The missing group? Situating transnational contacts in defamilisation research

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

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