Families, Intimacy and Globalization: Floating Ties

by Raelene Wilding

Growing numbers of partners, parents, children, grandchildren and siblings are living far away from each other, yet their opportunities to stay in touch have never been greater. Smartphones, tablets and personal computers are used by parents in London to care for their children in the Philippines. Refugees use phones and international transfers to send money and support to parents overseas. Funerals, weddings and anniversaries prompt return visits...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137338598
• ISBN13: 9781137338594
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"