scholarly journals Language Use and Social Inclusion in International Retirement Migration

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Gustafson ◽  
Ann Elisabeth Laksfoss Cardozo
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Linguistic Landscape ◽  
Retirement Migration ◽  
Civic Integration ◽  
International Retirement Migration ◽  
Everyday Communication

The migration of older people in search for improved quality of life has become an important form of human mobility, and popular retirement destinations are often highly multilingual settings. This article explores language use and social inclusion in international retirement migration through a case study of Scandinavian retirees in the Alicante province in Spain. It examines the linguistic landscape they meet, their language use and their inclusion in their new home country. Interviews with retired migrants and key local individuals show that many migrants try to learn the host country language, but that these attempts are often not very successful. As a result, they frequently use either their native language or English for everyday communication. This article elaborates on three theoretical and political notions of inclusion—assimilation, multiculturalism and civic integration—and discusses how retired migrants’ language use can be interpreted in the light of these notions.

scholarly journals The pragmatics of mimesis: A case study of intercultural email communication

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Marsden ◽  
Dániel Kádár
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Email Communication ◽  
Communicative Practices ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
Everyday Communication ◽  
Ritual Practices

Researchers have pursued interest in how the mimetic practice types of convention and ritual influence the ways in which people build up and maintain interpersonal relationships. Arguably, mimetic interactional acts that animate conventional and ritual practices are key to capturing fundamental aspects of interpersonal phenomena such as politeness, impoliteness, and humour, since language users tend to produce and interpret interpersonal behaviour through normative and repetitive moves, which may develop into routines. Despite the importance of mimetic acts in language use, little research has been done on mimesis itself in the realm of interpersonal pragmatics even though memes themselves have received attention. In this paper, we consider how mimetic chunks of interaction may develop into localised convention and possibly ritual by examining a corpus of 955 business emails between a British sole trader and her international clients, specifically focussing on mimetic practices present in greeting, signing-off and conversation topic. In particular, we attempt to show that by looking into habitual and everyday communication, the origins of conventional and ritual practices may be uncovered. A marked convergence towards using the same greeting or sign- off convention is noticeable in our quantitative data analysis and when examining the data qualitatively. The data also show that participants occasionally engage in relational practices that involve repeated and consistent responses to the same stimuli. The results indicate a tendency for accommodative communicative practices to be used, although there is no point at which mimesis can be interpreted as permanently “switched on”. 

scholarly journals Revisiting the Role of Neighbourhood Change in Social Exclusion and Inclusion of Older People

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria F. Burns ◽  
Jean-Pierre Lavoie ◽  
Damaris Rose
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Aging In Place ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Neighbourhood Change

Objective. To explore how older people who are “aging in place” are affected when the urban neighbourhoods in which they are aging are themselves undergoing socioeconomic and demographic change.Methods. A qualitative case study was conducted in two contrasting neighbourhoods in Montréal (Québec, Canada), the analysis drawing on concepts of social exclusion and attachment.Results. Participants express variable levels of attachment to neighbourhood. Gentrification triggered processes of social exclusion among older adults: loss of social spaces dedicated to older people led to social disconnectedness, invisibility, and loss of political influence on neighbourhood planning. Conversely, certain changes in a disadvantaged neighbourhood fostered their social inclusion.Conclusion. This study thus highlights the importance of examining the impacts of neighbourhood change when exploring the dynamics of aging in place and when considering interventions to maintain quality of life of those concerned.

scholarly journals Examining Opportunities, Challenges and Quality of Life in International Retirement Migration

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12093
Author(s):  
Yuan Min Tang ◽  
Tara Rava Zolnikov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Retirement Migration ◽  
International Retirement Migration ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Transportation Technologies

As the world has become more interconnected due to the invention and innovation of communication and transportation technologies, more individuals than ever before have been able to travel long distances. In recent years, a growing number of physically able adults in late adulthood have chosen to move across national borders to less costly countries in order to obtain better quality of life upon reaching retirement age. In light of this under-researched but increasingly popular retirement trajectory, this research aimed to provide more insight into the opportunities and challenges that international retired migrants have encountered while retiring abroad. Through the lens of humanistic theory, this research employed a systematic review of research literature, the majority of which were peer-reviewed studies published within the last five years. The reviewed studies (n = 22) conducted spanned four out of seven continents, with heavy emphasis on Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Research results indicated that many of the international retired migrants took advantage of the opportunities of pleasant weather, lower cost of living, and various amenities offered by their host countries to enhance their quality of life by engaging in an active and meaningful lifestyle. However, language barriers, lack of social support, rising healthcare costs, increases in the cost of living, uncertain political climate, and different healthcare practices in their host countries, presented considerable challenges to many international retirees.

scholarly journals Growing older in Malta. Experiences of British retirees

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthea Innes
Keyword(s):  
Retirement Migration ◽  
Push And Pull Factors ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
International Retirement Migration ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
History Approach ◽  
Push And Pull ◽  
Depth Interviews

International retirement migration (IRM) is attracting increasing research interest. This article reports findings from an exploratory case study of 16 older people who havemoved from theUKto grow older in Malta. Data was collected using in-depth interviews drawing on a life history approach. This article builds on previous research in the IRM field by providing detailed examples of the push and pull factors influencing the decision to move to Malta and the reported positive experiences of living in Malta. The article also discusses negative impressions of life in Malta, an issue that has not been previously documented in relation to Malta. Future difficulties that the immigrants may encounter are also considered. This article contributes to the growing body of knowledge concerning the experience of IRM.

