Gender And Migration In Italy

Author : Jacqueline Andall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351934480

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Gender, Migration and Domestic Service by Jacqueline Andall Pdf

The book examines the experiences of Black women in Italy from the 1970s to the 1990s. Although Italy is still perceived as a recent immigration country, the book demonstrates how Black women were among the first groups of new migrants to the country. Black women migrating to Italy were employed almost exclusively as live-in domestic workers and detailed attention is paid to the history and political organization of this sector. Unlike much published work in Italian, this book adopts an integrated form of analysis where gender, ethnicity and class are seen to be interconnected constructs. The book also situates Black women within the framework of the national constituency of gender. This approach challenges the ideology surrounding the Italian family and demonstrates that while live-in domestic work created specific forms of social marginality for Black women, it paradoxically allowed Italian women to express their new social identities within and outside the family. The book concludes that Italian women have largely failed in their attempts to transform the division of labour within the home and that the decision to employ other (migrant) women to fulfill household tasks is a trend which sits uneasily within the framework of an inclusive feminist project for women.

Author : Dr Elisa Olivito
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781472455772

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Gender and Migration in Italy by Dr Elisa Olivito Pdf

Recent migratory flows to Europe have brought about considerable changes in many countries. Italy in particular offers a unique point of view, since it is possible to observe not only the way migration has changed specific features of the country, but also how it is intertwined with gender relations. Considering both the type of migration that has affected Italy and the consequent measures adopted by the Government, a variety of distinctive elements may be seen. By providing a broad and more complete picture of the Italian perspective on gender and migration, this book makes a valuable contribution to the wider debate. The contributions consider the problematic linkage between gender and migration, as well as analyse particular aspects including Italian colonial past, domestic work, self-determination, access to social services, second-generation migrant women, family law, multiculturalism and religious symbols. Taking an empirical and theoretical approach, the volume underlines both the multifaceted problems affecting migrant women in Italy and the way in which questions raised in other countries are introduced and redefined by Italian scholarship. The book presents a valuable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of migration and gender studies.

Author : Elisa Olivito
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134803064

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Gender and Migration in Italy by Elisa Olivito Pdf

Recent migratory flows to Europe have brought about considerable changes in many countries. Italy in particular offers a unique point of view, since it is possible to observe not only the way migration has changed specific features of the country, but also how it is intertwined with gender relations. Considering both the type of migration that has affected Italy and the consequent measures adopted by the Government, a variety of distinctive elements may be seen. By providing a broad and more complete picture of the Italian perspective on gender and migration, this book makes a valuable contribution to the wider debate. The contributions consider the problematic linkage between gender and migration, as well as analyse particular aspects including Italian colonial past, domestic work, self-determination, access to social services, second-generation migrant women, family law, multiculturalism and religious symbols. Taking an empirical and theoretical approach, the volume underlines both the multifaceted problems affecting migrant women in Italy and the way in which questions raised in other countries are introduced and redefined by Italian scholarship. The book presents a valuable resource for researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of migration and gender studies.

Author : Loretta Baldassar,Donna R. Gabaccia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 082324895X

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Intimacy and Italian Migration by Loretta Baldassar,Donna R. Gabaccia Pdf

Author : Wendy Pojmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351928571

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Immigrant Women and Feminism in Italy by Wendy Pojmann Pdf

The influx of female migrants to Europe has posed challenges to established European feminist movements. In this book the author assesses the significance of female immigration to Italy and its impact on Italian feminism by analyzing the way in which immigrant and Italian women have constructed their relationships over the past 30 years. The book provides comprehensive overviews of the Italian women's movement and the history of immigration to Italy before examining the formation of immigrant women's groups, the treatment of immigrant women by Italian women's associations, and the forging of new relationships in multicultural women's organizations. Broader comparisons on European migration are made to contextualize immigration to Italy and Southern Europe more generally. By drawing from a variety of research materials such as structured interviews, participant observation and empirical data, the book contributes to an interdisciplinary approach to the study of gender, migration and contemporary Italian history. The book is of interest for scholars and postgraduates in the fields of women and gender studies, migration studies and contemporary European history.

