title: Migration as family strategy: rural-urban labor migration in India during the twentieth century.
abstract: "The article analyzes the role of families in processes of rural-urban migration in India in the twentieth century. It shows that the continuous circular form of this migration should be explained as a consequence of rural family strategies. Already established kinship relations or marriage opportunities in the future act as a centripetal force, drawing the labor migrants back to their communities time and again. In addition, the article shows how labor migration is informed by economic and cultural considerations which determine the socioeconomic behavior of men and women."
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authors.lastname: De Haan
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007194:India; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Cultural Background; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; India; Kinship Networks; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Rural-urban Migration; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Asia; Temporary Migration