The dual roles of transnational daughters and transnational wives: Monetary intentions, expectations and dilemmas

Global Networks

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-232

  Thai, Hung Cam ^a  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CARE; DAUGHTERS; MARRIAGE MIGRATION; TRANSNATIONALISM; VIETNAM

Indexed keywords

CARE; DAUGHTERS; MARRIAGE MIGRATION; TRANSNATIONALISM; VIET NAM;

COMPUTER NETWORKS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GLOBALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; KINSHIP; MARRIAGE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; WOMENS STATUS;

VIET NAM;

EID: 84858309016     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2012.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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