POLSCY IMIGRANCI W IRLANDII: FORMY ŻCIA MAŁŻEŃSKO-RODZINNEGO ORAZ PRZEKSZTAŁCENIA FUNKCJI RODZINY

• Authors: Marcin Lisak

Title variants

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POLISH MIGRANTS IN IRELAND: FORMS OF FAMILIAL AND MARITAL LIFE AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The main task of the paper is to analyse the socio-familial aspects of the newest migration flows from Poland to Ireland that have been taking place since 2004. In order to examine this migratory phenomenon I apply a three-level analysis: on the macro-level I study statistical demographic data obtained from the Irish population censuses; on the mezzo-level I use a longitudinal (3-year) survey carried out within a selected immigrant subpopulation; on the micro-level I analyse 30 unstructured interviews with Polish immigrants. The results show that Polish emigration to Ireland is, first of all, driven by economic factors. Nonetheless, the socio-familial conditions and marital strategies also play a significant role in the processes of shaping one’s migratory experiences. The paper concludes that many Polish emigrants, including those who constituted the first flow of immigration to Ireland, are well-settled at the destination. The socio-familial circumstances become a critical factor in choosing their migration strategy.

Keywords

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MIGRATION; POLISH MIGRANTS; FAMILY; MARRIAGE; COHABITATION; IRELAND

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński
• Journal: Studia Migracyjne - Przegląd Polonijny
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 2(152)
• Pages: 65-82

Contributors

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Marcin Lisak

• University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów