TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Sociocultural Trauma of Forced Migration and Displacement
T2  - The Russian Sociological Review
IS  - The Russian Sociological Review
KW  - cultural trauma
KW  - social trauma
KW  - identity
KW  - forced migration
KW  - displacement
KW  - refugee
KW  - host community
KW  - final destination
AB  - Trauma occurs when individuals or groups encounter a horrific experience that leads to enduring imprints on their consciousness and memory, and results in a crucial alteration in how they perceive their identity, social surrounding, and even their future. The concept of trauma is firmly connected to war, conflict, and forced migration. Refugees face catastrophic life events when everything breaks apart. In recent years, there has been an increased interest in exploring trauma from different approaches, including sociological ones. Therefore, this article aims to review, explore, and analyze the concepts of cultural trauma, collective identity, and social trauma regarding the issue of refugees’ forced migration. The first part of the study focuses on reviewing related literature on cultural trauma and collective identity. Then, I investigate the concept of social trauma by considering forced migration, the host communities, the identity of forced migrants, and the role of the carrier groups. In this way, I attempt to present a comprehensive analysis of forced displacement from a sociocultural perspective.
AU  - Shaza Dibo
UR  - https://sociologica.hse.ru/en/2022-21-4/805440278.html
PY  - 2022
SP  - 120-135
VL  - 21