ABSTRACT

This study is a detailed exploration of how families cope both individually and as structures with the stresses of moving to a new culture. Through rich interviews conducted over a period of two years, Mary Haour-Knipe shows the processes of change and adjustment at work. As the world of work becomes increasingly a global one, employees of governments, companies and non-commercial organisations increasingly find themselves obliged to live abroad for years at a time, uprooting their families from jobs, schools and support networks in the process. The author's findings will be of interest to students of wider issues of migration and to those who study the family under pressure.

chapter 1|13 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|37 pages

WHO ARE THEY, AND WHY DO THEY MOVE?

chapter 3|20 pages

WHAT IS STRESSFUL ABOUT MOVING ABROAD?

chapter 4|25 pages

STRAINS ON FAMILIES

chapter 5|20 pages

COPING

chapter 6|22 pages

GIVING AND RECEIVING SOCIAL SUPPORT

chapter 7|18 pages

SOCIAL SUPPORT FROM WITHIN THE FAMILY

chapter 8|14 pages

EFFECTS ON CHILDREN

chapter 9|20 pages

THE EFFECT OF THE MOVE: TWO CASE STUDIES

chapter 10|19 pages

FAMILIES TWO YEARS LATER

chapter 11|16 pages

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS