Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 The Family in Dispute: Insiders and Outsiders
- 2 Inside and Outside: Contrasting Perspectives on the Dynamics of Kinship and Marriage in Contemporary South Asian Transnational Networks
- 3 ‘For Women and Children!’ The Family and Immigration Politics in Scandinavia
- 4 Defining ‘Family’ and Bringing it Together: The Ins and Outs of Family Reunification in Portugal
- 5 Debating Cultural Difference: Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Islam and Women
- 6 Family Dynamics, Uses of Religion and Inter-Ethnic Relations within the Portuguese Cultural Ecology
- 7 The Dream of Family: Muslim Migrants in Austria
- 8 Who Cares? ‘External’, ‘Internal’ and ‘Mediator’ Debates about South Asian Elders’ Needs
- 9 Italian Families in Switzerland: Sites of Belonging or ‘Golden Cages’? Perceptions and Discourses inside and outside the Migrant Family
- 10 Dealing with ‘That Thing’: Female Circumcision and Sierra Leonean Refugee Girls in the UK
- 11 Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Intermarriage in Spain: Beyond Simplistic Notions of Hybridity
- 12 Debating Culture across Distance: Transnational Families and the Obligation to Care
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
- Other IMISCOE Titles
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 The Family in Dispute: Insiders and Outsiders
- 2 Inside and Outside: Contrasting Perspectives on the Dynamics of Kinship and Marriage in Contemporary South Asian Transnational Networks
- 3 ‘For Women and Children!’ The Family and Immigration Politics in Scandinavia
- 4 Defining ‘Family’ and Bringing it Together: The Ins and Outs of Family Reunification in Portugal
- 5 Debating Cultural Difference: Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Islam and Women
- 6 Family Dynamics, Uses of Religion and Inter-Ethnic Relations within the Portuguese Cultural Ecology
- 7 The Dream of Family: Muslim Migrants in Austria
- 8 Who Cares? ‘External’, ‘Internal’ and ‘Mediator’ Debates about South Asian Elders’ Needs
- 9 Italian Families in Switzerland: Sites of Belonging or ‘Golden Cages’? Perceptions and Discourses inside and outside the Migrant Family
- 10 Dealing with ‘That Thing’: Female Circumcision and Sierra Leonean Refugee Girls in the UK
- 11 Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Intermarriage in Spain: Beyond Simplistic Notions of Hybridity
- 12 Debating Culture across Distance: Transnational Families and the Obligation to Care
- Notes on Contributors
- Index
- Other IMISCOE Titles
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Family in QuestionImmigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Multicultural Europe, pp. 299 - 312Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2008