Emigrationen från Medelstads härad 1870-1925.: En kvantitativ studie av emigrationen från Blekinge län till Danmark och Tyskland.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
The emigration from Medelstads härad 1870-1925. : A quantitative study on emigration from Blekinge County to Denmark and Germany. (English)
Abstract [en]
This is a study on the emigration from Blekinge County with a focus on Medelstads härad to Denmark and Germany, during the period 1870-1925. By measuring statistics on how many people emigrated from Medelstads judicial district 13 parishes to Denmark and Germany respectively the aim is. To get a new perspective on the less known emigration. From this the study can continue to examine female and male emigration from the parishes of Backaryd, Edestad, Listerby and Ronneby. Furthermore, the study will examine the professional titles and other titles that the emigrants had when they chose to emigrate. Based on the results of the first questions, it is possible to see which similarities and differences are found between the emigration to Denmark and Germany. The results indicates the a greater number of emigrants went to Denmark than to Germnay. The results between the male and female emigration indicates that the female emigration was moe extensive than the male emigration both to Denmark and to Germany. Regarding the occupational titles, it can be determined that it was occupations that belonged to the working class that most emigrants had when they emigrated from Medelstads härad. From these results, it is possible to find similarities and differences betwwen the migration to Denmark and Germany.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 52
Keywords [en]
Emigration, Medelstads härad, Denmark, Germany, class affiliation, push and pull factor
Keywords [sv]
Emigration, Medelstads härad, Danmark, Tyskland, klasstillhörighet, push and pull faktor.
National Category
History
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-121183OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-121183DiVA, id: diva2:1761586
Subject / course
History
Educational program
Teacher Education Programme for Upper Secondary School, 300/330 credits
Supervisors
Examiners
2023-06-022023-06-012023-06-02Bibliographically approved