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Navigating Cultural and Religious Diversity: Women's Experiences in Ethnic Intermarriages in Vojvodina (Serbia)

Srdečne pozývama na Ústavný seminár Sociologického ústavu SAV, v.v.i. V stredu 19. 6. 2024 o 13.30 prednesie Karolina Lendák-Kabók (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad) prednášku

Navigating Cultural and Religious Diversity: Women's Experiences in Ethnic Intermarriages in Vojvodina (Serbia). Seminár sa uskutoční v v miestnosti 94 na Klemensovej 19 v Bratislave a na platforme Zoom. Prednáška bude v anglickom jazyku.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909688303?pwd=Z0dpeEk0d2ZjekU2ZmhWWVJvOUpSdz09

Passcode: 272227

We warmly invite you for the Seminar of the Institute for Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences on Wednesday 19th June 2024 at 13.30. Karolina Lendák-Kabók ( Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad ) will present the lecture Navigating Cultural and Religious Diversity: Women's Experiences in Ethnic Intermarriages in Vojvodina (Serbia).

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909688303?pwd=Z0dpeEk0d2ZjekU2ZmhWWVJvOUpSdz09

Passcode: 272227

The language of the lecture will be English. Seminar will take a place in the room 94 and on Zoom.

Abstract: This paper delves into the intricacies of cultural and religious adjustments in intermarriages among women from both national minority and majority groups in Vojvodina, the multicultural northern province of Serbia. Through twenty in-depth interviews with women from Hungarian, Slovak, and Romanian minority communities, as well as the Serb majority, this study uncovers the complexities of navigating intercultural unions. The research adopts intersectionality as a theoretical framework to analyze how gender, ethnicity, and culture intersect and shape these women's experiences in intermarriages. Acculturation theory further explores how individuals from different cultural backgrounds adjust and integrate. Findings reveal that women often immerse themselves fully in their partners' culture and religion, adopting new practices. Influenced by patriarchal values, these women adapt to their partners' cultural and religious backgrounds in diverse ways, overcoming language barriers. The study highlights that these intermarriages serve as bridges for cultural and community connections. Women from both minority and majority groups view their unions as opportunities to foster understanding and solidarity between their respective communities. This perspective underscores not only their personal adjustments but also the broader social implications of their marriages. By examining these women's experiences, the paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the nuances and complexities of cultural and religious adjustments in intermarriages from a gendered perspective. It illuminates the role of gender and power dynamics in such relationships and provides insights into the potential of these unions to promote intercultural harmony in a diverse society like Vojvodina.