Social remittances during COVID-19: on the “new normality” negotiated by transnational families [PDF]
Comparative Migration Studies, 2021 Social remittances- the transfer of ideas, practices, and codes of behaviors- are a well-documented subject in migrant transnationalism literature and transnational family studies.
Nare Galstyan, Mihran Galstyan
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Towards a model of resilience for transnational families of Filipina domestic workers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Many Filipinos experience poverty and poor employment opportunities. In order to alleviate poverty and provide sufficient resources for their families, numerous mothers leave the Philippines to become domestic workers.
Melissa R Garabiles +2 more
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On not 'being there': Making sense of the potent urge for physical proximity in transnational families at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Glob Netw (Oxf), 2022 This paper investigates transnational families’ experiences of the COVID‐19 pandemic outbreak and the accompanying sudden and unexpected travel restrictions.
Simola A, May V, Olakivi A, Wrede S.
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Attachment, Psychological Wellbeing, and Educational Development among Child Members of Transnational Families. [PDF]
Alpha Psychiatry, 2021 Objective The current research investigated attachment styles, psychological wellbeing, and academic development among children in transnational family arrangements in Zimbabwe.
Manyeruke G +3 more
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“Good childhood”: children’s perception and evaluation of transnational families [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyIn public debates, transnational families are portrayed as a deviation from the norm of “good childhood.” In Europe, this is emphasized by the term “Euro-orphans,” branding parents’ (especially mothers’) absence as a violation and scandalizing it ...
Alexandra König +2 more
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Engaged parenting, gender, and children's time use in transnational families: An assessment spanning three global regions. [PDF]
Popul Space Place, 2018 Global circuits of migration regularly separate parents from children. How families navigate this separation has changed markedly. The sharp decline in the cost of international communication makes possible new forms of transnational parenting.
Jordan LP, Dito B, Nobles J, Graham E.
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Collage-based narratives of mothers of third culture kids: the in-between space of transnational families in the UAE [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyThis study delves into the lives of transnational families in the UAE, exploring their complex identities using a visual research approach known as the Collage Life Elicitation Technique (CLET).
Anna Marie Dillon, Tabassim Ali
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Language ideologies in transnational families with Israeli background in Finland [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyTransnational families manage complex language dynamics, with multifaceted linguistic practices representing a key aspect in shaping communication among family members, where balancing heritage and host country languages impacts both cultural ...
Gali Bloch
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Transnational families: Cross‐country comparative perspectives [PDF]
Population, Space and Place, 2018 AbstractThis special issue aims to address the gap in transnational families studies by identifying if there are common patterns and effects of transnational family life across countries and regions, using cross‐country comparative analyses. In this editorial introduction, we highlight the overarching themes emerging from seven papers, which employ new
Valentina Mazzucato, Bilisuma B. Dito
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Transnational intergenerational relationships and doing transcultural family through mandarin learning: an ethnographic glance at Chinese dynamics in four intercultural families in Germany [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyThis article explores the micro dimension within the field of intercultural family studies. The ethnographic study focuses on Chinese elements in transcultural upbringing practices within families with Chinese mothers and German fathers raising their ...
Jiayin Li-Gottwald
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