Migration as a Constrained Decision Process

The purpose of this research is to further our understanding of migration as a constrained decision process. A theoretical model is developed that explains migration intentions and predicts behavior in terms of social psychological and situational determinants. The social psychological component of the model incorporates attitudinal factors, the social influence of others, and anticipated constraints as determinants of migration intentions. The situational component incorporates demographic characteristics, social and economic ties to the community and to potential migration destinations, and location characteristics that define the structure of opportunities at the macrolevel. The model is tested using longitudinal survey data for a panel of 167 households sampled from two metropolitan counties, Champaign County, Illinois and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geography

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Mchugh, Kevin Eugene

• Geography

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8502242

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70644