Joy Ogbemudia

The Migration of Professional Women from Nigeria to the UK

Narratives of Work, Family Life and Adaptation

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on interviews with women who were professionals in different fields before migrating, this book explores Nigerian women's narratives of immigration, examining the ways in which middle-class women make sense of their lived experiences, their roles in migration decision-making and their experiences of adaptation to life in the UK.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9780367705718
• ISBN-10: 0367705710
• Artikelnr.: 69877089

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Nigerian Women in Context: (Re)Telling (Her) Story 3. My
Journey into the Research Field: Methodological Choices and the Research
Process 4. Reconstructing the Past from the Present: Participants' Lived
Experiences in Nigeria 5. Migration Decision Making: Linking Possible
Selves to Imagined Futures 6. You're "On Your Own" (O Y O): Negotiating
Early Days Experiences and Integration in the UK 7. Working, Wife-ing and
Mothering in the UK: Trajectories of Life Changing Experiences 8.
Conclusion

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1. Introduction 2. Nigerian Women in Context: (Re)Telling (Her) Story 3. My Journey into the Research Field: Methodological Choices and the Research Process 4. Reconstructing the Past from the Present: Participants' Lived Experiences in Nigeria 5. Migration Decision Making: Linking Possible Selves to Imagined Futures 6. You're "On Your Own" (O Y O): Negotiating Early Days Experiences and Integration in the UK 7. Working, Wife-ing and Mothering in the UK: Trajectories of Life Changing Experiences 8. Conclusion