Cultural Identities in Transition
Roger Barnard, Esra Yaghi
Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Allgemeines, Lexika
Beschreibung
This book explores the social, educational and linguistic acculturation of a group of Saudi wives and mothers sojourning in New Zealand while their husbands undertook full time study. Such sojourners, and their families, are faced with many challenges due to linguistic, social and cultural distance – as well as ethnic stereotyping and prejudice. They tell their stories in a series of interviews and focus groups, relating their pre-sojourn background, the challenges they faced and the changes they made during their sojourn, and their preparation for returning home post-sojourn. The narratives illustrate how these women renegotiated their own identities in relation to their changed circumstances and environment. The authors address the distinctive challenges faced by sojourners as opposed to immigrants, and present a nuanced and detailed picture of the women as individuals negotiating the complex interaction between the influence of the host country and the Saudi and Islamic identities of themselves and their children.
Kundenbewertungen
Saudi mothers, ethnic stereotyping, educational acculturation, social challenges, sojourn, Saudi women, social acculturation, ethnic prejudice, Arabic, minority and immigration studies, cultural challenges, language policy and planning, New Zealand, sojourners, linguistic challenges, acculturation, social practice, Islamic identities, ethnography, Saudi identities, Saudi Arabian women, Islam, religious identity, language identity, linguistic acculturation, Saudi wives