5 Week 12

Due Sunday, November 12th, by midnight. Word count, at least 300 words. You may include a brief quotation, but be sure this is followed by your interpretation of the text and include the proper citation (either MLA or APA). Late assignments will be accepted for partial credit if they are submitted no later than one week after the original deadline.

In “Global Care Crisis: A Problem of Capital, Care Chains, or Commons?” Arlie Hochschild, Lise Widding Isaksen, and Sambasivan Uma Devi argue that we must focus on the concept of “the commons” to understand South-North migration. Explain the meaning of this concept as it relates to the concerns addressed by these authors. Why do they believe we require this concept of the commons, in addition to the concept of capital, to understand the critical issues related to migration and, in particular, those connected to a child’s “relational world” (2008:418)?