Children of global migration : transnational families and gendered woes / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005Description: xi, 212 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0804749442
- 9780804749442
- 0804749450
- 9780804749459
- 306.8509599 22
- HQ792.P5 P37 2005
Contents:
Introduction : gender and the transnational family -- 1. The global economy of care -- 2. The dismal view of transnational households -- 3. Caring for the family : why parents leave the Philippines -- 4. The gap between migrant fathers and their children -- 5. The gender paradox : recreating "the family" in women's migration -- 6. Gendered care expectations : children in mother-away transnational families -- 7. The overlooked second generation : the experience of prolonged separation in two-parent migrant families -- Conclusion : the persistence of gender.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 306.8509599 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A412327B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-207) and index.
Introduction : gender and the transnational family -- 1. The global economy of care -- 2. The dismal view of transnational households -- 3. Caring for the family : why parents leave the Philippines -- 4. The gap between migrant fathers and their children -- 5. The gender paradox : recreating "the family" in women's migration -- 6. Gendered care expectations : children in mother-away transnational families -- 7. The overlooked second generation : the experience of prolonged separation in two-parent migrant families -- Conclusion : the persistence of gender.
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