Migrations, causes and new identities

Abstract

This article shows that migrations- from the very beginning of humankind- have been and will continue being a social fact that is either conditioned or caused by a variety of human factors, or of an environmental, demographic, economic, cultural, religious or sociopolitical nature. Its author proves that modern history demonstrates that the phenomena of migration has been an option to reach better lifestyles or living conditions; also, that in many other occasions, migrations have been forced hence generating a traumatic transformation of identity, culture, traditions and the development itself of the peoples.