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The Migration of Professional Women from Nigeria to the UK - Narratives of Work, Family Life and Adaptation (Hardcover)
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The Migration of Professional Women from Nigeria to the UK - Narratives of Work, Family Life and Adaptation (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Migration and Diaspora
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Based on interviews with women who were professionals in different
fields in Nigeria prior to migrating, The Migration of Professional
Women from Nigeria to the UK examines the ways in which
professional, middle-class women make sense of their lived
experiences, their roles in migration decision-making and their
experiences of adaptation in the UK. Drawing on the thought of Mead
on the symbolic reconstruction of the past from the standpoint of
the present, and employing a feminist approach to qualitative
research, the book considers the reflexive construction of women's
narratives concerning their lived experiences in Nigeria and sheds
light on their decisions to migrate. Using intersectionality and
critiquing the concept of "Strong Black Woman", the author analyses
participants' narratives of integration, adaptation, and work and
family life in the UK. Rejecting the notion of "culture shock" as a
means of explaining immigrants' early experiences, the use of a
"person-by-situation" approach is proposed to accommodate the
nuances of individual narratives. A rich, theoretically informed
study of the narratives of skilled migrants, whose experiences are
often subsumed into studies of "African" migration more broadly,
this volume will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology and
cultural geography with interests in migration, gender and the
sociology of work and family life.
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