Migration of Professional Women From Nigeria to the Uk - Narratives of Work, Family Life and Adaptation

Based on interviews with women who were professionals in different fields before migrating, this book explores Nigerian women's narratives of immigration, examining the ways in which middle-class women make sense of their lived experiences, their roles in migration decision-making and their experiences of adaptation to life in the UK.

List of contents

1. Introduction  2. Nigerian Women in Context: (Re)Telling (Her) Story  3. My Journey into the Research Field: Methodological Choices and the Research Process  4. Reconstructing the Past from the Present: Participants' Lived Experiences in Nigeria  5. Migration Decision Making: Linking Possible Selves to Imagined Futures  6. You're "On Your Own" (O Y O): Negotiating Early Days Experiences and Integration in the UK  7. Working, Wife-ing and Mothering in the UK: Trajectories of Life Changing Experiences  8. Conclusion

Summary

Based on interviews with women who were professionals in different fields before migrating, this book explores Nigerian women's narratives of immigration, examining the ways in which middle-class women make sense of their lived experiences, their roles in migration decision-making and their experiences of adaptation to life in the UK.

Product details

• Authors: Joy Ogbemudia, Joy (Leeds Beckett University Ogbemudia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9780367705718
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70571-8
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Studies in Migration and Diaspora
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Migration, immigration & emigration, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Gender studies: women, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies