| Revista: | Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies |
| Base de datos: | CLASE |
| Número de sistema: | 000298296 |
| ISSN: | 1028-8813 |
| Autores: | James, Carl E1 |
| Instituciones: | 1York University, Toronto, Ontario. Canadá |
| Año: | 2009 |
| Periodo: | Mar |
| Volumen: | 34 |
| Número: | 1 |
| Paginación: | 41-69 |
| País: | Barbados |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | This article explores the extent to which regional immigrants who have settled in Barbados and Antigua are “happily” integrating into these societies. Using newspaper accounts, it discusses the perceptions, interactions and exchanges among nationals and immigrants in relation to the cultural, social and political contexts and discourses of the respective societies. It was found that the social and political situation in the islands, and the skepticism and ambivalence of immigrants and citizens toward each other, produced tension and angst among them. Nationals expected immigrants to assimilate – to become like them, to settle for similar pay and working conditions, and to participate in the political process in the ways nationals do. Immigrants expected their practices and aspirations to be accepted as they tried to make life in their new society |
| Disciplinas: | Demografía |
| Palabras clave: | Asentamientos humanos, Inmigrantes, Integración social, Aculturación, Participación política, Representaciones, Medios de comunicación, Política migratoria, Antigua, Barbados |
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