Family, obligations, and migration: The role of kinship in Cameroon
The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of family and kin networks on the individual decision to migrate. The study is based on qualitative ethnographic data which was collected during a field research in Cameroon in spring 2005, showing the considerable impact of the extended family o...
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| description | The aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of family and kin networks on the individual decision to migrate. The study is based on qualitative ethnographic data which was collected during a field research in Cameroon in spring 2005, showing the considerable impact of the extended family on the migrant's choice to leave Cameroon for Germany. Migrants do not solely move for their own achievements and purposes, but rather as significant members of their entire immediate family. The individual is part of an informal reciprocal system of exchange which is based on trust and has social consequences, and includes duties and responsibilities for both sides. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-548c52f17f71422691df24289e6736042022-12-22T01:00:00ZengMax Planck Institute for Demographic ResearchDemographic Research1435-98712007-05-011613Family, obligations, and migration: The role of kinship in CameroonAnnett FleischerThe aim of this paper is to investigate the influence of family and kin networks on the individual decision to migrate. The study is based on qualitative ethnographic data which was collected during a field research in Cameroon in spring 2005, showing the considerable impact of the extended family on the migrant's choice to leave Cameroon for Germany. Migrants do not solely move for their own achievements and purposes, but rather as significant members of their entire immediate family. The individual is part of an informal reciprocal system of exchange which is based on trust and has social consequences, and includes duties and responsibilities for both sides.http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol16/13/anthropologyCameroonfamily networksmigration |
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| title | Family, obligations, and migration: The role of kinship in Cameroon |
| title_full | Family, obligations, and migration: The role of kinship in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | Family, obligations, and migration: The role of kinship in Cameroon |
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| title_short | Family, obligations, and migration: The role of kinship in Cameroon |
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| topic | anthropology Cameroon family networks migration |
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