Dissertations / Theses: 'Psychology of migration'

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Mehrabani, Sara Michele. "Clinician conceptualizations of post-migration refugee youth previously exposed to political violence." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3598504.

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Researchers have examined the experience of distress with refugee children and adolescents who have been exposed to political violence. Recognition has also been given to migration stress and traumatic grief as additional stressors in the lives of refugee youth. Studies in this area have established the fact that development appears to influence the expression of distress in youth who have experienced adverse experiences such as political violence. Reaction to political violence and the refugee experience also appear mediated by culture as well as other contextual factors such as the nature of the violence. The purpose of this study was to focus on clinician conceptualizations of refugee youth who have been exposed to political violence, as well as the factors that contribute to developing their conceptualizations. A total of 6 clinicians were interviewed and were analyzed using qualitative methods to identify emergent themes. The clinicians addressed 6 major themes associated with conceptualization, including sources of information, formal assessment, conceptualization, cultural factors or cultural influences, and advice to clinicians working with refugee youth. Three subthemes emerged regarding conceptualization, namely trauma- based conceptualization, loss, and resiliency. It is hoped that the results of this study will bridge the gap between clinicians and researchers regarding refugee minors with exposure to refugee youth.

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Ziaian, Tahereh. "The psychological effects of migration on Persian women immigrants in Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phz64.pdf.

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Doh, Nah-Ree. "EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: MIGRATION AND MEANING MAKING." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1289626379.

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Lund, Josefin. "Påverkas en individs identitet och tillhörighet när hen tvingas byta land? : Nyanlända berättar om sin upplevelse av att komma till Sverige." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-26706.

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Identitet och tillhörighet är komplexa begrepp som är ytterst viktiga för en individs välmående. Tidigare forskning visar att en individs identitet och tillhörighet påverkas när hen byter land. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att ta reda på vad som händer med en individs identitet när hen tvingas byta land. Jag ville även se om det går att känna tillhörighet i det nya landet och vad som gör att respondenterna känner/inte känner tillhörighet. Åtta semi-strukturerade intervjuer med flyktingar som varit i Sverige mellan 2-10 år genomfördes och analyserades med hjälp av en induktiv tematisk analys. Det finns skilda åsikter kring om identiteten ändras eller inte när en individ tvingas byta land. Tillhörighet går att känna i det nya landet och påverkas av faktorer som självständighet, stöd, boende, mottagande samt att ha någonstans att känna sig hemma. Resultaten diskuteras huvudsakligen utifrån Tajfel och Turners (1979) sociala identitetsteori. Studien bidrar med en ökad förståelse kring flyktingars situation när de kommer till Sverige, gällande identitet och tillhörighet.
Identity and feelings of belongingness are complex concepts that are extremely important for an individual's well - being. Previous research shows that an individual's identity and belongingness are affected when changing country. The purpose of this study was to find out what happens to an individual's identity when forced to change country. I also wanted to see if there is a sense of belongingness in the new country and what makes the respondents feel / don't feel belongingness. Eight semi-structured interviews with refugees that had been in Sweden between 2-10 years were conducted and analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis. There are different opinions about whether the identity changes or not when an individual is forced to change country. Belonging can be felt in the new country and is influenced by factors such as independence, support, accommodation, reception and having somewhere to feel at home. The results are mainly discussed based on Tajfel and Turners (1979) social identity theory. The study contributes to an increased understanding of migrants' situation when they come to Sweden, regarding identity and belonging.

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Madison, Gregory. "'Existential migration' : voluntary migrants' experiences of not being-at-home in the world." Thesis, City University London, 2005. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/14787/.

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In this thesis I describe a process of migration that has not previously been formulated, or recognised. I conceptualise this process as ‘existential migration’. Unlike economic migration, simple wanderlust, exile, or variations of forced migration, ‘existential migration' is conceived as a chosen attempt to express or address fundamental issues of existence by leaving one's homeland and becoming a foreigner. This thesis arose from, and is structured around, phenomenological interviews with twenty voluntary migrants. These interviews generate themes and sensitivities that arise as definitive of this type of migration. Themes include notions of an interactive self, the importance of pursing individual potentials, the importance of freedom within belonging, openness to experiences of the unheimlich, and the valuing of difference and foreignness as stimulus to personal awareness and broadening perspectives. Among the co-researchers there is a marked preference for the strange over the familiar or conventional. There are also themes indicating the impact of family relationships in decisions to leave home, the meaning of home and not being at home in the world. As well as the new concept of existential migration, the thesis proposes a novel definition of home as a specific experience of self-world interaction. This is in contrast to the usual assumptive definitions of home as place. The thesis also problematises accepted definitions of being at home, the foreign, belonging, and homelessness, by contrasting their ontic and ontological meanings, revealing existential perspectives on our contemporary world. In Part Two, the emerging phenomenological themes are clustered and "crossed" with existing concepts in various disciplines and in existential-phenomenological philosophy, in particular, specific aspects of the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. Laying this phenomenon over existing models and orientations is purposive in my attempts to further elaborate this vestigial concept as a specific type of concept, and to illustrate its contributions to existing literature. Therefore, the emerging sense of existential migration is compared with current multi disciplinary thought, highlighting preliminary possibilities for reformulating existing areas within migration studies, cultural anthropology, tourism studies, cross-cultural training, refugee studies, and psychotherapy. In contradistinction to most concepts, 'existential migration' is presented as a process concept, guided by the philosophical work of Eugene Gendlin. Suggestions are made as to how to use such a phenomenologically-derived concept in a phenomenological way. The study also implies that there may be more profound psychological consequences from increasing world globalisation than are currently acknowledged.

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Mayer, Peter. "Transformation, restoration and migration : illusions in the perception of speech, music and other complex sounds." Thesis, City University London, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.339696.

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Golestaneh, Hamideh. "The Emotional Impact of Forced Migration on Iranian-Americans." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1455342490.

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Parkhomenko, Daria. "Quality of Life and Migration Experiences among Russian Speaking Immigrants to the United States of America." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3709268.

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This study was an exploration of factors that impact the perceived quality of life among Russian-speaking immigrants in the United States. Specifically, the study was designed to investigate what type of relationship (if any) exists (direction and strength) between one’s desire to immigrate, sense of having a choice, the accuracy of preimmigration expectations, and quality of life after immigration. This researcher sought to understand whether desire and choice to immigrate and accuracy of one’s expectations about immigration as measured by a survey can significantly predict changes in quality of life as measured by Q-LES-Q-18 (in general and in its facets). This research question was examined using a series of multiple regressions. Post hoc studies included an examination of the relationship between quality of life as measured by participant responses to the Q-LES-Q-18 and subjective happiness, as measured by modified SHS. Posthoc analyses further explored relationships between demographic factors, income, language fluency, relationship status, and other variables with quality of life after immigration. Finally, open-ended questions were used to provide pertinent narrative to help explain the conclusions gathered from quantitative data. The perceived accuracy of expectations about immigration was found to be a major predictor of quality of life after immigration. It had unique, significant contributions to the prediction of physical heath, subjective feelings, leisure time, and general activities aspects of quality of life. Quality of life in all of its aspects was highly connected to ability to use the language (speak, understand, and communicate) of the dominant culture. Income strongly and positively correlated with participants’ subjective feelings, general activity, and life satisfaction.

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Tomas, Katarina, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Displaced self: The impact of language-migration on self-identity." Deakin University. School of Communication and Creative Arts, 2005. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051208.113428.

