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Understanding the Lived Experiences and Financial Realities of Older Immigrants 了解老年移民的生活经历和财务现实
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0013
I. Ferrer, Y. Lee, M. N. Khan
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引用次数: 8
Quality of Life of Immigrants in Canada 加拿大移民的生活质量
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0012
P. Nangia, Kelly Gingrich
{"title":"Quality of Life of Immigrants in Canada","authors":"P. Nangia, Kelly Gingrich","doi":"10.1353/ces.2020.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Quality of life research is a key component of policymaking. Research on this topic can embrace two approaches––social or health-related perspectives. With a focus on the social aspect, this study uses cross-sectional data from the Canadian Community Health Survey to explore differences in the level of satisfaction and quality of life of immigrants and non-immigrants. To examine changes over time, recent immigrants are compared with earlier immigrants who are further compared with non-immigrants. Some subjective indicators are selected from the available data and an index of quality of life is computed using the methodology developed by the United Nations Development Program for measuring human development. Findings of the study show that among the three groups, earlier immigrants are least satisfied with life in general but most satisfied with their financial situation. The score on the quality of life index is lowest for earlier immigrants mainly due to deterioration in their health. Non-immigrants enjoy the best quality of life attributed particularly to their higher income and participation in leisure and social activities.Résumé:La recherche sur la qualité de vie est une composante clé de l'élaboration de politiques et s'effectue selon une perspective sociale ou axée sur la santé. Sous une optique sociale, cette étude utilise les données transversales de l'Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes pour explorer les écarts dans le niveau de satisfaction et de qualité de vie entre les immigrants et les non-immigrants. Afin d'examiner l'évolution au fil du temps, les immigrants récents sont comparés aux immigrants antérieurs qui sont ensuite comparés aux non-immigrants. Des indicateurs subjectifs sont choisis parmi les données actuelles et l'indice de la qualité de vie est calculé à l'aide de la méthodologie formulée par le programme des Nations Unies pour mesurer le développement humain. Selon les constatations de l'étude, les immigrants antérieurs sont parmi les trois groupes les moins satisfaits de la vie en général, mais les plus satisfaits de leur situation financière. Les résultats selon l'indice de la qualité de vie sont les plus bas en grande partie à cause de la détérioration de leur santé. Les non-immigrants profitent de la meilleure qualité de vie notamment en raison de leur revenu plus élevé et de leur participation aux activités sociales et de loisir.","PeriodicalId":55968,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada","volume":"52 1","pages":"29 - 51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/ces.2020.0012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41793292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
L'agentivité des immigrants comme vecteur d'intégration socioprofessionnelle au Québec 移民机构作为魁北克社会职业融合的载体
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0007
M. Dioh
{"title":"L'agentivité des immigrants comme vecteur d'intégration socioprofessionnelle au Québec","authors":"M. Dioh","doi":"10.1353/ces.2020.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0007","url":null,"abstract":"Résumé:Les recherches sur l'intégration socioprofessionnelle des immigrants au Canada et dans la province québécoise sont légion. Elles arrivent souvent à la conclusion que les immigrants ne sont pas bien intégrés socialement et professionnellement. Ces recherches réalisent souvent des analyses transversales, dont les résultats mettent en exergue des insatisfactions et des attitudes passives et subies. L'article suivant révèle une perspective différente, témoignant de leur agentivité, sommairement défini comme le pouvoir d'agir—qui a pu émerger à travers le récit de vie de sept immigrants rencontrés à plusieurs reprises sur une année. Cette notion d'agentivité est en toute la richesse et le cadre d'analyse proposé souligne des répondants qui de manière intentionnelle, s'engagent et prennent leurs destinées en main. Ils font preuve d'une autoréflexivité pour contourner les obstacles et réajuster au besoin leurs attentes. Ils projettent des trajectoires d'action selon de nouveaux objectifs et tout au long du parcours, témoignent d'un sentiment d'auto-efficacité. Aussi, leur évaluation révèle un sentiment de satisfaction, malgré les difficultés qu'ils rencontrent. Les résultats proposent alors une nouvelle définition de l'intégration socioprofessionnelle au Québec en permettant aux immigrants eux-mêmes d'en définir les contours et de témoigner d'autres réussites en marge de leurs objectifs professionnels.Abstract:Research on the socio-professional settlement of immigrants in Canada and in the province of Quebec is abundant. Researchers often come to the conclusion that immigrants are not well integrated both socially and professionally. This research often carries out transversal analyses, the results of which highlight dissatisfactions and passive attitudes toward their life circumstances. The present article reveals a different perspective, testifying to their agency, broadly defined as the power to act—a quality which emerged through the life story of seven immigrants who met several times over the course of a year. This notion of agency is prominent and the proposed analytical framework highlights respondents who intentionally commit themselves and take charge of their destinies. They demonstrate self-reflexivity in getting