Marriage, Migration and Gender
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | ISBN: | 9789352801398 | |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | April 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9789352801398 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | April 15, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd |
| Language: | English |
This is the final volume in the five volume series on Women and Migration in Asia.
The articles in this volume bring a gender-sensitive perspective to bear on aspects of marriage and migration in intra- and transnational contexts. In particular, they consider: a) how, given specific rules of marriage and (post-marital) residence, the institution of marriage may itself entail women's migration; b) how marriage can be used as an individual and family strategy to facilitate migration, and conversely, how migration may become an important factor in the making of marriages; c) the fluid boundaries between matchmaking and trafficking in the context of migration; d) the political economy of marriage transactions; and finally, more broadly, e) the impact of intra- and transnational migration on the institution of marriage, family relations and kinship networks. While most of the articles here concern marriage in the context of transnational migration, it is important- given the reality of uneven development within the different countries of the Asian region - to emphasise the overlap and commonality of issues in both intra- and international contexts.
This is the final volume in the five volume series on Women and Migration in Asia.
The articles in this volume bring a gender-sensitive perspective to bear on aspects of marriage and migration in intra- and transnational contexts. In particular, they consider: a) how, given specific rules of marriage and (post-marital) residence, the institution of marriage may itself entail women's migration; b) how marriage can be used as an individual and family strategy to facilitate migration, and conversely, how migration may become an important factor in the making of marriages; c) the fluid boundaries between matchmaking and trafficking in the context of migration; d) the political economy of marriage transactions; and finally, more broadly, e) the impact of intra- and transnational migration on the institution of marriage, family relations and kinship networks. While most of the articles here concern marriage in the context of transnational migration, it is important- given the reality of uneven development within the different countries of the Asian region - to emphasise the overlap and commonality of issues in both intra- and international contexts.