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In this dissertation I explore the impact that language-migration has on Self-Identity. The thesis consists of two parts: a memoir The Strangeness of Freedom, and an exegesis. Each is intended to stand alone, but also to complement the other. In the memoir I draw on my personal recollections of my family's migrations across five countries (Czechoslovakia, West Germany, USA and Australia) and into three languages (Czech, German and English) in order to convey my particular experience of language migration. In the exegesis I analyse several memoirs written by other language migrants and examine what impact they believe migrating into a new language and culture had on their own Self-identity. I draw on postmodern and psychoanalytic theory to explore the nature of Self-Identity formation and why migrants, as well as non-migrants might experience a change in their Self-identity during the course of their lives. I attempt to tease out to what extent the change in Self-identity is a universal experience that results from living across time and moving from a known past into an unknown future, regardless of whether one physically migrates or not. I found that while language-migrants tend to describe a more intense disruption of their Self-Identity, non-migrants also experience such a disruption in their sense of Self, simply by living in a rapidly changing world. I propose that while changing locations and languages clearly disrupts the continuity we presume life entails, it is in fact the passage of time that distances us from our known past, including our familiar Self, even if we never physically or linguistically migrate.

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Ho, Kit-mui Juanita. "Stories of marriage migration identity negotiation of Chinese immigrant women in Hong Kong /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B35715984.

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Tong, Yiu-leong. "A study of the impact of friendship on adolescents' adjustment to migration /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B22331414.

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Choy, Sheung-sheung Maggie. "An analysis of the pre-migration services preparing mainland wives to join their husbands /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20131227.

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Andrén, Felicia, and Jonna Björkman. "Ackulturationsstrategier : Första och andra generationens invandrare och anpassningen till det nya samhället." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsa och lärande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-16278.

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Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka om det fanns en skillnad mellan första och andra generationens invandrare och hur de upplevde olika ackulturationsstrategier. Studiens struktur är uppbyggd med en kvantitativ ansats. De nyckelbegrepp som har används genom studien och som utgör grunden är integration, assimilation, separation och marginalisering. Tidigare forskning har visat på att andra generationens invandrare föredrar ackulturationsstrategin integration mer än första generationens invandrare. Det ingick 117 respondenter där första generationen bestod av 57 respondenter och andra generationen bestod av 60 respondenter. Respondenterna kom från länder spridda över hela världen och var även bosatta i flertalet städer runt om i Sverige. Resultatet stämmer i stort sätt överens med vad den tidigare forskningen sagt. Andra generationens invandrare föredrar ackulturationsstrategin integration mer än första generationen invandrare. Dock så visade denna studies resultat att denna skillnad inte var så stor. Det visades även att marginalisering är den ackulturationsstrategi som respondenterna föredrog minst, oavsett vilken generation de tillhör.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was a difference between first and second-generation immigrants and how they experienced different acculturation strategies. The structure of the study is structured with a quantitative approach. The key concepts used, which are the foundation of the study, are integration, assimilation, separation and marginalization. Previous research has shown that second-generation immigrants prefer the acculturation strategy integration more than first-generation immigrants. There was a total of 117 respondents where the first generation consisted of 57 respondents and the second generation consisted of 60 respondents. Respondents came from countries spread all over the world and were also resident in cities from all over Sweden. The result is broadly in line with what the previous research said. Second generation immigrants prefer the acculturation strategy integration more than the first generation of immigrants. However, this study showed that this difference was not so great. It was also shown that marginalization is the acculturation strategy that respondents preferred least, no matter what generation they belong to.

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Ho, Kit-mui Juanita, and 何潔梅. "Stories of marriage migration: identity negotiation of Chinese immigrant women in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B35715984.

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Rabin, Julia. "Exploring Parental Perceptions of Early Childhood Education Among Latinx Families in a New Migration City." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1593267252633276.

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Taheri, Maliheh, and Sofia Turner. "Självbiografisk minnesspecificitet i ett kulturellt perspektiv." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-10575.

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Tidigare forskning har visat att det finns kulturskillnader i det självbiografiska minnets uppbyggnad och att byte av socio-kulturell kontext kan påverka det självbiografiska minnet. Självbiografisk minnesspecificitet har dock inte tidigare studerats i ett kulturellt perspektiv. I denna studie jämfördes självbiografisk minnesspecificitet hos 19 iranier som migrerat till Sverige och 19 iranier i Iran. En variant av Autobiographical Memory Test användes, där hälften av ledorden var relaterade till iransk kultur och hälften var mer allmänna. Hälften av orden i vardera kategorin var positiva och hälften negativa. Resultaten visade att gruppen som var bosatt i Sverige återkallade fler specifika minnen till kulturspecifika negativa ledord än vad gruppen i Iran gjorde. Sverigegruppen återkallade också fler specifika minnen till kulturspecifika negativa ledord än till någon annan ordkategori. Irangruppen återkallade tvärtom fler specifika minnen till positiva kulturspecifika ledord, än till negativa kulturspecifika ledord. Båda grupperna hade fler specifika minnen till kulturspecifika ledord än till icke-kulturspecifika ledord. Det fanns ingen skillnad mellan gruppernas förmåga att plocka fram specifika minnen för alla ledord totalt.

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Giannica, Davide. "Psychologie et psychopathologie de la migration de retour, du non-retour et de l’entre-deux migratoire." Thesis, Paris 13, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019PA131017.

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À partir des réalités croisées entre la France et l’Italie et des voyages exploratoires au Sénégal, le chercheur investigue l’enjeu fondamental du phénomène migratoire : le retour. Quel est son impact psychologique sur les individus et les populations concernés ? Comment le retour affecte les dynamiques intrapsychiques et intersubjectives ? L’étude a été effectuée à partir d’une enquête menée auprès de la population migrante sénégalaise déplacée en Europe. Trois terrains de recherche ont été menés au Sénégal entre 2014 et 2018. La recherche inclut les entretiens de 20 « migrants de retour » et de 11 informateurs privilégiés. La thèse est structurée en cinq parties. Le premier chapitre est dédié à l’analyse qualitative du matériel. Le chercheur recourt à la méthodologie inspirée par la Grounded Theory. Le second chapitre est consacré à revue de la littérature. Sa constitution a nécessité un effort majeur, car les études antérieures abordent les phénomènes sociaux et cliniques liés au « désir de retour » à partir de perspectives très hétérogènes. La présente recherche doctorale vise à une composition théorique apte à définir un tout nouveau champ d’investigations. Ceci est l’objet de la troisième partie de la thèse où le chercheur articule les notions émergentes de son analyse de cas à la littérature existante afin de proposer deux nouvelles notions théoriques qui s’avèrent nécessaires à la compréhension de la psychologie et la psychopathologie du retour : l’entre-deux migratoire et le non-retour. Ce squelette ternaire (retour, non-retour, entre-deux migratoire), en tant que modèle, permet de comprendre l’expérience migratoire et de proposer une psychopathologie de la migration de retour. Dans la quatrième partie de ce travail le chercheur présente et discute les cas à partir desquels il développe d’une manière détaillée les notions de migration rituelle, objet de la migration, itinéraire de retour, billets de retour, droit de retour et code du retour. Le cinquième chapitre est consacré à la discussion générale
Through diverse realities of France and Italy and exploratory trips to Senegal the researcher investigates the fundamental aspect of the migratory phenomenon: the return. What psychological impact does the return have on individuals and populations involved? How does the return affect intrapsychic and intersubjective dynamics? The study is based on the survey of the Senegalese migrant population displaced in Europe. Three fields studies were conducted in Senegal between 2014 and 2018. The research includes the interviews with 20 "return migrants" and 11 key informants. The thesis is composed of five parts. The first part of the thesis is empirical part which is dedicated to data analysis. The researcher uses the methodology inspired by the Grounded Theory. The second part consists of the literature review. Given the previous studies that considered the social and clinical phenomena linked to the “desire to return” from very different perspectives, making the theoretical overview demanded great efforts. The aim of this doctoral research is to produce a theory defining a completely new field of investigations. Therefore, in the third part of the thesis the researcher analyses case studies against the existing literature in order to propose two new theoretical notions indispensable for the understanding of psychology and the psychopathology of return: “migratory in-between” and “non-return”. The ternary model (return, “non-return”, “migratory in-between”) enables our understanding of the migratory experience and allows to define the psychopathology of the return migration. In the fourth part of this work the researcher presents and discusses the cases from which he develops and describes the notions of ritual migration, the object of migration, the return itinerary, the return tickets, the rights of return and the code of return. The fifth part is dedicated to the general discussion

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Choy, Sheung-sheung Maggie, and 蔡湘湘. "An analysis of the pre-migration services preparing mainland wives to join their husbands." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250476.

