16 February 2012

Norway: Family control bigger problem than forced marriage

.... Researcher Inger Lise Lien of the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) says that constant role changes is one of the strategies multicultural youth use to deal with culture conflicts.

"Some are careful and try to balance the two cultures. One adapt to the situation, depending on who they're with at the moment. Some go home with a scarf and change clothing when they're out. Youth have different strategies to deal with this," says Lien.

She thinks minority youth often face difficult decisions, which, strictly speaking, don't need to be so problematic. [Islam in Europe] Read more