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Transnational Families and Aged Care: The Mobility of Care and the Migrancy of Ageing

Baldassar, Loretta·2007·Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
DOI 10.1080/13691830601154252
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This paper is an ethnographic exploration of a seldom-discussed ‘micro’ dimension of transnational studies, the practices of long-distance family relations and aged care. The importance of time as a key variable in transnational research is demonstrated through comparisons of the care exchanges of three cohorts of Italian migrants in Australia and their kin in Italy. A focus on ‘transnationalism from below’, the more quotidian and domestic features of transmigrant experience, highlights the importance of considering the role of homeland kin and communities in discussions of migration. The analysis of transnational care-giving practices illustrates that migrancy is sometimes triggered by the need to give or receive care rather than the more commonly assumed ‘rational’ economic motivations. Transnational lives are thus shaped by the ‘economies of kinship’, which develop across changing state (‘macro’), community (‘meso’) and family migration (‘micro’) histories, including, in particular, culturally constructed notions of ‘ideal’ family relations and obligations, as well as notions of ‘successful’ migration and ‘licence to leave’.

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Authors
Baldassar, L.
Corresponding author
Baldassar, Loretta
ORCID
Baldassar, Loretta
Venue
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2007-03
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
275-297
ISSN
  • 1369-183X (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-9451
DOI
10.1080/13691830601154252
OpenAlex
W1974371484
Cited by
452
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
32.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
Keywords
transnational families, elderly care, aging, migration motives, kinship obligations, family migration

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