Transnational family-work balance: Experiences of Australian migrants caring for ageing parents and young children across distance and borders

Journal of Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-187

  Wilding, Raelene ^b   Baldassar, Loretta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing parents; Australia; Care giving; Children; Family work balance; Transnational migrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950754147     PISSN: 13229400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jfs.15.2.177     Document Type: Article

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