Romanian transnational families : gender, family practices and difference / Viorela Ducu.
This book explores novel aspects of transnational family research through the study of Romanian transnational families. A range of topics are covered, including the impact of lodging type upon life strategies; understudied elements in transnational relationships; gender roles in transnational commun...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Theoretical Context; Family Practices andTransnational Families; Overview oftheBook; Final Remark; References; Chapter 2: Methodological Challenges inTransnational Family Research; Introduction; Our Multisite Research; Video Recording inPerson andOnline; Couple Interviews; Final Remark; References; Chapter 3: Two Perspectives onFamily Life Through theLens ofLodging Type; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; A Strategy ofStealthy Living; London; Lack ofOpenness Toward Family andCommunity; A Strategy ofLiving Lavishly; Mons.
- Mons: CityMons: Rural Zone; Openness Toward Family andCommunity; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: "Staying inTouch": Views fromAbroad andfromHome; Introduction; Theoretical Context; Gender Roles inTransnational Communication; Recreational Visits oftheElderly Abroad; The Relationships BetweenFamily Members Spread AcrossSeveral Countries; The Transnational Formation ofThese Couples; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Romanian Children inMultiple Worlds; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Children Moving 'To andFro' andtheRelationship withEducational Systems.
- A Better Western SystemReturning toRomania; Elements ofIdentity andAllegiances AmongChildren; Speaking theRomanian Language; The Choice ofReligion/Rite; Children withMultiple Potential Citizenships; The Feeling ofBelonging toaHost Country; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Afterword: What Next forRomanian Transnational Family Research?; The Present State ofResearch; The Book at Hand; What Next?; References; References; Index.