Class, migration and masculinity among Syrian and Turkish youths in working-class neighborhoods of Istanbul
Turkish Studies, cilt.26, sa.5, ss.1032-1054, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14683849.2024.2401890
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Studies
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1032-1054
- Anahtar Kelimeler: masculinity, Migration, social class, Syrian youth, Turkish youth
- Maltepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This article describes the masculinity narratives of working-class Syrian and Turkish youths in Istanbul on their lived experiences of socio-economic inequalities, everyday violence, and discrimination. Based on qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2020 and 2021 with male youths in two districts, it emphasizes the common experiences of Syrian and Turkish male youths shaped by their working-class predicaments, but also demonstrates that certain forms of masculinity performances emerge as strategies to tackle the difficulties in their lives. Turkish youths’ masculinity narratives display nationalism and anti-migrant discourses, whereas Syrian youths seek to affirm their dignity against racism through performances of masculinity.