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Polish Plumber’s Wife in England – Changes in Attitudes of Polish Women towards British Culture
Polish Plumber’s Wife in England – Changes in Attitudes of Polish Women towards British Culture

Author(s): Barbara Czarnecka
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: UK; Polish immigration; women; identity

Summary/Abstract: The author addresses the problem of identity transformation among women who migrated to the UK after 2004. The article contains analyses based on empirical evidence, utilizing the Internet as a research tool, which provided valuable insight in the changes that occurred with respect to self-identity of an individual – in this particular case, Polish women. The research sheds light on the pace of the internal, socio- and psychological transformations. The changes not only affect identity, but also strongly influence migrants’ perception of the surrounding environment. This in turn results in re-evaluation of earlier ideological, philosophical, religious, and cultural paradigms.

  • Issue Year: 9/2012
  • Issue No: 20-3
  • Page Range: 47-55
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English