Masculinity on Unstable Ground: Young Refugee Men in Nairobi, Kenya

被引:48
作者
Jaji, Rosemary [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bayreuth, Dept Social Anthropol, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
关键词
masculinity; refugee men; Great Lakes; Kenya;
D O I
10.1093/jrs/fep007
中图分类号
C921 [人口统计学];
学科分类号
摘要
A gender perspective in refugee studies usually conjures up images of refugee women. Such images are an outcome of the association of vulnerability with women and children. Yet, it is not only refugee women who face monumental challenges in the country of asylum; refugee men also encounter a wide range of problems. Exile comes with obstacles for refugee men's quest to conform to culturally defined masculinity. This paper presents the nature of the challenges young refugee men predominantly from the Great Lakes region face in exile and the struggles they engage in as they seek to maintain and live up to their pre-flight notions of masculinity. The paper also shows how the men create alternative masculinities that are sustainable in a context that is largely characterized by existential uncertainties.
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页码:177 / 194
页数:18
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