How important are family expectations in transnational Pakistani marriages?
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They can be central because a transnational marriage may connect migration plans, remittances, care for parents, visits and the standing of relatives who introduced the match. British Pakistani research shows that family ties can support the couple while also creating obligations that neither spouse negotiated directly. Importance varies by generation and household. Before marriage, expectations should be translated into specific commitments: who will live where, how often Pakistan visits occur, what money is sent, which parents may join the household and who decides when family wishes conflict with the couple’s needs.
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Transnational marriage and family life among British Pakistanis
Peer-reviewed research, PubMed Central
Peer-reviewed qualitative research on migration, family expectations and transnational Pakistani marriages.View sourceTransnationalism and cousin marriage among British Pakistanis
Peer-reviewed research, PubMed Central
Research on how kinship, migration and family formation interact across Pakistan and Britain.View sourceEconomic Data
State Bank of Pakistan
Official economic-data source including worker remittances.View source