- 224 pages
- English
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About this book
One unintended consequence of the unprecedented rural-to-urban migration in China over the past three decades is the exponentially increased number of "left-behind" childrenāchildren whose parents migrated to more developed areas and who live with one parent or other extended family members. The daily lives of these children, including their caretaking arrangements, parent-child bonding and communication, and schooling, are fraught with distractions and uncertainties. Paying special attention to this marginalized group, this book investigates the role of parental migration and the left-behind status in shaping Chinese family dynamics and children's general wellbeing, including their school performance, delinquency, resilience, feelings of ambiguous loss, and other psychological problems. Blending theory, empirical research, and real-world interviews with left-behind children, China's Left-Behind Children provides a uniquely close look at these children's lives while also providing the larger national context that defines and shapes their everyday lives.
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Publisher
Rutgers University PressYear
2024Print ISBN
9781978837140, 9781978837157eBook ISBN
9781978837164Table of contents
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Who Leaves and Who Stays? Factors Associated with Parental Migration and Caretaking Arrangements
- 3. Caretaking at Home: Grandparenting and One-Parent Caretaking
- 4. Parenting from Afar: Long-Distance Parenting and Short Visits
- 5. āHave You Finished Your Homework?ā: Parental Migration, Caretaking Practices, and Childrenās Schooling
- 6. Are Left-Behind Children More Deviance- and Delinquency-Prone?
- 7. Childrenās Psychological Well-Being: Caretaking Practices, Long-Distance Parenting, and Ambiguous Loss
- 8. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- Series List