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Raising global families : parenting, immigration, and class in Taiwan and the US /

Drawing on a uniquely comparative, multi-sited research model, Pei-Chia Lan examines how four groups of ethnic Chinese parents in Taiwan and the United States negotiate cultural differences and class inequality to raise children in the contexts of globalization and immigration. She finds that despit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lan, Pei-Chia, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing on a uniquely comparative, multi-sited research model, Pei-Chia Lan examines how four groups of ethnic Chinese parents in Taiwan and the United States negotiate cultural differences and class inequality to raise children in the contexts of globalization and immigration. She finds that despite sharing a similar ethnic cultural background, these parents develop class-specific, context-sensitive strategies of childrearing to maintain their particular version of a middle-class lifestyle in the globalized world.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781503605916
1503605914