To Live Apart or Together: Integration Outcomes of Astronaut Versus Dual-Parent Household Strategies

Melita Ptashnick and Daniyal Zuberi ()
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Melita Ptashnick: University of Toronto
Daniyal Zuberi: University of Toronto

Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2018, vol. 19, issue 4, No 1, 849-864

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we examine the interactions between transnationalism and integration in a case-control study. Using a typology of interactions, the study assesses how a transnational household form affects structural and socio-cultural integration. The research draws upon 20 interviews with Chinese immigrants to Vancouver, Canada, to compare the integration experiences of women in transnational split households with those of women in dual-parent households. In the transnational split households, the women live with their children in the receiving nation-state, while their husbands reside and work in the country of origin. The findings illustrate an antagonistic relationship between transnationalism, and employment and financial integration. In contrast, results show a transnational split household approach positively affects housing and socio-cultural integration as compared to a dual-parent household strategy.

Keywords: Astronaut; Canada; Integration; Transnational split household (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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