Parenting from afar and the reconfiguration of family across distance / Maria Rosario T. de Guzman, Jill Brown, and Carolyn Pope Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Guzman, Maria Rosario T., Editor.

Contributor:

De Guzman, Maria Rosario T., editor.

Brown, Jill R. (Jill Rena), editor.

Edwards, Carolyn P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Cross-cultural studies.

Families.

Parenthood--Cross-cultural studies.

Parenthood.

Separation (Psychology).

Family reunification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2018

Summary:

The definition of family as a conjugal group consisting of parents and children living in the same household is in the process of a profound reworking, one that includes the constellation of family life that exists around the world. Increased migration and mobility have challenged traditional notions of what constitutes a family. Many families today are separated across distance and maintain ties in a multitude of ways. This volume presents work from scholars who collectively show reasons that motivate parenting across distance, how families cope with separation and maintain ties, the impact of separation on family members, and how family is redefined and reconfigured in these various settings.

Contents:

Parenting From Afar and the Reconfiguration of Family Across Distance About the Editors Contributors Introduction Section I Economic Migration and Family Dispersal Section II Sociopolitical Crises and Family Separation Section III Personal Crises and Family Separation Section IV Family Separation as a Normative Cultural Practice and in Pursuit of Education

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 18, 2018).

ISBN:

0-19-067197-1

0-19-026509-4