Exile, Familial Ideology, and Gender Roles in Palestinian Camps in Jordan (1948-2000’s)
Résumé
Camp refugee families in Jordan, who have been crucial in the reconstruction of Palestinian national identity after 1948, have produced what Pierre Bourdieu calls "a family of words": a fixed representation of family values and practices that has transcended exile. This representation is best understood as a "social fiction," whose aim has been to counterbalance the harsh events of history. Most social and political actors in Jordan have shaped and encouraged the idea of traditional family values. [...]