Families Caring across Borders Migration, Ageing and Transnational Caregiving

by Baldassar, Loretta; Baldock, Cora; Wilding, Raelene

• ISBN13: 9781403947765
• ISBN10: 1403947767
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780230626263
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

A moving ethnographic account of the transnational caregiving experiences and practices of migrants and refugees who live in Australia, with their parents in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and New Zealand. This timely work contributes rich detailed knowledge of how people respond to a world characterised by unprecedented mobility (both voluntary and forced), globalised job markets and an ageing population, as increasing numbers of families find themselves spread across the globe and caring for their elderly parents from a distance.

Author Biography

Cora Vellekoop Baldock is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Transnational Caregiving

Researching Transnational Caregiving

Contexts of Migration and Aged Care: Research Case Studies

Transnational Care Giving Between the Generations

The Transforming Impact of Communication Technologies

The Role of Return Visits: The Importance of Co-Presence

Implications for Policy

Towards a Model of Transnational Caregiving

Conclusions

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