Recent research has focused attention on the concerns of migration in and out of Florida and within the counties themselves. In 1949, Cape Canaveral was established and the boom was on. The character of the state dramatically transformed after 1965, when plans were announced to convert twenty-seven thousand acres of swampland into Walt Disney World. Since then, Orlando's evolution is divided into two eras: before and after Walt Disney World. Orlando has changed from a quiet town whose function was to service the surrounding citrus growing regions in a sparsely populated Orange County to a booming metropolis. Has the growth been for the best? While geographical mobility is frequently analyzed in terms of in-migration, out-migration, and net migration, this thesis will examine the population churn, the sum of in- and out-migration divided by population size. The simple descriptive questions in this thesis are, first, how do Orange County and the Orlando metro area "stack up" against other Florida cities, counties, and metro areas such as: Tampa, Jacksonville, and Miami. Secondly, across 67 Florida counties, what county level characteristics predict the rate of churn? The sample will consist of intra-migration and intermigration movers from a dataset drawn from the 2000 U. S. Census, IRS data, and local data by county, such as, F Cat, Index Crime Rate, and Domestic Violence Rate. The U.S. Census data are compiled from the Census of 2000; most estimates come from data collected by the CPS (Current Population Survey), which the U.S. Census conducts. The Internal Revenue Service migration flow data shows migration patterns by county based on changes in the addresses entered on individual tax returns. Correlation analysis is used to show the strength of association between population churn and the other variables.

La téléphonie ethnique (mobile) est un secteur d'activité qui facilite la communication et la consolidation des liens interpersonnels entre les membres d'une famille ou d'une communauté dispersés géographiquement. Malgré son importance dans le quotidien des personnes en mobilité géographique, il existe peu de travaux sur la consommation des services téléphoniques mobiles par les populations d'origine étrangère vivant en France. Dans notre recherche, nous nous sommes donnés pour but d'étudier les antécédents liés à l'usage et à la représentation associés à la consommation des services téléphoniques par les personnes d'origine immigrée ou étrangère vivant en France - pour dans un second temps en évaluer les implications marketing.Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous avons mobilisé certaines théories relatives aux systèmes d'information et des théories relatives aux phénomènes migratoires (ethnicité, identité, culture...) afin d'arriver à un modèle de recherche tenant compte de la réalité du phénomène étudié. Ce modèle met en perspective le concept de la "consommation ethnotélécom". Une collecte de données a été réalisée par internet auprès d'un échantillon de 477 répondants. Les résultats issus du traitement des données montrent à quel point la consommation peut varier en fonction de l'offre. / Ethnic mobile telephony is a business that facilitates communication and strengthens interpersonal ties between members of a family or a community with dispersed geography. In spite of its importance to people in geographic mobility, there are few studies on utilization

Master of Science/Doctor of Clinical Psychology / Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that over 40% of all Australian children moved at least one time in the census period from 1996 to 2001 (ABS, 2001). The literature varies in the impact that this has on children. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between residential relocation, resilience and the emotional, behavioural and academic adjustment of children 8-12 years of age who had moved. Risk factors as identified in the literature as well as the relative impact of resilience were examined. By studying how adjustment occurs in the context of resilience, possible areas for prevention and intervention may be developed for the large numbers of children who move. Results showed that the sample population was in the normal range in academic and behavioural terms. The sample was found to have repeated more grades than average; however the children did not exhibit significant behavioural or emotional consequences. A number of demographic factors have been indicated in the literature as affecting adjustment after residential relocations, yet these were generally not found to be significantly associated with adjustment for this study population. Socioeconomic status was the only factor other than resilience to have been significantly associated with adjustment. Possibly due to the developmental stage of the participants, only the resilience subscales of interpersonal strength and school functioning were found to be significant in their positive association with adjustment, leading to fewer behavioural and academic problems. While the children in this study have all had the potential stress of moving house, the demographic characteristics of this sample would suggest that they might not have had to encounter multiple life challenges or adversities. This conclusion may help explain the lack of significant effects of demographic factors on the adjustment of the children in this sample. Results highlight the importance of good schooling and that the core business of schools in building and enhancing the intellectual functioning of children, is a vital component in the development of resilience. These findings suggest that different aspects of resilience may be important for different developmental stages and different life stressors. The distinction between cause and effect when examining resilience factors is discussed and it is suggested that outcomes in one context may be treated as influences upon outcomes in another context.

