The social process of globalization : return migration and cultural change in Kazakhstan /

The social process of globalization : return migration and cultural change in Kazakhstan /

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Author / Creator:	Blum, Douglas W., author.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 214 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Globalization -- Social aspects. Return migration -- Kazakhstan. Return migrants -- Kazakhstan -- Social conditions. Emigration and immigration. Emigration and immigration. Globalization -- Social aspects. Return migration. Kazakhstan. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12645857

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ISBN:	9781316424193 1316424197 9781316476451 1316476456 9781107129689 9781107572973
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	It is often argued that globalization fosters 'hybridity', as some cultural imports are accepted, while others are 'localized', and others still are rejected outright. Yet we know relatively little about the social processes and mechanisms involved in cultural globalization. This book offers an empirically rich and theoretically compelling analysis of how cultural globalization occurs, including the structural conditions, personal meanings and social interactions associated with various outcomes. Providing a detailed analysis of the experiences of young people from Kazakhstan who lived in the United States temporarily, the author asks, how do return migrants react to cultural differences in America, and what changes do they try to incorporate into their lives back in Kazakhstan? What kinds of negotiations ensue, and what explains their success or failure? In answering these questions, Douglas W. Blum combines insights from sociology and anthropology along with specialized research on globalization, migration and post-Soviet studies.
Other form:	Print version: Blum, Douglas W. Social process of globalization. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107129689

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Summary:	It is often argued that globalization fosters 'hybridity', as some cultural imports are accepted, while others are 'localized', and others still are rejected outright. Yet we know relatively little about the social processes and mechanisms involved in cultural globalization. This book offers an empirically rich and theoretically compelling analysis of how cultural globalization occurs, including the structural conditions, personal meanings and social interactions associated with various outcomes. Providing a detailed analysis of the experiences of young people from Kazakhstan who lived in the United States temporarily, the author asks, how do return migrants react to cultural differences in America, and what changes do they try to incorporate into their lives back in Kazakhstan? What kinds of negotiations ensue, and what explains their success or failure? In answering these questions, Douglas W. Blum combines insights from sociology and anthropology along with specialized research on globalization, migration and post-Soviet studies.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 214 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781316424193 1316424197 9781316476451 1316476456 9781107129689 9781107572973