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Fischer, Nicole. "Pre- and post-migration attitudes among Ghanaian international students living in the United States: A study of acculturation and psychological well-being." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2551.

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This qualitative study investigated attitudes among international students prior to their departure and following their arrival in the United States through a phenomenological research approach. Eight participants completed individual interviews in Accra, Ghana, and four participants completed follow-up email correspondence. The purpose of the study was to explain pre-migration expectations, post-migration experiences, and compare similarities and differences between perceptions and actual encounters. The researcher investigated five principle components of pre-migration: satisfaction with life prior to departure from the country of origin, impressions and expectations of the host country and predominate influences, awareness of discrimination in the host country, and culture-specific coping strategies used to overcome challenges related to acculturation. The researcher also investigated similar components of post-migration. The results of this study are consistent with those of prior acculturation research. Regarding pre-migration, participants acknowledged the following: the importance of preparation prior to departure, the likelihood of an adjustment period upon arrival, specific goals to strive for during the time abroad, and the emotional impact of discrimination and racism. Regarding post-migration, participants acknowledged the following: stress related to unfamiliar experiences with discrimination, stress related to overwhelming academic responsibilities, and the importance of culture-specific coping strategies, (e.g. family support and religiosity). The results of this study also identified new information regarding pre- and post-migration. Participants discussed a yearning to meet new people and gain exposure to foreign perspectives and viewpoints; however, they also expressed a strong desire to return home afterward and impart knowledge to others. Upon their arrival, participants recalled unanticipated causes of stress including transportation, time management, and communication with foreign counterparts. This study draws attention to the steadily increasing population of international students from Ghana living in the United States. The findings indicate that mental health professionals and academic advisors must consider the geographic and cultural context from which international students arrive and gather insight to enhance social, emotional, and academic resources prior to departure and immediately following arrival. This study also makes the case that current resources do not adequately account for the array of cultural differences between the United States and West African countries.

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Kelly, Aisling Catherine Frances. "Refugee mothers' experiences of forced migration and its impact upon family life." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/17189.

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In line with dominant Western discourses regarding mental health, research concerning the wellbeing of forced migrants has tended to take an individualistic, symptom-focused approach. Although not without value and utility, it is argued that this narrow focus has the potential to obscure other important experiences, processes and perspectives relating to forced migration, such as considering how refugees make sense of and respond to their experiences at individual and familial levels. For example, there is no known qualitative research within the UK - and little internationally - which explores how the experience of forced migration impacts upon individual and family wellbeing, from the perspective of parents. Hence the aim of this study was to widen the narrow focus regarding refugee wellbeing. A qualitative approach was adopted, with semi-structured interviews exploring the experience of fleeing home and its impact upon family life in the UK for six refugee mothers. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was selected as a suitable approach to data analysis. Three master themes emerged across participant data, namely: Loss as a constant companion to parenting; A shifting view of the self as a mother, and Taking the good with the bad in family life. A rich account of these master themes and corresponding subthemes is provided. Findings are discussed in relation to existing literature, alongside implications for clinical psychological research and practice, methodological considerations and suggestions for future research.

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Knezevic, Zeljka. "Psykosocial hälsa hos kvinnor som överlevt krig : En studie om några kvinnor från Balkanområdet." Thesis, Halmstad University, Halmstad University, Halmstad University, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-4980.

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Syftet med föreliggande arbete var att få en djupare förståelse för några invandrarkvinnors upplevelse av kriget i hemlandet och de konsekvenser detta förde med sig i det nya hemlandet med tanke på hälsa och sociala relationer. Sju kvinnor som härstammar från Balkanområdet i åldrarna 36-50 deltog i studien. Kvinnorna har bott i Sverige mellan 13 och 18 år. Data insamlades genom en semistrukturerad intervju med fem olika teman: krigsupplevelser, livet i Sverige, hälsa, socialt nätverk och KASAM. Resultatet visade att krigsupplevelserna har förändrat kvinnornas både fysiska och psykiska hälsa negativt. Kvinnorna, efter så många år, drömmer fortfarande om det upplevda traumat och traumat har inneburit stora konsekvenser både när det gäller sociala relationer samt integrationen i det svenska samhället.

The purpose of this study was to get a deeper understanding of a group of foreign women who have experienced war in their home countries, particularly, what the consequences of that war have been in regard to their health and social relationships.Seven women - between the ages of 36 –50 and who originate from the Balkans - participated in the study. The women have lived in Sweden from between 13 to 18 years.Data was gathered with the use of a semi- structured interview in five different themes: war experience, life in Sweden, health, social network and Antonovsky's sense of coherence.The result from the study showed that the war experiences have affected both the women’s physical and psychological health negatively. Even today, many years after the war, the women dream about the trauma, a trauma which has led to major consequences both in the women’s social relationships and their integration into Swedish society.

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Bander, Zerina, and Allamand Gabriel Gac. "Vänskap och kultur : En kvalitativ studie om immigranters upplevelse av deras ackulturationsprocess med fokus på etniska vänskapsrelationer." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsa och lärande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-16647.

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Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie är att erhålla en djupare förståelse för hur migranter som har flyttat från Chile samt Bosnien och Hercegovina och bosatt sig i Sverige, upplever sin ackulturationsprocess i relation till deras vänskapskrets etniska bakgrund. Arbetet fokuserar på migranters subjektiva upplevelse av den egna ackulturationsprocessen som sedan analyseras utifrån socialpsykologiska teorier. Dessa är social utbytesteori, ackulturation och symbolisk interaktionism samt begrepp som tillhör dessa teorier. Genom semistrukturerade intervjuer framkom ett resultat som visar att ackulturationen har en påverkan på vem man väljer att etablera en vänskapsrelation med. Resultatet visar ansatser till att migranter vars strategi för ackulturation är integration i det nya landets samhälle, utvecklar vänskapsrelationer med den etniska majoritetsbefolkningen. Det framkom även att ackulturation som tydliggörs i känsla av separation och marginalisering leder till att migranter endast vänder sig till vänner med tillhörande etnicitet från samma hemland. Vidare visar resultatet att språket är den mest bidragande faktorn till integration, följt av arbete och skolutbildning i det nya landet som andra viktiga bidragande faktorer.
The aim of this study is to obtain a deeper understanding for how immigrants who migrated from Chile and Bosnia and Herzegovina and are residing in Sweden, experience their acculturation process in relation to their friendship relations’ ethnical background. The research focuses on immigrants’ subjective experience of their own acculturation process which is then analyzed with social psychological theories including Social exchange theory, Acculturation and Symbolic interactionism, together with concepts belonging to these theories. Through semi structured interviews, a result emerged which shows that the experienced acculturation has an influence on whom one chooses to establish a friendship relation with. The result shows that immigrants whos acculturation indicates towards integration in the host country tend to develop friendship ties with people of the ethnical majority population. Acculturation made clear in a feeling of separation and marginalization results in that the immigrant solely turns to friends belonging of the own ethnical country of birth. Furthermore, the result shows that language is the most contributory factor for integration, followed by work and schooling in the host country as other important contributory factors.

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Hall, Karen 1951. "STRESS, COPING, AND SATISFACTION AMONG ELDERLY MIGRANTS." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275260.

