Homeownership as a Sign of Immigrants’ Consumer Acculturation: The Role of Region of Origin

Abstract The Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum is a working group of leading international experts who meet annually to evaluate current scientific findings and future trends concerning the distribution, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention of vector-borne infections of dogs and cats. At the 14th Symposium of the CVBD World Forum in Trieste, Italy (March 25–28, 2019), we identified the need to (i) bring attention to the potential spread of parasites and vectors with relocated dogs, and (ii) provide advice to the veterinary profession regarding the importance of surveillance and treatment for parasites and vector-borne infections when rehoming dogs. This letter shares a consensus statement from the CVBD World Forum as well as a summary of the problem faced, including the role of veterinary professionals in parasite surveillance, causal issues, and the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation in addressing the problem. To limit opportunities for dissemination of parasites and vectors, whenever possible, underlying problems creating the need for dog rehoming should be addressed. However, when it is necessary to rehome dogs, this should ideally take place in the country and national region of origin. When geographically distant relocation occurs, veterinary professionals have a vital role to play in public education, vigilance for detection of exotic vectors and infections, and alerting the medical community to the risk(s) for pathogen spread. With appropriate veterinary intervention, dog welfare needs can be met without inadvertently allowing global spread of parasites and their vectors.

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The price of cider: empirical analysis in Québec province

British Food Journal ◽

10.1108/bfj-07-2019-0561 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 122 (1) ◽

pp. 87-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. François Outreville ◽

Eric Le Fur

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Percent Level ◽

Region Of Origin ◽

Content Type ◽

Production Factors ◽

Wine Sector ◽

Main Factors ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the main factors and mechanisms that govern the price of cider, and to apply the analysis to the price of ciders in the Province of Québec, Canada. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is following the methodology applied to the determinants of the price of wine. A model for the price of cider is estimated with 70 prices representing five regions and five types of products. Findings The analysis is limited to one geographical factor, i.e. the region of origin and factors related to the producer, i.e. the age and the size of the firm. The results conclude on the importance of geographical factors related to the region of origin. The relationship between the price of ciders and the region of origin is statistically significant at the 1 percent level for two regions and shows a high premium for ciders produced in these two regions. Production factors related to the age and the size of the production unit although showing the expected sign are not statistically significant to conclude on the impact. There is a small premium for producing effervescent cider compared to still or rosé cider but the most statistically significant results at a 1 percent level are for ice ciders and fortified ciders which are two typical products from Québec. Research limitations/implications The analysis has important potential implications on the role of certification of origin. Cider regions in Québec, Canada have recently defined quality standards applied to specialties like Ice cider and Fire ciders. The choice of high quality products is reflected in the premium associated to the price of these products. Originality/value Contrary to the wine sector, there is a lack of research and literature on the determinants of the price of ciders. This study is the first to propose a pricing model to examine some of the determinants of prices.

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“You’re a Different Kind of Black—Where You From?”: The Qualifying Role of Place in the Construction of Black Racial and Ethnic Identities among Louisiana Creole Migrants

Sociology of Race and Ethnicity ◽

10.1177/2332649220949903 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 233264922094990

Author(s):

Faustina M. DuCros

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Internal Migration ◽

Black People ◽

The United States ◽

Ethnic Identities ◽

Region Of Origin ◽

Social Actors ◽

The Great Migration ◽

Racial Ethnic

Much of the contemporary scholarship on Black identities focuses on how multiraciality, immigrant status, class, and neighborhood characteristics shape how social actors negotiate identities. In contrast, little analysis exists of how internal migration and regional origin or ancestry shape such negotiations. The study addresses this gap using interview data to examine how U.S.-born Black Louisianans with Creole heritage, who moved to Los Angeles along with their children during the Great Migration, actively negotiate racial/ethnic identities. The results show that participants negotiate identities situationally, especially when ambiguous appearances or surnames trigger interactional encounters in which they are mis-placed as “foreign” to the United States. Specifically, as migrants from one internal U.S. region to another, they use geographical references to situate Black racial and Creole ethnic identities (e.g., they refer to Louisiana or New Orleans) when interacting with non-Creole African Americans and non-Black people in Los Angeles. The study extends prior research on heterogeneous Black identities by demonstrating how internal migration, mixed racial/ethnic ancestry, and region of origin influence native-born Black American identities.

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International migration and adverse birth outcomes: role of ethnicity, region of origin and destination

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ◽

10.1136/jech.2008.083535 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 64 (3) ◽

pp. 243-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 104

Author(s):

M. L. Urquia ◽

R. H. Glazier ◽

B. Blondel ◽

J. Zeitlin ◽

M. Gissler ◽

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Keyword(s):

International Migration ◽

Birth Outcomes ◽

Adverse Birth Outcomes ◽

Region Of Origin

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Introduction: the urban–rural connection: changing issues of belonging and identification

Africa ◽

10.2307/1161251 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 309-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 108

Author(s):

Peter Geschiere ◽

Josef Gugler

Keyword(s):

The Other ◽

National Politics ◽

Region Of Origin ◽

Special Aspect ◽

Power Base ◽

Home Village ◽

Urban Rural ◽

The 1960S ◽

The Village

Since the 1960s researchers have emphasised the continuing importance of rural–urban connections as a special aspect of urbanisation in Africa. It is clear that since then, in many parts of Africa, the involvement of urbanites with their ‘home’ village has increased rather than decreased. Four of the articles in this issue were originally papers presented at two ASA panels (Toronto, 1994) which set out to explore these rural–urban connections. The content of the exchanges and the moral involvement of city people and villagers in such relations vary greatly. The variations have important implications for regional differences in, for instance, the development of new modes of accumulation or the cementing of ethnic networks. The other article (by Dickson Eyoh) addresses the effects of recent political changes in this context—a theme also raised by the other articles. In many parts of Africa democratisation seems to evoke an obsession with ‘autochthony’, origin and belonging. The increasing role of elite associations, as an alternative to multi-party politics, makes the rural connection of vital importance to urban politicians. Hence ‘the village’, and more generally the region of origin, acquire new importance as a power base in national politics.

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Salmon migration and fertility in East Germany – An analysis of birth dynamics around German reunification

Zeitschrift für Familienforschung ◽

10.3224/zff.v30i3.02 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (3-2018) ◽

pp. 247-268

Author(s):

Michaela Kreyenfeld ◽

Anja Vatterrott

Keyword(s):

East Germany ◽

Large Fraction ◽

West Germany ◽

German Population ◽

German Reunification ◽

Region Of Origin ◽

Regional Mobility ◽

Deutsche Rentenversicherung ◽

East German

This paper uses rich administrative data from the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German Pension Fund) to describe changes in the timing and the spacing of births that occurred in the period following German reunification. We examine differences in the birth dynamics of East Germans, West Germans, and women who migrated between the two parts of Germany in these years. As the pension registers provide monthly records on whether a person is living in East or West Germany, they also allow us to examine the role of regional mobility in birth behaviour. In particular, we test the “salmon hypothesis”, which suggests that migrants are likely to postpone having a child until after or around the time they return to their region of origin. Our investigation shows that a large fraction of the cohorts born in 1965-74 migrated to West Germany after reunification, but that around 50% of these migrants returned to East Germany before reaching age 40. The first birth risks of those who returned were elevated, which suggests that the salmon hypothesis explains the behaviour of a significant fraction of the East German population in the period following German reunification.

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