The Other People: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Migration

by M. Wilkes Karraker (Editor)

Overview

This book offers an interdisciplinary and accessible approach to issues of global migration in the twenty-first century in 13 essays plus an appendix written by scholars and practitioners in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349451951
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	05/17/2013
Edition description:	1st ed. 2013
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Meg Wilkes Karraker is a professor of Sociology, Family Studies, and Women's Studies at University of St. Thomas.

Table of Contents

PART I: MIGRATION STUDIES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 1. Introduction: Global Migration in the Twenty-first Century; Meg Wilkes Karraker 2. Teaching and Learning about 'The Other' in Immigrationl; Øystein S. LaBianca and Marcella Myers PART II: EVERYDAY / EVERYNIGHT IMMIGRANT LIVES 3. Gendered Migrations: Transnational Feminist Responses; Patti Duncan 4. Human Trafficking, Migration, and Gender: An Interdisciplinary Approach; Jennifer K. Blank 5. The Ripple Effects of Deportation Policies on Mexican Women and Their Children; by Joanna Dreby 6. Parent/Child Relationship in Hmong Immigrant Families; Zha Blong Xiong, Veronica Deenanath, and Dung Mao 7. From Model Minority to Second Gen Stereotypes: Korean-Canadian and -American Accounts; Marianne S. Noh 8. Social Exclusion and the Welfare State: Effects of Distributive Conflicts on Immigrants in Germany; Marcella Myers PART III: TOWARD JUSTICE 9. Somewhere Over the Rainbow [Nation]: Zimbabweans in South Africa; Susan Smith-Cunnien 10. TheRight to Wear Religious Dress; Anthony Gray 11. We are all Children of Babel; Bruce J. Einhorn 12. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Human Rights and Immigration; Richard H. Morgan Appendix: Resources on Migration;Jan M. Orf and Mathew Vicknair

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Migration is perhaps the most critical social and legal issue shaping global society and quality of life worldwide in the twenty-first century. Applying a range of disciplinary perspectives - anthropology, geography, history, law, political science, social work, sociology, women's studies - the essays in this book examine the lives of migrants themselves as well as the communities through which they travel. Skillfully written in the passionate voices of experts in migration studies, this book will provoke not only scholars and upper division students, but also professionals in education, law, nursing and health care, politics, religion, and social welfare to think more broadly in terms of not only migration but also human rights and social justice." - Wenqian Dai, University of South Dakota, USA

Editorial Reviews

The Other People is a collection of 12 chapters by authors from a rather wide range of disciplines. The book promises to ‘provoke scholars and citizens to think more broadly about human rights and social justice and how to engage others around those issues’ … . The Other People succeeds in including multiple interesting perspectives on migration, and as such will prove rewarding for readers.” (Kateřina Uhlířová, International Journal of Refugee Law, Vol. 28 (3), 2016)

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