Ilm Flashcards
- It refers to the emigration of the able-bodied population abroad and the immigration of labor.
International labor migration
formation of the
transnational family, transnational household and global household.
Evolution of household family and structures
members cohabit under one roof.
Traditional family
member related by consanguinity, lives apart from one another but remain connected as one or more live or work abroad and children remain in their country of origin.
Transnational family
has its household
located in two or more countries.
Transnational household
– relies on members to maintain
and sustain the household while living in separate
countries.
Global household
activities are done with the aid of modern information and communication technology (ICT) include long-distance parenting, sending gifts and remittances,
advising and participating in decision-making through e-mail, video chat, post mails are popularly used to bridge the distance between migrant workers and their
families.
Utilization of modern technology to sustain family bonds across time and space
Redistribution, realignment, shifting of functions and role reversals are undertake to cope with the absence of a migrant family member.
Reconfiguration of family arrangement and roles
- in the absence of a husband, the wife takes over the headship of the family. When a woman is working abroad, she becomes economically and politically empowered
through her monthly remittances and she can exert control over the allocation of
funds and family maintenance.
More political and economic empowerment in the family and community for women
the long periods of living apart because of overseas employment often lead to marital instability which eventually may ruin their family.
Proliferation of families with unstable marriages and separated or divorced
parents
They choose to leave home and live independently abroad regardless of the risks. ILM develops a culture of migration which is reflected by an
outward-looking labor force.
Culture of migration
working together toward a common end or goal by actors (people,
nations, industries and institutions) who are not necessarily allies. They set aside their differences and focus on their mutual interest which is the attainment of common goals.
Collaboration
better understood in the study of regionalism or the interrelations
among the actors in some particular geographic areas, some of which are the following:
Cooperation
its scope of concern is wholly economic, making it an economic bloc. Established in 1993, has developed into a customs union having common trade policies for internal and external trade and using a single currency called euro.
EU(Europe union)
– Established in 1949 by Western
European and North American countries for the primary purpose of protecting the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.
- actively involved in many world events regarding security such as nuclear threats during Cold War, response to terrorism, undertaking of peace missions in Afghanistan, Libya, Kossovo and maintaining security of its members countries.
NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- Involves in distribution of the production tasks of MNCs in various locations
in and out of their home countries.
INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOR
refers to an individual’s position in society which carries with it a set
of defined rights and obligations.
Status
refer to the sets of expectation which occupy a particular status (Alejandria 2015).
Roles
refers to the people in a nation which may vary in terms of color, size
etc.
Figure
- states the things which share characteristics such as shape, size, color, texture, and good composition (geographical setting and characteristics of
different nation)
Similarity
states that “objects or shapes that are close to one another
appear to form groups”. Even if the shapes, sizes, and objects are radically
different, they will appear as a group if they are close together. (Refers to
close neighboring countries which possess same cultural background etc.)
Proximity
involves the provision of missing details to be a part of potential
pattern or once closure is achieved, the elimination of details unnecessary to
establish a pattern match. Examples are governance, laws, and others.
Closure
- states that things tend to continue shapes beyond their ending
points (interconnections to cross countries essence of globalization or
evolution of generation).
Continuity
connotes stability and peace and order, like sets of instruction or reference. It does not give the impression of things that “something is out of balance, missing or wrong.”
Symmetry or Order
