Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ölcer, Sabahat

Titel

Women in the Kurdish Family : Expectations, Obligations and Values [electronic resource]

Auflage

1st ed. 2020

Ort / Verlag

Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-284) and index.
• 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework of the Empirical Study -- 3. The Kurdish Family System -- 4. In-Laws Relationship -- 5. Methodology -- 6. In-Laws Relationships in the Homeland -- 7. In-Laws Relationships in Germany -- 8. Similarities and Differences: Comparison of Germany and Turkey -- 9. Conclusion.
• This book deals with female-female bonds in the Kurdish family system, in particular in relationships between in-laws, by comparing Kurdish families in Turkey and Germany. It explains the dynamics of in-laws’ relationships, taking into consideration normative gender stereotypes and the features of the rule of patrilineal descent which are characterised by Kurds and increase the possibility of domestic co-existence of Kurdish in-laws. In the context of the social features of the host countries in which Kurds live, this research reveals in what aspects the relationships between immigrant in-laws are different to those whose families are characterised by a bilateral kinship system, as is found in Western societies. It reveals how cultural meanings and values they brought with them from their country of origin affect their expectations and experiences with each other in their daily routines, considering the challenges that may arise from the collision of new and old patterns in cultural, economic, and social domains.