Gündelik Hayatta Yerel ve Mülteci Kadınların Annelik Deneyimleri: Ankara-Sincan Örneği

Abstract

Events, situations, people, and objects that are present in daily life are given meanings. These meanings may not be accepted or embraced by all segments of society. The categorization process that individuals engage in to make sense of their environment allows for the structuring, differentiation, and shaping of individuals through social interaction (Coşgun, 2004: 23-24). In this process, the difference between “those who are part of the group” and “those who are not part of" is most evident when encountering the "other" or those defined outside the group, in daily life. These types of encounters are particularly observable during and after migration processes. Leaving behind the place where one has lived, the environment, city, or country and striving to establish a new life in a different place, whether it's by choice or not, can have adverse effects on the individual (Şakar, 2019: 30). The disruption of daily life practices in their entirety, the inability to abandon routines and habits with the place left behind, and social, economic, and cultural changes cause the individual to have difficulties in adapting to the new place and experience adjustment problems. Daily life activities in which those who come with migration interact with the settled population bring about mutual adjustment processes for both the newcomers and those who live in the new place. Literature that groups refugee women's social adjustment problems under three main headings of economic difficulties, social isolation, and language problems show that the important role of maternal experiences is behind women's motivation to cope with these difficulties and establish a new life. The primary reason for this motivation is the way motherhood is constructed and interpreted. Motherhood experiences, which are regarded as an important part of women's experiences, are seen as social interactions and relationships organized by widely prevalent gender systems in a social context. The diversity of motherhood experiences shows the difficulty of speaking of a single type of motherhood. Therefore, it is important to take into account how motherhood experiences can affect situations where people from different cultures come into contact or interact with each other. Within the framework of all these different experiences of femininity, motherhood, and migration, the thesis is about the motherhood experiences of local and refugee women.