Arbeitsmigration von Männern, Heiratsmigration von Frauen? Geschlechtsspezifische Aspekte von Wanderungen aus Indien in die USA

Translocal Care Across Kosovo’s Borders

“…Based on media reports and narratives from migrants, young women learn that elsewhere it is possible to leave traditional roles and enjoy more freedom (see Chapter 1), which motivates their desire to marry a migrant. Again, this is not exclusive to women from Opoja in Kosovo but is also described as the case for women from India (Bhalla 2014) and more generally for Asian women, who prefer to marry a groom in the United States (Constable 2005).…”

Cross-Border Marriages between Residents of South Kosovo and Western Europe: Discourses, Aspirations and Realities

“…14 Again this is not exclusive for women from Opoja in Kosovo. Bhalla (2014) describes that also Indian women who marry into the USA hope to leave traditional structure behind and be able to create prosperity and a better future.…”