical and empirical elaborations on the complex ways in which Islamic piety, principles and norms interact with, and shape, Muslims' everyday practice of volunteering as a performance of active citizenship in liberal societies. The contributions cover diverse manifestations of Muslim volunteering in North America, Europe and Australia, from environmentalism to mental health volunteering, and critically examine the national and global socio-political context within which certain forms of Muslims' civic engagement are viewed with skepticism and suspicion. It will be of use to students and scholars across sociology, political science, community studies and Islamic studies, with a focus on migrant integration, diaspora studies, and inter-ethnic relations.

Cinematic Homecomings - Exile and Return in Transnational Cinema (Hardcover): Rebecca Prime Cinematic Homecomings - Exile and Return in Transnational Cinema (Hardcover)
Rebecca Prime
R5,147 Discovery Miles 51 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The history of cinema charts multiple histories of exile. From the German emigres in 1930s Hollywood to today's Iranian filmmakers in Europe and the United States, these histories continue to exert a profound influence on the evolution of cinematic narratives and aesthetics. But while the effect of exile and diaspora on film practice has been fruitfully explored from both historical and contemporary perspectives, the issues raised by return, whether literal or metaphorical, have yet to be fully considered. "Cinematic Homecomings" expands upon existing studies of transnational cinema by addressing the questions raised by reverse migration and the return home in a variety of historical and national contexts, from postcolonialism to post-Communism. By looking beyond exile, the contributors offer a multidirectional perspective on the relationship between migration, mobility, and transnational cinema. 'Narratives of return' are among the most popular themes of the contemporary cinema of countries ranging from Morocco to Cuba to the Soviet Union. This speaks to both the sociocultural reality of reverse migration and to its significance on the imagination of the nation.

International Migration into Europe - From Subjects to Abjects (Hardcover): Gabriella Lazaridis International Migration into Europe - From Subjects to Abjects (Hardcover)
Gabriella Lazaridis
R1,911 Discovery Miles 19 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book aims to decipher the complex web of structural, institutional and cultural contradictions which shape the inclusion-exclusion dialectic and the multifaceted grid within which the 'us' becomes the 'other' and the 'other' becomes the 'us'. It looks at how international migrants in Europe transform from legal subjects into legal abjects.

Globalization, Supranational Dynamics and Local Experiences (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Marco Caselli, Guia Gilardoni Globalization, Supranational Dynamics and Local Experiences (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Marco Caselli, Guia Gilardoni
R3,962 Discovery Miles 39 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edited collection focuses on concepts of globalization, glocalization, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism. The contributions provide evidence of how in practice, global dynamics and individual lives are interrelated. It presents theoretical reflections on how the local, the transnational and global dimensions of social life are entwined and construct the meaning of one another, and offers everyday examples of how individuals and organizations try to answer global challenges in local contexts. The book closely focuses on migration processes, as one of the main phenomena allowing a high number of people from contemporary society to directly experience supranational dynamics, either as migrants or inhabitants of the places where migrants pass through or settle down. Globalization, Supranational Dynamics and Local Experiences will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, migration studies and global studies.

Mainstreaming Integration Governance - New Trends in Migrant Integration Policies in Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): P. W. A.... Mainstreaming Integration Governance - New Trends in Migrant Integration Policies in Europe (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
P. W. A. Scholten, I. Van Breugel
R4,212 Discovery Miles 42 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a critical analysis of mainstreaming as one of the major contemporary trends in immigrant integration governance in Europe. Bringing together unique empirical material and theoretical insights on mainstreaming, it examines how, why and to what effect immigrant integration is mainstreamed. In the context of the rise and fall of multiculturalism across various European countries, this book explores how these countries are rethinking the governance of their increasingly diverse societies. It highlights the trends of a broad approach to immigrant integration priorities, 'mainstreamed' into generic policy domains which are now visible throughout Europe. With contributions not only on migration studies, but also policy studies and gender mainstreaming, this edited volume will appeal to scholars across these fields, as well as policymakers and practitioners.

