Strangers in new homelands : the social deconstruction and reconstruction of "home" among immigrants in the disapora /: the social deconstruction and reconstruction of "home" among immigrants in the disapora. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Michael Baffoe [and others].
• Other Names: Baffoe, Michael
• Contents: The stranger: finding new homes, networks, identities / Leo Driedger -- Latino presence in the US South: an (un)wanted exchange / Carlos Parra -- Human rights education and newcomers: constructing and owning a feeling of home / Stephanie Yamniuk -- Where is "home"? reconstruction of immigrant oases / Leo Driedger -- Differential acculturation and adaptation of immigrant and refugee youth to "new homes" in the diaspora / Patience Togo -- The African extended family network as an inhibitor to the reconstruction of "home" among Ghanaian African immigrants in the diaspora / Michael Baffoe and Lewis Asimeng-Boahene -- The making of a "home": exploring the space of Bangladeshi diasporic restaurants in Toronto / Nafisa Tanjeem -- Impact of sending remittances on the lives of Filipino and Iranian immigrants to Winnipeg: "sending money back home helps us feel better" / Evelyn Ferguson [and others] -- Removing the barriers to new Canadians health disparity: new Canadians health network / Patrick Kereyo and David Flomo. Newcomers' experience of practitioner stance in social work practice with immigrants and refugees: a call for not-knowing / Jan DeFehr [and others] -- Navigating cross cultural exchanges in an IET bridging program / Lee Anne Block -- Elder abuse and immigration status: is there a connection? Vulnerability and recourse / Sigalit Gal and Jill Hanley -- Labor market experiences of Korean immigrants in Manitoba and the current policy responses of the Republic of Korea vis-a-vis rapid globalization / Bong-Hwan Kim -- Beloved countries: reflections of a mother's memories of "home" / Patricia Marton -- Perceptions of Canada by Nigerian youths / Charles T. Adeyanju and Temitope B. Oriola -- "Are we there yet?" Articulating the social construction of home, and the politics of integration amongst Quebec-resident Nigerian immigrants: nirvana or perpetual limbo? / Buster C. Ogbuagu -- "Invisible minorities" of the Falun Gong community: challenge to social inclusion and integration in Canada / Maria Cheung -- Searching historical identity in strange homelands: the case of the Maratha community of southern Tamilnadu with special reference to Thanjavur, circa 1675-2010 / Usha R. Vijailakshmi.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 223 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 305.906912; Emigration and immigration -- Psychological aspects; Home -- Psychological aspects; Home -- Social aspects; Identity (Psychology) -- Social aspects; Immigrants -- Cultural assimilation; Immigrants -- Psychology; Émigration et immigration -- Aspect psychologique; Foyer -- Aspect psychologique; Foyer -- Aspect social; Identité (Psychologie) -- Aspect social; Immigrants -- Intégration; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Emigration and immigration -- Psychological aspects; Home -- Psychological aspects; Identity (Psychology) -- Social aspects; Immigrants -- Cultural assimilation; Immigrants -- Psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443846813; 1443846813; 9781299645851; 1299645852
• Related ISBNs: 1443841366; 9781443841368
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.