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Remittance of Thai Female Marriage Migrants in Germany

Motives, Challenges, and Family Relationships

Kusuma Haklin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 222 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-41685-0 (ISBN)

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Remittances of Thai female married migrants have been one of the recognized conflicts among Thai-German spouses for a long time. However, the issue of remittance has only been partially debated and clarified as the economic support of Thai wives towards their natal family in Thailand. This book analyzes the determinants that influence Thai migrant wives to send remittances to their natal families and investigates the impact of remitting on both their marital and origin family relationships. The study acquired primary data from the eight key informants by a case study research approach, and supportive information from secondary informants who were personally related to the key informants. Data collection methods included interviews (in-depth and focus-groups) and observations (non-participant and participant). The findings revealed that the financial aspect is the least significant reason for sending remittances among Thai wives in Germany. The remittance practice appears to be an adoption of the cultural gratitude belief deeply rooted in Thai wives' mentality. Thai women reported having remitted to their parents before they married and maintaining this practice as a particular way to perform their decent child's duty towards parents while living abroad. Remitting also carried a symbolic meaning of love and care underpinned by the concept of a gratitude culture.

Haklin Kusuma is Ph.D. student and researcher in Transnational Social Support, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU), Mainz, Germany.

Introduction And Overview.- Literature Review.- Research Methodology.- Background Information.- The Reasons Of Sending Remittance Home.- Impact Of Remittance On Family Relationships.- Remittance And Relationship With Parents-In-Law.- Transmission Of The Remittance Behavior.- Conclusion And Recommendation.

Erscheinungsdatum	31.05.2023
Zusatzinfo	XV, 222 p. 9 illus., 1 illus. in color. Textbook for German language market.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
Schlagworte	Bi-cultural marriage relationship • remittance • Remitting motivation • Thai female marriage migrants • Thai-German spouses • Thai married women in Germany
ISBN-10	3-658-41685-8 / 3658416858
ISBN-13	978-3-658-41685-0 / 9783658416850
Zustand	Neuware