Families for Mobility

Elite Korean Students Abroad and Their Parents' Reproduction of Privilege

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Juyeon Park

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Families for Mobility documents elite Korean transnational families, focusing on how they use elite education abroad as a tool for class reproduction. Drawing on over 100 interviews with both parents and children at elite U.S. colleges, the book explores the desires, aspirations, and expectations that shape these education-driven transnational family arrangements. By triangulating the perspectives of children, mothers, and fathers, Families for Mobility argues that gendered transnational parenting—by both mothers and fathers—plays a crucial role in the intergenerational transmission of mobility and cosmopolitan lifestyles. The analysis shows how class and gender shape both parents’ and children’s approaches to their transnational ‘family projects,’ with fathers and sons appearing more resourceful and ambitious than mothers and daughters, reflecting the gender achievement gap even among the elite. The book challenges stereotypes of Asian high achievers and ‘tiger’ parenting, providing a more nuanced understanding of who thrives in the hierarchical realms of global education and business, as well as the familial support systems behind their success.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-09-09
Mått152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieFamilies in Focus
Antal sidor226
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9781978832657

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Note on Romanization and Translations Introduction: Education Abroad as a Familial Strategy 1 Children Recount Public Fathering and Private Mothering 2 Who Learns to Become Cosmopolitan Better? 3 When Class Trumps Gender: Korean Parents’ Views 4 What Makes for a Perfect Transnational Mother? 5 Emerging Extensive Transnational Fatherhood Conclusion: Classed and Gendered Transfer of Mobility AcknowledgmentsNotesReferencesIndex

"Families for Mobility is an eloquently written, moving book on the struggles of being a parent—and a child—in a transnational age. Considering the perspectives of both parents and children, the book offers a powerful corrective to simplistic portrayals of Asian families and their educational and migration predicaments." - Johanna Waters (codirector of the Migration Research Unit, University College London) "Families for Mobility offers a fine-grained perspective on transnational education strategies among elite families in Korea. The stories of parents and children are compelling and skillfully presented; the multifocal perspectives give us a nuanced understanding of these relationships." - Nazli Kibria (Boston University)