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Gouriou, Fabien. "Psychopathologie et migration : repérage historique et épistémologique dans le contexte français." Phd thesis, Université Rennes 2, 2008. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00288084.

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L'objectif de la thèse est de proposer un repérage historique et épistémologique des rapports de la psychopathologie à la migration dans le contexte français. La confrontation de ces deux termes suggère que le phénomène « migration » constitue bien un objet de pensée pour la psychopathologie, et que les contours d'un domaine de recherche peuvent ainsi être tracés. Loin de prétendre à l'exhaustivité, cette dissertation veille alors à dégager quelques paradigmes significatifs puis à rendre compte de leurs logiques internes, c'est-à- dire expliciter leurs conditions de formalisation, de mise en impasse et de confrontation réciproque. Sont ainsi traités successivement, mais sans céder à l'illusion d'une histoire linéaire et cumulative, cinq paradigmes : la psychiatrie coloniale ; la sélection des immigrants ; la psychopathologie de la migration ; les perturbations dans l'ethnopsy ; les cliniques de l'exil. Le présent travail ne vise pas à la démonstration d'une thèse positive et se contente plus modestement de soutenir la pertinence d'un trajet borné par l'histoire et l'épistémologie, afin de montrer comment la migration contraint les cliniciens à un déplacement du regard et des savoirs. Une question foncièrement irrésolue ne cesse néanmoins de parcourir ces pages : comment penser le migrant comme non-identique à lui-même ?

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Engelman, Joel. "Validation of the Religious Exit Push Pull Measure." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu157253191495165.

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Byström, Markus, and Ina Wood. "“I’m surprised that I survived all these years” : An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of LGBT Asylum Seekers." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-152794.

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Research on forced migration has largely ignored asylum seekers from sexual and gender minorities. This exploratory study aimed to examine both positive and negative experiences of LGBT asylum seekers who had migrated to Sweden. Within the study, experiences prior to migration, during transit, and after arrival in Sweden were conceptualized as a process. Guided by the research question “How do LGBT asylum seekers describe positive and negative experiences of their asylum journeys?”, semi-structured interviews with eleven LGBT asylum seekers were conducted and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. The analysis resulted in five themes; 1. Living Under Threat, 2. Into the Abyss, 3. Living in Suspension, 4. External Sources of Support and 5. Strength from Within. Considerable stressors were reported, spanning form pre- to post migration. LGBT asylum seekers are found to be an especially vulnerable group that demonstrates considerable internal resources.

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Tong, Yiu-leong, and 湯耀良. "A study of the impact of friendship on adolescents' adjustment to migration." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250610.

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Santa, Ritta Pietsch Majic Karla. "Intergroup Relations & Power : An ethnographic case study observing the multicultural staff of Cambambe, through the lenses of Psychology & International Relations Theories." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Filosofiska fakulteten, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-140922.

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This is an ethnographic case study, based in participant observation, which investigates and analyzes how the everyday relationships between Europeans, South Americans expatriates & Angolan nationals, are structured in a common transnational labor community in Angola, named Cambambe. This study investigates if there are any features of post-colonial power relations that affect and shape the interactions between those three communities. Thus, if the contemporary forms of relationship, as expressed by this community, can still be compared to that old hard power stereotype namely labor relations from the colonial past, or if those have changed with modernity. In doing so, this study equally analyzes not only how the interactions between the three communities is expressed in terms of identity, culture and ethnic belonging, but also how such expressions bring about tangible consequences for the groups relating to their social and institutional positions inside the working community. Furthermore, this study examines if the three group populations are able to go beyond their ethnic and cultural boundaries in order to create common zones of togetherness and empowerment, and if so, how these zones are shaped. To do so, the analysis observes how the intergroup perceives power into their relational context, focusing in four dimensions, namely; rationality, perceived justice, material resources and identity. Moreover, this is a multidisciplinary analysis which makes use of the theoretical lenses provided by the post-colonial theory, psychology of intergroup relations and power theories in international relations, to shed light into the understanding of contemporary labor communities and in the position of the post-colonial subjects in society in a North to South perspective.

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Cena, Elida. "Return migration during economic crisis : experiences of Albanian return migrants and their children in the quest to belong." Thesis, Edge Hill University, 2017. http://repository.edgehill.ac.uk/10032/.

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Following the social and political turmoil in many countries after the recent economic crisis, many Albanian migrants regarded a return to their ‘homeland’ as the best solution during a time of uncertainty. Adding to the literature on return migration, this research investigates a group of migrants, not previously studied extensively, whose return to their country of origin was triggered by the lingering economic crisis in Europe, particularly in Greece. The research explores the experiences of return migrants and their children in Albania by focusing on their (re)settlement issues, the ways they (re)construct a sense of belonging, and how their identity is impacted by these changes. Return migrants (aged 30-50 years) and their children (aged 7-18 years) participated in this research (n=51). Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with respondents aged 13 years and above, augmented by focus groups and family case studies. This research was conducted in two waves and several participants were followed up to document changes. Findings show that the economic and socio-structural constraints in the origin country and uncertainties about the future experienced by adults create barriers to their overall ability to adjust and construct a sense of belonging in Albania. The research documents further that children of return migrants experience exclusion and nonbelonging, instigating feelings of being foreigners for a second time. While children showed improvement in their socio-spatial worlds overtime; in Wave 2 adults continued to grapple with employment instability and future uncertainties. Entangled in between these experiences and a simultaneous quest to belong, the research contributes to a better understanding of return migration in times of economic crisis.

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Yeranossian, Tzovinar. "Changing Countries, Changing Cultures : A Qualitative Study of Cultural Change After Migration." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Sociologiska institutionen, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-322920.

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In a time of globalization and multiculturalism, the discourses on migration and social issues have become increasingly focused on culture. Although cultural changes are considered an important part of integration processes, there is uncertainty about what these changes actually are, and how they come about. The purpose of this study is to examine how migrants define and experience culture and cultural changes, and how they construct these changes. Starting from an elaborated version of Ann Swidler’s concept of culture as a toolkit, and through interviews with 19 people who have migrated to Sweden, the study shows that people experience culture as permeating all aspects of their life, intimately linked to their social lives. They also actively use culture as a tool to negotiate between cultural preservation, and integration into a new society. In the process of cultural changes, culture is both the subject of change, and the method for their construction.

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Wilmot, Susan Reid. "Attitudes, Behavioral Intentions, and Migration: Resident Reponse to Amenity Growth-Related Change in the Rural Rocky Mountain West." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/428.

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This dissertation explores the demographic, economic, political, and environmental characteristics that have helped define the "New West," reviews studies on individual attitudes and participation in response to these changes, and presents findings and conclusions from an analysis of two study areas: Bear Lake and Star Valley. Results suggest that residency status is generally not a significant predictor of resident attitudes towards aspects of community change. Non-residency status factors, such as high levels of place attachment, knowledge about community affairs, values for property ownership, and community satisfaction, were generally more influential upon residents' attitudes. Significant predictors of resident involvement in community affairs differed based on how involvement was measured; self-reported involvement in political affairs was most strongly predicted by permanent resident status, local social connections, knowledge of community affairs, and place attachment, while resident intention to participate in community affairs was positively correlated with greater personal efficacy, knowledge of community affairs, past leadership recruitment, place attachment, and altruistic motivation. Predictors for intention to participate also differed based on whether participation was measured by action type or by issue. Measuring participation by the type of action focused predictors on the skills, incentives, and resources needed to achieve those actions. Grouping participation by the type of issue, however, focused predictors on the characteristics that differentiated residents with regard to issue relevance. Out-migration, as an alternative to participatory action, was only predicted by non-economic factors. Additionally, the relationship between attitudes and behavioral intentions was only weakly predicted based on attitude ambivalence and specific scenarios. Study results highlighted several methodological considerations for future attitude and participatory studies. Use of general attitudinal statements may have yielded inflated response scores and therefore may not translate to shared acceptability of specific management decisions or trade-offs. This study also explored the notion of behavioral intentions as a means of identifying residents' "ideal" tendency for involvement. Local community leaders may be able to improve resident public participation by utilizing these findings to provide a shared goal for action, identifying appropriate audiences for specific issues, and recognizing how different participatory methods may yield obstacles and opportunities for resident involvement.

