2.4 Case study International migration (Mexico-USA) Flashcards
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Labour migration
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Migration from one country to another when main aim is to seek employment.
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Underemployment
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When people are working less than they would like to and need to.
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Mass migration
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Large group of people migrating from the same place with the same destination.
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Guest worker
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Foreigner who is permitted to work in a country from one geographical area to another.
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Maquiladoras
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Assembly plants in Mexico.
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Assimilation
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To become integrated into a mainstream society.
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Ethnography
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Type of case study that focuses on the cultural patterns that develop within a group.
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Time-space distanciation
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Stretching of social systems across space and time.
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Migrant culture
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Attitude and values of a particular society to the process of migration.
