2018
DOI: 10.1111/soru.12214
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Is Out of Sight out of Mind? Place Attachment among Rural Youth Out‐Migrants

Abstract: The article adds to the literature on youth migration within a rapidly changing rural society. Insights are presented on how multiple place attachment is reflected in the context of rural‐to‐urban migration in the lives of 14 Danish rural youth out‐migrants. Findings demonstrate that out‐migrants’ attachment to their rural childhood place must be considered ambivalent, in particular regarding how the young people identify with the places, as these are experienced as both nurturing and isolating and safe and re… Show more

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“…The possibility of taking on more responsibility at an early point in one's career may also help to change the widespread image of young people in rural areas being losers or underachievers (which may also inhibit young graduates from returning) to an image of people seizing an opportunity or taking on a challenge. Attaching a positive image to those young adults who decide to stay or to return to the rural countryside is another noneconomic determinant for locational choice (Pedersen, ; Pedersen & Gram, ).…”
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“…The possibility of taking on more responsibility at an early point in one's career may also help to change the widespread image of young people in rural areas being losers or underachievers (which may also inhibit young graduates from returning) to an image of people seizing an opportunity or taking on a challenge. Attaching a positive image to those young adults who decide to stay or to return to the rural countryside is another noneconomic determinant for locational choice (Pedersen, ; Pedersen & Gram, ).…”
Section: Conclusion and Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…Attaching a positive image to those young adults who decide to stay or to return to the rural countryside is another noneconomic determinant for locational choice (Pedersen, 2018;Pedersen & Gram, 2018).…”
Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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