Title |
The scattered family : parenting, African migrants, and global inequality / Cati Coe. |
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Publication Info. |
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2014. |
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©2014 |
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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
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306.85 C672S |
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Description |
pages cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
A history of family reciprocities : material exchanges between the generations in Akuapem -- Distributed parenting in the twentieth century -- International migration and fosterage : how US immigration law separates families -- Work and child care in the United States -- Borderwork : a repertoire made conscious -- The dilemmas of fostering the children of transnational migrants -- Children's expectations of care : love, money, and living together. |
Subject |
Foreign workers, Ghanaian -- United States.
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Families -- Ghana.
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Children of foreign workers.
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Foreign workers' families.
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Transnationalism -- Social aspects.
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ISBN |
9780226072241 cloth alkaline paper |
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022607224X cloth alkaline paper |
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9780226072388 paperback alkaline paper |
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022607238X paperback alkaline paper |
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