Description
Book SynopsisGlobalization is inextricably bound up with intimate aspects of personhood, care, and the daily decisions through which we make our lives. Looking at sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mexico, the US, Europe, India, and China, this book investigates the impact of globalization in the context of families, age groups, and intergenerational relations.
Trade Review. . . [S]mart and persuasive . . . At once big and small, this conceptually engaging and emotionally touching volume holds great appeal for students of age, generation, and globalization across the social disciplines.
* Population and Development Review *
. . . [T]his collection is well worth exploring for its insights into generational shifts that occur in the midst of processes of globalization in a cross-section of countries, including two in Africa—Botswana and Madagascar.
* African Studies Review *
. . . well worth the read for its insightful analyses. In particular, the case studies presented throughout the book bring to life the fact that globalization does not take place 'out there.' Rather, it takes place as individuals continuously make decisions about specific relationships and through their struggle to shape livable environments in the present and future. Indeed, we are aptly reminded that it is as much in the home and in families, as in financial markets and international agreements, that the reproduction — and regeneration — of populations and societies takes place.Vol. 36.1–2, Spring/Summer, 2009
-- Barbara A. Mitchell, Ph.D * Dept. of Sociology/AnthropologySimon Fraser University *
Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Age, Regeneration, and the Intimate Politics of Globalization Jennifer Cole and Deborah Durham
1. Chinese Children, American Education: Globalizing Child Rearing in Contemporary China T. E. Woronov
2. Continuity and Change in San Pedro Tlalcuapan, Mexico: Childhood, Social Reproduction, and Transnational Migration Roger Magazine and Martha Areli Ramírez Sánchez
3. Fresh Contact in Tamatave, Madagascar: Sex, Money, and Intergenerational Transformation Jennifer Cole
4. Empowering Youth: Making Youth Citizens in Botswana Deborah Durham
5. Aging across Worlds: Modern Seniors in an Indian Diaspora Sarah Lamb
6. Maintaining Local Dependencies: Elderly Women and Global Rehabilitation Agendas in Southeastern Botswana Julie Livingston
7. The Old World and Its New Economy: Notes on the "Third Age" in Western Europe Today Jessica Greenberg and Andrea Muehlebach
List of Contributors
Index