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Nikora, Linda Waimarie. "Māori social identities in New Zealand and Hawai'i." The University of Waikato, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2574.

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This research is comprised of two narrative interview studies of Māori in two different settings, New Zealand (n=20) and Hawai'i (n=30). The data was gathered over the 1994-1996 period. The two settings have some commonalities and differences. In both settings Māori are required to make decisions about the continuity of their ethnic Māori identities and hereditary cultural identities of iwi, hapu and whanau, and the part that they wish these identities to play in their daily lives. The focus of this research was about how Māori create meaning in their lives and maintain their social identities across and within those contexts they move through. The findings of this research suggest that Māori in New Zealand continue to value and gain meaning and satisfaction from their cultural collectivities and the social identities derived from them. However, the results tend to suggest that there are changes in the ways that individuals conceptualise these identities and concomitantly, how they see of themselves. For New Zealand participants, conceptions of hapu and iwi appear to be converging with an increasing focus on the physicality of marae, its environment and symbolism, and the social events and relationships negotiated in that space. New Zealand participants saw some hapu and iwi maintenance activities as more legitimate than others. More value was placed on returning to hapu and iwi homelands however irregular these returns were. In contrast, conceptions of hapu and iwi held by participants in Hawai'i seemed less intense. There were few opportunities to engage with other hapu or iwi members. Being Māori had greater meaning and was understood, probed and valued by others in the culturally plural context of Hawai'i. For New Zealand participants, being Māori was enacted in the context of being a discriminated, negatively constructed minority. All were aware of the defining effect that the presence of a dominant majority could have and countered these effects by engaging in social justice and in-group solidarity activities. The changing identity conceptions held by members of Māori social groups will have implications for a sense of community and social cohesion, for tribal asset management, service delivery and crown settlement processes. If Māori are redefining and renegotiating their social identities to achieve greater meaning and satisfaction then these changes are important to respond to and recognise.

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Meyerhoff, Jonah. "Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior among Bhutanese Refugees Resettled in the United States." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2019. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/983.

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Suicidal behavior and death by suicide are significant and pressing problems in the Bhutanese refugee community. Currently, Bhutanese refugees are dying by suicide at a rate nearly 2 times higher than the general United States population. Proper identification of risk factors for suicide saves lives and prevents suicides (Mann et al., 2005); however, if suicide risk is underestimated due to culturally inflexible risk assessments, preventable deaths may continue to needlessly grow. In a community sample of Bhutanese refugees resettled in Vermont (N=60), the current study aims to (1) test elements of a comprehensive conceptual model of incremental risk factors for suicide – adapted from the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide (IPTS; Joiner, 2005) – including suicidal desire, suicidal ideation, thwarted belongingness, and perceived burdensomeness and (2) test the relative contributions of suicidal desire and suicidal ideation as risk factors for suicidal behavior. Participants attended a single study visit at which they completed self-report measures administered in an interview format via an interpreter, if needed. Key measures included the Beck Scale for suicidal ideation (BSS; Beck & Steer, 1991), Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ; Van Orden et al., 2012), Wish to be Dead Scale (WDS; Lester, 2013), Refugee Health Screener – 15 (RHS-15; Hollifield et al., 2013), Postmigration Living Difficulties checklist (PmLD; Laban et al., 2005), Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS; Gebauer et al., 2010), basic demographics questions, and qualitative questions about suicide within the Bhutanese refugee community. The analytic approach relied on the use of hurdle models, Fisher’s exact tests, hierarchical logistic regression, and independent samples t-tests to assess the relationships among aspects of our conceptual model. Although endorsement of suicidal ideation (n = 4, 6.7%) and suicidal behavior (n = 2, 3.3%; measured by combining the planning and concealment subscales of the BSS) was low in the sample, a substantial minority (n = 29, 48.3%) endorsed some desire to be dead. Perceived burdensomeness, but not thwarted belongingness, was significantly associated with both suicidal ideation and the desire to be dead. There was no evidence that the desire for death contributed additional risk of suicidal behavior, above and beyond suicidal ideation. Of participants with a history of suicide attempts (n = 4), none reported any suicidal ideation and 3 reported some desire to be dead. Neither desire to be dead nor suicidal ideation was significantly related to suicide attempt history. These findings have implications for suicide detection and prevention among resettled Bhutanese refugees. The cultural responsiveness of suicide screening in this population could be improved by assessing two constructs not typically assessed: desire to be dead (e.g., the WDS) and perceived burdensomeness (e.g., INQ). Explicit evaluation of these two constructs in Bhutanese refugees may increase the sensitivity of risk assessments without sacrificing specificity in comparison to assessments exclusively focused on self-reported suicidal ideation.

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Pirman, Megan. "An In Vitro Study on the Role of Endothelial Cell Connexin43 Gap Junctions in the Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Traffic." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1267459743.

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Sargun, Dawod Tanya, and Dahl Katja Pettersson. "Migration och identitet : En kvalitativ intervjustudie med arabisktalande kvinnliga immigranter i Sverige." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsa och lärande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-15725.

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Migration is a current subject in today's society. Many people are forced to migrate to a new country, but many of them are moving for other reasons, for example to study, to work or start a family. The aim of this paper is to gain an increased understanding of Arabic speaking female immigrant’s experiences of the adaptation process and whether there is a change in gender identity. The selection consists of Arabic speaking women who have lived in Sweden for a maximum of five years. A qualitative approach has been used and data were collected through interviews and analyzed within the themes that were presented by the research. In analysis, four such themes were identified, such as identity, social relations, cultural differences and migration processes. The result of the study shows that the majority of the respondents perceive that they have been affected by migration, that they have experienced cultural differences in Sweden compared with their homelands and that they are influenced by their social relations.
Migration är ett aktuellt ämne i dagens samhälle. Många människor tvingas fly, men många flyttar även av andra skäl, för att exempelvis studera, arbeta eller bilda familj. Syftet med arbetet är att få en ökad förståelse kring arabisktalande kvinnliga immigranters upplevelser av anpassningsprocessen och huruvida det sker en förändring gällande deras könsidentitet. Urvalet består av arabisktalande kvinnor som flytt från sina hemländer och som har bott i Sverige i högst fem år. En kvalitativ ansats har använts och data samlades in genom intervjuer och analyserades med tematisk analys. Vid analys framkom fyra övergripande teman som var identitet, sociala relationer, kulturella skillnader och migrationsprocessen. Resultatet av undersökningen visar på att majoriteten av respondenterna upplever att de har påverkats av migrationen, att de har upplevt kulturella skillnader i Sverige jämfört med deras hemländer och att de har influerats av deras sociala relationer.

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Jensen, Laura Lippert Lamke Leanne K. "The relationship between geographic mobility and feelings of mastery during adolescence." Auburn, Ala., 2005. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2005%20Fall/Thesis/JENSEN_LAURA_49.pdf.

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Demetry, Youstina. "Suicidal Ideation and Attempt Among Immigrants in Europe:A Literature Review." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-60761.