Sunburnt Country, Sweeping Pains (Hardcover): Graham Joseph Hill Sunburnt Country, Sweeping Pains (Hardcover)
Graham Joseph Hill; Foreword by Grace Lung, Hanna Hyun
R941 R803 Discovery Miles 8 030 Save R138 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Demography of Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Minority Populations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Amanda K. Baumle, Sonny... Demography of Transgender, Nonbinary and Gender Minority Populations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Amanda K. Baumle, Sonny Nordmarken
R3,630 Discovery Miles 36 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides the first compilation of demographic research focused on transgender, nonbinary, and gender minority populations. It discusses the measurement and conceptualization challenges that shape demographic knowledge of these populations, including how we capture gender on surveys. It examines our current knowledge of demographic characteristics and health disparities and outcomes. Overall, this research demonstrates the increasing knowledge of gender variation at the population level. At the same time, it reveals the need for better survey questions, additional data, and inquiry into a broader subset of demographic questions for these populations as there is little understanding of fundamental demographic information, including migration or spatial distribution of transgender populations, fertility and household structure, labor market outcomes, or broader patterns of morbidity and mortality. The research set forth in this book lays the groundwork for a trans demography that would produce population-level knowledge of these populations and points researchers and policymakers toward needed areas of research, conceptualization, and data collection.

Scarce Women and Surplus Men in China and India - Macro Demographics versus Local Dynamics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Sharada... Scarce Women and Surplus Men in China and India - Macro Demographics versus Local Dynamics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Sharada Srinivasan, Shuzhuo Li
R2,886 R1,923 Discovery Miles 19 230 Save R963 (33%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume documents how families, communities and some groups (single men, young 'scarce' women, parents) adapt and adjust to recent demographic shifts in China and India. It discusses how demographic change interacts with other processes of change, including changes with respect to economic development and globalization, gender, class, caste, families, migration and work. The chapters offer micro-level analyses contextualized in larger processes of change and push further existing understandings of the consequences of the demographic imbalance between men and women in China and/or India, particularly from a gender perspective. As such this book will be of interest to scholars and students in population studies, sociology, international development, gender studies, and Asian studies.

Irish Voices from the Spanish Inquisition - Migrants, Converts and Brokers in Early Modern Iberia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016):... Irish Voices from the Spanish Inquisition - Migrants, Converts and Brokers in Early Modern Iberia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Thomas O'Connor
R3,024 Discovery Miles 30 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the activities of early modern Irish migrants in Spain, particularly their rather surprising association with the Spanish Inquisition. Pushed from home by political, economic and religious instability, and attracted to Spain by the wealth and opportunities of its burgeoning economy and empire, the incoming Irish fell prey to the Spanish Inquisition. For the inquisitors, the Irish, as vassals of Elizabeth I, were initially viewed as a heretical threat and suffered prosecution for Protestant heresy. However, for most Irish migrants, their dual status as English vassals and loyal Catholics permitted them to adapt quickly to provide brokerage and intermediary services to the Spanish state, mediating informally between it and Protestant jurisdictions, especially England. The Irish were particularly successful in forging an association with the Inquisition to convert incoming Protestant soldiers, merchants and operatives for useful service in Catholic Spain. As both victims and agents of the Inquisition, the Irish emerge as a versatile and complex migrant group. Their activities complicate our view of early modern migration and raise questions about the role of migrant groups and their foreign networks in the core historical narratives of Ireland, Spain and England, and in the history of their connections. Irish Voices from the Spanish Inquisition throws new light on how the Inquisition worked, not only as an organ of doctrinal police, but also in its unexpected role as a cross-creedal instrument of conversion and assimilation.

Human Rights and Wrongs - Reluctant Heroes Fight Tyranny (Hardcover): Adrianne Aron Human Rights and Wrongs - Reluctant Heroes Fight Tyranny (Hardcover)
Adrianne Aron; Contributions by Sunshot Press
R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Open Borders and International Migration Policy - The Effects of Unrestricted Immigration in the United States, France, and... Open Borders and International Migration Policy - The Effects of Unrestricted Immigration in the United States, France, and Ireland (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
J. Fetzer
R1,873 Discovery Miles 18 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although philosophers debate the morality of open borders, few social scientists have explored what would happen if immigration were no longer limited. This book looks at three examples of temporarily unrestricted migration in Miami, Marseille, and Dublin and finds that the effects were much less catastrophic than opponents of immigration claim.

