Feminine Identity among Migrant Women in Turkiye: A Metaphor Analysis*
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Dilek Öcalan Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşenur KAHRAMAN ŞİMŞEK Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Betül Eroğlu Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale) | ||
| Dergi Adı | Australian Feminist Studies (Q2) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 0816-4649 Dergi Bilgileri (2025) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 09-2025 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 41 / 128 / 405–419 | DOI | 10.1080/08164649.2025.2554281 |
| Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.1080/08164649.2025.2554281 | ||
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| The study aims to elucidate the perceptions of migrant women regarding the concept of ‘being a woman’ by means of metaphor. Phenomenological design was selected from qualitative research types. The data of 71 women were analyzed in the study. A total of 43 metaphors were produced for the concept of being a woman. Two themes and eight categories were produced in the research: ‘women's perception in terms of attributes’ and ‘women's perception in terms of sacredness’. In the theme of properties, the most prominent categories were ‘beauty’ and ‘change and productivity’. In the theme of sacredness, the most prominent categories were ‘indispensability’ and ‘eternity’. Participants have a positive perception of the beauty, productivity, uniqueness, strength, wisdom, and sacredness of being a woman. The characterisation of women as beautiful, productive, unique, strong, wise, sacrificial, and sacred … |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| attribute | metaphor | migrant woman | Migration | perception | sacredness |
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