Author : Loretta Baldassar,Donna R. Gabaccia
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780823231843

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Intimacy and Italian Migration by Loretta Baldassar,Donna R. Gabaccia Pdf

Loretta Baldassar is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia. --

Author : Floya Anthias,Gabriella Lazaridis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000184365

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Gender and Migration in Southern Europe by Floya Anthias,Gabriella Lazaridis Pdf

The important role women play in the process of migration to the Western bloc — and in particular to Southern Europe where they often find jobs in the domestic service, tourist or sex industries — has been increasingly recognized. This timely book provides essential new insights into the forms of migration and the impact of gender relations on the migration and accommodation process, and also raises general conceptual issues about ways of understanding migration in a global context. At a time when all the member states of the European Union have called for a reduction in immigration in response to its steady growth, the urgency of the topic is apparent. Contributors examine the possible legal, social and economic problems that increased immigration may produce, including: - female migration and its relation to changing gender relations in the country of migration; - different forms of exclusion faced by male and female migrants; working conditions and status; - migrant networks; - and women's role in reproducing and maintaining ethnic culture. This book will be essential reading for courses in migration, nationalism, Mediterranean and area studies, gender studies and a range of social science courses. It will also be of use to policy makers and those interested in European developments.

Author : Ionela Vlase,Bogdan Voicu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319766577

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Gender, Family, and Adaptation of Migrants in Europe by Ionela Vlase,Bogdan Voicu Pdf

This volume documents the life uncertainties revealed by migrants’ biographies. For international migrants, life journeys are less conventional or patterned, while their family, work, and educational trajectories are simultaneously more fragmented and intermingled. The authors discuss the challenges faced by migrants and returnees when trying to make sense of their life courses after years of experience in other countries with different age norms and cultural values. The book also examines the ways to reconcile competing cultural expectations of both origin and destination societies regarding the timing of transitions between roles to provide a meaningful account of their life courses. Migration is, itself, a major life event, with profound implications for the pursuit of migrants’ life goals, organization of family life, and personal networks, and it can affect, to a considerable degree, their subjective well-being. Chapter 9 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Graziella Parati
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442620087

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Migration Italy by Graziella Parati Pdf

In terms of migration, Italy is often thought of as a source country - a place from which people came rather than one to which people go. However, in the past few decades, Italy has indeed become a destination for many people from poor or war-torn countries seeking a better life in a stable environment. Graziella Parati's Migration Italy examines immigration to Italy in the past twenty years, and explores the processes of cultural hybridization that have occurred. Working from a cultural studies viewpoint, Parati constructs a theoretical framework for discussing Italy as a country of immigration. She gives special attention to immigrant literature, positing that it functions as an act of resistance, a means to talk back to the laws that regulate the lives of migrants. Parati also examines Italian cinema, demonstrating how native and non-native filmmakers alike create parallels between old and new migrations, complicating the definitions of sameness and difference. These definitions and the complexities inherent in the different cultural, legal, and political positions of Italy's people are at the heart of Migration Italy, a unique work of immense importance for understanding society in both modern-day Italy and, indeed, the entire European continent.

Author : Erik R. Vickstrom
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030120887

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Pathways and Consequences of Legal Irregularity by Erik R. Vickstrom Pdf

This open access book provides a unique study of the complexities and consequences of irregular legal status of Senegalese migrants in Europe. It employs sophisticated quantitative methods to analyze unique life-history data to produce policy-relevant conclusions. Using the MAFE dataset as empirical evidence, the book focuses on the legal paths of Senegalese migrants in three different European countries. It shows how multiple contexts of reception produce pathways into irregular legal status and how the resulting complex configurations of irregular status shape migrants’ economic integration into their host societies as well as their ongoing participation in the development of their sending societies. The book thereby increases our understanding of the functioning of African migration systems and the corresponding inclusion patterns in Europe. As such this book will be of interest to scholars working in migration studies, policy makers, and legal professionals.

