Between a Rock and a Hard Place : Filipinas in International Marriage Migration

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Cruz, Gemma. (2022). Between a Rock and a Hard Place : Filipinas in International Marriage Migration. In Catholicism in Migration and Diaspora: Cross-Border Filipino Perspectives pp. 134-151 Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003282310-12

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Authors	Cruz, Gemma
Abstract	This chapter delves into the theological implications of the gendered character and dynamics of the experience of those who engage in international marriage migration. Contemporary international marriage migrants, for instance, challenge the common assumption that marriages are primarily contracted across borders for some objective gain. It shows the importance of social justice and compassion toward international marriage, in general, and the couple, especially foreign wives from low-income countries, in particular. An expanded understanding of the value of marriage as not simply a spiritual good but also a social and moral good might be more reflective of the reality and integrity lived by couples in such union, especially since the union is embedded in a complex web of relations and motivations that go beyond love and procreation, beyond the personal and local, beyond the individual and the family.
Keywords	Area Studies; Humanities; Social Sciences
Page range	134-151
Year	01 Jan 2022
Book title	Catholicism in Migration and Diaspora: Cross-Border Filipino Perspectives
Publisher	Routledge
Place of publication	United States
Edition	1
ISBN	9781032214429
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003282310-12
Web address (URL)	https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003282310-12/rock-hard-place-gemma-tulud-cruz
Open access	Published as non-open access
Research or scholarly	Research
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Online	28 Jul 2022
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Accepted	Jan 2022
Deposited	05 Mar 2024
Additional information	© 2023 selection and editorial matter, Gemma Tulud Cruz; individual chapters, the contributors.

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