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Rural exodus : a study of the forces influencing the large-scale migration of Irish rural youth / by Damian Hannan.

By: Hannan, Damian, 1935-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Chapman, 1970Description: xiii, 348 p. : ill, forms, maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0225489287.Subject(s): Rural-urban migrationDDC classification: 312.9
Contents:
Part one: The main study -- Statement of the problem -- The area studied and methods employed -- Results I: The mobility of primary school leavers -- Results II: Personal beliefs, attitudes and obligations and migration intentions -- Results III: Structural constraints and migration intentions - level of aspiration, education, sex and occupational background -- Results IV: Structural constraints and migration intentions - Remoteness, family expectations and migration systems -- Summary and conclusions to Part one -- Part two: The follow-up study -- Migration intentions and subsequent behaviour -- Actual migration differentials -- Conclusions and implications.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: The main study -- Statement of the problem -- The area studied and methods employed -- Results I: The mobility of primary school leavers -- Results II: Personal beliefs, attitudes and obligations and migration intentions -- Results III: Structural constraints and migration intentions - level of aspiration, education, sex and occupational background -- Results IV: Structural constraints and migration intentions - Remoteness, family expectations and migration systems -- Summary and conclusions to Part one -- Part two: The follow-up study -- Migration intentions and subsequent behaviour -- Actual migration differentials -- Conclusions and implications.