The Greek Immigrant Family in the United States and Canada: The Transition from an “Institutional” to a “Relational” Form (1945–1970)

Tastsoglou, Evangelia; Stubos, George

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2435.1992.tb00691.x

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“…The Greek family structure, in both the homeland and immigrant communities worldwide, is well documented as a patriarchal system with strict gender roles, compulsory heterosexuality and considerable responsibility to kin relations like godparents and in-laws (Callinicos 1990;Chimbos 1980;Costantakos 1980;Dubisch 1986;du Bulay 1974;Gavaki 1991;Loizos and Papataxiarchis 1991;Moskos 1989;Psomiades and Scourby 1982;Sant Cassia and Bada 1992;Tastsoglou and Stubos 1992;Tsemberis et al 1999). The current transnational moment in which a global capitalist economy fuels the rapid movement of people, goods, services and ideas obliges scholars to reconsider traditional notions of family, sexuality, class and migration (Basch et al 1994;Fortier 2001;Glick Schiller et al 1992;Goldring 1996;Mahler 1999;Rouse 1995;Smith and Guarnizo 1998).…”

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Recycled Odyssey: Creating Transnational Families in The Greek Diaspora

Panagakos

2004

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In this article I explore the types of transnational families forged by Greek Canadian women through cycles of migration between Canada and Greece. The focus is on how transmigrant women search for a spouse and heterosexual lifestyle embodied within a seemingly 'authentic' Greek experience. This recycled odyssey in which the women negotiate systems of gender and ethnic identification between two different social milieux highlights how parental guidance, class tensions and representations of gender and sexuality (re)form the Greek transnational family. These conflicts, and their resolutions, indicate how the ties of transnational families are negotiated to accommodate competing notions of sexuality, femininity, filial piety, parental investment and economic responsibility. Such cases are poorly documented since it is assumed that 'white' ethnic groups in North America are more assimilated. However, given the forces that drive transnationalism -such as global capital, cheap travel, telecommunications and European integration -belonging to an imagined community has different implications than it did in the past.

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Recycled Odyssey: Creating Transnational Families in The Greek Diaspora

Panagakos

2004

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“…(4) The marginal socio-economic position of Greek Gastarbeiter in Germany was not replicated in the 'settler' destination countries of Australia, Canada and the US where assimilationist policies were pursued, combined with respect for multicultural values. Tatsoglou and Stubos (1992) have shown how Greek families settling in North America in the 1950s and 1960s embarked on a steady transition from traditional patriarchal forms of authoritarian family organization towards a more modern, egalitarian, open integration both within the family and with the wider North American society. For interesting insights into the Greeks in Australia, from a rather different perspective, see Bottomley (1992).…”

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Emigration, Return, Immigration: A Review and Evaluation of Greece’s Postwar Experience of International Migration

Fakiolas

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1996

Int. J. Popul. Geogr.

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Postwar Greece provides an excellent case study in international migration research: few countries have been affected by such a variety and intensity of migratory phenomena. This paper offers a review and evaluation of the Greek experience of international migration. Such a synthetic and comprehensive overview has particular utility given the lack of published research on recent Greek migration trends. The analysis is based partly on available published data, and partly on qualitative appraisals. Three major international migration phases are analysed–emigration, return migration and immigration–and the main socio‐economic and cultural effects of these migration trends are discussed. The paper pays particular attention to the recent mass immigration movements, noting their heterogeneity (Albanians, Poles, Egyptians, Filipinos, etc.) and describing their impact on the Greek labour market. The article concludes with some comments on the difficulties of formulating a Greek migration policy in the light of the country's location, open borders and internationalized economy.

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“…The structure of Greek immigrant households and families in North America combines a patriarchal system, strict gender roles and a significant amount of responsibility to kin relations like godparents, in-laws and other affines. (Callinicos, 1990 ;Chimbos, 1980 ;Costantakos, 1980 ;Gavaki, 1991 ;Moskos, 1989 ;Psomiades and Scourby, 1982 ;Sant Cassia and Bada, 1992;Tastsoglou and Stubos, 1992 ;Tsemberis et al, 1999). For a girl growing up in this rigid hierarchy the primary role model is her immigrant mother.…”

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In Search of Adonis: Marriage Strategies and Gender Identity in Greek Transnational Migration

Panagakos¹

2003

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Transnational migration, or the circular pattern of mobility between two or more nation-states, has been a relatively new phenomenon studied by social scientists. Focusing mainly on household economics and social networking, scholars are only now accounting for the effects of transnational migration on gender identity or marriage. Using the case of the Greek diaspora, this paper explores how transnational migration itself is used as a marriage strategy among young Greek Canadian women who travel to Greece in search of new lifestyles and potential marriage partners. I argue that the imagining of Greece as the ancestral homeland is realized through satellite television, travel, Internet and other forms of rapidly changing communications by creating a sense of belonging that transcends spatial and temporal distances. The search for an idyllic lifestyle and spouse has implications for how gender identity is performed and constrained by social conventions as individuals move between two different nation-states and two different gender systems. I address what «marriage strategies» constitute in the context of a globally mobile Greek population, and how women, traditionally viewed as a commodity in marriage exchange, utilize education and economic success to become decision makers in their marital choices.

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The Greek Immigrant Family in the United States and Canada: The Transition from an “Institutional” to a “Relational” Form (1945–1970)

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Recycled Odyssey: Creating Transnational Families in The Greek Diaspora

Recycled Odyssey: Creating Transnational Families in The Greek Diaspora

Emigration, Return, Immigration: A Review and Evaluation of Greece’s Postwar Experience of International Migration

In Search of Adonis: Marriage Strategies and Gender Identity in Greek Transnational Migration

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