‘It Is My Turn To Give’: Migrants' Perceptions of Gift Exchange and the Maintenance of Transnational Identity
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Date
2012
Authors
Wangaruro, J.
Taylor, G.
Papadopoulosa, I.
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Publisher
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
This paper reports on research conducted with Kenyan migrants in the United Kingdom concerning the support they provide to chronically ill relatives in Kenya. Using qualitative research, we explore the meaning of this support, particularly in relation to the maintenance of transnational identity. The provision of support is considered in the context of gift exchange, and notions of intrinsic reward, reciprocity, obligation, sacrifice, religious conviction and identity are discussed. The research suggests that gift exchange and the maintenance of identity among Kenyan migrants may contribute to a sense of subjective wellbeing.
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DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2012.681450
Keywords
Gift exchange, Kenyans, Remittances, Transnational identity, United Kingdom
Citation
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Vol. 38, No. 7, August 2012, pp. 1085-1100