Contemporary Western society is changing and, controversially, migration is often flagged up as one of the reasons why. The nature of population change challenges the conventional understandings of family forms and networks whilst multiculturalism poses challenges to our understanding of social change, families and social capital.   This innovative book provides an overview of the emergence of new understandings of ethnicities, identities and family forms across a number of ethnic groups, family types, and national boundaries. Based on new empirical data from fairly distinct sets of transnational family networks in minority communities with a substantial presence in the United Kingdom – principally, Caribbean and Italian, but also drawing on others such as Indian – it examines their lived experiences and uses the concept of social capital to explore how these families manage to maintain close and meaningful links.   Transnational Families discusses, explains and illustrates the substantial problems and issues confronted by communities and families, academics and policy-makers/implementers, and non-governmental organisations within a transnational world. It will be of interest to students and scholars of migration, transnationalism, families and globalisation.

Transnational Families: Ethnicities, Identities and Social Capital (Relationships and Resources)

Politics & Social Sciences

Solomos, John

Goulbourne, Harry

Zontini, Elisabetta

Reynolds, Tracey

Social Sciences

Routledge

Contemporary Western society is changing and, controversially, migration is often flagged up as one of the reasons why. The nature of population change challenges the conventional understandings of family forms and networks whilst multiculturalism poses challenges to our understanding of social change, families and social capital. This innovative book provides an overview of the emergence of new understandings of ethnicities, identities and family forms across a number of ethnic groups, family types, and national boundaries. Based on new empirical data from fairly distinct sets of transnational family networks in minority communities with a substantial presence in the United Kingdom - principally, Caribbean and Italian, but also drawing on others such as Indian - it examines their lived experiences and uses the concept of social capital to explore how these families manage to maintain close and meaningful links Transnational Families discusses, explains and illustrates the substantial problems and issues confronted by communities and families, academics and policy-makers/implementers, and non-governmental organisations within a transnational world. It will be of interest to students and scholars of migration, transnationalism, families and globalisation.

Transnational Families: Ethnicities, Identities and Social Capital (Relationship and Resources) (Relationships and Resources)

Parenting & Relationships

<p>Mothering and being mothered in a racialised society such as the UK continues to have an impact on the daily life of Caribbean mothers - first, second and third generation. From their own experiences and through their own eyes, this study documents the social realities these mothers face. In describing these women's experiences, the 'silent' and often 'invisible' voices of black and minority ethnic mothers in the mothering literature are reclaimed.</p>

Caribbean Mothers: Identity and Experience in the U.K.

Reynolds, T

Tufnell Press

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