CMN 2181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Transnationalism, Ingroups And Outgroups, Acculturation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2181
• Professor: Peruvemba Jaya

Document Summary

Immigration is a major contributor to diversity. All immigrants face the same issue of moving between their ethnic group and the mainstream cultural group. Globalization has redefined both the nature of immigration and the parameters by which we interpret is: profound political and economic changes mean large movements of people, all migrants face challenge of acculturation as well as; Economic survival: globalization has not only redefined peoples movements in contemporary societies but also delineates new parameters for interpreting immigration. Most countries are affected by labor migration, refugees, and permanent settlement. 1980"s migrate has become one of the most important factors of global change, and expected to increase. Migrancy; refers primarily to the movement of people across border (related to transnationalism) Transnationalism; the processes by which migrants sustain social relations that link together their societies of origin and that of settlement (related to. Migrancy: transimigrants; immigrants who develop and maintain these multiple transnational relationships.