Successful transnational parenting by African Caribbean mothers who migrated to the United States: A qualitative study of English-speaking Caribbean immigrant women's transnational parenting roles.
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Title
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Successful transnational parenting by African Caribbean mothers who migrated to the United States: A qualitative study of English-speaking Caribbean immigrant women's transnational parenting roles.
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Identifier
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AAI3310761
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identifier
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3310761
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Creator
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Best-Cummings, Christiana.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Michael Smith
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Date
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2008
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Black Studies | Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
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Abstract
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This study explored the issue of transnational parenting to identify components of successful transnational parenting. Using a standardized open-ended interview guide, the researcher examined five main factors that impact the transnational experiences of these women: (1) benefits and consequences of migration; (2) contributions of support systems; (3) transnational parenting; (4) establishment of new family members-second family; and (5) the reunification process.;Twenty women were interviewed in the study. The findings indicated that transnational mothers migrated to the U.S. for several reasons. They migrate for financial reasons, educational opportunities for themselves and their children and because they have family relationships already established in the U.S.;These mothers were devastated by being separated from their children. They revealed that daily activities such as speaking to their children on the telephone is both a happy time for them but it also makes them sad because they relive the emotional pain of not being with their children.;Reunification is an event both the mothers and the children look forward to for years; however some mothers found the reunification process challenging. Issues of child care, balancing the emotional needs of their immigrant children and their husbands, paramour or their children born in the U.S as well as the children's adjustment in school were all new stressors that come with reunification.;Support from family, friends and employers contributed to the mothers' ability to be successful at transnational parenting. The research also revealed, transnational parents are intimately involved in the emotional as well as the financial care of their children. In addition to sending remittances to take care of their children, these mothers spent a great deal of time talking to their children on the telephone.;The greatest challenge for these women that was prevalent throughout the data from the interviews was the difficulty of not being able to have physical contact with their children.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
