Families Caring Across Borders: Migration, Ageing and Transnational Caregiving

Baldassar, Loretta; Baldock, Cora Vellekoop; Wilding, Raelene

This is an ethnographic account of the transnational caregiving experiences and practices of Australian migrants and refugees, caring for their elderly parents in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and New Zealand. It describes how people respond to unprecedented mobility (both voluntary and forced), globalized job markets and an ageing population.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-11-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403947765

DOI: 10.1057/9780230626263

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 259