Insufficient Funds : the Culture of Money in Low-Wage Transnational Families.

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Every year migrants across the globe send more than 500 billion to relatives in their home countries, and this circulation of money has important personal, cultural, and emotional implications for the immigrants and their family members alike. Insufficient Funds tells the story of how low-wage Vietn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thai, Hung Cam
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Vietnamese > United States > Economic conditions.
Vietnamese > United States > Social conditions.
Immigrants > Family relationships > United States.
Immigrants > Family relationships > Vietnam.
Money > Social aspects > United States.
Money > Social aspects > Vietnam.
Families > Economic aspects > United States.
Families > Economic aspects > Vietnam.
Transnationalism > Social aspects > United States.
Transnationalism > Social aspects > Vietnam.
Familles > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Familles > Aspect économique > Viêt-nam.
Transnationalisme > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Transnationalisme > Aspect social > Viêt-nam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Families > Economic aspects
Immigrants > Family relationships
Money > Social aspects
Vietnamese > Economic conditions
Vietnamese > Social conditions
United States
Vietnam
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Translations; 1. Six Tales of Migrant Money; 2. The Making of a Transnational Expenditure Cascade; 3. Money as a Currency of Care; 4. The Migrant Provider Role; 5. The American Dream in Vietnam; 6. Compensatory Consumption; 7. Emulative Consumption; 8. The Cyclical Entrenchment of Monetary Habits; 9. The High Price of Esteem Consumption; 10. Tall Promises; Conclusion: Special Money in Low-Wage Transnational Families; Appendix: Methodology and Interviewees; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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