ABSTRACT

This article describes the normative system that attempts to regulate online behaviour in the sphere of premarital romantic relationships of the second-generation migrants whose parents came to Russia from societies of the South Caucasus which regulate female behaviour more strictly. Based on a mixed-method study, which included a survey, a series of semi-structured interviews and digital ethnography, we describe the norms as well as the means by which they are enforced. We show that this normative system is rooted in the cultural concept of namus, which regulates the behaviour of females, while the control function is imposed mainly on their male relatives. We argue however, that these norms are widely circumvented and e-namus (manifestation of namus on the web) can barely prevent second-generation migrant females from having online romance. This brings about a radical change in gender relations altogether. The article contributes to the literature related to offline-online normative transfer, online dating, second-generation migrants’ romantic relationships and intergenerational value change.

摘要

本文描述了试图规范第二代移民的婚前浪漫关系领域的网络行为的规范体系，这些移民的父母来自南高加索社会，这些社会对女性行为进行了更严格的规范。基于一项混合方法研究，其中包括一项调查、一系列半结构化访谈和数字民族志，我们描述了规范及其实施方式。我们表明，这种规范体系植根于namus 的文化概念，它规范女性的行为，而控制功能主要强加给她们的男性亲属。然而，我们认为，这些规范被广泛规避，并且e-namus（namus的表现形式）在网络上）几乎不能阻止二代女性进行网络恋爱。这彻底改变了性别关系。文章对线下-线上规范转移、网络约会、流动二代的恋爱关系和代际价值变化等相关文献有所贡献。