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What are transnational ties?
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Relationships and activities linking people across national borders, such as family care, money transfers, political participation, or communication.
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6 Studying Migration and Cultural Transformation Free Online FlashCards
Study 6 Studying Migration and Cultural Transformation with 12 free online flashcards. Review key terms, definitions, and concepts with this interactive flashcard deck.
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What is a transnational social field?
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A web of relationships, institutions, and practices connecting people in different locations, including migrants and non-migrants.
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In transnational research, what are “ways of being”?
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Taking part in cross-border practices, such as sending money or coordinating family care.
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How can settlement relate to transnational ties?
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Settlement and transnational ties are not necessarily opposites; people can become rooted in a new place while maintaining connections elsewhere.
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What does cultural transformation mean?
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Changes in meanings, practices, identities, and institutions as people interact. Cultural forms may be adapted, combined, contested, or reinterpreted rather than simply replaced.
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What can researchers compare when studying migration?
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Researchers can compare groups, places, time periods, or institutions to identify conditions that shape migration experiences and outcomes.
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Why should migration researchers justify their case selection?
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Researchers should explain what their selected cases represent and why comparing them can clarify a broader question.
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What can interviews and life histories reveal?
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Interviews and life histories reveal how people describe migration, identity, belonging, and changes over time.
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What is methodological nationalism?
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The assumption that society and culture naturally stop at national borders. Researchers should avoid it while recognizing that laws and institutions can still shape mobility and belonging.
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What ethical concerns matter in migration research?
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Researchers should address consent, privacy, their own positionality, and risks to participants, especially when migration status is insecure.
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In transnational research, what are “ways of belonging”?
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Expressing identification with a group or place, whether or not cross-border activity is frequent.
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What does ethnographic observation help researchers study?
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It examines practices in context, such as how a family coordinates care across countries or how an organization connects local and overseas members.
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