Chinese Immigrant Women in Remote Northern Communities

Adjustment and Social Support Networks

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2168643
AutoresShireen Hsiao, Glen Gerald Schmidt, Glen Schmidt
Ano2015
Volume25
Fascículo2
Páginas115-125
Data de publicação2015-02-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2014.947463
OpenAlexW2054444924
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas24

This study explores the adjustment process for Chinese immigrant women in remote communities of northern British Columbia. The issues they face in the adjustment process include social isolation, underemployment, severe weather, a different lifestyle, marriages "behind screens," and challenges of parenting. The women's social support networks are demonstrated to be one of the most important factors in adjusting to the new country. Competent social work practice with Chinese immigrant women requires personal self-awareness, knowledge of the clients' worldviews, familiarity with their social support networks, and respect for diversity

Acculturation · Diversity (politics · Economic growth · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Social isolation · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social science · Social support · Sociology · Underemployment · Unemployment · Canadian Identity and History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work · Gender Studies · Social Psychology