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Älteres Paar genießt den Ruhestand (refer to: BiB Population Research Series) | Source: © Jakob Kamender/stock.adobe.com

InvitationBiB Population Research Series

The BiB invites you to the lecture series on September 24 from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm. Prof. Roland Rau presents his paper “Why is life expectancy so high in Hong Kong?”.

Miscellaneous PublicationsFamily and international migration: Arranging the family life across borders

Kraus, Elisabeth K. (2021)

GESIS Blog

DOI: 10.34879/gesisblog.2021.51

The standard definition of ‘family’ as a social unit living under one roof might be challenged in the context of international migration. Families are scattered across different countries or even continents. However, despite their physical distance from each other, they can maintain their family life and the feeling of connectedness in a variety of ways.