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Социальное исключение и стратегии его преодоления на пересечении этничности, класса и гендера
The article deals with the mechanisms o f inclusion/exclusion o f Armenian migrant women in a big Russian industrial city. Migrant women’s practices o f using the healthcare and pre-school care services in Russia are in the focus. The author analyzes institutional and cultural barriers o f access to the services. Institutional barriers are determined by the legal status o f migrants in Russia. The cultural barriers are discussed in the article in context оf migrants gender culture. The author analyses class dimensions o f social exclusion and strategies o f dealing with i t The study shows how institutional barriers are being overcome using economic and social resources o f women-migrants. The norms o f traditional gender culture are interpreted pragmatically and turn to be less rigid in families with higher educational background.