Transnational Families, Migration and Gender
Moroccan and Filipino Women in Bologna and Barcelona
- 280 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Transnational Families, Migration and Gender
Moroccan and Filipino Women in Bologna and Barcelona
About this book
By linking the experiences of immigrant families with the increased reliance on cheap and flexible workers for care and domestic work in Southern Europe, this study documents the lived experiences of neglected actors of globalization — migrant women — as well as the transformations of Western families more generally. However, while describing in detail the structural and cultural contexts within which these women have to operate, the book questions dominant paradigms about women as passive victims of patriarchal structures and brings out instead their agency and the creative ways in which they take control of their lives in often difficult circumstances. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and interviews, the author offers a valuable dual comparison between two Southern European countries on the one hand and between two migrant groups, one Christian and one Muslim, on the other, thus bringing to light unique detailed data on migration decision-making, settlement and on the multiple ways in which different women cope with the consequences of their transnational lives.
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Table of contents
- Transnational Families, Migration and Gender
- Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Transnational Migration, Gender and Settlement
- Chapter 3: Immigration, Work and Family in Bologna
- Chapter 4: Immigration, Work and Family in Barcelona
- Chapter 5: Comparative Perspectives on Female Migration and Settlement in Southern Europe
- Chapter 6: Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index