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This paper explores how care provision takes place in families across countries and generations and what are its implications for the individuals and families involved. Drawing on the experiences of women of Italian origin who have migrated at different times, the paper shows that families are complex and fluid entities capable of adapting to different circumstances, such as geographical dispersal and rapid cultural changes. Rather than being in decline, as some social capital theorists seem to suggest, the paper demonstrates that families are resilient units that continue to perform numerous emotional and practical tasks for the individuals who form them. However, even it is argued that families can be seen as a locus of social capital of different forms, the paper also shows how maintaining family connections and fulfilling family obligations both constrains and empowers the individuals involved in them, especially women who tend to do a bigger share of this type of work.
 

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Forward by Harry Goulbourne and John Solomos 2
Introduction 4
Social capital, transnationalism, ethnicity and gender 4
Social capital and migration 6 Social capital and ethnicity 7
Social capital and gender 9
Transnationalism and the family 9
The changing nature of Italian families 12
Italian families in the UK 14
Conclusion 20
References 22