Qualitative study uncovers how marginalization strains belonging in second-generation Moroccan Dutch women, highlighting resilience built through navigating multiple identities.
Key Points
To examine how second-generation Moroccan Dutch women negotiate identity and belonging amid cultural assimilation pressures, political shifts, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sample included 15 second-generation Moroccan Dutch women living in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, and Utrecht, Netherlands.
Public discourse on national identity and systemic marginalization significantly weaken participants' sense of belonging.
Social exclusion forces participants to invest substantial effort into gaining acceptance while simultaneously empowering them to draw strength from their hybrid identities.