256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Who are they, and why do they move? 3. What is stressful about moving abroad? 4. Strains on families 5. Coping 6. Giving and receiving social support 7. Social support from within the family 8. Effects on children 9. The effect of the move: Two case studies 10. Families two years later 11. Summary and conclusions
Biography
Mary Haour-Knipe
