Janet Mclellan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3734836 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Mclellan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Mclellan |
| SIGNATURE | MCLELLAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Religious Decline in Small-Town Rural Ontario Churches
The qualitative data in this article highlights the dynamics of religious change and decline in small town rural churches, reflecting larger trends throughout North America and Europe. 1 It questions the consequences of religious decline, particularly regarding reduced levels of volunteerism 2 and community social capital. 3 This article posits that the decline in institutionalized religion has already had negative effects within small-town rural…
Tensions in Ontario rural churches among long-term members, newcomers, and local residents
Social, Religious, and 'Spirit-based' Capital within Cambodian and Lao Buddhist Communities in Ontario
While an extensive literature supports the correlation of social capital with newcomer adaptation and integration, few studies demonstrate the challenges faced by refugee communities with low levels of social and religious capital. Cambodian and Lao Buddhists in Ontario, Canada, have had significant resettlement struggles, particularly in their ability to re-create religious traditions and practices. Theravada Buddhist monks, who embody much of e…
Experiences of Genocide, Healing, Justice, and Peace Among Cambodians in Canada
Cambodian Refugees in Ontario
Social capital and identity politics among Asian Buddhists in Toronto
Many Petals of the Lotus
Toronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese. With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan …
Buddhist Identities in Toronto
Over 60 Buddhist communities and institutions reside in Toronto, Canada, representing a diversity of ethnic, linguistic, national and doctrinal differences. This paper examines the re-creation and redefinitions of Buddhist identities among several of these groups, reflecting the interplay of local, national and global contexts. From a local perspective, similar to the religious adaptation of other minority ethno-religious groups in Canada, adhere…
Community Health Centres
While NGO settlement agencies face increasing challenges to deliver bath ethnospecific and larger broad-based programs for immigrants and refugees, Community Health Centres (CHCs) in large urban areas of Ontario have developed innovative means to meet the health and settlement needs of newcomers. Positive mental and physical health through access to medical and social resources, recognition of health determinants and enhanced participation in dec…
Multiculturalism in crisis
Using a modified postmodern perspective, Canada's policy of multiculturalism and the emphasis upon 'unity within diversity' are related to the theme of globalization and the development of 'a new world order'. It is argued that Canada is not unique in its efforts to come to terms with the contradictions and conflicts generated by postindustrialism and the realignment of superpowers. Questions of identity, collective self-determination and the pro…
Repatriation and Reintegration of Cambodian Refugees
Few countries have been as devastated by war and state abuse as Cambodia. (Asia Watch 1993) Following more than two decades of war and international isolation, Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy is only 49.7 years. Just 12 per cent of rural Cambodians and 20 per cent of urban dwellers have access to safe drinking water. A relatively large proportion ofthe population consists of extremely vulnerable groups compr…
Multiculturalism in crisis
Using a modified postmodern perspective, Canada's policy of multiculturalism and the emphasis upon 'unity within diversity' are related to the theme of globalization and the development of 'a new world order'. It is argued that Canada is not unique in its efforts to come to terms with the contradictions and conflicts generated by postindustrialism and the realignment of superpowers. Questions of identity, collective self-determination and the pro…
Social, Religious, and 'Spirit-based' Capital within Cambodian and Lao Buddhist Communities in Ontario
While an extensive literature supports the correlation of social capital with newcomer adaptation and integration, few studies demonstrate the challenges faced by refugee communities with low levels of social and religious capital. Cambodian and Lao Buddhists in Ontario, Canada, have had significant resettlement struggles, particularly in their ability to re-create religious traditions and practices. Theravada Buddhist monks, who embody much of e…
Tensions in Ontario rural churches among long-term members, newcomers, and local residents
Experiences of Genocide, Healing, Justice, and Peace Among Cambodians in Canada
Repatriation and Reintegration of Cambodian Refugees
Few countries have been as devastated by war and state abuse as Cambodia. (Asia Watch 1993) Following more than two decades of war and international isolation, Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy is only 49.7 years. Just 12 per cent of rural Cambodians and 20 per cent of urban dwellers have access to safe drinking water. A relatively large proportion ofthe population consists of extremely vulnerable groups compr…
Repatriation and Reintegration of Cambodian Refugees
Few countries have been as devastated by war and state abuse as Cambodia. (Asia Watch 1993) Following more than two decades of war and international isolation, Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life expectancy is only 49.7 years. Just 12 per cent of rural Cambodians and 20 per cent of urban dwellers have access to safe drinking water. A relatively large proportion ofthe population consists of extremely vulnerable groups compr…
Multiculturalism in crisis
Using a modified postmodern perspective, Canada's policy of multiculturalism and the emphasis upon 'unity within diversity' are related to the theme of globalization and the development of 'a new world order'. It is argued that Canada is not unique in its efforts to come to terms with the contradictions and conflicts generated by postindustrialism and the realignment of superpowers. Questions of identity, collective self-determination and the pro…
Community Health Centres
While NGO settlement agencies face increasing challenges to deliver bath ethnospecific and larger broad-based programs for immigrants and refugees, Community Health Centres (CHCs) in large urban areas of Ontario have developed innovative means to meet the health and settlement needs of newcomers. Positive mental and physical health through access to medical and social resources, recognition of health determinants and enhanced participation in dec…
Buddhist Identities in Toronto
Over 60 Buddhist communities and institutions reside in Toronto, Canada, representing a diversity of ethnic, linguistic, national and doctrinal differences. This paper examines the re-creation and redefinitions of Buddhist identities among several of these groups, reflecting the interplay of local, national and global contexts. From a local perspective, similar to the religious adaptation of other minority ethno-religious groups in Canada, adhere…
Many Petals of the Lotus
Toronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese. With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan …
Social capital and identity politics among Asian Buddhists in Toronto
Cambodian Refugees in Ontario
Experiences of Genocide, Healing, Justice, and Peace Among Cambodians in Canada
Social, Religious, and 'Spirit-based' Capital within Cambodian and Lao Buddhist Communities in Ontario
While an extensive literature supports the correlation of social capital with newcomer adaptation and integration, few studies demonstrate the challenges faced by refugee communities with low levels of social and religious capital. Cambodian and Lao Buddhists in Ontario, Canada, have had significant resettlement struggles, particularly in their ability to re-create religious traditions and practices. Theravada Buddhist monks, who embody much of e…
Religious Decline in Small-Town Rural Ontario Churches
The qualitative data in this article highlights the dynamics of religious change and decline in small town rural churches, reflecting larger trends throughout North America and Europe. 1 It questions the consequences of religious decline, particularly regarding reduced levels of volunteerism 2 and community social capital. 3 This article posits that the decline in institutionalized religion has already had negative effects within small-town rural…
Tensions in Ontario rural churches among long-term members, newcomers, and local residents
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social capital (4 works) · Social science (4 works)