A Typology of Elderly Migration Based on the Decision Making Process

Bibliographic Data

ID4040985
AuthorsRobert F Wiseman (University of Kansas), Curtis C Roseman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year1979
Volume55
Issue4
Pages324
Publication date1979-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/143164
PMID12310688
OpenAlexW2062028720
LanguageEN
Citations received76
References cited10

Current understanding of migration by the elderly is limited by an inadequate theoretical framework. Explanations of migration in the general population are inappropriate in that they emphasize employment motivations for long distance moves and status, family life cycle, and life-style motivations at the local level. In the few existing statements about elderly migration older migrants are treated as a homogeneous group, a viewpoint contradicted by recent findings. This paper develops a conceptual framework of elderly migration from a decision making perspective. A typology is proposed which identifies subgroups of elderly migrants who are hypothesized to share similar migration motivations, socioeconomic and household characteristics, search patterns, and housing outcomes. The typology identifies areas of needed research and provides a framework for integrating the presently disparate empirical evidence

Archaeology · Business · Economic geography · Environmental planning · Geography · Process (computing) · Process management · Typology · Computer Science · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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