ABSTRACT

Coastal societies are characterized by being in transition with regard to economies, work, demography, and social–cultural life. Based on life biographies across three generations, we explore childhood and the coast as a home, tracing experienced changes as these are narrated from today back to 1945. The site of investigation is a coastal community in Norway, transformed from being a traditional homogenous fishing community until early 1970s, to an ethnically diverse society today with booming fish farming industry. Findings reveal a continuum of belonging between different families, illuminating significant social differentiation and inequalities. Home making and belonging are diverse and complex relational processes, embedded in the dynamics between global–local discourses. Contemporary youth is positioned, constrained and enabled by their various relational histories in choices related to homemaking and belonging.

摘要

沿海社会的特点是在经济、工作、人口和社会文化生活方面处于转型期。基于三代人的生活传记，我们探索童年和海岸作为家，追溯从今天到 1945 年所经历的变化。调查地点是挪威的一个沿海社区，由传统的同质捕鱼社区转变而来直到 20 世纪 70 年代初期，再到如今养鱼业蓬勃发展的多元种族社会。调查结果揭示了不同家庭之间的连续归属感，阐明了显着的社会差异和不平等。家庭建设和归属感是多种多样的复杂关系过程，嵌入在全球-地方话语之间的动态之中。定位当代青年，