ABSTRACT

There is growing interest in geography in the intersections of age, family and the lifecourse with migration. This paper furthers this work by focusing on the themes of intergenerational relationships and transmission within migrant families that have three generations. Using a case study of Greek-Cypriot families living in the UK, specifically the paper explores the experiences of second-generation and third-generation women, as young adults and as mothers, within the context of their relationships with their family members who were born outside of the UK. The gendered networks of power within Greek-Cypriot intergenerational migrant families are examined, with a particular focus on how these impact young women’s everyday spatialities and influence their own experiences and practices of motherhood. The paper shows how difference is brought about, played out, contested and accepted between women. Through examining changing ideas of gender and motherhood, we reveal how these differences are negotiated by different generations of women.

摘要

人们对年龄、家庭和生命历程与移民的交叉点越来越感兴趣。本文通过关注具有三代人的移民家庭的代际关系和传播主题进一步推进了这项工作。本文以居住在英国的希族塞人家庭为案例研究，特别探讨了第二代和第三代女性，作为年轻成人和母亲，在她们与出生的家庭成员的关系背景下的经历在英国以外。研究了希腊-塞浦路斯代际移民家庭中的性别权力网络，特别关注这些网络如何影响年轻女性的日常空间，并影响她们自己的母性经历和实践。论文显示了差异是如何产生的，在女性之间上演、竞争和接受。通过研究性别和母性观念的变化，我们揭示了不同代女性如何处理这些差异。