Journal of Cultural Geography
Volume 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-82
Femininity, mobility and family fears: Indian international student migration and transnational parental control (Article)
Walton-Roberts M.*
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Balsillie School of International Affairs, and Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract
In this paper, I explore the migration of Indian-trained nurses enrolled in a post-graduate critical/geriatric care programme at a Canadian public college. Calling upon recent literature on gender, modernity and mobility in India, I examine the extent to which skilled transnational migration is shaped by gender relations established in India. While feminized international migration suggests increased autonomy of female migrants, this research highlights two important dimensions of such migration. The first is that family migration strategies are major determinants of the occupational choice and migration processes that daughters engage in, and the second is that the moral subjectivity of daughters is maintained through transnational methods of care and control. © 2015 JCG Press, Oklahoma State University.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924701222&doi=10.1080%2f08873631.2014.1000561&partnerID=40&md5=1f493e276e56a283846311064e0f0835
DOI: 10.1080/08873631.2014.1000561
ISSN: 08873631
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English