Research Article

The impact of migration on (re)negotiating one’s gender identity: A qualitative study on first generation of Turkish migrant men living in Sweden

Number: 14 November 15, 2020
  • Ecem Nazlı Üçok
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The impact of migration on (re)negotiating one’s gender identity: A qualitative study on first generation of Turkish migrant men living in Sweden

Abstract

This article addresses the ways how Turkish migrant men acknowledge positioning about their gender identity with placing themselves in between of triadic categories, which can be indicated in their narratives as Turkishness, Swedishness, and the Self. While finding themselves at the intersection between three different groups and performing the role of ‘generalized other,’ migrant men negotiate, react, and respond to the gender identities that they encounter throughout the migration process. By collecting men’s narratives of their experiences, the research provided opportunities to reflect on the symbolic meaning of gender identities and manhood. The features that influence gender identities are shaped by broader factors such as culture, class, ethnicity and social hierarchies and also by the elements that arise, individual’s social interactions like their personal life stories, experiences, marriage, etc. By exploring first-generation Turkish migrant men’s positioning and understanding, this study contributes to the growing research field of treating gender as a central analytic concept for the outcomes of the migration process.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science , Sociology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ecem Nazlı Üçok This is me
0000-0002-7582-1562
Sweden

Publication Date

November 15, 2020

Submission Date

December 28, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 29, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 14

APA
Üçok, E. N. (2020). The impact of migration on (re)negotiating one’s gender identity: A qualitative study on first generation of Turkish migrant men living in Sweden. Masculinities: A Journal of Identity and Culture, 14, 106-141. https://izlik.org/JA52ZU23UE