‘Migrant Carer- Wives’ – Between Transnational Marriages, Care Work for Older Husbands and Gendered Precarity

Migration is traditionally categorised into migration for work or family. However, utilising interviews with both immigrant families and publically employed care managers, this study documents the existence of a hybrid type, involving migrant wives who arrive to care for substantially older husbands...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anika Liversage, Abir Mohamad Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2022-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Migration Research
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Online Access:https://journal-njmr.org/articles/427