Youth Migration and Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries

Youth Migration and Transitions to Adulthood in Developing CountriesTHE ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceJuly 2013, Volume 648Editors:Fatima Juarez, Thomas LeGrand, Cynthia Lloyd, Susheela Singh and Véronique HertrichCurrently, it is estimated that there are 1.1 billion young people aged 15-24 in the developing world, accounting for nearly one-fifth (18.6 percent) of the total population. During this time of life, young people experience enormous changes due to physical maturation, which is accompanied by cognitive, social/emotional, and interpersonal changes. It is a period when the influence of par­ents and families gradually diminishes and the influence of external factors, such as peers; the media; the educational environment; and, more generally, the eco­nomic, social, and cultural environments in which they live, are increasingly prominent.The articles in this volume of The ANNALS can be classified by three themes: migration in the context of transitions to adulthood, including schooling, employment, and family formation; consequences of migration for health, reproductive outcomes, and childbear­ing; and migration strategies and consequences. All the articles presented here are innovative in their approach, and their findings advance our understand­ing of youths' migration and transitions to adulthood in developing countries. These studies and their findings clearly attest to the enormous diversity of situations of youth migration, transitions to adulthood, and the con­texts in which they occur across developing countries. For some adolescents and young adults, migration brings with it very serious risks and often negative consequences, while for others it opens horizons and is associated with expanding opportunities in both the social and economic spheres.Paperback: $35.00, Sale Price $28.00, ISBN: 9781483333182Hardcover: $48.00, Sale Price $38.40, ISBN: 9781483333175

Introduction: Youth Migration and Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries; Fatima Juárez, Thomas LeGrand, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Susheela Singh, and Véronique HertrichMigration in the context of transitions to adulthood: Schooling, employment and family formationMexican Adolescent Migration to the United States and Transitions to Adulthood; René Zenteno, Silvia E. Giorguli and Edith GutiérrezMigration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary Malawi; Migration and the Transition to Adulthood in Contemporary MalawiSocial Exclusion and Young Rural-Urban Migrants Integration into a Host Society in China; Juhua YangFemale Migrants and the Transition to Adulthood in Greater Jakarta; Ariane Utomo, Anna Reimondos, Iwu Dwisetyani Utomo, Peter McDonald, and Terence HullTransitioning from School to Work as a Mexican 1.5er: Upward Mobility and Glass-Ceiling Assimilation among College Students in California; Georgina Rojas-GarcíaConsequences of migration for health, reproductive outcomes, and childbearingDimensions of Rural-to-Urban Migration and Premarital Pregnancy in Kenya; Hongwei Xu, Blessing U. Mberu, Rachel E. Goldberg, and Nancy LukeExploring Associations between Mobility and Sexual Experiences among Unmarried Young People: Evidence from India; Rajib Acharya, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. JejeebhoyMigration as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection among Youths in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the DHS; Monica A. MagadiMigration strategies and consequencesYouth Mobility in an Isolated Sahelian Population of Mali; Claudine Sauvain-DugerdilAdolescent Migration in Rural Africa as a Challenge to Gender and Intergenerational relationships: Evidence from Mali; Véronique Hertrich and Marie LesclingandUnaccompanied Young Migrants from Africa: The Case of Mauritania; Fabienne Tanon and Abdoulaye SowMigration and Intergenerational Responsibilities: Implications for Young Senegalese Migrants' Transition to Adulthood; Nathalie Mondain, Alioune Diagne, and Sara Randall