Date of Award
1-1-2016
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Sociology
Content Description
1 online resource (vi, 389 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Zai Liang
Committee Members
Nancy Denton, Samantha Friedman
Keywords
China, ethnic minorities, floating population, internal migration, migration outcomes, socioeconomic incorporation, Migration, Internal, Minorities
Subject Categories
Demography, Population, and Ecology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
Abstract
As internal migration started to increase in the late 1970s in China, ethnic minorities have also participated in this demographic event to improve their livelihood. However, minority migration has been much neglected in the current literature. To fill the gap in the literature, the dissertation aims to: (1) examine migration selectivity and destination selection process of ethnic minorities in China; (2) investigate whether migration can lead to upward socioeconomic mobility for ethnic minorities; (3) assess the extent of socioeconomic integration of minority migrants at destination places; (4) reveal and explain differences in patterns of migration and destination adaption across ethnic groups; and (5) uncover temporal patterns of minority migration, migration outcomes, minority integration at destinations. To achieve these goals, this dissertation makes use of the micro-data of the 1990 China population census, the 1995 mini-census, the 2000 census and the 2005 mini-census.
Recommended Citation
Li, Zhen, "Minority migration from 1985 to 2005 in China : migration process, migration outcomes, and socioieconomic incorporation at destination places of four ethnic minority groups" (2016). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1661.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1661