Families, Intimacy and Globalization: Floating Ties by Raelene Wilding (English)

Description: Families, Intimacy and Globalization by Raelene Wilding This book examines the traditional ways of conceptualising family and explores how increased mobility, migration and changes in technology and culture caring from afar or transnational partnerships. It takes a cutting edge look at a longstanding topic of teaching. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Growing numbers of partners, parents, children, grandchildren and siblings are living far away from each other, yet their opportunities to stay in touch have never been greater. Smartphones, tablets and personal computers are used by parents in London to care for their children in the Philippines. Refugees use phones and international transfers to send money and support to parents overseas. Funerals, weddings and anniversaries prompt return visits by plane and are streamed online to kin around the world.The mechanisms and processes of globalization are transforming the ways in which people do and think about their families. Families, Intimacy and Globalization examines their experiences, charting the tensions between the freedoms and choices of late modern individuals, on the one hand, and the constraints of relational ties of love and obligation, on the other, which produce the floating ties of global families and intimate relationships.Using detailed examples from all corners of the globe and across the life course, from internet dating to parenting to aged care, this thought-provoking book examines the transformation of relationships by the processes of migration and the cultural and economic flows that are central to globalization. Back Cover Using detailed examples from all corners of the globe and across the life course, from internet dating to parenting to aged care, this thought-provoking book examines the transformation of relationships by the processes of migration, cultural and economic flows that are central to globalization. Growing numbers of partners, parents, children, grandchildren and siblings are living far away from each other, in different towns, cities and countries. Yet, their opportunities to stay in touch have never been greater. Smart phones, tablets and personal computers are used by parents in London to care for their children in the Philippines. Refugees use telephones and international transfers to send money and support to parents overseas. Funerals, weddings and anniversaries prompt return visits by plane and are streamed online to kin around the world. The tools and processes of globalization are transforming the ways in which people do and think about their families. This book examines their experiences in order to chart the tensions between the freedoms and choices of late modern individuals, on the one hand, and the constraints of relational ties of love and obligation, on the other, which produce the floating ties of global families and intimacy. Author Biography Raelene Wilding is Associate Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research explores the experiences and practices of transnational families across the life-course and across a range of migration categories, from skilled to humanitarian migrants. She has a particular interest in the circulation of care and support across national and cultural borders, and the uses of new media to maintain relationships. Her previous books include Families Caring Across Borders (Palgrave, with Baldassar and Baldock) and Race and Ethnic Relations (OUP, with Fozdar and Hawkins). Table of Contents 1.Families, Intimacy and Globalisation: An introduction2.Transnational love and partnering3. Distant Couples4.Transnational Parents and Global Care Chains5. Transnational Childhoods6.Aged Care and Intergenerational Relations7.The global extended family: identities and relatedness8.Beyond heteronormative relationships9.Families, intimacy and globalization: Floating ties. Feature innovative overview of the relationship between migration and families Includes numerous case studies and examples from around the world Uses detailed illustrations to tease out the complexity of relationships in the context of international migration and globalization Combines sociological, anthropological and other disciplinary perspectives to develop a cross-cultural analysis of intimacy under conditions of globalization Description for Sales People innovative overview of the relationship between migration and families Includes numerous case studies and examples from around the world Uses detailed illustrations to tease out the complexity of relationships in the context of international migration and globalization Combines sociological, anthropological and other disciplinary perspectives to develop a cross-cultural analysis of intimacy under conditions of globalization Details ISBN113733858X Author Raelene Wilding Year 2017 ISBN-10 113733858X ISBN-13 9781137338587 Format Paperback Media Book Pages 201 Language English Publication Date 2017-10-27 Edition 1st Imprint Red Globe Press Subtitle Floating Ties Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306.85 Short Title Families, Intimacy and Globalization UK Release Date 2017-10-27 NZ Release Date 2017-10-27 Illustrations 30 bw illus Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2017-11-13 Series Sociology for Globalizing Societies We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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