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Mobility Patterns and Experiences of the Middle Classes in a Globalizing Age

The Case of Mexican Migrants in Australia

  • Explores the case of Mexicans, a relatively new addition to Australian multiculturalism, thus providing useful information and insights beyond the existing, dry immigration statistics
  • Provides an insightful picture of middle-class mobility patterns while vividly illustrating the conceptual issues involved
  • Illustrates possible future scenarios if present trends in overall socioeconomic conditions continue
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science (APESS, volume 6)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Migration, Middle Class and Globalisation

    • Monica Laura Vazquez Maggio
    Pages 1-34
  3. Reasons for Migrating to Australia

    • Monica Laura Vazquez Maggio
    Pages 35-68
  4. Employment, Income and Class Location of Mexicans in Australia

    • Monica Laura Vazquez Maggio
    Pages 87-119
  5. Conclusions and Outlook: What Will the Future Bring?

    • Monica Laura Vazquez Maggio
    Pages 159-167
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 169-188

About this book

The book presents insights from a mixed methodology study that examines recent mobility patterns exhibited by the middle classes. Its major contributions are two-fold: theoretically, it advances the conceptualisation of middle class migration; empirically, it analyses the migratory motivations of a relatively new Latin-American group in Australia. The accelerated insertion of the Mexican society into globalisation processes is strongly linked not only to the growing participation in migration phenomena but also to people’s outflow to new destinations. Although studies of Mexican emigration are vast, research on Mexican skilled migration is scarce, and research that focuses on mobility to non-USA destinations is even scarcer. Mexicans are a relatively new addition to Australia’s multicultural society, and little is known about this group’s profile and why they choose to migrate to Australia. Employing a mixed methodology approach, the book provides a comprehensive portrait of migrationin a new group.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Economics, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

    Monica Laura Vazquez Maggio

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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