Third ISA Forum of Sociology (July 10-14, 2016)

Well-Being Outcomes for Migrants: Fulfilment Vs. Disappointment

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC31 Sociology of Migration (host committee)

Language: English

Migrants expect to improve their well-being (and perhaps the well-being of their families) via migration. To what extent are those expectations generally fulfilled? Some migration scholars have recently become quite pessimistic in this regard, finding that migrants and/or their families often experience disappointment and even dysfunction. That pessimism perhaps implies that the choice of migration is sometimes misguided, or at a minimum quite risky. 
This session will comprise papers that evaluate the extent of mismatch between migrants’ expectations and their outcomes. Papers might also adopt a “variation” angle, asking broadly what factors make successful outcomes more (or less) likely.