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What is globalization according to Al Rodhan (2006)?
What is globalization according to Al Rodhan (2006)?
What is internal migration?
What is internal migration?
What is involuntary migration?
What is involuntary migration?
What are economic remittances?
What are economic remittances?
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What is a benefit of migration for sending countries?
What is a benefit of migration for sending countries?
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What is skill and knowledge transfer?
What is skill and knowledge transfer?
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What is international migration?
What is international migration?
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What is voluntary migration?
What is voluntary migration?
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What is the term for the emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals from a country?
What is the term for the emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals from a country?
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What is the term for the effects of migration on communities, including changes in cultural practices and family structures?
What is the term for the effects of migration on communities, including changes in cultural practices and family structures?
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What is the illegal trade of humans for exploitation, including forced labor and sexual exploitation?
What is the illegal trade of humans for exploitation, including forced labor and sexual exploitation?
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What is the susceptibility of an economy to suffer from economic downturns or shocks?
What is the susceptibility of an economy to suffer from economic downturns or shocks?
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What is the presence of frequent changes in government, violent conflicts, or other disruptions to the political system?
What is the presence of frequent changes in government, violent conflicts, or other disruptions to the political system?
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What is the situation where people are uninformed or underinformed about migration laws, risks, and opportunities?
What is the situation where people are uninformed or underinformed about migration laws, risks, and opportunities?
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What are the actions that infringe upon the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals by international law?
What are the actions that infringe upon the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals by international law?
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What occurs when a country's economy relies heavily on money sent from citizens working abroad?
What occurs when a country's economy relies heavily on money sent from citizens working abroad?
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Study Notes
Globalization
- A process that expands sociocultural and socioecological processes from national to international and transcultural levels
- Focuses on world's interconnectivity in terms of processes, events, and decisions
- Involves the movement of trade, capital, and ideas
Migration
- The movement of people from one place to another, often across political or administrative boundaries, with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in a new location
Types of Migration
- Internal Migration: movement of people within a country from one place to another
- International Migration: movement of people across international borders
- Voluntary Migration: movement of people by choice, often for better opportunities or quality of life
- Involuntary Migration: movement of people against their will, often due to conflict, persecution, or disaster
Benefits for Sending Countries
- Economic Remittances: money sent by migrants to their home country, supporting families and stimulating local economies
- Skill and Knowledge Transfer: migrants bringing their skills and knowledge to a new country or sharing them with their home country upon return
- Reduction in Unemployment: migration easing unemployment pressures in countries with surplus labor
Detriments for Sending Countries
- Brain Drain: emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals, leading to a loss of valuable human capital
- Dependency on Remittances: a significant portion of a country's economy relying on money sent from citizens working abroad
- Social Impact: effects of migration on communities, including changes in cultural practices, family structures, and social cohesion
Detriments for Sending Countries
- Brain Drain: the emigration of highly skilled or educated individuals, leading to a loss of valuable human capital in the home country.
- Dependency on Remittances: when a country's economy relies heavily on money sent from citizens working abroad, making it vulnerable to global economic fluctuations.
- Social Impact: changes in cultural practices, family structures, and social cohesion due to migration, leading to family separations and demographic imbalances.
The Problem of Human Trafficking
- Human Trafficking: the illegal trade of humans for exploitation, including forced labor, sexual exploitation, and involuntary servitude.
- Causes and Contributing Factors:
- Economic Vulnerability: susceptibility to economic downturns or shocks, pushing individuals into the hands of traffickers due to poverty and lack of opportunities.
- Political Instability and Conflict: displacing populations and making them vulnerable to trafficking due to frequent changes in government, violent conflicts, or other disruptions to the political system.
- Lack of Awareness and Education: uninformed or underinformed individuals about migration laws, risks, and opportunities, making them vulnerable to trafficking.
Consequences of Human Trafficking
- Human Rights Violations: severe physical and psychological abuse, infringing upon fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals by international law.
- Economic Costs: financial burdens or losses incurred by individuals, communities, or nations, including loss of productivity and increased social and health care costs.
- Social Disintegration: breakdown of social bonds, norms, and values within a community, leading to increased isolation and reduced social cohesion, causing long-term social damage.
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Description
This quiz covers the concept of globalization, its definition, and its impact on global migration. It also explores the movement of people from one place to another, often across political or administrative regions.
