Life Styles of Labor Migrants According to P. Boski’s Concept
Author(s) -
L.A. Bogolyubskaya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of modern foreign psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-4977
DOI - 10.17759/jmfp.2015040304
Subject(s) - phenomenon , cultural phenomenon , adaptation (eye) , sociology , demographic economics , economic geography , positive economics , economics , psychology , social science , epistemology , philosophy , neuroscience
Cross-cultural studies of a Polish scientist Paul Boski are focused on the phenomenon of economic migration as related to ethno-cultural characteristics of migrants. He advanced the hypothesis about the leading role of employment and financial well-being in the process of adaptation, and proposed four lifestyles typical for labor migrants with different statuses. More so the author of the concept defined the role of thriftiness, as a separate factor affecting the model of migrants’ behavior
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