Broken Dreams—Balancing Self and Family Well-Being: The Experiences of Women Immigrants to Hamilton, ON
( Gender Differences in Different Contexts )
Publication series ： Gender Differences in Different Contexts
Author： Mirna Carranza
Publisher： IntechOpen
Publication year： 2017
E-ISBN: INT6304066434
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535129059
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9789535129066
Subject： C91 Sociology
Keyword： 社会学
Language： ENG
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Broken Dreams—Balancing Self and Family Well-Being: The Experiences of Women Immigrants to Hamilton, ON
Description
This chapter presents the preliminary analysis of a study conducted in Hamilton, ON. It explores the intersection of women’s immigration, integration and mental health. Their perceptions of what is needed from them in relation to the various challenges/changes that moving to a new country entails is a particular focus of this research. To begin with, the term “women immigrant” (WI) is used, rather than immigrant women as commonly used—as the participants were women long before they became immigrants. Indeed immigration is one of their many experiences and it is a significant marker in their lives, but it does not define their identity.
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