- Date
2005
- Authors
SaraR Curra, Filiz Garip, Chang Y Chung, and Kanchana Tangchonlatip
- Abstract
Employinglo ngitudinadl ataf rom Thailandt o replicatest udieso f cumulativec ausationw, e
extendc urrentk nowledgeb y measuringfr equencyo f trips,d urationo f time away,l evel of
networka ggregation( villageo r household),a nd sex compositiono f migrantn etworkst o
estimatea modelo fprospectivme igrationa mongm ena nd womeni n ThailandW. efindt hat
tripsa nd durationo f timea wayh aved istincti nfluenceus ponm igrationt;h ath ouseholdle vel
migrantn etworksa re more influentialt han village level migrantn etworks;t hatf emale
migrant networks and male migrant networks have different influences upon migration
outcomesa; nd, thatm igrants ocialc apitali nfluencems ena nd women'sm igrationd ifferently.
Our elaborationp rovidess ignificantq uantitativee videncea s to how gendera nd family
variouslyim buem igrationd ynamics.- Journal title
Social Forces
- Volume
84
- Issue
1
- Page numbers
225-255
- Publisher
Oxford University Press
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- Keywords
migration, Thailand, Social Capital
- Economic sectors
General relevance - all sectors
- Target groups
Researchers
- Geographical focuses
Thailand
- Spheres of activity
Gender and sexuality studies
- Languages
English
