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Gender role changes and their impacts on Syrian women refugees in Berlin in light of the Syrian crisis
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Abstract Gender roles of Syrian women started to shift in 2011, in light of the Syrian conflict. This shift was a response to the difficult situations which Syrian women faced inside Syria as well as in the neighboring countries to which they fled in the attempt to find safer living conditions. However, the ... view more
Gender roles of Syrian women started to shift in 2011, in light of the Syrian conflict. This shift was a response to the difficult situations which Syrian women faced inside Syria as well as in the neighboring countries to which they fled in the attempt to find safer living conditions. However, the uncertain situation and the precarious working and living conditions in Syria and the neighboring countries forced many Syrian women and families to flee to Europe, with the highest number to Germany, facing the challenge of a new culture and new social norms. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate if and how the gender roles of Syrian women who fled to Berlin, Germany, have shifted. Using semi-structured interviews conducted in the period July - December 2016, the study illustrates the challenges and opportunities they face, both as women and as refugees, and in how far these affect their gender roles.... view less
Keywords
Syria; refugee; woman; integration; gender role; gender-specific factors; social norm; political participation; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
gender roles changing
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
33 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Migration und Diversität, Abteilung Migration, Integration, Transnationalisierung, SP VI 2018-101
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/175369
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
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