Surveyed older adults (N=158) who migrated from urban to rural areas to explore implications of residential choice. Data showed that while older rural residents have less access to services, they are more satisfied, more likely to perceive improvements over the former residence, and are more attached to their residences. (Author/JAC)

Uses a multidisciplinary approach to examine trends in Black residential mobility from slavery to the present. Focuses particularly on evolution of urban ghettos and considers present and future public policy issues. (GC)

MIGRATION FROM FARMS CAN BE STOPPED. FARM LIFE CAN BE IMPROVED THROUGH DECENT HOUSING, THROUGH HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC SERVICES, AND THROUGH A COMBINATION OF PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH PART-TIME AGRICULTURE. RURAL EMPLOYMENT CAN BE PROVIDED BY ENTERPRISES DEVELOPING RECREATIONAL RESOURCES AND SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ARE…

This report is divided into seven sections. Section one deals with the design of the study which includes the basic questions asked, the nature of the data collected in order to answer these questions, and the samples upon which the statistical analyses are performed. Sections two and three are concerned with the matter of social and economic…

Nineteenth-century Canadian economic problems caused French-Canadians to migrate southward. Many came to Fall River, Massachusetts, where they found employment in the cotton mills. A cultural minority, the Canadians sought to preserve their ethnic identity as a shield against critics disturbed by their acceptance of injustices in cotton mill…

Children, Dick and Suzette Waterman live in Colorado on an isolated western ranch in Colorado, homeschooled by their parents. Having learned about Plymouth Rock and the "Mayflower" in books and photographs at home, Dick and Suzette spend a summer visiting their aunt and uncle in Boston. During their stay, the children explore the famous…

Develops the statistical techniques for estimating patterns of geographic movement of selected groups of workers. (BH)

Analyzes international migration among Haitians between 1950 and 1980. Reviews and assesses the available sources of data, including studies done in major receiving countries (the United States, Dominican Republic, Canada and the Bahamas), and discusses current Haitian emigration policies, migration policies of receiving countries, and possible…

Describes the human and socioeconomic aspects of political refugee problems before and after World War II. Explains factors that caused flows of forced migration throughout the world. (Author/MK)

Overviews the problems surrounding the arrival of new waves of non-Western refugees to the countries of Western Europe. (MK)

Demonstrates how since emancipation, emigration has always been viewed as a positive experience among Barbadians. Presents demographic data and data on cash value of remittances to the island from Barbadians living abroad. (GC)

Examined influence of migration on sexual behavior. Data from national probability sample of single females, ages 15-19 (n=1,287) revealed that moving was positively related to premarital sex. Migration may lower control through such mechanisms as weakening community bonds, decreasing supply and demand of parental supervision, and increasing…

Recent data suggest that nonmetropolitan America is experiencing an outmigration trend. Between 1998 and 2004, more people have moved out of nonmetropolitan areas than moved into these areas. This net outmigration trend presents a fundamental challenge to nonmetropolitan areas and contradicts the predictions of social scientists who argued that…

This paper provides an overview of screening, identification, and assessment tools and processes that can be used by practitioners and researchers who care for immigrant and refugee youth. The authors focus particularly on those tools useful in school-based settings. First, the authors review mental health needs of immigrant and refugee youth and…