SOCI 4360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Racialization, Social Capital, Superdiversity
13 Jul 2019
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Individuals make decisions pertaining to migration based on a cost-benefit analysis and calculation. Draw on both neoclassical and historico-structural perspectives in understanding the reasons why haitians migrate to quebec in particular. Consider different theories and what they have to offer in the understanding of what is going on. Neoclassical approach would emphasize human agency and free will (economic motivations; cost-benefit analysis) Historico-structural perspective: highlights the macro-level and structural variables that inform one"s decision to migrate. Resistance to assimilation hinders one"s prospect of economic success. Segmented assimilationists argue that this is allowed and is a possibility, as there are varying experiences to assimilation. Another possibility: for various reasons, one might not have that economic integration or assimilation. Framed in cultural terms, but also implicit/explicit in this discussion is racialization. Mary: discusses the tensions that exist within families. These models emerge in the context of the us and european countries at a particular time.
