Migration Flashcards
what is the postmodernist point on migration
individualisation’ creates greater freedom at the same time as more instability.
who is the evidence for post modernist argument?
Anthony Giddens and Ulrich Beck (1992)
what did giddens and beck argue? 1st point
people are not required to follow their traditional roles and live in conventional family structures
what did giddens and beck argue? 2nd point
reasons for this is migration that means the Western models of the family have been transformed by non-Western cultural practices and family structures.
what did the ONS 2021 find?
% of Pakistani and 7.6% of Bangladeshi lived in multigenerational households
who is the analysis for post modernists?
Eriksen (2007)
what did Eriksen find?
globalization has created ‘transnational identities’ with people not assimilating to their host cultures
e.g the British citizenship test.
what is the feminist point on migration?
feminization of migration.
migrant women exploited to compensate for the greater freedom of women in the UK.
who is the evidence for feminists?
Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Hochschild (2003)-
what did Ehrenreich and Hochschild argue?
reproductive labour like childcare, cleaning, and cooking in the UK is increasingly done by women from poor countries.
through paid labour and feminization of migration
What is the analysis for feminist argument?
Tampeh (2010)
what did tampeh argue?
feminization of migration also involves the exploitation of migrant sex workers. Tampeh estimate 71% of the over 70,000 sex workers in the UK are international migrants.
precarious migration status.
what is the marxist point?
migration provides cheap, precarious labour.
who is the evidence for marxism argument?
Karl Marx’s (1870)
what did Marx argue? 1st point
modern migration is a product of colonialism because former colonial powers remain economically and politically dominant in the world system, as captured by the idea of neo-colonialism.
