Aging Within Transnational Families

Transnational families have become a hot topic in migration studies, family sociology and transnational family research. The focus of this literature tend to be working-age migrants and their children in the country of origin. In contrast, older members of transnational families have only sporadically received academic attention. Consequently, rather little is known about the experiences of older people within transnational family contexts as well as about the scope and determinants of their cross-border family ties and practices. Exploring the case of older Peruvians, Aging within Transnational Families is the first book to provide a multi-method approach to studying aging across borders. It analyses the complex dynamics of transnational intergenerational solidarity by scrutinising the willingness and creativity of older Peruvians to support their children and grandchildren across large geographic distances and national boundaries.