Marriage, migration and gender

Palriwala, Rajni, 1955- (Added Author). Uberoi, Patricia. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780761936756
ISBN: 0761936750
Physical Description: print
359 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section I. Introduction -- 1. Exploring the Links: Gender Issues in Marriage and Migration / Rajni Palriwala and Patricia Uberoi -- Section II. Marriage as Migration -- 2. Marriage Migration in China: The Enlargement of Marriage Markets in the Era of Market Reforms / Delia Davin -- 3. Bridal Diaspora: Migration and Marriage among Filipino Women / Teresita C. del Rosario -- 4. ?America Varan? Marriages among Tamil Brahmans: Preferences, Strategies and Outcomes / U. Kalpagam -- Section III. Brokering Marriage -- 5. Commercially Arranged Marriage Migration: Case Studies of Cross-border Marriages in Taiwan / Melody Chia-wen Lu -- 6. Bangladeshi Girls Sold as Wives in North India / Therese Blanchet -- 7. Unorthodox Sisters: Gender Relations and Generational Change among Malayali Migrants in Italy / Ester Gallo -- Section IV. Marriage Transactions and Transnational Contexts -- 8. Marriage, Money and Gender: A Case Study of the Migrant Indian Community in Canada / Ranjana Sheel -- 9. Gender, Dowry and the Migration System of Indian Information Technology Professionals / Xiang Biao -- Section V. The Strains of Marriage Migration -- 10. Vulnerable Brides and Transnational Ghar Damads: Gender, Risk and ?Adjustment? among Pakistani Marriage Migrants to Britain / Katharine Charsley -- 11. Marriage and Migration through the Life Course: Experiences of Widowhood, Separation and Divorce amongst Transnational Sikh Women / Kanwal Mand -- 12. Domestic Violence and the Indian Diaspora in the United States / Margaret Abraham -- 13. Child Custody Cases in the Context of International Migration / Kirti Singh.