Multiple masculinities of Polish migrant men

Bibliographic Data

ID5718554
AuthorsJustyna Bell (0000-0001-9164-7413, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, corresponding author), Paula Pustułka (0000-0001-6679-0365, Uniwersytet SWPS)
Year2017
Volume12
Issue2
Pages127-143
Publication date2017-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNORMA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1890-2138 • E-ISSN: 1890-2146
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/18902138.2017.1341677
OpenAlexW2707077937
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited38

This paper examines the negotiation and re-shaping of multiple mobile masculinities among recent Polish intra-European migrants. It explores the impact of family and cross border relationships with other family members and friends on men’s identities and the enactment of masculinities. Drawing on the data collected for five thematically linked qualitative research studies, we consider voices of men, as well as juxtapose them with the reflections shared by their partners. One of the questions leading the analysis is whether the hegemonic masculinity still holds for the Polish men abroad. While we suggest that it dominates the men’s narratives, we seek to highlight its limitations and the emergence of stories pointing to divergent and plural masculinities. We explore how the alternative non-worker roles of migrant men as husbands, fathers, sons and friends figure into the picture

Doing gender · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Masculinity · Narrative · Negotiation · Plural · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Labour Market and Migration · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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