Family Formation: an Intergenerational Comparison Subtitlte: The Relevance of Social Inequalities for Family Formation i
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Family Formation: an Intergenerational Comparison Subtitlte: The Relevance of Social Inequalities for Family Formation in a Transnational Migration Context Eveline Ammann Dula 1 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract How do processes of family formation change over generations? What is the relevance of social inequalities for these processes and what kinds of strategies do family members develop to deal with them? Based on a case study of members of two generations from the same family using a biographical approach, we will demonstrate the diversity of family formation within one family. The article generates insights about the complexity of family formation processes, as previous research has shown that there is a fertility variation between and within migrant groups of different origins. The selected family is involved in a transnational migration process, originally from the former Yugoslavia, coming to Switzerland and then moving to Kosovo. Migration experiences started with the grandfathers’ seasonal work migration. The family members were affected by social inequalities based on class, gender and ethnicity that are analysed using the concept of socio-cultural boundaries. The results illustrate the ways restrictions on access to the labour market, discrimination, educational institutions and selective migration regimes influence and shape family formation processes. It reveals that members of the same family develop diverse strategies to deal with exclusion and discrimination processes comparing their positions in transnational fields. We show how these family negotiation processes are interrelated with ethnicity and class and change over the generations. Furthermore, the analysis reveals that the transmission of gender norms in this family is influenced by the experienced socio-cultural boundaries. In sum, we show the complexity of family formation processes and intergenerational changes in interaction with intersectional social inequalities that are also shaped by migration policies. Keywords Transnational families . Biographical research . Socio-cultural boundaries .
Intergenerational transmission
* Eveline Ammann Dula [email protected]
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Social Work Department, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Hallerstrasse 10, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Dula E.A.
Introduction Based on biographical case studies of members of two generations of the same family, I illustrate how strategies of family formation change over generation and differentiate inside one family. This allows greater insights into the complexity of family formation processes, as previous research has shown that there is a fertility variation between and within migrant groups of different origins. The case study shows that within a minority group, and even within a single family, social inequalities can lead to different fertility behaviour. The selected cases are part of a biographical analysis of one family from the former Yugoslavia. This family is involved in a transnational migration process leading them from their home village in southern S
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