Open AccessUchodźczynie syryjskie w Turcji
Author(s) -
Maria Kanal,
Halina Grzymała-Moszczyńska
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
relacje międzykulturowe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-2546
pISSN - 2544-2139
DOI - 10.12797/rm.01.2019.05.04
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , refugee , islam , psychology , qualitative research , social psychology , sociology , political science , social science , psychotherapist , geography , archaeology , law
SYRIAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY. THE SPECIFICITY OF DEALING WITH THE SITUATION OF FORCED MIGRATIONThe article addresses the research question: “How do Syrian refugee women in Turkey cope with the problems related to the forced migration?”. The research findings are based on qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted in Hatay province, south-east Turkey. While presenting main categories of problems and coping strategies authors pay a special attention to the role of religion and culture in coping process. The theoretical framework of the study is based on such concepts as coping with stress (Lazarus and Folkman), religious coping (Pargament) and meaning-making (Park). Discussing the research findings authors also present the categories they found most representative to the Islamic cultural context.