Department of Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Texas A&M University
(2018 Spring) SOCI 647 – Migration
– Course information
Meeting location: Academic Building 307, campus map
Meeting times: Monday, 9:00am–12:00pm
– Instructor information
Ernesto F. L. Amaral
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Office location: Academic Building 415
Office hours: Wednesday, 3–5pm and by appointment
Phone: (979)845–9706
Email: amaral@tamu.edu
– Lectures and readings
Week 01 – January 22, 2018
Introduction
Lecture
Readings
Week 02 – January 29, 2018
Theories of migration
Lecture
Readings
Week 03 – February 5, 2018
Theories of international migration
Lecture
Readings
Week 04 – February 12, 2018
Immigration policies
Lecture
Readings
Week 05 – February 19, 2018
Migration measurement
Lecture
Readings
Person-years, rates, probabilities
Lexis diagram and other packages in R
Week 06 – February 26, 2018
Modeling migration
Lecture
Readings
GeoDa: An introduction to spatial data analysis
Site
TableCurve 2D: Automated curve fitting analysis
Site
Examples of modeling migration rates
TableCurve2D by Prof. James Raymer
SPSS
Excel
Week 07 – March 5, 2018
Migration and labor markets
Lecture
Readings
March 12, 2018
Spring Break
Week 08 – March 19, 2018
Immigrant integration
Lecture
Readings
Week 09 – March 26, 2018
Migration, segregation, and race
Lecture
Readings
Week 10 – April 2, 2018
Migration and gender
Lecture
Readings
Week 11 – April 9, 2018
Migration and health
Lecture
Readings
Week 12 – April 16, 2018
Migration and the environment
Lecture
Readings
Week 13 – April 23, 2018
Attitudes toward immigrants
Lecture
Readings
Week 14 – April 30, 2018
Forced migration and refugees
Lecture
Readings
– Videos
Joel Cohen: An Introduction to Demography (Malthus Miffed: Are People the Problem?)
The Population Bomb? – by Retro Report – The New York Times
Break It Down – The Pop Song – Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
– Resources to write about numbers
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Manuscript formatting (American Sociological Association – ASA style)
Site
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Writing with statistics
Site
Examples of tables and figures
PDF file
– Stata Resources
Instructions for Accessing Stata Through the Virtual Open Access Lab (VOAL) at Texas A&M University
VOAL Instructions
Stata: Data Analysis and Statistical Software
Resource links
Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Stata material
Carolina Population Center (CPC)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Introduction to Stata
Generalized Linear Latent And Mixed Models (GLLAMM)
Stata Programs for estimating, predicting, simulating
Stata extra modules
Material
– U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau official website
Site
American Community Survey (ACS)
Site
Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
Site
American FactFinder
Site
Current Population Survey (CPS)
Site
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Site
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program
Site
Migration/Geographic Mobility
Site
County-to-Cunty Migration Flows
Site
Census Flows Mapper
Site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Site
Demographic Analysis and Population Projection System (DAPPS)
Site
– Demographic resources
Population: A lively introduction
Joseph A. McFalls – Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
Population
Science special issue
Site
Material
Demography: Forecasting mortality, fertility, migration and population data
Rob J. Hyndman – Monash University, Australia
R package
Site
Applied Demography Toolbox
Department of Demography
University of California Berkeley
Site
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
Minnesota Population Center (MPC)
University of Minnesota
Site
United Nations Manuals
Techniques for Demographic Estimation
Material
Population Division
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
Site
Population.io
The World Population Project
Site
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
Population Reference Bureau (PRB) DataFinder
Site
Population and Poverty Research Network (PopPov)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Site
European Social Survey (ESS)
Site
Eurostat - Your Key to European Statistics
Site
– Mortality data sources
The Human Mortality Database
Site
Latin American Human Mortality Database
Site
– Fertility data sources
The Human Fertility Database
Site
Human Fertility Collection
Site
European Fertility Project
Office of Population Research (OPR)
Princeton University
Site
– Migration data sources
World Migration Map
Site
Foreign-Born Population: A Nation of Overlapping Diasporas
Digital Scholarship Lab
University of Richmond
Site
Internal Migration Around the GlobE (IMAGE)
School of Geography Planning and Environmental Management
The University of Queensland Australia
Site
Mexican Migration Project (MPP)
Princeton University & University of Guadalajara
Site
Mexican Family Life Survey (MxFLS)
Iberoamerican University (UIA)
Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE)
Duke University
Site
The New Immigrant Survey
Princeton University
Site
Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)
Site
– Resources about refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Site
Syria Regional Refugee Response
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Site
Syrian Refugees - A Snapshot of the Crisis
Site
Asylum Quarterly Report
Eurostat Statistics Explained
Site
REACH - Informing more Effective Humanitarian Action
Site
– Other microdata and surveys
American Life Panel
RAND Corporation
Site
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Site
World Values Survey
Site
Latinobarómetro: Opinion Pública Lationamericana
Site
Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)
Site
Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
Site
– Aggregated-level data
Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact-based worldview
Site
World Bank Data
Site
World Wealth & Income Database
Site
The Equality of Opportunity Project
Site
National Vital Statistics System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Site
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Data Visualizations
Site
Pew Research Center Data
Site
Global Attitudes & Trends
Pew Research Center
Site
OXFAM - The Power of People Against Poverty
Site
Doctors without Borders
Site
Brookings Institute
Site
– Academic associations
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Site
Population Association of America (PAA)
Site
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Site
American Marketing Association
Site
American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
Site
– Sources for literature review
Web of Science
Scientific citation indexing service
Site
JSTOR (Journal Storage)
Digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources
Site
American Journal of Sociology
Site
American Sociological Review
Site
Annual Review of Sociology
Site
Science Direct
Source for scientific, technical, and medical research
Site
PubMed
Citations for biomedical literature, life science journals, and online books
Site
– Public-opinion polls
RealClearPolitics
Political news and polling data aggregator
Site
FiveThirtyEight
Statistical analysis about elections, politics, sports, science, economics and culture
Site
– Resources for migration syllabus
Migration and Citizenship Syllabus Bank
American Political Science Association
Site
Immigration Syllabus
Created by immigration historians affiliated with the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota and the Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Site
Syllabus in pdf
