Building a new life and (re)making a family: Young Syrian refugee women in the Netherlands navigating between family and career
Titelübersetzung:Ein neues Leben beginnen und eine Familie (wieder)herstellen: Wie junge geflüchtete Frauen aus Syrien in den Niederlanden zwischen Familie und Beruf navigieren
Autor/in:
Ruis, Ada
Quelle: Zeitschrift für Familienforschung, 31 (2019) 3, S 287-302
Inhalt: This article presents results of a qualitative analysis based on biographic narratives of three young, well-
educated women from Syria. They arrived in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2017 in the context of
family reunion. The central question is how young Syrian women navigate between two major projects
that ask for their agency, being family and work. It is argued that both occupational career development
and the building of a family are ‘agentic projects’ that aim to contribute to the establishment of a new life
and to regain continuity. The analyses demonstrate that both projects are closely intertwined. Agency
emerges as highly relational and intersecting with the women’s position in the life course, timing of life
events, ability to adapt career goals to the new situation, and impact of social contexts on family rela-
tions.
Schlagwörter:woman; Flüchtling; refugee; Syrien; Syria; Biographie; biography; Familienzusammenführung; family reunion; Mutterschaft; motherhood; Familie-Beruf; work-family balance; Asylpolitik; asylum policy; Integration; integration; Niederlande; Netherlands; refugee family resettlement; life course perspective; agency; displacement and gender; young refugee mothers; biographic narratives
SSOAR Kategorie:Migration, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Influence of migration in women emancipation: case study from Kosovan Albanian diaspora
Autor/in:
Dushi, Mimoza
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 58, S 91-103
Inhalt: In many undeveloped Mediterranean countries with few occupational possibilities, international migration from late 1960's become a matter of government policy, frequently through bilateral agreements for guest workers. Initially part of these agreements were only men, who migrated toward European counties as seasonal workers. This type of migration created attitudes among the Albanian population in Kosovo that international migrations are mainly for men. However, being in such places with high employment opportunities, profits and life standard, many of them decided to continue living in host countries, bringing thus their family members along. This move gave the to the Kosovar Albanian women opportunity to become part of host societies and possibility to Albanian population to understand that migration as a right which belong to both genders' equally.Initially, migrated women who joined their husbands came mainly from rural and low educated families and were personally and mentally unprepared for a new life in an alien environment. Even though their integration into host societies was challenge for them, we argue that migration has affected their status and family life, as well. By entering into a wage earning production process they become more independent and active in family decision processes, families became egalitarian, relations between family members became more open and their social networks were expanding. Additionally, recent female migrants are more open into integration processes. They are showing interest for involvement into labor market and educational processes, meaning that beside job, they tend to ensure the position at profession, as well.These criteria of emancipation we will prove by using ethnographic research technique, which implies the collection and analysis of detailed in-depth interviews (life stories) of Kosovan Albanian migrants in Germany and Switzerland. By women’s narratives, through which they express themselves, will draw a conclusion about integration strategies and way of living in host societies. While, the husbands and children’s narratives will be used to prove the changes in their family life.
