SOCI 155gm Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: World-Systems Theory, Immigration, North American Free Trade Agreement
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Practice #1: apply theories to cases (fro(cid:373) stepha(cid:374)ie"s le(cid:272)ture, 9/6/16) What are the roots causes of the (cid:858)surge(cid:859) of u(cid:374)acco(cid:373)pa(cid:374)ied child (cid:373)igratio(cid:374) to the u. : the hidden wars of central america. These wars resulted in displacements of mostly rural (agriculture based) communities and disruption of existing social structures as well as escalating violence. Reintroducing the free trade agreement established by nafta in north america in central. American countries: costa rica, el salvador, guatemala, honduras, nicaragua, and the. World system theory (but the good side of cafta cannot be well explained by this theory); political economy theory (political and economic relations/policies); new. Economic theory (might provides conditions for people to migrate); segmented labor. Political economy theory (political and economic relations/policies, here mexico is neither home or receiving countries but its political effects matter for immigration); World system theory (pushing factors in home countries: u. s. deportation policy.
