| Resumen: |
Intergenerational transfers (IGTs) in the context of migration studies are mostly conceptualized as material transfers, such as remittances, flowing from migrants to their relatives who remain at home. Studies on children and youth who remain in the origin country while their parents migrate also tend to focus on such material transfers and on the same directionality of flows. In this study, we reverse and expand the gaze by focusing on immaterial IGTs that flow from people in Ghana to Ghanaian-background youth living in Europe. We find that young people gain immaterial IGTs from people in Ghana, both family members and others in their social networks. These take on various forms and fall into three main categories: those relating to emotional care, those that provide motivation and guidance, and those that develop young people s own independent engagement with Ghana. |
