Migration, care, and the linked lives of dual-earner households

In this paper we explore how family relations influence the migration decisions of partners in dual-earner households. Specifically, we focus on how care responsibilities link the lives of partners, their children, and their parents, and how these 'linked lives' enable and constrain migrat...

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Published inEnvironment and planning. A Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 1617 - 1632
Main Authors Cooke, Thomas J, Bailey, Adrian J, Blake, Megan K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pion Ltd, London 01.09.2004
SeriesEnvironment and Planning A
Subjects
Earnings
Environment
Family relations
Households
Migration
Planning methods
U.S.A
USA, Massachusetts, Boston
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Summary:In this paper we explore how family relations influence the migration decisions of partners in dual-earner households. Specifically, we focus on how care responsibilities link the lives of partners, their children, and their parents, and how these 'linked lives' enable and constrain migration. We adopt a grounded theory approach and interview partners in two suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. The results have two implications for the development of family migration theory. First, as dual-earner households make family migration decisions in the context of linked lives, these migration decisions cannot be understood as either economically driven or care driven, being contextualised by both spheres. Second, the importance of intergenerational links may increase the incidence of return migration of later-life dual-earner households.
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ISSN:0308-518X
1472-3409
DOI:10.1068/a36198