Spitzer Engendering Migrant Health

Canadian Perspectives
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4426-9603-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten

Engendering Migrant Health brings together researchers from across Canada to address the intersections of gender, immigration, and health in the lives of new Canadians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spitzer, Denise L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgementsPart 1: Situating Migration, Gender and Health in Canada - Engendering Migrant Health in Canada
Denise L. Spitzer
- Work, Worries and Weariness: Towards an Embodied and Engendered Migrant Health
Denise L. Spitzer
- Examining the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Francophone Women Living Outside Quebec
Michèle Kérsit
- Enhancing Inclusion: Settlement Services in Relation to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Newcomers
Brian O'Neill and Kamala Sproule
- The Fatherhood Experiences of Sudanese and Russian Newcomer Men: Challenges to Their Health and Well-Being
David Este and Adamsu Tachble
Part 2: The Sequelae of Suffering - The Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada
Ilene Hyman
- Gender-Based Interpersonal Violence and the Challenges of Integrated Canadian Communities
Wilfreda Thurston
- Liminality and Mental Well-being Among Non-Status Immigrant Women in Toronto: Qualitative Aspects of Stress, Stigma, Social Support and Control
Laura Simich
- Social Suffering and Witnessing: Exploring the Interface between Policy and Testimonial Narratives of Afghan Women in Canada
Parin Dossa
Part 3: Communities, Social Capital, Empowerment, and Resilience - Advocacy and Social Support: The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op's Journey Towards Equity in Access to Health
Lucenia Ortiz and the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op
- Women's Empowerment Through Community Work: Stories from the Hispanic Community in Ottawa
Sara Torres, Alma Estable, Ana Mercedes Guerra and Nubia Cermeño
- Global Ottawa AIDS Link (GOAL): Story of an “Un-Project”
Carol Amaratunga, Laura Bisaillon, Allison Farber, Lucie Kalinda, Sujatha Liyanage, Félicité Murangira and Melissa Rowe
- At the Intersection of Migration, Gender and Health: Accounting for Social Capital
Bilkis Vissandjée, Stephanie Ann Claire Alexander, Alisha Nicole Apale and Madine Van der Platt
Part 4: Conclusion - Engendering Migrant Health: Final Reflections
Denise L. Spitzer
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Über Autor(innen)

SpitzerDenise L.:
Denise L. Spitzer is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Migration, and Health and an associate professor at the Institute of Women's Studies, University of Ottawa.