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Migration Affecting Masculinities: The Consequences of Migration on the Construction of Masculinities of Migrant Bangladeshi Men Living in the United Kingdom

Migration Affecting Masculinities: The Consequences of Migration on the Construction of Masculinities of Migrant Bangladeshi Men Living in the United Kingdom

Abu Saleh Mohammad Sowad
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522502258|ISBN10: 1522502254|EISBN13: 9781522502265
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch003
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Sowad, Abu Saleh Mohammad. "Migration Affecting Masculinities: The Consequences of Migration on the Construction of Masculinities of Migrant Bangladeshi Men Living in the United Kingdom." Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality, edited by Nazmunnessa Mahtab, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 50-73. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch003

APA

Sowad, A. S. (2016). Migration Affecting Masculinities: The Consequences of Migration on the Construction of Masculinities of Migrant Bangladeshi Men Living in the United Kingdom. In N. Mahtab, S. Parker, F. Kabir, T. Haque, A. Sabur, & A. Sowad (Eds.), Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality (pp. 50-73). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch003

Chicago

Sowad, Abu Saleh Mohammad. "Migration Affecting Masculinities: The Consequences of Migration on the Construction of Masculinities of Migrant Bangladeshi Men Living in the United Kingdom." In Discourse Analysis as a Tool for Understanding Gender Identity, Representation, and Equality, edited by Nazmunnessa Mahtab, et al., 50-73. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0225-8.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter looks into the causes of behavioral changes among migrant Bangladeshi men after migration; especially changes in roles that they always considered are closely related to their gender identity. Masculinities inspire men to endure gender inequalities in the society. Therefore, one of the most significant causes of the chapter is to trace out the innate reasons of such changes, to plan some conscious actions that can be applied back in Bangladesh to challenge and change the prevailing constructs of masculinities to ensure a gender sensitive socio-cultural environment. The chapter reveals migrant Bangladeshi men's support to the perceived gender equality of British culture and their will to follow such practice. This chapter finally argues that migrant Bangladeshi men in the UK adopt a new kind of masculinities that doesn't have serious clash with the masculine ideologies that they had before migration and doesn't challenge their hegemonic position in the family.

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