Open AccessSingle mothers in Osh
Author(s) -
Аксана Исмаилбекова
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
focaal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1558-5263
pISSN - 0920-1297
DOI - 10.3167/fcl.2015.710110
Subject(s) - contentment , coping (psychology) , psychology , political science , sociology , demographic economics , gender studies , social psychology , economics , clinical psychology
After the 2010 intercommunal violence in Kyrgyzstan, women in the city of Osh were exposed to many difficulties. Conflict eroded people's contentment, and satisfactory living conditions were supplanted by increased challenges—such as deteriorating health and education systems, declining communication and economic opportunities, and the loss of property. Men's deaths during the conflict and the increased labor migration of men after the conflict also resulted in increased numbers of single mothers. This article presents trends among women, examines their coping mechanisms, and explores the well-being of single mothers by considering what makes women's lives meaningful in a postconflict situation.