Migration and New Media : Transnational Families and Polymedia.

Migration and New Media : Transnational Families and Polymedia.

How do parents and children care for each other when they are separated because of migration? The way in which transnational families maintain long-distance relationships has been revolutionised by the emergence of new media such as email, instant messaging, social networking sites, webcam and texti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Daniel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Subjects:
Foreign workers, Filipino > Family relationships > Great Britain.
Women foreign workers > Family relationships > Great Britain.
Children of foreign workers > Family relationships > Philippines.
Communication in families > Philippines.
Interpersonal communication > Technological innovations > Social aspects > Philippines.
Communication, International > Technological innovations > Social aspects > Philippines.
Communication in families
Migratie (demografie)
Gezin.
Communicatiemiddelen.
Great Britain
Philippines
Filippijnen.
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Table of Contents:
  • MIGRATION AND NEW MEDIA Transnational families and polymedia; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Philippines and globalisation: migration, mothering and communications; 3 Why they go
  • and why they stay; 4 Letters and cassettes; 5 The mothers' perspective; 6 The children's perspective; 7 The technology of relationships; 8 Polymedia; 9 A theory of mediated relationships; Appendix: a note on method; Notes; References; Index.

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