Syrian Families in Germany : The Multi-Faceted Reality of Adaptation to a New Surrounding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaidouha, Kutaiba.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baden-Baden : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2025.

Contents:

Cover

Introduction

Research question

State of research

Research structure

Theoretical frameworks

Assimilation or integration?

Masculinity in the Diaspora

Normative pluralism

Chapter 1: Methodological Framework: An Ethnography of Conflicts within Syrian Families in Germany

1.1 Methodology

1.1.1 Why ethnography?

1.1.1.1 Family privacy

1.1.1.2 Understanding changing contexts of family life

1.1.1.3 The impact of the refugee and asylum experience on family life

1.1.2 Research group

1.1.3 The field site

1.1.3.1 Returning to the field

1.1.3.2 The concept of the "field"

1.1.3.3 Study the "there"

1.2 Methods

1.2.1 Participation observation

1.2.2 Qualitative interviews

1.2.2.1 Where and how were the interviews conducted? And with whom?

1.2.2.2 Type of interviews relied on to collect data

1.2.3 Focus group

1.3 Data Analysis

1.4 Limitations

1.4.1 Access to women (as a target group)

1.4.2 Language

1.4.3 Differences, not conflicts

1.4.4 Asking the sensitive questions

1.4.5 Pressures related to compassion

Conclusion

Chapter 2: No Choices to Stay there: Causes of the Displacement of Syrians and the Emergence of Conflicts within Syrian Communities

2.1 Insecurity and National-identity Division

2.2 Fear of Detention - Sectarian and Socio-political Rift

2.3 Protecting Children and Searching for a Future for Them

2.4 The Deteriorating Economic Situation and Religion Cleavage

Religion cleavage

2.5 Looking for a Better Future

2.6 The Contexts of the Causes of Displacement and the Emergence of Conflicts within Syrian Communities

Chapter 3: The New Birth: Changes and Challenges in the New German Environment for the Syrian Family

Introduction.

3.1 Theoretical Reflections on Adaptation to a New Life in Germany

3.2 Changes in Syrian Families - Choices and Factors

3.2.1 Social environment (conservative and extroverted families)

3.2.2 Social control

3.2.3 Gender

3.2.4 Age group

3.3 Challenges Faced by Syrian Families

3.3.1 Language

3.3.1.1 On the relationship between spouses

3.3.1.2 On the relationship between parents and adult children

3.3.2 Work

3.3.2.1 The difficulty of language which is key to the job market

3.3.2.2 Age

3.3.2.3 Finding an appropriate job

3.3.2.4 Job Center

3.3.3 Place of residence

3.3.3.1 Loss of privacy

3.3.3.2 The difficulty of finding adequate housing

3.3.4 The religious-cultural challenge - "the arena of persuasion"

3.3.5 Children's responsibility

3.3.5.1 The fear of parents for their children

3.3.5.2 The nature of the German system towards children

3.3.6 Racial discrimination and racism

3.3.7 Feeling alienated

Chapter 4: Factors of Family Conflicts

4.1 A Theoretical View of Conflict Factors - Dominance Masculinity

4.2 Internal Determinants of Conflict Dynamics - Clouds in Syria Rained in Germany

4.2.1 Gender roles

4.2.2 Economic factors - economic alienation

4.2.3 Cultural-religious clash

4.3 External Determinants of Conflict Dynamics

4.3.1 The impact of war and forced displacement - violence as a "defense" mechanism

4.3.2 German context - new environment effects

4.3.2.1 Legal dimension

4.3.2.2 Legal Protection

4.3.2.3 Effects of different family laws

4.3.2.4 Socio-cultural context

4.3.2.4.1 Extramarital relations

4.3.2.4.2 Freedom from the shame culture

4.3.2.4.3 Family intervention - and loss of extended family

4.3.2.4.4 Freedom from arranged marriage

Conclusion.

Chapter 5: Managing Family Conflicts - Alternatives and Mechanisms

5.1 Conceptual Framework: Normative Pluralism - the Interaction of Law, Religion, and Socio-cultural Norms

5.2 Different Forums for Conflict Resolution

5.2.1 Resort to intermediaries from extended family or friends - home ownership in exchange for divorce

5.2.2 Resorting to religious actors - attempting jurisprudence

5.2.3 Recourse to judicial systems

5.3 Mechanisms and Obstacles to Conflict Resolution - Causes and Results

5.3.1 The jurisprudence of Muslim minorities - various doctrinal opinions

‎ 5.3.2 Limping marriage - justifications for resorting to religious marriage

5.3.2.1 Religious dimension

5.3.2.2 Customary dimension - 'كتاب الشيخ‎ ktāb aš-šiḫ' or 'كتب الكتاب‎ Katb al-ktāb': marriage conducted by an imam before it is confirmed in court

5.3.2.3 Social aid

5.3.2.4 Lack of information on the mechanisms of action of the legal system

5.3.2.5 Lack of documents - the law does not protect ignorants

5.3.3 How to conduct religious marriage contracts?

5.4 Limping divorce - the complexities of getting divorced

5.4.1 Divorce under threat

5.4.2 Divorce in exchange for refunds

5.4.3 Divorce to maintain reputation

5.4.4 Divorce in exchange for the threat of harassment - divorce in the shadow of state law

5.5 "Primitive Resolutions" and the Inability of Imams

5.5.1 Lack of expertise on family conflict resolutions

5.5.2 Lack of authority to enforce decisions

Relation between State and religious norms

Position of Muslims

Suggestions

Necessity to further study relations to children

Bibliography.

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ISBN:

9783748952244

3748952244

OCLC:

1515460090