Masculinities: A Journal of Culture and Society

Yazarlar: Ecem Nazlı Üçok

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Migration,Masculinities,The self,Gender identity,Symbolicinteractionism

Özet: 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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