1st Edition

Migration and Mobility Biosocial Aspects of Human Movement

Edited By A.J. Boyce Copyright 1984
    388 Pages
    by Routledge

    388 Pages
    by Routledge

    Migration and Mobility (1984) examines the biological aspects of population movement, including genetic, anthropometric and psychological aspects. Other contributions deal with geographical and demographic features of human migration. Specific studies are described, and the theoretical framework used to describe population mobility is presented.

    1. Historical Studies of Mobility A.C. Swedlund  2. Marital Choice and Geographic Mobility D.A. Coleman  3. Migration and Population Affinities G.A. Harrison  4. Migration and the Structure of Small Populations B. Dyke  5. A Comparison of Parent-Offspring and Marital Migration Data as Measures of Gene Flow L. B. Jorde  6. The Effect of Migration on Sampling in Genetical Surveys M.T Smith  7. Selective Migration and its Genetic Consequences R.W. Hiorns  8. Estimation of Migration History from Current Genetic Data: Application to the Faroe Islands E.A. Thompson  9. Migration to the Island of Hvar V. Jovanovic, B. Macarol, D.F. Roberts and P. Rudan  10. The Interaction Between Geographical and Social Mobility C.G.N. Mascie-Taylor  11. Biological Differences between Migrants and Non-Migrants C. Susanne  12. The Study of Biological Selectivity in Migrants H.M. Macbeth  13. Migrations, Genetics and the Degenerative Diseases of South Pacific Islanders P.T. Baker  14. Nutritional Status and Dietary Habits of Suriname Immigrants in the Netherlands J.H. Van EE, R.J. Egger, R. Luyken and U. Renqvist  15. Mental Illness Among New Commonwealth Migrants to Britain B. Ineichen  16. The Study of Internal Migration in Great Britain T.L.F. Devis and N.R. Southworth  17. Inter-Urban Migration in Britain: A Geographical Perspective J.H. Johnson  18. A Framework for Modelling Population Change and Migration in the UK P. Rees and J. Stillwell  19. Mobility, Location and Society J.I Clarke

    Biography

    A.J. Boyce