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1 Plard Mathilde Université d’Angers - CARTA CNRS - UMR 6590 ENRGHI - Paris 2010 Aging in transnational families setting. Elderly parents ‘left-behind’ in India, who cares ?

2 Introduction - context of the study Data from the census of India (1991) Projected population & demographic trends : - Increase life expectancy - Gerontogrowth - Aging

3 Main lines of the study Situation : aging of parents and migration of adult children Problem : transnational families, who cares for the elderly ‘left-behind’ in India ? Hypothesis : reduction of ‘capital of care’ for the aging parents Modification in the chain of care and solidarity a) private space : family b) public, organized c) dealer network : paying services

4 Theoritical background Basic concept - definitions Capital of care : * component of social capital, anglo- saxon sense of the term (Ref. Putnam & Coleman) Transnational Families : * spatial separation : members spread across nation states * care : sense of collective welfare and unity (Bryceson & Vorela, 2002) * composition : living arrangements, ‘families nodes’ (Zontini, 2007)

5 Data & Methodology Survey (43 respondents) & Interviews Children’s country of residenceEffectif% USA3554 India1523 Canada69 UK58 Singapour23 Kenya23 Total65100

6 Trends transnational family & aging creating ‘new care space’ ? Key IssuesEvidences from the investigationTo explore Families ties How to keep in touch despite the miles ? * communication through phone once a week at least ; and daily for more thant 50% of the respondent * Daily Life On Line : using the Internet : chat, free calls, emails... - Communication Tools : access ? Residential practice Visit there & get here * Family calendar shape the visits : frequencies, opportunities... * Mobility is structure - Residential circularity : mobility every 2 years : a way of life ? Daily care Aging away from children * Environment accessible : transport network efficient,... * Strong offer of local services : delivery meals, grocery, medical center... - Society of ‘Hyper services’

7 To conclude - some perspectives... to be continued Transnational families : elderly care * dynamic relatioships * changing the configurations of the network of communication To be continued for global perspective on aging in transnational families setting * Buisiness / management for a pratical support * Social network : elderdy connected Next fieldworks * Elderly parents in Chennai * Children settled abroad : Toronto, New Jersey

8 Thank you mathildeplard@free.fr mathildeplard@free.fr

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