South Asia
Middle East
Europe
North America
The sociology of immigration involves a sociological analysis of immigration, particularly with respect to race & ethnicity, social structure, as well as political policy. Important conception include assimilation, enculturation, marginalization, multiculturalism, postcolonialism, transnationalism and social cohesion.
A more advanced sociological analysis of immigration can be explored within the concept of transnationalism. This analysis is perhaps more concerned with the relational dimensions of immigration, particularly in terms of the ways in which families and relationships are manages when members migrate to another country. Theorist Zlatko Skrbis argues that within a transnational network of families, the patterns of migration are intertwined with notions of 'emotion' and 'belonging'.