Curtis C. Roseman

A typology of elderly migration based on the decision making process.

Current understanding of migration by the elderly is limited by an inadequate theoretical framework. Explanations of migration in the general population are inappropriate in that they emphasize employment motivations for long distance moves and status, family life cycle, and life-style motivations at the local level. In the few existing statements about elderly migration older migrants are treated as a homogeneous group, a viewpoint contradicted by recent findings. This paper develops a conceptual framework of elderly migration from a decision making perspective. A typology is proposed which identifies subgroups of elderly migrants who are hypothesized to share similar migration motivations, socioeconomic and household characteristics, search patterns, and housing outcomes. The typology identifies areas of needed research and provides a framework for integrating the presently disparate empirical evidence.

A framework for the study of migration destination selection

This article raises a number of issues that have generally not been addressed in previous studies of migration destination selection. Destination selection is seen as the result of two processes; (1) the sorting among a relatively large number of potential destinations over a lifetime, and (2) the selection among a relatively few (usually one or two) places at the time of the migration decision. Decision rules may differ in the two processes. The actual selection of a destination is based on place utilities derived from a combination of factors including: economic and noneconomic; micro (those attributes unique to one place); and macro (those applicable to larger geographic areas).

METROPOLITAN TO NONMETROPOLITAN MIGRATION: A DECISION-MAKING PERSPECTIVE

The decision-making process governing metropolitan to nonmetropolitan migration in the United States is examined. In particular the authors attempt to separate the decision to move from the selection of a destination in their analysis. The importance of previous ties to specific locations as a factor influencing destination selection is noted. Linkages of reasons for moving are used to examine geographic patterns of turnaround migration to midwestern nonmetropolitan areas. (ANNOTATION)

Metropolitan Areas as Redistributors of Population.

It is argued that the spatial patterns of place-ties collectively held by potential metropolitan-to-nonmetropolitan migrants are broader than those held by potential nonmetropol itan-to-metropol itan migrants. Consistent with this argu ment, it is hypothesized that metropolitan migration fields are asymmetrical , i.e., out-migration fields are more cosmopolitan than in-migration fields for the period 1965-1 970 within the United States. The hypothesis is accepted generally, and the asymmetry is found to be greatest for the largest metropolitan areas, some of which were also experiencing net out-migration during the period. It is concluded that the micro-level concept of place-ties and the macro-level concept of migration fields are important inputs to the understanding of population redistribution patterns.

PLACE TIES AND MIGRATION EXPECTATIONS OF A CENTRAL CITY POPULATION

This research examines potential out-migration from central city Chicago to places outside the Chicago SMSA. Traditional explanations of potential out-migration have incorporated two types of factors: socioeconomic characteristics and ties to community of residence. We add to these the consideration of ties to other places that may contribute to the expectation of leaving a place. Using a sample of 347 Chicago residents, ties to places outside the Chicago area are first examined. Those based on previous residential experience, regular vacation behavior, and close relatives are found to be most common. These ties, in addition to ties to Chicago and socioeconomic characteristics, are then used as predictor variables in a multiple discriminant analysis that distinguishes between expected movers and expected stayers. Ties to Chicago appear to be most important, although an additional and unique influence is exerted by ties to places outside the Chicago area. Overall, 82% of both expected movers and expected s...

Labor force migration, non-labor force migration, and non-employment reasons for migration

Abstract This paper documents the extent and nature of non-employment factors in migration. The labor force status of over 18 million recent interstate migrants in the United States and stated reasons for moving reported in several surveys in the U.S. are examined. Labor force migrants are heterogeneous in terms of the relationships between acquisition of employment and the migration decision, and in terms of the influence of decision makers outside of the migrant household including firms and the government. Numerically important categories of migrants not traditionally captured in migration models exist, including the elderly, the military, and movers from abroad. Whereas non-employment reasons are secondary to employment reasons for a majority of labor force migrants, non-employment factors are singularly important or operate in combination with employment factors for the majority of all migrants. The heterogeneity of migrant types and migration reasons needs to be better captured in migration models.

The Prejudical Use of Space: School Assignment Strategies in the United States

Abstract Various social and geographical strategies that have been used to assign children to schools in the United States are examined in order to: 1) support the contention that social space and geographic space are rarely considered in concert in the context of community problem solving, 2) point out the need for the consideration of various socio-spatial concepts such as action space, territoriality, and neighborhood in social scientific research addressing itself to the understanding of social issues, and 3) urge consideration of the fundamental changes overtaking American society, particularly the processes of time-space convergence which underlie the socio-geographical reorganization of earth space.

Using PlacesOnline in Instructional Activities.

Abstract PlacesOnLine.org is a Web portal that provides easy access to high quality Web sites that focus on places from around the world. It is intended for use by a wide range of people, including professional geographers, teachers and students at all levels, and the general public. This article explores the potential uses of PlacesOnLine as an educational resource. Specifically, it provides examples of PlacesOnLine learning activities that can be used for teaching students at levels ranging from K–12 to college. The activities are designed to help students understand places using the World Wide Web and to explore how and why people represent places on the Web. They are also designed to help teachers get the most out of using the Web.