Tradycyjna rola w nietradycyjnej rodzinie. Transnarodowa migracja polskich żon i matek – studium przypadku

• Main Author: Magdalena Muszel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ośrodek Studiów Amerykańskich Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego 2013-09-01
• Series: InterAlia
• Subjects: transnational family; gender; migration; mother; wife

Family gender roles and family relationships influence the lives of Polish transnational families to a great extent. Traditionally adopted gender roles connected with being a mother and wife largely shape the experience and attitudes of Polish female migrants in Ireland: starting with the decision about the migration, through family relations during the separation period, and ending up at the point of reunion. Attempts to continue to perform the traditional role of a mother and wife in the face of the transnational migration is an effort to preserve Polish women’s sense of identity as well as provisional power within their families.