“The more things change the more they stay the same”: Decision-making in Zimbabwean transnational families

Admire Chereni ()
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Migration Letters, 2014, vol. 11, issue 3, 341-352

Abstract: Whereas studies have documented socio-cultural changes connected to migration dynamics, there is a dearth of knowledge about decision-making in transnational fami-lies. This article seeks to understand transformations in decision-making in six Zim-babwean transnational families. This is done by examining qualitative data generated through semi-structured interviews with members of the migrant families. While ac-centuating the need for more research on interpersonal processes in transnational families, the article illustrates that shifts in gender roles may occur alongside gender-normative behaviours that maintain women in subordinate decision-making roles.

Keywords: decision-making; gender; social transformation; transnationalism; transna-tional families. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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