Mothering and motherhood are the subjects of a rapidly expanding body of literature.
Considered in this decade review are two predominant streams in this work. One is the …

This article reviews the emerging literature on transnational parenthood, concentrating on
six themes: gender, care arrangements, legislation, class, communication and moralities …

Widening global inequalities make it difficult for parents in developing nations to provide for
their children, and both mothers and fathers often find that migration in search of higher …

Southern Theory presents the case for a radical re-thinking of social science and its
relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale. Mainstream social …

This article explores the social theory and consequent methodology that underpins studies
of transnational migration. First, we propose a social field approach to the study of migration …

In this new book, Ulrich Beck develops his now widely used concepts of second modernity,
risk society and reflexive sociology into a radical new sociological analysis of the …

Since 2000, approximately 440,000 Mexicans have migrated to the United States every
year. Tens of thousands have left children behind in Mexico to do so. For these parents …

In the Philippines, a dramatic increase in labor migration has created a large population of
transnational migrant families. Thousands of children now grow up apart from one or both …