Immigration Detention, Risk and Human Rights - Studies on Immigration and Crime (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Maria Joao Guia,... Immigration Detention, Risk and Human Rights - Studies on Immigration and Crime (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Maria Joao Guia, Robert Koulish, Valsamis Mitsilegas
R3,627 Discovery Miles 36 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers a brand new point of view on immigration detention, pursuing a multidisciplinary approach and presenting new reflections by internationally respected experts from academic and institutional backgrounds. It offers an in-depth perspective on the immigration framework, together with the evolution of European and international political decisions on the management of immigration. Readers will be introduced to new international decisions on the protection of human rights, together with international measures concerning the detention of immigrants. In recent years, International Law and European Law have converged to develop measures for combatting irregular immigration. Some of them include the criminalization of illegally entering a member state or illegally remaining there after legally entering. Though migration has become a great challenge for policymakers, legislators and society as a whole, we must never forget that migrants should enjoy the same human rights and legal protection as everyone else.

Mr. G's Battle Cry! La Causa De La Raza Wants You (Hardcover): Javier Gomez Mr. G's Battle Cry! La Causa De La Raza Wants You (Hardcover)
Javier Gomez
R1,436 Discovery Miles 14 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Population Studies and Development from Theory to Fieldwork (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Veronique Petit Population Studies and Development from Theory to Fieldwork (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Veronique Petit
R3,382 Discovery Miles 33 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses major population and development issues: fertility and reproductive health, migrations, gender, education, poverty and inequalities. To that aim it revisits and considerably enlarges Kingsley Davis' 1963 theory of change and response, using interdisciplinary methodologies. On the basis of four decades of field research (1985-2015), it questions the rationality of the actors, how culture shapes socio-demographic behaviours, in a context of modernity and globalisation. More specifically, it casts new light on the interactions of individuals, families, networks and local communities with the State and its population policy.

Citizenship and Immigration - Borders, Migration and Political Membership in a Global Age (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Ann E.... Citizenship and Immigration - Borders, Migration and Political Membership in a Global Age (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ann E. Cudd, Win-Chiat Lee
R3,559 Discovery Miles 35 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This work offers a timely philosophical analysis of interrelated normative questions concerning immigration and citizenship in relation to the global context of multiple nation states. In it, philosophers and scholars from the social sciences address both fundamental questions in moral and political philosophy as well as specific issues concerning policy. Topics covered in this volume include: the concept and the role of citizenship, the equal rights and representation of citizens, general moral frameworks for addressing immigration issues, the duty to obey immigration law, the use of ethnic, cultural, or linguistic criteria for selective immigration, domestic violence as grounds for political asylum, and our duty to refugees in general. The urgency of the need to discuss these matters is clear. Several humanitarian crises involving human migration across national boundaries stemming from war, economic devastations, gang violence, and violence in ethnic or religious conflicts have unfolded. Political debates concerning immigration and immigrant communities are continuing in many countries, especially during election years. While there have always been migrating human beings, they raise distinctive issues in the modern era because of the political context under which the migrations take place, namely, that of a system of sovereign nation states with rights to control their borders and determine their memberships. This collection provides readers the opportunity to parse these complex issues with the help of diverse philosophical, moral, and political perspectives.

Immigrant Vulnerability and Resilience - Comparative Perspectives on Latin American Immigrants During the Great Recession... Immigrant Vulnerability and Resilience - Comparative Perspectives on Latin American Immigrants During the Great Recession (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Maria Aysa-Lastra, Lorenzo Cachon
R2,727 R2,051 Discovery Miles 20 510 Save R676 (25%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores how the current sustained economic slow-down in North America and Europe has increased immigrant vulnerability in the labor market and in their daily lives. It details the ways this global recession has affected the immigrants themselves, their identities, as well as their countries of origin. The book presents an interdisciplinary dialogue as well as offer a transatlantic comparative perspective. It first focuses on the immediate effects of the Great Recession on immigrants' employment. Next, it connects the experience of immigrants in the labor market with their experiences in the social arena in receiving societies. Coverage also explores the effects of the economic downturn on transnational practices, remittances and return of Latin American migrants to their countries of origin. This volume will be of great interest to faculty and graduate students who are interested in international migration studies from the fields of sociology, economics, anthropology, geography, political sciences, and other social sciences. It will also be of interest to professionals and policy makers working on international migration policy and the general public interested on the topic.

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