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(population census). This type of migration mainly influence by high wages, proper educational opportunities and employment etc. these are know as pull factor. Although these migrate type may benefit individuals and families. It however affects the Jamaican society such as brain drain, crime, and illegitimate/ barriers children. Karl Marx noted sociologist would consider the migration process as bring leaded by the economic. This is because the individuals would move from their residence to settle elsewhere because the individual wants a better standard of living, which would be achieve through high wages and is the most common amounts Jamaican male, who wants to ensure a better life for their families and friends. The migration process would then provide his theory that the economic control, the individual. Karl Marx could also say that individuals/ Jamaicans are in the state of false conscience, by seeing the host country as even being better equipped with opportunities which then could be used as a means of capitalism. Functionalists would consider migration as being functional to the Jamaican society, this is because it would allow cultural diversity in which would keep society stable. This would also ensure that culture eraser would not occur, the functionalist would also see migration as means of selling the country history and culture to the rest of the world, which also holds considerable economic growth for the country. But on the flip side the conflict theory looks at migration as the clash of different individuals, cultures and races. In the Jamaican society today, Marxist and functionalist views are evidently seen. Jamaica has established itself as having high levels of net migration. In this small Caribbean island migration is clearly shown dating back throughout history to the now present advancement in technology, skilled workers and franchises etc. in fact because of migration this is the reason why the Jamaican society and economic are in its present state, it was because of this process Jamaica and Jamaican have both benefited and loosed.
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