Migration and Intergenerational Responsibilities

Implications for Young Senegalese Migrants’ Transition to Adulthood

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5741550
AutoresNathalie Mondain, Alioune Diagne, Sara Randall
Ano2013
Volume648
Fascículo1
Páginas204-217
Data de publicação2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002716213481188
OpenAlexW2112628039
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas18

Migration to Europe has become a major source of financial and social resources for an increasing number of Senegalese men who are the main providers for their natal households. European migration is seen as a transitory phase, since most of them plan to return to Senegal. We use qualitative interviews conducted in 2007 in a small town in northwest Senegal to explore the dynamics of migration among young Senegalese men, identifying their goals and examining how migration affects their lives and families. Motivations to migrate for these young men are related both to the social prestige associated with being a successful migrant and to the obligations they feel toward their elders to enable them to live out their old age in the best conditions. Because migrating is costly and demands mobilization of social networks, most migrants require the support of their elders to leave, thus reinforcing their obligations toward them and contributing to transforming the relationships between generations

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Prestige · Qualitative research · Sociology · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies