Developed heuristic model of retirement migration process and explored model using survey data from 586 migrants to western North Carolina. Investigated five distinct groups. Findings suggest that, before people start to seriously consider or plan for retirement move, they have remote or distant visions of retired life in more attractive…

Describes the human and socioeconomic aspects of political refugee problems before and after World War II. Explains factors that caused flows of forced migration throughout the world. (Author/MK)

Notes that U.S. children are more mobile than children in other Western countries and Japan. Explores explanations of this "excess" mobility, concluding that most likely explanation is greater family disruption and childhood poverty in U.S. Identifies average number of moves for children at successive ages and models association of selected…

Describes the population of South American refugees who have fled to the San Francisco Bay area to escape political upheavals in their countries. Discusses discriminatory immigration policies that have affected South Americans. Considers their exhilaration when reaching the United States and the stresses and difficulties they must deal with when…

Examines 12-month period in 1983-1984 when large number of Ethiopian Jews emigrated to Israel under very stressful conditions. Notes that many immigrants were adolescents who left their families behind in Ethiopia. Focuses on nine adolescent immigrants who developed psychiatric disabilities severe enough to warrant hospitalization, describing…

One incentive state governments are offering industries to relocate is customized, state-supported training. A pool of skilled workers is a distinct competitive advantaged in attracting new businesses. (SK)

Presents a conceptual model for analyzing the relocation process and formulating possible interventions. Hypothesizes that relocation success requires psychological balance, and that balance can be facilitated with skills training in the areas of problem management; decision making; stress management; developing a support system; assertiveness;…

Since World War II, Australia has been a major country of refugee settlement. This article traces its immigrant policy and resulting population from its interest in encouraging immigration for its own population growth and development to its current commitment to help refugees and Special Humanitarian Program (SHP) cases. (ETS)

Reviews the evolution of the Second International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa, which advanced discussions on the connection between refugees and the development process. Discusses potential roles of the World Bank and the World Food Program in providing technical assistance to refugee-related development projects. (Author/GC)

This government report reviews U.S. refugee resettlement programs and policies. Part I of the book provides an overview of U.S. refugee admissions programs and discusses refugee admissions policies for two time frames: 1945 to 1965, and 1965 to the present. In Part II an analysis of Federal assistance programs for domestic resettlement of refugees…

Summarizes issues raised at a workshop on "People and Dams" organized by the Society for Participatory Research in Asia. Objectives were to (1) understand problems created by dams for people, (2) consider forces affecting displaced populations and rehabilitation efforts, and (3) gain a perspective on popular education efforts among…

By 1980, nearly 700 Hmong refugees had settled in Missoula, Montana. Resettlement poses many problems for these people because, in addition to difficulties with language and separation from family and country, the Hmong have never dealt with urban institutions (banks, hospitals, welfare departments, apartment houses, or supermarkets). From the…

Discusses effects of employment-related geographic relocation, such as stress-related diseases, in relation to nontraditional family systems. Advocates employee assistance programs as method of choice for service intervention. (Author/NB)

Used a four-year participant observation study of 15 older adults in an Appalacian town to explore the tensions between factors that encourage relocation to the homes of children who moved outside the area and the inertia caused by reluctance to give up a familiar lifestyle and local friends. (JAC)

Examines the process of integration and settlement among Mexican migrants. The following social and economic developments increase the likelihood that migrants will settle in the United States: (1) bringing family members; (2) making new friends; 3) establishing institutional connections; and (4) obtaining stable, better-paying jobs.(Author/PS)