Ageing and transnational lives : negotiating care, mobility, and belonging /

This book explores the complex intersections of ageing, migration, and transnational family life. Migration reshapes family structures and alters the quality and dynamics of relationships across generations and borders. Rather than viewing ageing solely from the perspective of older adults, this edi...

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Other Authors: Kim, Allen J. (Editor), Zulueta, Johanna O. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2026]
Series:Social Sciences Series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: The Shifting Landscape of Ageing and Family in a Globalised World
  • Chapter 2: Multi-Generational Adaptation: The Case of Portuguese Transnational Kinship Dynamics
  • Chapter 3: Intersections of Migration, Intergenerational Relations and Eldercare: Japan's Long-term Migrants and Their Approaches to Familial Communication and Parental Support.-Chapter 4: Geographic Separation and Intergenerational Ties: Filipino Older Parents in Transnational Families
  • Chapter 5: Mothers' Agency in Tanshin Funin: Sustaining Transnational Care in Japanese Families
  • Chapter 6: Migration, Ageing, and Transnational Care Circulation: Examining the Case of Older Female Migrants in Malaysia
  • Chapter 7: Greek Migrants Ageing in Australia: An Intergenerational Perspective
  • Chapter 8: Ageing and Well-being in the Transnational Space of Care: Exploring the Narratives of Chinese Migrant Older Parents
  • Chapter 9: Gender, Ageing, and the Filipino Migrant Family Online: Filipina Facebook Vloggers (Reels) in Japan
  • Chapter 10: The Contested Legacies of Fatherhood: Filial Memory Work and Intergenerational Healing in the Korean American Diaspora
  • Chapter 11: Intergenerational Social Capital and Well-being: Myanmar Migrants' Practices and Perspectives in Thailand's Ageing Society
  • Chapter 12: Homesick, Retired, or Just Rootless? Challenges of a Family-based Return Migration in Poland and Bulgaria
  • Chapter 13: The Impact of Caregiving and Family Function on the Health Care and Social Well-Being of Return Older Migrants in Chivi South District, Zimbabwe
  • Chapter 14: Ageing Between Worlds: Lived Realities of Zimbabwean Migrants in South Africa and Zimbabwe.