Raising Global Families - by Pei-Chia Lan (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Drawing on a uniquely comparative, multi-sited research model, Pei-Chia Lan examines how four groups of ethnic Chinese parents in Taiwan and the United States negotiate cultural differences and class inequality to raise children in the contexts of globalization and immigration. She finds that despite sharing a similar ethnic cultural background, these parents develop class-specific, context-sensitive strategies of childrearing to maintain their particular version of a middle-class lifestyle in the globalized world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Drawing on a uniquely comparative, multi-sited research model, Pei-Chia Lan examines how four groups of ethnic Chinese parents in Taiwan and the United States negotiate cultural differences and class inequality to raise children in the contexts of globalization and immigration. She finds that despite sharing a similar ethnic cultural background, these parents develop class-specific, context-sensitive strategies of childrearing to maintain their particular version of a middle-class lifestyle in the globalized world.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Raising Global Families</i> dismantles the belief in a blanket Asian parenting culture, showing instead how the practice of parenting varies across social classes and national contexts and transforms over time.--Yn Lê Espiritu "<i>American Journal of Sociology</i>"<br><br><i>Raising Global Families</i> dispels the myth of the tiger mom, telling a compelling story of parenting that is less about unique cultures than about the forces of globalization. Through thoughtful and meticulous analysis of ethnographic data in transnational contexts, Pei-Chia Lan demonstrates how Chinese parents in Taiwan and the United States cope with their intensified feelings of ambivalence and insecurity and how this surfaces in childrearing. This study advances the understanding of parenting beyond the family and local milieus.--Min Zhou "University of California, Los Angeles"<br><br><i>Raising Global Families</i> is engaging, and Lan's analysis is detailed and nuanced. The readability and rigorousness of this book make it attractive not only to students and scholars with interests in Migration, Globalization, Pedagogy, Class and Culture, as well as Chinese studies, but also to nonacademic readership, such as policy makers and others who are interested in fostering their children's global competitiveness.--Yu-chin Tseng, <i>China Review International</i><br><br>Lan's insightful and skillfully-written book offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of Taiwanese families in Taiwan and the United States who endeavor to raise upwardly-mobile children. This is a must-read for all who seek to understand family, class, and mobility in the age of global capitalism.--Carolyn Chen, University of California "Berkeley"<br><br>Lan's methodological design is ambitious and analytically innovative; it is cross-national, cross-class, and multi-method...<i>Global Families</i> offers an invaluable take on parenting practices...Lan makes a convincing case that future studies of immigrant parenting strategies in the United States must consider these cross-national, cross-class ties in their analyses.--Tiffany J. Huang and Jennifer Lee, <i>Social Forces</i><br><br>Pei-Chia Lan makes an extraordinary contribution to contemporary scholarship on parenting strategies by demonstrating how ethnic culture and social class interact within four different social groups spanning two geographic regions. As she does, she illuminates complex processes such as globalization and transnationalism, making this a superb book for classroom use.--Margaret K. Nelson "author of <i>Parenting Out of Control: Anxious Parents in Uncertain Times</i>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Pei-Chia Lan</b> is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at National Taiwan University. She is the author of <i>Global Cinderellas: Migrant Domestics</i> and <i>Newly Rich Employers</i> in Taiwan (2006), which won the ASA Distinguished Book Award.
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