Master of Science/Doctor of Clinical Psychology / Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that over 40% of all Australian children moved at least one time in the census period from 1996 to 2001 (ABS, 2001). The literature varies in the impact that this has on children. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between residential relocation, resilience and the emotional, behavioural and academic adjustment of children 8-12 years of age who had moved. Risk factors as identified in the literature as well as the relative impact of resilience were examined. By studying how adjustment occurs in the context of resilience, possible areas for prevention and intervention may be developed for the large numbers of children who move. Results showed that the sample population was in the normal range in academic and behavioural terms. The sample was found to have repeated more grades than average; however the children did not exhibit significant behavioural or emotional consequences. A number of demographic factors have been indicated in the literature as affecting adjustment after residential relocations, yet these were generally not found to be significantly associated with adjustment for this study population. Socioeconomic status was the only factor other than resilience to have been significantly associated with adjustment. Possibly due to the developmental stage of the participants, only the resilience subscales of interpersonal strength and school functioning were found to be significant in their positive association with adjustment, leading to fewer behavioural and academic problems. While the children in this study have all had the potential stress of moving house, the demographic characteristics of this sample would suggest that they might not have had to encounter multiple life challenges or adversities. This conclusion may help explain the lack of significant effects of demographic factors on the adjustment of the children in this sample. Results highlight the importance of good schooling and that the core business of schools in building and enhancing the intellectual functioning of children, is a vital component in the development of resilience. These findings suggest that different aspects of resilience may be important for different developmental stages and different life stressors. The distinction between cause and effect when examining resilience factors is discussed and it is suggested that outcomes in one context may be treated as influences upon outcomes in another context.

Depuis la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle, un renouveau des fonctions et des représentations s'impose dans les campagnes européennes. Malgré la pluralité des dynamiques territoriales, elles sont devenues des espaces attractifs et accueillent de nouvelles populations aux profils hétérogènes. Ces installations s'insèrent dans un contexte sociétal de mobilité et peuvent être motivées par la recherche d'aménités environnementales, mais aussi suivre des logiques économiques. Elles recomposent les espaces ruraux et introduisent de nouveaux modes de vivre les campagnes. Par la comparaison de deux territoires ruraux, l'un en Limousin, à proximité de la Montagne limousine, l'autre dans le sud de l'Aragon, dans la Sierra de Albarracín, ce travail analyse les rapports spatiaux qui se développent dans des espaces ruraux investis par des flux migratoires. L'accent est mis sur les modalités de cohabitation et les relations au territoire qui structurent un espace partagé par des groupes sociaux qui l'habitent, le pratiquent, y tissent des liens de manière différente, laissant apparaître des clivages. Cette hétérogénéité ressort par l'analyse des mobilités spatiales, qui influencent les représentations territoriales et est source de nouvelles formes d'inégalités. Dans un contexte où la mobilité redéfinit les relations aux territoires, les ancrages deviennent réversibles, mais de nouvelles formes d'investissement apparaissent et permettent de construire et légitimer l'« être d'ici ». Ces évolutions représentent un enjeu croissant pour les territoires ruraux et pour les politiques d'accueil, qui font face à de nouvelles formes d'inégalités et de stratification sociale. / Since the second half of the 20th C. rural zones in European countries have undergone a revival insofar as concerns their function and designation. Despite the diversity of their territorial dynamics these rural areas have attracted new populations of a very mixed profile. These newcomers insert themselves into a socially mobile context, the motivation for which can be the pursuit of environmental amenities but can also follow an economic logic. They reconstruct these rural areas and introduce a new way of life into the countryside. Comparing two rural territories, the one in the Limousin region next to the Limousin Mountains, and the other in southern Aragon, in the Sierra de Albarracín, this work analyses the spatial relationships which develop in rural areas having experienced migratory influx. The accent is placed on the means of cohabitating and relating to the territory which creates a space shared by the different social groups which inhabit it, live it, and weave attachments to it in different ways, opening the way for breaches to appear. This heterogeneity comes to light through the analysis of spatial mobility which affects the territorial designation and becomes a source of new forms of inequality. In the context where mobility redefines the relationship with the territory, foundations become reversible with new forms of commitments appearing, permitting the reconstruction and legitimization of who can say “I belong here”. These developments create new stakes for the rural territories and their politics concerning newcomers, faced with new forms of inequalities and social stratification.

