Emotions in Transmigration

Transformation, Movement and Identity
2013. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-28056-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3796 g

The book explores the intersection of emotions and migration in a number of case studies from across the USA, Europe and Southeast Asia, including the transmigration of female domestic workers, transmigrant marriages, transmigrant workers in the entertainment industry and asylum seekers and refugees who are the victims of domestic violence.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brooks, A.

Simpson, R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Understanding Emotions in Transmigration in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States The Significance of Emotions in Contemporary Social Theorizing Gender, Emotions and Migration in a European Context The Feminization of Emotions in Transmigration in Southeast Asia Agency in the Construction of Emotions in Transmigration in Different Cultural and Work Contexts 'Unseen America': Citizenship and the Politics of Migration in California 'California Dreamin'': Transformation and Identity in the Experiences of Migrants into the San Francisco Bay Area Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

ANN BROOKS is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, from 2011 to 2012. She was appointed as Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia in 2008 and she is part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions 2011-17. Her recent books include (2010); (2011). Forthcoming books include  (2013); and (2013)
RUTH SIMPSON is Professor Management at Brunel Business School, UK. She has published widely in the area of gender and management education, gender and emotions and gender and careers. Recent books include ; ; and