Three women in a city: crossing borders and negotiating national belonging
Autor/in:
Pape, Elise; Takeda, Ayumi; Guhlich, Anna
Quelle: Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung, 15 (2014) 1-2, S 39-56
Inhalt: "The major theoretical literature has considered the concept of nation primarily from a macro level. This article explores the question of national belonging departing from an individual's point of view, more precisely from the life story of three migrant women. Migration and transnational practices have challenged the perception of the homogeneity of nations, questioning the idea of fixed boundaries, and showing how different national and social forms of belonging may develop simultaneously through migration experience. Drawing on biographical interviews conducted with three migrant women, Amina El Asri, Gule Yildiz and Zuzana Svitá, the present analysis focusses on the construction of national belonging of the women in an intersectional perspective. Mrs. El Asri, Mrs. Yildiz and Mrs. Svitá originate from different countries (respectively Morocco, Turkey and Czechia). They have different social origins and ages, but share the same sex, their residence in the same city in West Germany and the fact that they all have children. The analysis reveals the profound impact of the socio-historical contexts the women come from on their construction of national belonging, but also of age and of transmission processes to their children. It is mainly through passing on their mother tongue and reshaping their conception of national belonging over time that the women manage to establish strong ties to their children, and contribute, by articulating different lines of belonging, to the redefinition of (trans)nation building processes." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Migration; migration; Migrant; migrant; woman; Nation; nation; nationale Identität; national identity; Identitätsbildung; identity formation; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; group membership; gender-specific factors; Intersektionalität; intersectionality; Familie; family; Generation; generation; soziale Herkunft; social background; Bindung; commitment; Federal Republic of Germany; Biographie; biography; biographische Methode; biographical method
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Migration
Transnationale Heiratsprozesse und genderspezifische Auswirkungen räumlicher Distanz, gesetzlicher Regelungen und neuer Kommunikationstechnologie: arrangierte Ehen zwischen Deutschland und der Türkei
Titelübersetzung:Transnational marriage processes and the gendered impact of spatial distance, legal regulations and new communication technologies: arranged marriages between Germany and Turkey
Autor/in:
Straßburger, Gaby; Aybek, Can M.
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 6 (2014) 3, S 110-123
Inhalt: "Dieser Beitrag behandelt drei Faktoren, die den Prozess einer arrangierten Eheschließung beeinflussen, und fragt nach ihren Auswirkungen auf selbstbestimmtes Handeln. Handlungsbedingungen transnationaler Heiratsprozesse werden mit idealtypischen Handlungsbedingungen und Phasenabläufen in einem lokalen Kontext verglichen. Darüber hinaus wird erörtert, inwiefern juristische Vorgaben zur Regelung des Ehegattennachzugs die Dynamik einer transnationalen Paarbeziehung und das Machtverhältnis innerhalb der Partnerschaft beeinflussen können. Abschließend wird diskutiert, auf welche Weise Internet und Mobilfunktechnologie in einem Zeitraum von knapp 20 Jahren das Arrangieren intra-ethnischer Ehen verändert haben. Ausgangspunkt ist eine qualitative Längsschnittstudie zu Heiratsmigration aus der Türkei nach Deutschland (Aybek et al. 2011). Deren Ergebnisse werden mit den Analysen von Straßburger (2003a) zu lokal arrangierten intra-ethnischen Ehen verglichen, die in der ersten Hälfte der 1990er Jahre geschlossen wurden." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "This article discusses to what extent three different factors influence the autonomous action of individuals who are part of a marriage arrangement: The conditions found in transnational marriages are first compared to the ideal-typical cycle of stages and conditions in marriages in the local context. Then the question is raised to what extent the current legal conditions regulating the immigration of spouses have an impact on the dynamics of transnational intimate relationships and the balance of power between partners. Finally the article discusses whether and to what extent the development of internet-based or mobile communication technologies over the last two decades has changed the way intraethnic marriages are arranged. The empirical point of departure is a longitudinal qualitative study of marriage migration from Turkey to Germany (Aybek et al. 2011). The results obtained from this project are compared with the analyses done by Straßburger (2003a) on intra-ethnic marriages arranged locally in the first half of the 1990s." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Migration; migration; Heirat; wedding; transnationale Beziehungen; transnational relations; Türkei; Turkey; Federal Republic of Germany; gender-specific factors; Kommunikationstechnologie; communication technology; neue Technologie; new technology; Ausländerrecht; law on aliens; Internet; Internet; Mobilfunk; cellular phone network
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Migration
The family in question: immigrant and ethnic minorities in multicultural Europe
Herausgeber/in:
Grillo, Ralph
Quelle: Amsterdam (IMISCoe Research), 2008. 312 S
Inhalt: In hoeverre allochtonen vrij zijn hun cultuur te uiten in de multiculturele samenleving staat bijna dagelijks ter discussie in de media en politiek. Vaak wordt vergeten dat ook migrantenfamilies zelf worstelen om hun tradities en gebruiken vorm te geven in een pluriforme samenleving waarin relaties met familie zeer complex kunnen zijn. In The Family Question worden migrantenfamilies in onder andere Nederland, Oostenrijk en Noorwegen onderzocht. Hieruit blijkt dat spelers op het vlak van beleidsvorming vaak toegeven aan populaire misverstanden over allochtonen en zo bijdragen aan de heersende xenofobie en stereotypering van immigranten.
