Cultural Identities in Transition
eBook - ePub

Cultural Identities in Transition

Voices of Saudi Arabian Mothers in New Zealand

  1. 185 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Cultural Identities in Transition

Voices of Saudi Arabian Mothers in New Zealand

About this book

This book explores the social, educational and linguistic acculturation of a group of Saudi wives and mothers sojourning in New Zealand while their husbands undertook full time study. Such sojourners, and their families, are faced with many challenges due to linguistic, social and cultural distance – as well as ethnic stereotyping and prejudice.They tell their stories in a series of interviews and focus groups, relating their pre-sojourn background, the challenges they faced and the changes they made during their sojourn, and their preparation for returning home post-sojourn. The narratives illustrate how these women renegotiated their own identities in relation to their changed circumstances and environment. The authors address the distinctive challenges faced by sojourners as opposed to immigrants, and present a nuanced and detailed picture of the women as individuals negotiating the complex interaction between the influence of the host country and the Saudi and Islamic identities of themselves and their children.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Glossary
  6. Preface
  7. Part 1: The Background of the Book
  8. 1 Adjusting to a New Culture
  9. 2 Saudi Arabia: Religion, Culture and the Role of Women
  10. 3 Saudi Mothers Sojourning in New Zealand: A Case Study
  11. Part 2: The Mothers Tell Their Stories
  12. 4 The Participants’ Lives in Saudi Arabia
  13. 5 The Participants’ Initial Experiences in New Zealand
  14. 6 Maintaining Children’s Arabic Language and Religious Identity
  15. 7 The Women Adapt Through a Community of Social Practice
  16. Interlude: Focus Groups
  17. Part 3: The Mothers Discuss Their Beliefs
  18. 8 The Participants’ Beliefs About Parenting
  19. 9 Comparing New Zealand and Saudi Arabia
  20. 10 Looking Towards Repatriation
  21. Part 4: The Authors Reflect on the Study
  22. 11 Discussion of the Findings
  23. 12 Two Conceptual Models
  24. 13 Implications of the Study
  25. Afterword: Coping Over Time
  26. References
  27. About the Authors