This article is based on the life histories of two immigrant women of Turkish origin living in
Sweden. Fictive names are used in the article. The women are given in marriage at a very
young age to attach them to men who will take over the function of their control from their
fathers. By analyzing the life histories with the help of Delaney and Bourdieu's theoretical
approaches, I try to explain the implicit idea in the honour/shame complex whereby
protection of women is maintained through control on their sexuality. The control is …