The Family in Question: Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Multicultural Europe

Ralph Grillo

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2008

The Family in Question

Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Multicultural Europe

Ralph Grillo

In the series IMISCOE Research

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048501533

Overview
Contents

About this book

Case studies contrasting 'external' and 'internal' views of the rights and wrongs of different ways of living as families in multicultural Europe.

Author / Editor information

Ralph Grillo is professor of social anthropology emeritus at the University of Sussex.

Reviews

The Family in Question insightfully explores migrant families in Europe – shedding a bright light and offering fresh perspectives on a subject at the center of policy debates about cultural differences. Nancy Foner, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgments Open Access Download PDF	7
Preface Open Access Download PDF	9
1. The Family in Dispute: Insiders and Outsiders Ralph Grillo Open Access Download PDF	15
2. Inside and Outside: Contrasting Perspectives on the Dynamics of Kinship and Marriage in Contemporary South Asian Transnational Networks Roger Ballard Open Access Download PDF	37
3. ‚For Women and Children!‘ The Family and Immigration Politics in Scandinavia Anniken Hagelund Open Access Download PDF	71
4. Defining ‚Family‘ and Bringing It Together: The Ins and Outs of Family Reunification in Portugal Maria Lucinda Fonseca and Meghann Ormond Open Access Download PDF	89
5. Debating Cultural Difference: Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Islam and Women Erik Snel and Femke Stock Open Access Download PDF	113
6. Family Dynamics, Uses of Religion and Inter-Ethnic Relations within the Portuguese Cultural Ecology Susana Bastos and José Bastos Open Access Download PDF	135
7. The Dream of Family: Muslim Migrants in Austria Anna Stepien Open Access Download PDF	165
8. Who Cares? ‚External‘, ‚Internal‘ and ‚Mediator‘ Debates about South Asian Elders’ Needs Kanwal Mand Open Access Download PDF	187
9. Italian Families in Switzerland: Sites of Belonging or ‘Golden Cages’? Perceptions and Discourses inside and outside the Migrant Family Susanne Wessendorf Open Access Download PDF	205
10. Dealing with ‚That Thing‘: Female Circumcision and Sierra Leonean Refugee Girls in the UK Radha Rajkotia Open Access Download PDF	225
11. Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Intermarriage in Spain: Beyond Simplistic Notions of Hybridity Dan Rodrígeuz-García Open Access Download PDF	245
12. Debating Culture across Distance: Transnational Families and the Obligation to Care Loretta Baldassar Open Access Download PDF	269
Notes on Contributors Open Access Download PDF	293
Index Open Access Download PDF	299

Languages: English, English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 314

eBook

Published: August 27, 2008
ISBN: 9789048501533