around obstacles and readjusting their expectations if necessary. They project action itineraries according to new objectives and, throughout the course of their lives, demonstrate a feeling of self-efficacy. Also, their evaluation reveals a feeling of satisfaction, despite the difficulties they encounter. The results then propose a new definition of socio-professional settlement in Quebec by allowing immigrants themselves to define its contours and to demonstrate other successes outside of their professional goals.","PeriodicalId":55968,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada","volume":"52 1","pages":"114 - 99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/ces.2020.0007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42865278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Aboriginal Earnings in Canada: The Importance of Gender, Education, and Industry 加拿大原住民收入:性别、教育和产业的重要性
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0011
Michael Haan, Georgina Chuatico, Jules Cornetet
{"title":"Aboriginal Earnings in Canada: The Importance of Gender, Education, and Industry","authors":"Michael Haan, Georgina Chuatico, Jules Cornetet","doi":"10.1353/ces.2020.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:The contrasting social and economic inequalities that exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples has been the focus of many Canadian studies. Several interlinking factors have been found to impact the socioeconomic status of Canada's Indigenous peoples, including social distance, education, gender, and occupational characteristics. Few of these studies, however, look at the gender wage gap amongst Indigenous populations, and in this paper, we identify some of the factors that drive both income and differences in income between men and women, amongst Indigenous peoples. Using data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS), we examine key socioeconomic factors and identify how these are linked to income. We find that education and employment industry are major indicators of socioeconomic status, as are the interactions between gender and income. We also find a persistent gender wage gap amongst Canada's Indigenous peoples, but we find that this gap can be explained by differences in the returns to education, skill levels, and industry of employment.Résumé:Plusieurs études canadiennes se sont penchées sur les inégalités sociales et économiques contrastées entre les peuples autochtones et non-autochtones. Quelques facteurs interdépendants ont été trouvés pour influencer le statut socio-économique des peuples autochtones du Canada, ainsi que la distance sociale, l'éducation, le sexe et les caractéristiques professionnels. Certains de ces études n'ont cependant pas mis l'accent sur l'écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes de la population autochtone et, dans cet article, nous avons identifié non seulement les facteurs qui déterminent le revenu, mais aussi les facteurs de différence entre les revenus des hommes et ceux des femmes dans la communauté autochtone. En nous servant des données de Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2017 (APS), nous examinons les principaux facteurs socio-économiques et identifions comment ceux-ci sont liés au revenu. Nous postulons que l'éducation et l'industrie de l'emploi sont des indicateurs majeurs du statut socio-économique, tout comme les interactions entre les hommes, les femmes et le revenu. Nous notons aussi un écart salarial persistant entre hommes et femmes de la population autochtone du Canada, mais trouvons que cet écart peut s'expliquer par des différences dans les rendements de l'éducation, des niveaux de compétence et de l'industrie de l'emploi.","PeriodicalId":55968,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada","volume":"52 1","pages":"1 - 27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/ces.2020.0011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47358515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Tiny Lights for Travellers by Naomi K. Lewis (review) Naomi K.Lewis的《旅行者的微光》(评论)
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0009
M. Reingold
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引用次数: 0
Creating New Possibilities: Service Provider Perspectives on the Settlement and Integration of Syrian Refugee Youth in a Canadian Community 创造新的可能性:服务提供者对叙利亚难民青年在加拿大社区定居和融合的看法
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0008
Lirondel Cheyne-Hazineh
{"title":"Creating New Possibilities: Service Provider Perspectives on the Settlement and Integration of Syrian Refugee Youth in a Canadian Community","authors":"Lirondel Cheyne-Hazineh","doi":"10.1353/ces.2020.0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0008","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:From 2015 to 2017, Canada responded to the Syrian refugee crisis by welcoming over 40,000 refugees from Syria. In this 2018 study, ten service providers in the mid-sized urban community of Waterloo Region participated in semi-structured interviews, the aim of which was to learn about the ongoing needs of Syrian refugee youth. Findings indicate that 2-3 years post-arrival, these youth were still early in the settlement and integration process and despite youth's efforts and the efforts of service providers and others, systemic challenges, particularly in education and employment, continued to be key concerns. Participants identified obstacles such as segregated classes and limited resources in the secondary school system and a variety of barriers to employment that youth faced while still learning the language and Canadian culture. Social engagement and mental health were also identified as areas for enhancement and, at the same time, were areas where youth often showed considerable resilience. The study documents the need for ongoing investment in Syrian refugee youth and continued advocacy at community and larger systems