Transnational Family Relations of German Emigrants

Dr. Marcel Erlinghagen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Duisburg-Essen.Dr. Karsten Hank is Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology (ISS) at the University of Cologne.

• Studying transnational family relations: Challenges and avenues for future research.- Parents’ ethnic origin and the emigration of German nationals: An explorative study of return and onward migration.- Transnational intergenerational relationships of German emigrants: Frequency of contacts and financial Transfers.- Family Relations and social integration of German emigrants and remigrants.- Decision-making in repeatedly migrating couples: role conformism, power shift, or package deal?.- Living arrangements of transnational couples.- Dynamics of satisfaction with family relations in emigrating and remigrating couples.