scholarly journals Characterizing Urban Mobility Patterns: A Case Study of Mexico City

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-170
Author(s):  
Pierre Melikov ◽  
Jeremy A. Kho ◽  
Vincent Fighiera ◽  
Fahad Alhasoun ◽  
Jorge Audiffred ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
The World ◽  
The Right ◽  
Different Parts

AbstractSeamless access to destinations of value such as workplaces, schools, parks or hospitals, influences the quality of life of people all over the world. The first step to planning and improving proximity to services is to estimate the number of trips being made from different parts of a city. A challenge has been representative data available for that purpose. Relying on expensive and infrequently collected travel surveys for modeling trip distributions to facilities has slowed down the decision-making process. The growing abundance of data already collected, if analyzed with the right methods, can help us with planning and understanding cities. In this chapter, we examine human mobility patterns extracted from data passively collected. We present results on the use of points of interest (POIs) registered on Google Places to approximate trip attraction in a city. We compare the result of trip distribution models that utilize only POIs with those utilizing conventional data sets, based on surveys. We show that an extended radiation model provides very good estimates when compared with the official origin–destination matrices from the latest census in Mexico City.

scholarly journals E-Accessibility Policy for Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Tourism Marketing. Case Study from Regional Hotel Units in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 651-656
Author(s):  
Constantinos Halkiopoulos ◽  
Maria Georgiadi ◽  
Evgenia Gkintoni ◽  
Stefanos Plexousakis
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Tourism Marketing

Nowadays, there is a growing interest for social inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in tourist industry. Tourism is vital part of modern lifestyle and is considered beneficial for individuals with disabilities enhancing personal development and promoting quality of life. This project aims to investigate policies implemented and kind of services offered in tourist industry concerning persons with disabilities who have barriers for leisure time, not only physical but also internal, cultural and social. Research is being carried out on hotel units of four and five stars in Greece. Given the fact that tourism is considered as an important sector in the economy which improves the standard of living in a country, its adaptation to web tourism with innovations in technology and development of social policies appropriate for persons with disabilities, that can facilitate travelling, can promote tourist movement and also can offer a travel motive for them.

“We Feel Like the King and Queen”

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Bell
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Warm Climate ◽  
Retirement Migration ◽  
International Retirement Migration ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Diverse Nations ◽  
Potential Profit

International retirement migration (IRM) refers to the rapidly growing wave of financially independent individuals from diverse nations seeking affordable, comfortable retirement away from their home nation. The goal is to maximise personal resources to enjoy those last years. Bali Indonesia was ‘not fully tamed by colonialism until the twentieth century.’ In becoming part of Dutch Indonesia it had endured a ‘long and bloody struggle’ (Vickers, 2012; 18). Today, it can be argued, Bali is in effect being colonised again, this time not just by 4 million tourists annually, but by international retiree settlers. Bali’s warm climate, benign culture, and comparative affordability deliver the prospect for foreigners to upwardly mobilise to a quality of living inaccessible at home. Local government authorities and residents respond to this influx by finding ways to maximise benefit from this lucrative retiree market. The requirements of the settlers are prioritised for potential profit.

scholarly journals Resistencias desde la periferia: población Rrom en España

2020 ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
José David Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Calidad De Vida

El artículo analiza, a partir del caso de estudio de asentamientos chabolistas en Madrid y Barcelona, la población Rrom que ubicándose en la periferia de dichas ciudades malvive en condiciones de pobreza y exclusión social. Basándose en una investigación de corte cualitativo donde se aprecian similitudes en cuanto a los medios de subsistencia empleados por el colectivo, así cómo la movilidad constante tanto en España como en Europa, el artículo se interroga el papel que tienen las administraciones públicas a nivel local y regional en la búsqueda de soluciones que permitan una mayor inclusión social y mejoras en la calidad de vida. Mediante una comparativa de los asentamientos, esta investigación presenta la experiencia profesional desarrollada en asentamientos con altos niveles de exclusión social donde se pone de relieve, la necesidad de intervenir socialmente desde el Trabajo Social y además, bajo una armonización de protocolos de atención social a la población Rrom desde una perspectiva igualitaria dentro de la Unión Europea, debido sobre todo a las prácticas similares de subsistencia de la población y por compartir procesos de exclusión y pobreza desde origen. The article analyzes, based on the case study of shanty towns in Madrid and Barcelona, the Rrom population, which is located on the periphery of these cities, lives in conditions of poverty and social exclusion. Based on qualitative research where similarities can be seen in terms of livelihoods used by the collective, as well as constant mobility both in Spain and in Europe, the article questions the role of public administrations at local and regional level in the search for solutions that allow greater social inclusion and improvements in the quality of life. Through a comparison of the settlements, this research presents the professional experience developed in settlements with high levels of social exclusion where it is highlighted, the need to intervene socially from Social Work and also, under a harmonization of social care protocols to the Rrom population from an egalitarian perspective within the European Union, mainly due to the similar practices of subsistence of the population and for sharing processes of exclusion and poverty from origin.

Chapter 24. Language use in international retirement migration

2022 ◽  
pp. 488-507
Author(s):  
Per Gustafson ◽  
Ann Elisabeth Laksfoss Cardozo
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Retirement Migration ◽  
International Retirement Migration
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