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Aim: The aim of this literature review was to provide an overview of suicidal ideationand suicide attempt among immigrants in Europe. More specifically, the currentliterature review aimed to examine predictors of suicidal ideation and suicide attemptamong immigrants in Europe. Method: PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES and PubMed were used to generate existingarticles on the topic of interest. PRISMA flowchart was used to eliminate articles thatdid not meet the inclusion criteria. Results: Seventeen articles met the inclusion criteria. A number of environmental andsocial factors were found to predict suicidal ideation and suicide attempt amongimmigrants in Europe. These predictors included family conflict, health problems,substance abuse, low educational level and being adopted by a host inhabitant family.Socio-economical factor that predicted suicidal ideation and suicide attempt amongimmigrants in Europe was financial disadvantages. Finally, female immigrantsappeared to be a higher risk than male immigrants with regard to suicidal ideation andsuicide attempt. Furthermore, second-generation immigrants appear to be at higherrisk for suicide attempt than first-generation immigrants.Conclusion: There are a number of predictors that appear to predict suicidal ideationand suicide attempt among immigrants in Europe. Nationwide prevention programsfor new female immigrants are recommended.

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Jogbratt, Karl-Oskar. "Kommunal befolkningsförändring : En studie av mellankommunal migration och dess bakomliggande faktorer." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-15261.

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Uppsatsen undersöker befolkningsförändring sett ur ett migrationsperspektiv under perioden 2000-2009. Studien visar att 145 av Sveriges 290 kommuner under 2000-talet har minskat i befolkning medan 140 kommuner har ökat i befolkning. Det grundläggande pro-blemet uppsatsen belyser är det faktum att 15 av dessa kommuner minskat i befolkning med mer än 10 procent. Utöver detta tillkommer att 29 kommuner haft en befolkningsökning på mer än 10 procent. Utvecklingen orsakar en skevhet i den kommunala organisationen som medför problem ibland annat den kommunala budgeteringen. Studiens utvalda förklaringsva-riabler är ett begränsat urval som baserats på tidigare forskning och teori kring migration och flyttmönster. Förklaringsvariablerna som användes behandlade följande områden: arbetslöshet, utbildningsgrad, nystartade företag, skatteunderlag, kommunala utgifter, barnomsorgskostnad, nettokostnad för äldre och funktionshindrade samt jämställdhet. Uppsatsens syfte är inte att ge en heltäckande förklaringsmodell utan att undersöka ett urval av möjliga förklar-ingsfaktorer. Den totala förklaringsmodellen lämnas således för framtida forskare att reda ut. Av studiens resultat framgår ingen av variablerna som dominerande gällande förklaringskraft, däremot framstår de totala kommunala utgifterna, barnomsorgskostnad och antal nystartade företag som viktigast sett till kommunal befolkningsutveckling. Skatteunderlag och jämställdhet var de variabler av minst betydelse.

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Saar, Maarja. "The answers you seek will never be found at home : Reflexivity, biographical narratives and lifestyle migration among highly-skilled Estonians." Doctoral thesis, Södertörns högskola, Sociologi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-32794.

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Det övergripande syftet med denna avhandling är att undersöka förhållandet mellan migration, reflexivitet och social klass. I fokus för den empiriska analysen står högt kvalificerade estniska emigranter. Reflexivitet har hittills inte varit ett viktigt begrepp i migrationsstudier. Även om vissa studier använt ordet reflexivitet, har det i huvudsak fungerat som bakgrundsbegrepp. Det finns en påtaglig brist på empiriskt orienterade studier av reflexivitet i migrationsstudier. Avhandlingen består av fyra artiklar med något olika inriktning. Den första undersöker det empiriska fallet i sin helhet utifrån en survey-undersökning om estniska migranter. Den andra artikeln diskuterar den brittiske sociologen Margaret Archers sätt att analysera migration och argumenterar i hennes efterföljd för ett socialpsykologiskt synsätt på de skiftande motiven att migrera. Den tredje artikeln utmanar tanken på att migranters återvändande i huvudsak kan förstås som saknad efter sociala relationer och känslor av hemlängtan. I den fjärde artikeln föreslås ett sätt för livsstilsorienterade migrationsstudier att hantera frågan om reflexivitet. Här positioneras livsstilsmigranter teoretiskt till andra typer av migranter och hur variationer ilivsstilsmigration kan analyseras. Trots inbördes variation har samtliga artiklar en gemensam nämnare.
This thesis focuses on issues around reflexivity and highly skilled migration. Reflexivity has been an underused concept in migration studies and incurporating it has been long overdue. By reflexivity this thesis understands the capacity of an actor to evaluate his or her position in relation to social structures, to take action in managing those structures and, finally, to critically revise both the position and action taken. There are multiple reasons as to why incorporating reflexivity is a useful endeavor to migration studies. On one hand, using reflexive types in order to understand different migration motivations offers an alternative to otherwise mainly class based explanations behind migration objectives. Migration research has long relied on the idea that migration motivations can be coupled with societal and class background. Similarly, return migration has been described almost unanimously as a result of a homing desire. Both positions, as claimed in this thesis, are oversimplifications. On the other hand, I argue that, reflexivity helps to analyze the importance of class or even society on migration in 21th century. This is why I suggest to analyze all three in concurrence – migration, reflexivity and class. In the following pages I analyze how reflexivity can be operationalized for studying migration. So far, reflexivity has been either used as background concept – mobility studies or for explaining particular kind of migration – lifestyle migration. I argue, that with careful operationalization reflexivity could be useful tool for explaining wide-variety of migrations – family, labour, lifestyle etc. Three articles in this thesis focus on providing such operationalizations, analyzing the relationship between migration motivations and reflexivity. Finally, the first article in this thesis analyzes the background of my particular group of migrants – Estonian highly skilled migrants and positions them in relation to other groups in Estonian society. Moreover, the article also underlines that self-development and lifestyle, if you will, is an important motivation for Eastern European migrants as well.

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Phillips, Ágnes Adél. "“The right thing to do” : COVID-19 emergency work as a migration experience for the international health care students of Hungary." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43527.

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The case study of this thesis is the analysis of international health care students joined the emergency call of local authorities and performed emergency work during COVID-19 to help the Hungarian health care teams and facilities manage the pandemic. Through this case, the thesis puts an existing student interaction typology (Rose-Redwood and Rose-Redwood, 2013) to the test, and sets out to answer how the COVID-19-induced changes in their typology affected the students’ experience of being a migrant in Hungary. With semi-structured interviews and an inductive approach, the thesis identifies three recurring feelings – isolation, gratitude and responsibility – and the core argument of the thesis is that the feelings and migration experiences that the student shared were connected to the disruption of the student interaction typology. This study informs our understanding of student mobility and helps further research account for atypical situations in student mobility research.

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Nascimento, Eurípedes Costa do [UNESP]. "Errâncias e errantes: um estudo sobre a mobilidade do sujeito e o uso de bebidas alcoólicas na contemporaneidade." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/97636.

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O consumo de álcool tem sido uma das maiores preocupações da saúde pública no mundo e suas causas parecem estar associadas a diversos fatores, dentre eles, a cultura. Articulados com a errância e impulsionado por motivos sócio-econômicos ou mesmo por razões pessoais, traz consigo profundas modificações no plano psicossocial. Considerando a especificidade dessa população, seu modo peculiar de vida na condição da errância, essa pesquisa teve por objetivos investigar as razões que levam esses sujeitos à ruptura com a vida sedentária e o papel que a bebida alcoólica exerce nesse processo de desfiliação. Foram tomados como sujeitos, 16 trecheiros do sexo masculino que fazem uso, assumidamente, de bebidas alcoólicas. A coleta de dados foi realizada através de entrevistas gravadas com roteiro estruturado no Centro de Triagem e Encaminhamento Migrante da cidade de Assis, S.P., abordando os motivos para a errância, o uso do álcool ao longo da vida, as relações familiares e perspectivas futuras no modo de vida itinerante. As entrevistas foram submetidas, posteriormente, a uma análise de conteúdo. Os resultados demonstraram que o momento da ruptura com a vida sedentária e a iniciação no trecho, é marcado por algum incidente no núcleo familiar do sujeito, tais como: o desemprego, a violência familiar, a busca de liberdade, além dos desentendimentos conjugais presentes como um dos fatores cruciais para a desfiliação. O uso do álcool, associado à pobreza, inicia-se na infância, estimulado pelos próprios pais ou amigos e atua como um dos principais elementos presentes nos conflitos domésticos e na desfiliação do sujeito para a errância. No trecho ele é atribuído pelos próprios sujeitos à necessidade de criar coragem, esquecer problemas do passado e apaziguar conflitos remanescentes, em geral, conflitos afetivos...
The alcohol consumption has been one of the biggest concerns of the public health in the world and its causes seem to be associated to the diverse factors, among them, the culture. Articulated with the wandering and stimulated by the economical and social reasons or same for personal reasons, it brings deep modifications in the psychosocial plan. Considering, specifically, this population and its peculiar way of life in the condition of the wandering, this research had for objectives to investigate the reasons that take these subjects to the rupture with the sedentary life and the paper that the alcoholic beverage exerts in this disaffiliation process. Had been taken as subjects, 16 wanderers that make use, affirmatively, of alcoholic beverages. The collection of data was accomplished through the recorded interviews with script structuralized in the Center of Selection and Migrant Guiding of the city of Assis, São Paulo state (Brazil), approaching the reasons for the wandering, the use of alcohol along the life, the familiar relations and future perspectives in the way of itinerant life. The interviews had been submitted, afterwards, to a content analysis. The results had demonstrated that the moment of the rupture with the sedentary life and the initiation in the highway, is marked by some incident in the familiar nucleus of the subject, such as: the unemployment, the familiar violence, the search of freedom, beyond the marital misunderstandings presents as one of the crucial factors for the disaffiliation. The use of the alcohol, associated to the poverty, initiates in childhood, stimulated for the proper parents or friends and acts as one of the main elements in the domestic conflicts and disaffiliation of the individual ...(Complete abstract, click electronic access below)

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Mergler, Ines. "Making Sense of the Migration-Fear Nexus: Culture of Fear and its Consequences for Political Discourse : A Political Critical Discourse Analysis of Hart aber fair in the German Migration Debate (2013-2017)." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-362499.

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Fear is a challenge for European democracies today that is discussed in the same breath as rising populism and anti-immigrant speech. However, it seems that fear has also become a defining principle for Western (post)modern society in many other areas of life. This observation has been framed by the term culture of fear and described by recognized sociologists like Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman and Frank Furedi. They argue that changing social conditions like individualisation and globalisation have altered Western society’s preoccupation with security, uncertainty and risk. In consequence, Bauman and Furedi talk about a fear that has become “free-floating” and “liquid”. This research project asks about the implications of such a culture of fear for society and takes a closer look at what has been described as politics of fear. By conducting a critical political discourse analysis of the political talk show hart aber fair, this paper aims at tracing politics of fear in the German discourse over migration during the “refugee crisis” (2015-2017). In a three-tiered approach, the investigation embarks by defining culture of fear and its social premises, followed by a discussion of politics of fear theories drawing upon such concepts as precaution, prevention and securitisation. Emerging from this discussion, both a “traditional” politics with fear and a (post)modern politics of uncertainty are identified. The subsequent analysis of a selected hart aber fair episode from the 5th September 2016 bases on Siegfried Jäger’s approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and examines the argumentation and interaction of the guests in the debate. The findings indicate that in addition to the use of fear as a political means for populist politicians, the narrative of the “fearful society” has on a whole permeated the German political discourse over migration. Hence, culture of fear offers a new perspective for the understanding of political discourse and the current developments in political practice.

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Santana-Wynn, Jari. "Acculturation Stress of Immigrant Latino Children: A narrative investigation." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1272815276.

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Wright, Chrysalis L. "Parental Absence and Academic Achievement in Immigrant Students." FIU Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/322.

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Academic achievement and educational expectations as a function of parental absence were examined among 268 newly immigrant elementary, middle, and high-school students from Spanish-speaking countries. Data collected as part of a longitudinal study of adaptation and achievement in newly immigrant students were analyzed. Participants had varying experiences with parental absence, in terms of length of absence, gender of absent parent, and reason for absence. Reasons for parental absence included parental divorce, parental death, and serial migration, a cause unique to immigrant children. Students who experienced parental absence reported lower educational expectations. Students who experienced the death of a parent had lower achievement scores and lower expectations than students who did not experience parental death. Prolonged absence was also important, with students who experienced parental absence for more than one year performing worse than students who had minimal parental separation. In addition, boys who experienced parental absence because of serial migration performed worse academically than boys who did not have this occurrence. Educational expectations were reduced among students who experienced parental absence as a result of the migratory process, especially for younger students. The extent to which parental absence related to achievement and expectations through potential mediating factors, such as economic hardship, perceived school support, and parental school involvement was assessed with structural equation modeling. Overall, the model was able to explain some of the relationship between parental absence and the academic achievement and educational expectations of immigrant students from Spanish-speaking countries.

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Papaioannou, Andreas. "Humanitarian Values on Trial: Legal Cases relating to Humanitarian Protection at the Migration Court in Stockholm." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-393910.

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Purpose: The paper’s purpose is to critically discuss how a government institution, the Migration Court in Stockholm, interprets the law and how this interpretation reflects value choices and value priorities. Methodology/Design: The present paper employs qualitative research methods focusing on discursive social psychology and the interpretative repertoire of “effortfulness”. Results/Findings: This paper suggests that the definition of values as behaviour predictors helps us understand how state institutions and, in the present study, the Migration Court in Stockholm can express “other-oriented” values. Value/Originality: The paper’s socio-legal analysis of the humanitarian sector highlights the emergence of the judiciary system as a new humanitarian actor.

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Ortega, Alina Kaledina. "Atuação do psicólogo em serviço de migração: um estudo em São Paulo (Brasil) e Moscou (Rússia)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/47/47134/tde-19022016-162929/.

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Introdução: Este trabalho teve como objetivo descrever a atuação do psicólogo junto aos serviços de migração da Rússia e do Brasil. Método: Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, utilizando a entrevista semi-estruturada com 04 psicólogos do Brasil e 03 da Rússia, recrutados em serviços de migração nas cidades de São Paulo e Moscou. A análise de conteúdo do material buscou caracterizar os principais pontos de convergência e divergência do trabalho de psicólogos brasileiros e russos. Resultados: As entrevistas mostram que ter psicólogos é importantíssimo para um serviço de atendimento dos migrantes. Trabalhando no centro de atendimento dos migrantes, o psicólogo recebe uma rica experiência prática que não encontra atendendo no consultório. Todos os entrevistados falaram da necessidade de cursos de psicologia dedicados a migração ou(e) Psicologia Intercultural. Recomenda-se para as Faculdades de Psicologia da Rússia que ofereçam estágio aos alunos nos serviços de atendimento dos migrantes. Recomenda-se para as Faculdades de Psicologia do Brasil que ofereçam disciplinas sobre Psicologia Intercultural
Introduction: this study was aimed to describe the psychologist activity within the migration services in Russia and Brazil. Method: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted using a semi-structured interview with 04 psychologists from Brazil and 03 from Russia, recruited from migration services in the cities of Sao Paulo and Moscow. The content analysis of the material sought to characterize the main points of convergence and divergence of the work of Brazilian and Russian psychologists. Results: The interviews show that having psychologists is important for a migrant service. Working in that he cannot gain in psychological cabinet. All interviewees told about the need in psychological courses dedicated to migration or (e) Cross-Cultural Psychology. It is recommended for the Departments of Psychology in Russia to offer internships in migration services to students. It is recommended for Departments of Psychology in Brazil to offer disciplines of Cross-cultural psychology

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Évora, Iolanda Maria Alves. "(Des) atando nós, (re) fazendo laços: aspectos psicossociais da migração feminina cabo-verdiana na Itália\"." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/47/47134/tde-30112018-111504/.

