Relational ambivalence: Exploring the social and discursive dimensions of ambivalence – The case of Turkish aging labor migrants

Many of Vienna’s labor migrants who entered Austria as so-called “guest workers” together with their spouses long nurtured the dream returning to country origin, at latest when they retired. By then, however, became less than straightforward leading ambivalence regarding questions belonging/return and transnational mobility late-life care. Based on rich qualitative data, in this article, I show that ambivalences are found complexity migrants’ narratives, particularly way (1) reassess past choices, (2) negotiate feelings belonging, (3) assess future options for late life argue social dimension ambivalence, which term “relational ambivalence,” is crucial understanding experiences, reflections, choices. The analysis shows must be understood a product relationships rather solely an individual experience. concept relational captures these discursive dimensions ambivalence. article ultimately carves out particularity general context migration specific migrants, while accepting or simultaneity different, opposing positions one same person core human