Inhalt: The family lives of immigrants and ethnic minority populations have become central to arguments about the right and wrong ways of living in multicultural societies. While the characteristic cultural practices of such families have long been scrutinized by the media and policy makers, these groups themselves are beginning to reflect on how to manage their family relationships. Exploring case studies from Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Australia, The Family in Question explores how those in public policy often dangerously reflect the popular imagination, rather than recognizing the complex changes taking place within the global immigrant community.
"My baby is my paper!": familiäre Bindungen nigerianischer Migrantinnen auf dem Weg nach Europa
Titelübersetzung:"My baby is my paper!": family ties of Nigerian female migrants on their way to Europe
Autor/in:
Kastner, Kristin
Quelle: Afrika Spectrum, 42 (2007) 2, S 251-273
Inhalt: Die Migration vieler nigerianischer junger Frauen nach Europa ist durch den Wunsch motiviert, ihre Familien zu Hause zu unterstützen. Für diejenigen, die über den Landweg nach Europa fahren, bedeutet das eine monate- gar jahrelange Reise. In dieser Übergangssituation kommen viele neue, oft sehr provisorische Beziehungen zustande und viele Migrantinnen werden schwanger. Obwohl ihre (ungeborene) Kinder oft weder geplant gewesen noch durch einen gegenseitigen Konsens auf die Welt gekommen sind, spielen sie eine entscheidende Rolle hinsichtlich der Fortsetzung der beabsichtigten Reise: Sie stellen eine Art Schutz für ihre Mütter dar und reduzieren das Risiko, dass sie ausweisen werden. Als alleinstehende Mütter profitieren sie zweifach von dieser Situation: Einerseits werden ihre Kinder in den Europäischen Gesellschaften versorgt. Andererseits werden durch die Hilfeleistungen des Gastlandes die Verwandten in der Heimat unterstützt. Im Kontext der Analyse des Migrationsverlaufs untersucht die Verfasserin die im Entstehen begriffenen neue Familienstrukturen in Nigeria. (ICFÜbers)
Inhalt: "Many young Nigerian women's main reason for migrating to Europe lies in the desire to support their families back home in Nigeria. For those who travel to Europe overland it means being on the road for months or even several years. In this transitional stage, new relationships - often highly provisional - develop, and many migrants get pregnant. Although their (unborn) children are often not the result of relationships based on mutual consent nor planned, they nonetheless may play a crucial role in being able to continue the journey: These days they represent a kind of protection and 'papers' and, thereby, reduce the risk for their mothers of being deported. Being mostly single mothers, soon after reaching Europe the young women take on the role of double breadwinners: On the one hand, they have to provide for their children who were born on the road or in the country of destination, on the other hand, they have to support their families in Nigeria. In analyzing these new forms of family relationships that span from the country of origin to the transit country and the (provisional) destination country, the author also contributes to research on the dynamics of family structures in the context of migration." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Afrika; Africa; Nigeria; Nigeria; Migrant; migrant; Migration; migration; Migrationspolitik; migration policy; Migrationspotential; migration potential; woman; Frauenbild; image of women; Instrumentalisierung; instrumentalization; Schwangerschaft; pregnancy; soziale Sicherung; social security; Europa; Europe; Sozialpolitik; social policy; Familie; family; Familieneinkommen; family income; Familienpflege; domestic assistance; Familiensituation; family situation; Kind; child; sozialer Wandel; social change; Risiko; risk; Westafrika; West Africa; anglophones Afrika; English-speaking Africa; Entwicklungsland; developing country; Afrika südlich der Sahara; Africa South of the Sahara
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Migration