Josiane Le Gall - Mixed Families in a Transnational World

Offering a transnational perspective on the processes of identity transmission and identity construction of mixed families in various parts of the world, this book provides an overview of how local, national, global contexts and inter-group relations structure the development of specific forms of belonging and identification.

Featuring nine rich ethnographic studies situated in geographic areas less covered by scholarship on mixed families such as Qubec, Morocco, Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Philippines, Thailand and Israel, the books contributions reveal how families everyday lives are shaped by historical and sociopolitical contexts, as well as by transnational dynamics and mobility trajectories. The studies illustrate the context-specific realities that shape social definitions of mixednesswhether religious, national, cultural, ethnic or racialat local and transnational levels.

The articulation of local and transnational perspectives on mixed families will be of interest to students and scholars of migration, transnationalism, families, ethnicity, race and racism in the social sciences (anthropology, sociology, history, social work, international relations and global studies). The book will also be of interest to policymakers, as well as activists and practitioners working in organizations offering services to mixed individuals, migrants, and their families.