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Migrant Values and Beliefs: How Are They Different and How Do They Change? by Nathalie E. Williams; Arland Thornton; Linda C. Young-DeMarco is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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This is a study of the values of migrants. We examine processes of selection-how values affect migration-and adaptation-how migration influences value changes. Empirical analyses use a unique collection of data that combines detailed information on values from a representative sample of non-migrants in Nepal with a representative sample of Nepali migrants living in the Persian Gulf. Results suggest that migrants were selected from those who were more materialistic, less committed to religion and more family-oriented. In terms of adaptation, our results are consistent with the idea that migrants become more religious, less committed to historical Nepali values, and change ideas about family-orientation in mixed ways. Thus, we find that value adaptations of migrants are complex processes that could have immense impacts on ideational diffusion around the world.

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Author

Nathalie E. Williams; Arland Thornton; Linda C. Young-DeMarco

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences