Masculinities of Tajik Labor Migrants

Transformations of Gender Roles and Practices in a Transnational Migration Context
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-981-960457-9
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 446 g

Reihe: The Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia

This book explores masculinities of Tajik men and offers insights on how migrant and non-migrant men maintain their gender identity and adjust their gender practices in the context of transnational labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia. Being in the state of transnational in-betweenness, Tajik non/migrant men and often their spouses need to adapt to gender norms of both Russian and Tajik gender orders despite the orders' very different and at times contradicting gender requirements. Therefore, the book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Tajik non/migrant men's masculinities and their navigation between various forms of masculinity: hegemonic, complicit, marginalized, protest and dominant, thereby performing flexible and strategic masculinity. While focusing on migrant men, this research also highlights the role of women in sustaining their partners' masculine image and the ways how Russian women adjust their gender practices in response to the requirements of Tajik society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Samadov, Rustam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Gender relations in Central Asia.- Chapter 3: Sources and practices of migrants’ masculinity in a marginalizing environment.- Chapter 4: Resistance to Russian gender norms and the fear of taking them home.- Chapter 5: Balancing masculine practices in transnational life: How to remain a “man” when having a Russian wife.- Chapter 6: Tajik men who do not migrate: Masculinization of staying put.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Rustam Samadov holds a PhD degree in Central Asian studies from the Humboldt University in Berlin. His research interests lie in the fields of anthropology, migration, gender, intersectionality and Central Asian studies.