{"product_id":"korean-wild-geese-families-9781498583473","title":"Korean Wild Geese Families","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho are wild geese families? They are middle-class Korean transnational families whose mothers and children migrate abroad for children's education while fathers remain in Korea and economically support their families. While their transnational separation is initiated as a family strategy, it unexpectedly leads to substantial transformations in their lives and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKorean Wild Geese Families explores the experiences of Korean wild geese families in North America, focusing on their gender, family, social, and legal dynamics throughout transnational separation: before separation, during separation, and after reunification. Se Hwa Lee discusses the themes of (1) changes in wild geese parents' relative gender statuses, housework patterns, and spousal relationships; (2) changes in mothering\/fathering practices and intergenerational relationships; and (3) wild geese families' settlement and integration in the host societies and re-adaptation to Korea after family reunifica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSe Hwa Lee uniquely examines how transnationally split middle class couples negotiate women’s power and their relationship—before separation, while mothers and children live in North America, and after reunification in Korea. The analysis reveals a complex range of challenges and solutions. Migration transforms wives into single and often full-time mothers, as well as women of color in a new country. Their success varies with the effective use of available resources including legal status, employment, additional education, and ethnic community institutions. Meanwhile, fathers downsize living expenses to support their family abroad while also endeavoring to stay emotionally connected with their children and spouses by adopting a new version of fathering that relies on transnational communication and face-to-face encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Christine E. Bose, University at Albany, SUNY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Korean Wild Geese Families: Backgrounds and Motivations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Women’s Empowerment and Three Resources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Changing Housework Patterns Through Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Transnational Spousal Relationships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Mothering and Socializing in Korean Immigrant Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Transnational Fathering and Father-Child Relationship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: After Family Reunification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040840646999,"sku":"9781498583473","price":84.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498583473.jpg?v=1750948018","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/korean-wild-geese-families-9781498583473","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}