Families Caring Across Borders

Families Caring Across Borders
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780230626263
ISBN-13 : 0230626262
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Book Synopsis Families Caring Across Borders by : Loretta Baldassar

Download or read book Families Caring Across Borders written by Loretta Baldassar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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