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Remittance of Thai Female Marriage Migrants in Germany

Motives, Challenges, and Family Relationships

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  1. Kusuma Haklin

    1. Mainz, Germany

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction and Overview

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    Pages 1-8

  3. Literature Review

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    Pages 9-30

  4. Research Methodology

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    Pages 31-65

  5. Background Information

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    Pages 67-92

  6. The Reasons for Sending Remittance Home

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    Pages 93-124

  7. The Impact of Remittance on Family Relationships

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    Pages 125-162

  8. Remittance and Relationship With Parents-in-Law

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    Pages 163-190

  9. Transmission of the Remittance Behavior

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    Pages 191-202

  10. Conclusion and Recommendation

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    Pages 203-214

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 215-222
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About this book

Remittances of Thai female married migrants have been one of the recognized conflicts among Thai-German spouses for a long time. However, the issue of remittance has only been partially debated and clarified as the economic support of Thai wives towards their natal family in Thailand. This book analyzes the determinants that influence Thai migrant wives to send remittances to their natal families and investigates the impact of remitting on both their marital and origin family relationships. The study acquired primary data from the eight key informants by a case study research approach, and supportive information from secondary informants who were personally related to the key informants. Data collection methods included interviews (in-depth and focus-groups) and observations (non-participant and participant). The findings revealed that the financial aspect is the least significant reason for sending remittances among Thai wives in Germany. The remittance practice appears to be an adoption of the cultural gratitude belief deeply rooted in Thai wives’ mentality. Thai women reported having remitted to their parents before they married and maintaining this practice as a particular way to perform their decent child’s duty towards parents while living abroad. Remitting also carried a symbolic meaning of love and care underpinned by the concept of a gratitude culture.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mainz, Germany

    Kusuma Haklin

About the author

Kusuma Haklin is Ph.D. student and researcher in Transnational Social Support, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU), Mainz, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Remittance of Thai Female Marriage Migrants in Germany

  • Book Subtitle: Motives, Challenges, and Family Relationships

  • Authors: Kusuma Haklin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41686-7

  • Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Social Science and Law (German Language)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-41685-0Published: 30 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-41686-7Published: 29 May 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 222

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Migration, Asian Culture

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