Instructor Dr. Stephen Lin Email: slin0899@gmail.com Office: SSC 5209 Office Hours: by appointment WESTERN UNIVERSITY Department of Sociology Fall 2013 Sociology 2281A-001 International Migration in a Globalized World Monday 11:30-12:30 (UC 224) and Wednesday 10:30-12:30 (UC 224) Course Description This course examines contemporary international migration from a sociological and demographic perspective. Topics covered include: migration theories; immigration trends and policies of developed nations; causes and consequences of migration; integration and citizenship; gender and migration; marriage and labour migration; refugees; transnationalism and networks; ethnic communities and multiculturalism. Course learning outcomes In this course, students will: Acquire broad-based knowledge on theories, trends and issues related to human migration in a global context. Analyze sophisticated social issues in the migration context. Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or Sociology 1021E. Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E Note about Prerequisites and Antirequisites Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enrol in it, you will be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites. Required Texts Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller (2009) The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, 4th edition. Palgrave Macmillan (UK) Guilford Press (US). ISBN 978-0-230-51785-1. ****You cannot use the previous edition of this text. Other readings posted on OWL
Evaluation Mid-term exam (multiple-choice, short answer) October 16, in class 50% Final exam (cumulative, multiple-choice, short answer) (TBA December) 50% Plagiarism Students must write their answers to exam questions in their own words. Whenever students take an idea, or a passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic Calendar). Plagiarism Checking All required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to the commercial plagiarism detection software under license to the University. All exam answers submitted could be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between The University of Western Ontario and Turnitin.com (http://www.turnitin.com). Scantron Exams Computer-marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams may be subject to submission for similarity review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may indicate cheating. Missed Exams and Late Assignments Make-up exams will be granted with approved documentation only. If you have a conflict with one of the exam dates, it is your responsibility to discuss it with the Academic Counseling office at least one week before the regularly scheduled exam and provide documentation of the conflict. If approved, you will be allowed to schedule a make-up exam. If you miss an exam date or the due date for an assignment due to illness or for any other unforeseen reason, you must provide notification of and documentation for the reasons for your circumstances to your Academic Counselor within 48 hours. If your problem is medical in nature, you should be seen by your doctor on the date of the exam or on the date the assignment is due. If your academic counselor agrees that your reasons are legitimate and are supported by your medical doctor s documentation, you will be allowed to write a makeup exam or hand in your assignment at a later date. Compassionate Grounds Serious Illness of a Family Member: Inform your instructor as soon as possible and submit a medical certificate from the family member's physician to your home faculty s Academic Counseling office. In Case of a Death: Inform your instructor as soon as possible and submit a copy of the newspaper notice, death 2
certificate or documentation provided by the funeral director to your home faculty s Academic Counseling office. Makeup Exams Makeup exams will be rescheduled by the professor. The exam will be in the same format as the one given on the exam date. Lecture Schedule and Readings PART 1. INTRODUCTION 1. September 9-11 Introduction: The Age of Migration Castles & Miller, Chapter 1 2. September 16-18 Overview of Theories of Migration: Explaining Why People Move Castles & Miller, Chapter 2, Boyd, M. (1989). Family and personal networks in international migration: Recent developments and new agendas. International Migration Review 23(3): 638-670. 3. September 23-25 Globalization, Development and Migration Castles & Miller, Chapter 3 Portes, A. (2009). Migration and development: Reconciling opposite views. Ethnic and Racial Studies 32(1): 5-22. [Short documentary: Blue Elephants - migrant workers in the Malaysian electronic industry ] 4. September 30-October 2 Immigration to Canada Castles & Miller, Chapter 4 Boyd, M. & Vickers, M. (2000). 100 years of immigration in Canada. Canadian Social Trends 58: 2-13. Satzewich, V. (1989). Racisms: The reactions to Chinese migrants in Canada at the turn of the century. International Sociology 4(3): 311-327. [Film: In the Shadow of Gold Mountain ] 3
5. October 7-9 Migration Policies in Western Countries: Settlement versus Temporary Labour Migration Castles & Miller, Chapter 5 Basok, T. (2002). Captive Labour, Tortillas and Tomatoes: Transmigrant Mexican Harvesters in Canada (pp.106-128). McGill-Queens University Press. [Film: El Contrato ] October 14 Thanksgiving No Class 6. October 16 MID TERM EXAM (2 hours) 7. October 21-23 Labour Needs, Low Fertility, and Imagined Homogenous Nations: Marriage Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region Castles & Miller, Chapter 6 Bélanger, D (2010). Marriages with foreign women in East Asia: bride trafficking or voluntary migration? Population and Societies, July-August 2010, no 469, 4 pp. 8. October 28-30 Unskilled Labour Migration in Asia-Pacific Region Lan, P-C (2006). A Bounded Global Market in Global Cinderellas: Migrant Domestics and Newly Rich Employers in Taiwan (pp.1-58). Duke University Press. Lin, S., & Bélanger, D. (2012). Migrant Live-in Elder Care-workers in Taiwan. Asian Journal of Social Science, 40, 295-320. PART 2. IMPACT AND CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION 9. November 4-6 The State and the Quest for Control; Refugee Issues Castles & Miller, Chapter 8 (pp.181-201) [Short documentary: Witness: Shukri: A New Life ] 4
10. November 11-13 Migrants Integration: Migrants and Minorities in the Labour Force Castles & Miller, Chapter 10 Kazemipur, A., Halli, S. (2001). Immigrants and New Poverty : The Case of Canada. International Migration Review, 35(4), 1129-1156. Li, P.S. (2008). The Role of Foreign Credentials and Ethnic Ties in Immigrants Economic Performance. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 33(2): 291-310. 11. November 18-20 Gender and Migration Boyd, M., & Grieco, E. (2003). Women and Migration: Incorporating Gender into International Migration Theory. Hondagneu-Sotelo, P. (2000). Feminism and Migration. The ANNALS of the Academy of Political and Social Science, 571,107-120. 12. November 25-27 Second Generation Boyd, M., 7 Grieco, E.M. (1998). Triumphant Transitions : Socioeconomic Achievements of the Second Generation in Canda. International Migration Review, 32(4), 853-876. Boyd, M. (2008).Variations in socioeconomic outcomes of second generation young adults. Canadian Diversity, 6(2): 20-24. Abada, T., Hou, F., & Ram, B. (2009). Ethnic Differences in Educational Attainment among the Children of Canadian Immigrants. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 34(1), 1-28. PART 3. CURRENT PERSPECTIVES AND CONCLUSION 13. December 2 Current Perspectives on International Migration: Transnationalism Glick-Schiller, N. et al. (1995). From immigrant to transmigrant: Theorizing transnational migration. Anthropological Quarterly 68(1): 48-63. 5
December 4 Migration and Social Change: Co-development, Social and Economic Remittances Castles & Miller, Chapter 12 Piper, N. (2009). The complex interconnections of the migrationdevelopment nexus: A social perspective. Population, Space and Place 15: 93-101. Conclusion: Migration and Mobility in the Twenty-First Century Castles & Miller, Chapter 13 Grade Guidelines Department of Sociology guidelines require a particular course grade distribution, which may require curving or otherwise adjusting your course grade in order to meet this requirement. As much as possible, your earned course grade will be the grade you receive. For 2200-level courses, the course mean is to be between a 66-70%, and there are to be more Bs than As. Please check Department of Sociology web site (http://sociology.uwo.ca/) for class cancellations or changes 6
Social Science Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 661-2111 x 82147 for any specific question regarding an accommodation.