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Gurak, Douglas T.; Kritz, Mary M. – Social Forces, 2000
Analysis of the 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample indicates that interstate migration during 1985-90 was less common for immigrant men than for non-Hispanic, White, native-born men. This difference was most strongly related to human capital factors (age, education, self-employment), followed by social capital factors (nativity group concentration)…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups, Human Capital
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Allensworth, Elaine M.; Rochin, Refugio I. – Rural Sociology, 1998
Census data were used to test various hypotheses about growing Latino concentration and economic deterioration in rural California communities and found factors related to both Latino inmigration and White outmigration. Public policy implications are discussed relative to improving ethnic relations and building human capital to support economic…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Community Change, Community Relations, Disadvantaged
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Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia – Social Forces, 2000
Analysis of data on approximately 14,000 individuals in 43 Mexican villages examined how gender relations and expectations differentiate male and female patterns of Mexico-to-U.S. migration. Education and migration were related positively for women but negatively for men. Age, marital status, and social networks also had differential effects on…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Family Influence, Females, Human Capital