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The missing group? Situating transnational contacts in defamilisation research

Wai Kam Yu, Sam; Foster, Liam; Chui Man Chau, Ruby

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Authors

Sam Wai Kam Yu

Liam Foster



Abstract

Defamilisation research is increasingly seen as an important component of studies of welfare and social work. It is concerned with people’s vulnerability to defamilisation risks, which are caused by insufficient opportunities for people to choose whether and how they participate in the family. Despite an increasing emphasis on defamilisation research, there has been insufficient attention given to how studies of transnational contacts contribute to defamilisation research. This article argues for the need to expand the scope of defamilisation research to incorporate the concept of ‘transnational contact led strategies’ using evidence from focus groups with Chinese older people in the UK.

Citation

Wai Kam Yu, S., Foster, L., & Chui Man Chau, R. (2022). The missing group? Situating transnational contacts in defamilisation research. International Social Work, 65(5), 941–954. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820940025

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 22, 2020
Online Publication Date Jul 31, 2020
Publication Date 2022-09
Deposit Date Jul 8, 2020
Publicly Available Date Jul 8, 2020
Journal International Social Work
Print ISSN 0020-8728
Electronic ISSN 1461-7234
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 65
Issue 5
Pages 941–954
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820940025
Keywords Chinese immigrants; Decommodification; Care; Overseas families; Government; UK
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4756530
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0020872820940025

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