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A partir de uma pesquisa com mulheres cabo-verdianas que realizaram uma migração solitária e que vivem na Itália (em sua maioria como empregadas domésticas) investigamos os significados que elas atribuem às suas experiências de vida para compreender as maneiras de ser, de estar e de sentir ligadas ao fato migratório. No trabalho, consideramos as explicações da psicologia social acerca da ação dos sujeites vivendo as suas experiências de vida que transformam as relações sociais. Para tanto, trabalhamos novas interpretações da questão migratória que contemplam abordagens integradas da migração, evitando dicotomias tradicionais, tais como: separação geográfica e temporal entre origem e destino e a cisão do sujeito em sujeito da imigração e de emigração; evitando também o tratamento dos fenômenos migratórios como processos anômalos, assim como a abordagem predominantemente centrada na razão do trabalho. Com essas posturas analisamos e interpretamos um conjunto de entrevistas das mulheres que nos permitiram concluir sobre as virtudes dessa abordagem mais integrada que faz uso da psicologia social para compreender o sujeito que pertence a uma comunidade constituída \"entre lugares\" e encontra formas de integrar os seus \"cruzados eus\". Finalmente, concluímos sobre as possibilidades e necessidades de se adotar como ponto de referência fundamental para estudos da migração a perspectiva do protagonista do fenômeno, que é o migrante
In this study about migrant women that emigrated all by themselves from Cape Verde to Italy, mainly as domestic servants, we looked for the meanings the women ascribed to their own life experiences in the new country, in order to understand some ways of being and feeling directly related to migration. In this work we took into account the social psychology explanations about social actors experiencing transformation in their social relations. In this sense, we applied new interpretations on migration in the way of integrated approaches to the matter. We avoided traditional dichotomies such as geographic distance and temporal separation between origin and destination as well as the social actors schism between emigration and immigration. We avoided as well the approach to migratory phenomena as anomalous processes and/or as processes prevailingly centered around job reasons. The analysis and interpretation of the whole set of interviews led us to conclude about the virtues and advantages of this kind of integrated approach which applies social psychology to understand the social actor that belongs to a \"among places\" formed community and that finds different forms to integrate \"crossed selves\". Finally, we drew some conclusions on the possibilities and the necessities of adopting the protagonist\'s perspective - that of the migrating subject - as a main reference to the studies on migration, in opposition to the perspective of those who have remained in their own land

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Sousa, Patrícia Maria Bocarro de. "Migração e saúde comunitária: Acesso a serviços de saúde, conhecimentos e comportamentos em relação ao VIH / SIDA." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/974.

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Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicoloiga Comunitária
O acesso aos serviços de saúde é um direito humano fundamental, indispensável para garantir o desenvolvimento, o bem-estar e a dignidade do Ser Humano. A presente investigação pretende estudar na área do acesso aos serviços de saúde, os obstáculos que possam existir e, conhecimentos e comportamentos em relação ao VIH/SIDA em pessoas migrantes. A recolha de dados foi realizada com a população de migrantes que recorre à Unidade Móvel dos Médicos do Mundo, que respondeu a um questionário. Este instrumento de investigação é composto por um questionário desenvolvido pelo Observatório Europeu do Acesso aos Cuidados de Saúde dos Médicos do Mundo e por um questionário desenvolvido pela ONUSIDA que foi traduzido para português. Por um lado, esta investigação permitiu conhecer as dificuldades e obstáculos que os migrantes encontram no acesso a serviços de saúde e, por outro, permitiu compreender os conhecimentos e os comportamentos que os migrantes têm em relação ao VIH/SIDA. Os dados obtidos conduzem-nos a concluir que necessitamos de uma intervenção urgente, de modo a eliminar barreiras no acesso a serviços de saúde e a promover comportamentos protectores para a saúde dos migrantes.

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Rabines, Berenice Carmen Augusta Young. "Sul-americanos atendidos no Serviço Psicossocial do Centro Pastoral do Migrante na Cidade de São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/47/47131/tde-05032015-162200/.

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A presente tese de doutorado constitui-se de pesquisa documental realizada a partir dos registros em cadernos de campo com apontamentos de entrevistas psicológicas dos primeiros oitenta e seis imigrantes sul-americanos atendidos no Serviço Psicossocial do Centro Pastoral do Migrante da cidade de São Paulo, entre os anos de 2001 e 2004. Os objetivos seguidos foram: (1) o resgate da memória do Serviço Psicossocial entre 2001 e 2012, (2) a sistematização dos atendimentos realizados entre 2001-2004 e (3) gerar um conhecimento baseado na reflexão crítica dessa experiência. A análise focalizou as categorias temáticas: motivo de migração e motivo de consulta. Trata-se de pesquisa no campo de Estudos da Migração, visando contribuir para uma psicologia da migração, construída sobre uma prática direta com a realidade social da migração na cidade de São Paulo
This PhD thesis is based on documental research from written records on field notebooks with notes of psychology interviews of the first eighty-six South American immigrants attended at the Serviço Psiocossocial do Centro Pastoral do Migrante (Psychosocial Service at the Catholic Pastoral Migrants Center) in the city of São Paulo, from 2001 to 2004. The objectives aimed were: (1) the rescue of the Psychosocial Services history between 2001 and 2012, (2) the systematization of the psychological care done between 2001 and 2004, and (3) the generation of knowledge based on the critical reflection of this experience. The analysis focused the following themes: migration motive and the motivation for the counseling. This research in the Field of Migration Studies aims to contribute to a Psychology of Migration, built up on direct practice with the migration social reality in São Paulo City

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Castro, Ana Laura Rabelo Araújo de [UNESP]. "Você é daqui?: a subjetividade de famílias brasileiras em movimento de migração interna." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/97694.

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O objetivo do trabalho consiste em investigar a subjetividade de famílias que viveram um processo migratório dentro do território brasileiro, e a reconstrução de um espaço familiar num novo meio social. A análise psicológica do material produzido visa a compreensão da adaptação a este novo ambiente e seus reflexos na formação da subjetividade da família, a apreensão do sentido simbólico da mudança para outra cidade e, por fim, na medida em que compreendemos que conteúdos do inconsciente familiar, que perpassam as gerações, podem influenciar o destino e a vida prática das famílias, buscamos indícios da influência ou não de determinações psíquicas transmitidas de outras gerações, no movimento migratório destes núcleos familiares. Utilizamos como base a teoria psicanalítica de família, mais especificamente o conceito de organizador grupal do psiquismo familiar conhecido como eu familiar. Trabalhamos também considerando a transmissão psíquica, processo que explica como a psique vem a ser determinada pela condição de herdeira da subjetividade humana. Por fim, dentro da ótica da psicologia analítica, desenvolvemos uma análise simbólica e uma amplificação do tema migração, baseada no conceito de individuação.
This research's objective consists on investigating the subjectivity of families wich have lived a migratory process inside the Brazilian territory, and the reconstruction of a familiar space in a new social environment. The psychological analisys of the produced material intends the compreention of the new environment's adaptation and itþs reflex on the family's subjectivity formation, the worry on the symbolic sense of moving to other town, and at last, as we understand that the familiar inconscient contents, wich goes from generation to generation, can affect the destiny and family's practical life, we will look for evidences of this influence or non influence of the psychic determinations transmited throught generations in the migratory movement of those families. The family's psychanalytical theory was used as base, more specificly, the concept of the grupal organizer of familiar psychism, known as the familiar ego. The psychic transmission was considered in this work, the process wich explains how the psych is determined by the human subjectivity hereditary. Finally, based on the theoretical approach of Jung's analytical psychology, we tried to develop a symbolic amplification of a migratory process and the individuation concept.

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