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Fleischer, Annett - In: Demographic Research 16 (2007) 13, pp. 413-440

, showing the considerable impact of the extended family on the migrantâ€™s choice to leave Cameroon for Germany. Migrants do …. The study is based on qualitative ethnographic data which was collected during a field research in Cameroon in spring 2005 …

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Does migration benefit the schooling of children left behind?

Hu, Feng - In: Demographic Research 29 (2013) 2, pp. 33-70

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Measuring remittances through surveys

Brown, Richard; Carling, Jørgen; Fransen, Sonja; … - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 41, pp. 1243-1274

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Marriage over space and time among male migrants from Cameroon to Germany

Fleischer, Annett - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2008

Restrictive immigration and integration policies in Germany increasingly force African migrants to develop strategies … and practices to acquire legal residence and obtain an essential work permit. Our account of Cameroonian men in Germany … contributes to the discussion about the role of the nation state in transnational migration processes. Since national policies in …

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Illegalisierung, Legalisierung und Familienbildungsprozesse: am Beispiel Kameruner MigrantInnen in Deutschland

Fleischer, Annett - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2007

Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Lebens- und Arbeitssituation von „illegalisierten Kameruner MigrantInnen“ in Deutschland. Neben der Analyse von Wegen in die Illegalität liegt der Schwerpunkt der Untersuchung auf den Möglichkeiten der Legalisierung des Aufenthaltsstatus. Die...

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Trends in East-West German Migration from 1989 to 2002

Heiland, Frank - In: Demographic Research 11 (2004) 7, pp. 173-194

The purpose of this article is to show recent trends in regional migration from East to West Germany by combining data … increasing popularity of the Berlin region, the distribution of East to West migrants across West Germany is fairly stable over …

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Close kin influences on fertility behavior

White, Robert G.; Bernardi, Laura - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2008

Family members are uniquely situated to influence the decision-making of their kin in nearly every facet of life. We examine the importance of social interactions in fertility outcomes by assessing family members’ scope of influence on their fellow kin’s fertility behavior. With the unique...

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Interconnections among changing family structure, childrearing and fertility behaviour among the Ogu, Southwestern Nigeria

Wusu, Onipede; Isiugo-Abanihe, Uche - In: Demographic Research 14 (2006) 8, pp. 139-156

is still largely dominated by extended structure, the strong traditional kinship ties have begun to undergo serious …

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Tracing very long-term kinship networks using SOCSIM

Murphy, Mike - In: Demographic Research 10 (2004) 7, pp. 171-196

While each individual has 10 billion ancestors a thousand years ago, these are not distinct and in practice, the number of distinct ancestors is much smaller. A female (â€˜mitochondrial Eveâ€™) and a male ancestor (â€˜Y-chromosome Adamâ€™) of all humans certainly existed,...

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Does the kin orientation of a British womanâ€™s social network influence her entry into motherhood?

Mathews, Paul; Sear, Rebecca - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 11, pp. 313-340

This study investigates whether a femaleâ€™s entry into motherhood is influenced by the kin orientation of her social network. We use data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) and define kin orientation as the number of relatives who a female reports within her three closest...

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