Social Forces
Volume 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 225-255

Gendered Migrant Social Capital: Evidence from Thailand (Review)

Curran S.R.* , Garip F. , Chung C. , Tangchonlatip K.
  • a University of Washington, United States, Jackson School of International Studies, Thomson Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3650, United States
  • b Princeton University, United States
  • c Princeton University, United States
  • d Mahidol University, Thailand

Abstract

Employing longitudinal data from Thailand to replicate studies of cumulative causation, we extend current knowledge by measuring frequency of trips, duration of time away, level of network aggregation (village or household), and sex composition of migrant networks to estimate a model of prospective migration among men and women in Thailand. We find that trips and duration of time away have distinct influences upon migration; that household level migrant networks are more influential than village level migrant networks; that female migrant networks and male migrant networks have different influences upon migration outcomes; and, that migrant social capital influences men and women's migration differently. Our elaboration provides significant quantitative evidence as to how gender and family variously imbue migration dynamics. © The University of North Carolina Press.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-27144507294&doi=10.1353%2fsof.2005.0094&partnerID=40&md5=2ff3aca9a730cc0b18a60377c27b2cb9
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2005.0094
ISSN: 00377732
Cited by: 87
Original Language: English