The Resource German professionals in the United States : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families, Astrid Eich-Krohm, (electronic book)
German professionals in the United States : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families, Astrid Eich-Krohm, (electronic book)
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The item German professionals in the United States : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families, Astrid Eich-Krohm, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- Eich-Krohm examines the stay/return decision of highly skilled migrants in the context of globalization and brain drain vs. brain circulation. Economic reasons are considered the main factor for professionals to move with limited influence by the spouses, the tied migrants. The analysis of qualitative interviews with 38 German families who moved temporary to the United States show that the interests of the spouse, cultural curiosity about a global world, and the work itself are equally important to economic gains. Women's progress in education and paid work, have changed the role of the tied m
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 227 p.
- Contents
-
- Theoretical context and explanations of highly skilled migration
- Why do they migrate to America
- German professionals working in the United States
- The life of tied migrants
- The migrating family
- The settlers
- Temporary and return migration of highly skilled professionals
- Isbn
- 9781593324513
- Label
- German professionals in the United States : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families
- Title
- German professionals in the United States
- Title remainder
- a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families
- Statement of responsibility
- Astrid Eich-Krohm
- Subject
-
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration | Social aspects
- Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions
- Professional employees -- Germany
- Professional employees -- United States
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | Social aspects
- Brain drain -- Germany
- Foreign workers, German -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Eich-Krohm examines the stay/return decision of highly skilled migrants in the context of globalization and brain drain vs. brain circulation. Economic reasons are considered the main factor for professionals to move with limited influence by the spouses, the tied migrants. The analysis of qualitative interviews with 38 German families who moved temporary to the United States show that the interests of the spouse, cultural curiosity about a global world, and the work itself are equally important to economic gains. Women's progress in education and paid work, have changed the role of the tied m
- Cataloging source
- MiAaPQ
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Eich-Krohm, Astrid
- Dewey number
- 331.6/243073
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD8081.G4
- LC item number
- E53 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Foreign workers, German
- Brain drain
- Professional employees
- Professional employees
- Immigrants
- Germany
- United States
- Label
- German professionals in the United States : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families, Astrid Eich-Krohm, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Theoretical context and explanations of highly skilled migration -- Why do they migrate to America -- German professionals working in the United States -- The life of tied migrants -- The migrating family -- The settlers -- Temporary and return migration of highly skilled professionals
- Control code
- EBC1057801
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- vii, 227 p.
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781593324513
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (MiAaPQ)EBC1057801
- (Au-PeEL)EBL1057801
- (CaPaEBR)ebr10561089
- (OCoLC)797855905
- Label
- German professionals in the United States : a gendered analysis of the migration decision of highly skilled families, Astrid Eich-Krohm, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Theoretical context and explanations of highly skilled migration -- Why do they migrate to America -- German professionals working in the United States -- The life of tied migrants -- The migrating family -- The settlers -- Temporary and return migration of highly skilled professionals
- Control code
- EBC1057801
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- vii, 227 p.
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781593324513
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (MiAaPQ)EBC1057801
- (Au-PeEL)EBL1057801
- (CaPaEBR)ebr10561089
- (OCoLC)797855905
Subject
- Germany -- Emigration and immigration | Social aspects
- Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions
- Professional employees -- Germany
- Professional employees -- United States
- United States -- Emigration and immigration | Social aspects
- Brain drain -- Germany
- Foreign workers, German -- United States
Member of
- New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
- The new Americans : recent immigration and American society
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