migration Flashcards
It states that people migrate because of factors that push them out of their existing nation and factors that pull them in to another
Push-pull theory
PUSH FACTORS
Poverty, unemployment, war, famine, political persecution
Promotion of large-scale, export-oriented manufacturing and commercial agriculture
PULL FACTORS
Immigration policy,
- expectations of better employment,
- higher wages,
- formal and informal networks that cater to migrants’ needs
Social networks reduce the transaction cost associated to migration and it can make the act less risky
MIGRATION SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY
refers to the diffusion and extension of social, political, economic processes in between and beyond the sovereign jurisdictional boundaries of nation-states
TRANSNATIONALISM
The concept oftransnationalism
suggests a weakening of the control a nation-state has over its borders, inhabitants, and territory.
came from the greek word speiro, meaning “to sow” and dia meaning “over”, which essentially means dispersal of seeds
DIASPORA
Currently the term has been used to describe various ethnic groups that are dispersed all over the world
DIASPORA
Ofws outside north America have no other vision of homeland except the Philippines.
DIASPORA in the context of Filipinos
Believes that one’s “Filipinoness” does not depend on one’s physical location or spoken languages
Pan Filipino
They are able to claim their Filipino identity because of their association with other Filipinos, preference and sharing of Filipino content and reference to Philippines as their home
Pan Filipino
Asserts “Filipinoness” through an anti-colonial, nationalist perspective in, taking both languages spoken and physical location into account in examining Philippine history and culture
NEO FILIPINO
Are those who embrace a general Asian identity to delink themselves from Filipinos in their communities who demonstrate criminal and destructive behavior
PAN ASIAN
Are those who embrace all cultures and ethnicities in their social media as their own “kapwa”.
GLOBAL CITIZEN
Some have even called non-Filipinos as their own brothers and sisters in social media
GLOBAL CITIZEN