THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON TURKISH RURAL WOMEN - 4 EMERGENT PATTERNS

This article explores the diverse experiences of Turkish rural migrant women in the city and how city living enters the definition of gender and the distribution of power in the migrant household It draws on da ta collected in an ethnographic study of migrants in Ankara, Turkey an d examines whether this migration improves or deteriorates migrant wom en's position in the family. Specifically, it identifies four groups o f migrant women and speculates an some of the factors that shape their diverse experiences. The data reveal that city living affects the pos ition of migrant women to varying degrees, depending on their particul ar Islamic sect; the demands made on them to assure family survival an d achievement; and to same extent, their age, socioeconomic status, ed ucation af level, position in the life cycle, and the status and econo mic wealth of the wife's family and the wife's relationship with it.