Author : Donna R. Gabaccia,Franca Iacovetta
Publisher : Studies in Gender and History
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0802036112

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Women, Gender and Transnational Lives by Donna R. Gabaccia,Franca Iacovetta Pdf

In this transnational analysis of women and gender in Italy's world-wide migration, Franca Iacovetta and Donna Gabaccia challenge the stereotype of the Italian immigrant woman as silent and submissive; a woman who stays 'in the shadows.'

Author : Margaret Walton-Roberts
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781487531751

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Global Migration, Gender, and Health Professional Credentials by Margaret Walton-Roberts Pdf

Bringing together diverse approaches and case studies of international health worker migration, Global Migration, Gender, and Health Professional Credentials critically reimagines how we conceptualize the transfer of value embodied in internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs). This volume provides key insights into the economistic and feminist concepts of global value transmission, the complexity of health worker migration, and the gendered and intersectional intricacies involved in the workplace integration of immigrant health care workers. The contributions to this edited collection uncover the multitude of actors who play a role in creating, transmitting, transforming, and utilizing the value embedded in international health migrants.

Author : Kathie Friedman-Kasaba
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438403380

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Memories of Migration by Kathie Friedman-Kasaba Pdf

The migrant has been designated the central or defining figure of the 20th century. Yet, for much of this period, research and theory have centered on adult men as representative, ignoring women's part in international migration. Weaving together history, theory, and immigrant women's own words, Memories of Migration reveals women's multifaceted participation in the mass migrations from eastern and southern Europe to the United States at the turn of the century. By focusing on women's responses to Americanization organizations, coethnic community networks, and income-producing opportunities, this book provides rich insight into the sources of immigrant women's distinct fates in America.

Author : Eleonore Kofman,Annie Phizacklea,Parvati Raghuram,Rosemary Sales
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134705283

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Gender and International Migration in Europe by Eleonore Kofman,Annie Phizacklea,Parvati Raghuram,Rosemary Sales Pdf

Gender and International Migration in Europe is a unique work which introduces a gender dimension into theories of contemporary migrations. As the European Union seeks to extend equal opportunities, increasingly restrictionist immigration policies and the persistence of racism, deny autonomy and choice to migrant women. This work demonstrates how processes of globalisation and change in state policies on employment and welfare have maintained a demand for diverse forms of gendered immigration. The authors examine state and European Union policies of immigration control, family reunion, refugees and the management of immigrant and ethnic minority communities. Most importantly this work considers the opportunities created for political activity by migrant women and the extent to which they are able to influence and participate in mainstream policy-making. This volume will be essential reading for anyone involved in or interested in modern European immigration policy.

Author : Cinzia D. Solari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351782258

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On the Shoulders of Grandmothers by Cinzia D. Solari Pdf

On the Shoulders of Grandmothers is a global ethnography of Ukrainian transnational migration. Gendered migrant subjectivities are a key site for understanding the production of neoliberal capitalism and Ukrainian nation-state building, a fraught process that places Ukraine precariously between Europe and Russia with dramatic implications for the political economy of the region. However, processes of gender and migration that undergird transnational nation-state building require further attention. Solari compares two patterns of Ukrainian migration: the "forced" exile of middle-aged women, most grandmothers, to Italy and the "voluntary" exodus of families, led by the same cohort of middle-aged women, to the United States. In both receiving sites these migrants are caregivers to the elderly. Using in-depth interviews and ethnographic data collected in three countries, Solari shows that Ukrainian nation-state building occurs transnationally. She examines the collective practices of migrants who are building the "new" Ukraine from the outside in and shaping both Italy and the United States as well. The Ukrainian state, in order to fulfil its First World aspirations of joining Europe and distancing itself from all things Soviet, is pursuing a gendered reorganization of family and work structures to achieve a transition from socialism to capitalism. This has created a labor force of migrant grandmothers who carry the new Ukraine on their shoulders. Solari shows that this post-Soviet economic transformation requires a change in the moral order as migrant women struggle to understand how to be "good" mothers and grandmothers and men join women in attempts to teach their children to be successful and honorable people, now that the social rules have drastically changed. Looking at individual migrant women and men and their families in Ukraine allows us to see the production of neoliberal capitalism and new nationalism from the ground up and the outside in for a region that promises to be a flashpoint in our century.