Title Parents who migrate without their children: Gendered and psychosocial reconfigurations of parenting in transnational families
Authors LARRINAGA BIDEGAIN, NEREA, GEMIGNANI, MARCO, HERNÁNDEZ ALBUJAR, YOLANDA
External publication No
Means JOURNAL OF FAMILY THEORY & REVIEW
Scope Article
Nature Científica
JCR Quartile 1
SJR Quartile 1
Web https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85199258963&doi=10.1111%2fjftr.12577&partnerID=40&md5=629a63a62a6727b52bc4ec530dc823f5
Publication date 23/07/2024
ISI 001273989500001
Scopus Id 2-s2.0-85199258963
DOI 10.1111/jftr.12577
Abstract What psychosocial impacts does migrating without children have on parents? How do the reconfigurations of gendered dynamics in transnational families (TFs) affect the well-being and subjectivities of mothers and fathers in the hosting and sending communities? Through this literature meta-synthesis, we describe six main areas of concern for parents who migrate without their children: (a) migration and family roles; (b) affects; (c) negotiations of gender, subjectivity, and family expectations; (d) family cohesion, tensions, and arrangements; (e) communication and the digital relational space; and (f) narratives on family reunification. We discuss the ways in which these areas and processes interact with each other within and around TFs. This article contributes to theories on family transnationality and transnational parenting by identifying and discussing specific dynamics of change and possibilities of becoming, which will be helpful to professionals working with TFs and to migrant parents to understand and anticipate likely family challenges.
Keywords family care; gender; meta-synthesis; migration; transnational families; transnational parenting
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