El papel de las redes familiares en las decisiones de inmovilidad espacial en el área metropolitana de Granada

Abstract

Pese a que la familia es una reconocida institución con influencia en múltiples facetas de la vida social en España, no existen muchos estudios específicos sobre su papel en las trayectorias residenciales. Utilizando una encuesta realizada en el área metropolitana de Granada en 2008, en este trabajo analizamos la influencia de dos aspectos —la concentración de la red familiar y la presencia de raíces en el barrio— en las decisiones de movilidad e inmovilidad espacial. Los resultados indican que las redes familiares juegan un papel importante para entender las decisiones de sedentarismo espacial en nuestro contexto de estudio. La familia es un fuerte factor de arraigo en la vivienda y en el barrio de toda la población, pero, al mismo tiempo, está modulado por la posición social de los individuos y las familias y su importancia es mayor entre las familias con menores recursos y para aquellos que residen en barrios más desfavorecidos.

Local Ties as Self-Reported Constraints to Internal Migration in Spain

“…This finding emphasizes that family and friends who live close by are experienced as constraints, and should be understood as a motivation for immobility. This is in line with earlier findings on the role of social ties determinants for staying behaviour in Spain (Clark et al, 2017 ; Palomares et al, 2019 ) as well as other contexts (Schewel & Fransen, 2022 ). While we did not formulate any hypotheses about this, those whose family and friends lived close by were also less likely to report ties to work.…”

“…We observed that many of the self-reported constraints to migration involved sources of non-transferable capital (i.e., local ties) that have previously been shown to act as constraints to migration (David et al, 2010 ; Michaelides, 2011 ; Mulder & Malmberg, 2014 ; Palomares-Linares, 2018 ; Thomassen, 2021 ) and financial constraints (Landale & Guest, 1985 ; Sjaastad, 1962 ). Some examples are ‘family care obligations’, ‘a fear of change’, ‘the work location’, or feeling ‘happy here’; obstacles such as age or health; and financial limitations such as ‘income’.…”

“…This is also true of ties to other geographically proximate family members, friends, and other members of their broader social network (Belot & Ermisch, 2009 ; Clark et al, 2017 ; David et al, 2010 ; Dawkins, 2006 ; Mulder & Malmberg, 2014 ; Palomares-Linares & van Ham, 2017 ). Moreover, living close to a large family network is associated with an even greater reduction in the likelihood of moving somewhere else (Palomares-Linares et al, 2019 ). Due to a combination of cultural preferences and structural, institutional, and social factors (Reher, 1998 ), proximity to family members might play an even larger role in spatial immobility in Spain than it does in other countries (see also: de Miguel Luken, 2002 ).…”

Moving and staying in the context of the family: A review and an introduction to the Special Issue

“…For older adults, the anchor role of children is related to needs for proximity: geographical divergence between older parents and their adult children was less likely after the onset of parental formal care needs (Artamonova & Syse, 2021). ‘Staying practices’ in Granada were not only shaped by household circumstances and trajectories but are also connected to the geographies of social and family networks (Palomares‐Linares et al, 2016). The quality of the family relationship may also play a role.…”

Cauces socioespaciales: la segregación y el arraigo en Madrid

“…No obstante, la importancia de la familia como factor de arraigo espacial es mayor entre las clases con menos recursos, así como en los barrios más desfavorecidos (Palomares-Linares et al, 2019). Al respecto, van Groenou y van Tilburg ( 2003) explican que las familias tienen necesidades de apoyo desiguales, así como desiguales son sus oportunidades de obtener bienestar fuera de las redes familiares.…”