Transnational migrant families: navigating marriage, generation and gender in multiple spheres

Mulki Mulki Al-Sharmani (), Marja Tiilikainen () and Sanna Mustasaari ()
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Mulki Mulki Al-Sharmani: Faculty of Theology, Study of Religions Unit, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Marja Tiilikainen: Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki, Finland
Sanna Mustasaari: Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Migration Letters, 2017, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: This special issue seeks to enrich readers’ understandings of the transnational family practices and relations of selected migrant groups of a predominantly Muslim background in a number of Western contexts. It presents theoretically and empirically grounded studies that investigate how these family practices and ties are transnationally shaped, navigated and experienced by different family members. It focuses on two aspects of family life: marriage and the second generation’s aspirations and transnational experiences. Under the first theme, this special issue examines how marriage, migration and kinship interplay in transnationally shaped social fields where multiple legal and normative systems intersect in the lives of migrants. With regards to the second theme, the issue investigates how the children of migrants navigate and experience transnational family norms, ties and practices. Throughout the issue, individual articles shed light on the gendered dimensions of the different family practices and experiences.

Keywords: transnational families; Muslim migrants; marriage; gender; generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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