Mothering and othering in the city
Polish migrants in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agata Lisiak (0000-0001-9436-2827, Bard College Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 383-397 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Families Relationships and Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-7435 • E-ISSN: 2046-7443 |
| Publisher | Policy Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/204674317x15088484150002 |
| OpenAlex | W2767634547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article addresses the many complexities of migrant mothering by examining the unique ways in which it is performed, negotiated and made sense of by migrant mothers themselves. Drawing on interviews conducted with recent Polish migrant women who mother small children in British cities, I study how mothering is inscribed with value and how kinwork is done locally, among ‘people like us’ (Stack, 1974). I discuss how migrant mothers position themselves vis-à-vis the other mothers they encounter in their neighbourhoods, and how these positionings are gendered, classed and ethnicised. I propose that practising and displaying intensive mothering may serve as a form of cultural capital for migrant mothers, a means of positioning themselves favourably in a new neighbourhood or school. For recent migrants, intensive mothering may thus work to ‘elevate’ them beyond the migrant experience
Capital city · Economic growth · Geography · Inscribed figure · Migrant workers · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |