{"product_id":"transnational-aging-and-reconfigurations-of-kin-work-global-perspectives-on-aging-9780813588087","title":"Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work\u003c\/i\u003e documents the social and emotional contributions of older persons to their families in settings shaped by migration, their everyday lives in domestic and community spaces, and in the context of intergenerational relationships and diasporas.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These thought-provoking, poetic, critical, nuanced, heartbreaking, and diverse accounts of older people's complex roles in transnational 'kin-work' provide an important and understudied contribution to the wider field of Aging Studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Annette Leibing * professor of medical anthropology at the Université de Montréal *\u003cbr\u003e“This book is bursting with engaging ethnographic and theoretical contributions from across the world and life course. It’s indisputable: aging and kin-work are critical frames for understanding transnational connections, disruptions, and meaning-making in today’s precarious global economy.”\u003cbr\u003e   -- Caitrin Lynch * author of Retirement on the Line: Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory *\u003cbr\u003e\"An indispensable contribution to research on transnationalism, family relations and aging and a must read for anyone working on these topics. Apart from providing various ethnographic writings from different authors that describe their findings nuanced and rich in detail, the book enables the reader to gain new perspectives into the lives of aging migrants.\" * Anthropology News *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTransnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us of the importance of kinship studies in anthropology, making visible the notion of 'kin work,' that hitherto remained underexplored in transnational and aging studies....An essential and accessible book for academics in the social, human, and public policy sciences, as well as for any researcher or student who seeks to deepen their insights into the everyday processes of aging and care in transnational contexts.\" * Anthropology \u0026amp; Aging *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParin Dossa and Cati Coe\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: The Kin-scription of Older People into Care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.      Flexible Kin Work, Flexible Migration: Aging Migrants Caught between Productive and Reproductive Labor in the European Union\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeda Deneva\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.      The New Aging Trajectories of Chinese Grandparents in Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYanqiu Rachel Zhou\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.      Sacrifice or Abandonment? Nicaraguan Grandmothers’ Narratives of Migration as Kin Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Elizabeth Yarris\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Reconfigurations of Kinship and Care in Migration Contexts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.      Fostering Change: Elderly Foster Mothers’ Intergenerational Influence in Contemporary China\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin L. Raffety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.      Negotiating Sacred Values: Dharma, Karma, and Migrant Hindu Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMushira Mohsin Khan and Karen Kobayashi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.      Transformations in Transnational Aging: A Century of Caring among Italians in Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoretta Baldassar\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Aging, Kin Work, and Migrant Trajectories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.      Returning Home: The Retirement Strategies of Aging Ghanaian Care Workers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCati Coe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.      Balancing the Weight of Nations and Families Transnationally: The Case of Older Caribbean Canadian Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelores V. Mullings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.      The Recognition and Denial of Kin Work in Palliative Care: Epitomizing Narratives of Canadian Ismaili Muslims\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParin Dossa\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038422434135,"sku":"9780813588087","price":105.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813588087.jpg?v=1750940279","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transnational-aging-and-reconfigurations-of-kin-work-global-perspectives-on-aging-9780813588087","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}