La mobilité géographique du salarié, entendue ici comme le(s) changement(s) de lieu de travail du salarié au sein du territoire national, est un élément central de la relation de travail, tant pour le salarié que pour l'employeur. Le régime juridique applicable n'a été précisément défini qu'à compter des années 2000. Il a aujourd'hui atteint une certaine maturité qui justifie son réexamen et son étude approfondie, afin de déterminer quels sont les principes finalement retenus, leurs modalités d'application, l'articulation des différentes notions et les évolutions prévisibles ou attendues. Le droit de la mobilité géographique a été construit autour du postulat suivant : la notion de lieu de travail est relative, le salarié est tenu à une certaine mobilité. Cet axiome est à l'origine du concept de secteur géographique, de la distinction clause informative et clause de sédentarité, du régime de l'affectation occasionnelle du salarié, de la clause de réversibilité, de l'accord de mobilité interne, plus simplement de l'ensemble du régime de la mobilité géographique du salarié. Essentiellement forgé par le juge, il est également le fruit de la négociation des parties aux contrats de travail et dans une moindre mesure des partenaires sociaux. Quant au législateur, il n'est intervenu que très récemment, non pas pour modifier ou consacrer les principes dégagés par le juge mais pour mettre en place deux dispositifs créés par un accord national interprofessionnel. / The employees' geographic mobility-which, in this case, means the change(s) of the employees' workplace within the domestic territory -is a core issue of working relationships, both for the employees and for the employers. Despite the antiquity of such a concem, the applicable legal system has only be specifically defined from the 2000s. Nowadays, it has reached a certain level of maturity, which justifies its reconsideration and a thorough analysis, in order to pinpoint the principles that are eventually retained, their conditions of application, as well as the articulation between the various notions, and the predictable or expected evolutions. Geographic mobility law has been structured around the following assumption: the notion of workplace is relative, as employees are compelled to accept travelling from time to time. This axiom is the source of the concept of geographic area, of the difference between informative clause and sedentariness clause, of the employees' casual assignment system, of the reversibility clause, of the restrictions on the mobility clause, and -more simply -of the whole employees' geographic mobility system. Mainly issued by judges, it also originates from the negotiation between the parties to employment contracts, and -to a lesser extent -between the social partners. As for legislators, they only very recently have taken action, not to change or sanction the principles drawn by judges, but to implement two new systems created by a national interprofessional agreement.

Introduction Research show that both educational attainment and genetic propensity to education (PGSEdu) can be associated with geographic mobility and that individuals living in more deprived areas tend to have poorer health while those living in more advantaged places tend to have better health. In this thesis, the aim was to study how polygenic scores for education and attained education influence and differ by geographic mobility, and how they influence the association between geographic mobility and mortality. Methods Data was retrieved from the Swedish Twin Registry with twins born 1926-1955 (n=14,211). Logistic regression models were performed to test if PGSEdu and attained education predicted geographic mobility. Cox regression models were then performed to test if geographic mobility, attained education or PGSEdu decreased the risk of mortality. Results The results show that both the PGSEdu and attained education predicted geographic mobility, in both independent and joint models, with higher education indicating a higher mobility. Geographic mobility decreased the risk of mortality in the independent model, but joint models showed that the association was completely explained by attained education.  Conclusions To conclude, both PGSEdu and attained education influenced geographic mobility. Moreover, attained education explained the relationship between geographic mobility and mortality.