levels.Résumé:De 2015 à 2017, le Canada a soutenu la crise des réfugiés syriens en accueillant plus de 40 000 réfugiés de la Syrie. Dans cette étude de 2018, dix prestataires de services de la communauté urbaine de taille moyenne de la région de Waterloo ont participé à des entrevues semi-structurées, dont le but était de connaître les besoins permanents des jeunes réfugiés syriens. Les résultats attestent que 2 à 3 ans après leur arrivée, ces jeunes étaient encore au début du processus d'établissement et d'intégration et ce malgré leurs efforts ainsi que ceux des prestataires de services et autres. Les défis systémiques, en particulier dans l'éducation et l'emploi, restaient des préoccupations majeures. Les participants ont identifié des obstacles tels que des classes discriminées et des ressources limitées dans le système scolaire secondaire et une variété d'obstacles à l'emploi auxquels les jeunes étaient confrontés tout en étant dans le processus d'apprentissage de la langue et de la culture canadienne. L'engagement social et la santé mentale ont également été identifiés comme des domaines à améliorer et, dans le même temps, des domaines où les jeunes faisaient souvent preuve d'une résilience considérable. L'étude met en exergue la nécessité d'un investissement permanent dans la vie des jeunes réfugiés syriens et l'attention et la défense de leurs droits au niveau de la communauté et des systèmes plus élargis.","PeriodicalId":55968,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada","volume":"52 1","pages":"115 - 137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/ces.2020.0008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47957651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
Perogies and Politics: Canada's Ukrainian Left, 1891-1991 by Rhonda L. Hinther (review) 佩罗吉斯与政治:加拿大的乌克兰左派,1891-1991,朗达·L·辛瑟(评论)
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-28 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0010
Thirstan Falconer
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引用次数: 0
Keeping Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: Affective Constructions of "Good" and "Bad" Immigrants in Canadian Conservative Discourse 亲近你的朋友,亲近你的敌人:加拿大保守党话语中“好”和“坏”移民的情感结构
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-06-22 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0014
Megan Gaucher
{"title":"Keeping Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: Affective Constructions of \"Good\" and \"Bad\" Immigrants in Canadian Conservative Discourse","authors":"Megan Gaucher","doi":"10.1353/ces.2020.0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:A key component of the Conservative Party of Canada's (CPC) electoral strategy in 2011, 2015 and 2019 was to court the country's \"ethnic vote\". Under the leadership of Stephen Harper and Andrew Scheer, the CPC launched an aggressive outreach strategy aimed at attracting conservative ethnic populations while at the same time, continuing to appeal to the party's \"old stock\" base – referred to as the \"populist paradox\". This approach was particularly prominent in the Party's immigration and citizenship policy platform. While the CPC continuously rolled out reforms further restricting access to incoming immigrants and refugees, they framed these initiatives as a way to keep disingenuous immigrants out in order to protect the integrity of the Canadian immigration system, a system used appropriately by those immigrants from whom they were seeking support. Using Sara Ahmed's work on affect and happiness, this paper examines the CPC's construction of \"good\" and \"bad\" immigrants, specifically how these constructions are taken up in broader narratives of Canadian citizenship and belonging. In doing so, I address how the CPC uses this rhetoric to appeal to voters, both immigrant and non-immigrant alike.Résumé:Un élément clé de la stratégie électorale du Parti conservateur du Canada (PCC) en 2011, 2015 et 2019 était de convoiter le ''vote ethnique'' dans le pays. Sous la direction de Stephen Harper et Andrew Scheer, le PCC a lancé une stratégie de sensibilisation agressive visant à attirer des populations ethniques conservatrices tout en continuant de faire appel à la base du ''vieux stock'' du parti – appelée ''paradoxe populiste''. Cette approche était particulièrement importante dans la plate-forme de la politique d'immigration et de citoyenneté du Parti. Bien que le PCC ait continuellement déployé des réformes restreignant davantage l'entrée aux immigrants et aux réfugiés, il a présenté ces initiatives comme un moyen de garder les immigrants de moralité douteuse à l'écart afin de protéger l'intégrité du système d'immigration canadien, un système utilisé de manière appropriée par ces mêmes immigrants auprès de qui ils cherchaient du soutien. Utilisant les travaux de Sara Ahmed sur l'insouciance et le bonheur, cet article examine la construction par le PCC des notions de ''bons'' et ''mauvais'' immigrants, en particulier comment ces constructions sont reprises de façon plus large dans des récits de la citoyenneté et de l'appartenance canadiennes. En somme, j'explique comment le PCC utilise cette rhétorique pour séduire les électeurs, immigrants et non-immigrants.","PeriodicalId":55968,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada","volume":"52 1","pages":"79 - 98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/ces.2020.0014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45706781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
Civic Engagement and Wellbeing Among Female Immigrants in Canada 加拿大女性移民的公民参与和福利
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-04-11 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0006
Yiyan Li
{"title":"Civic Engagement and Wellbeing Among Female Immigrants in Canada","authors":"Yiyan Li","doi":"10.1353/ces.2020.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Much international research has examined the various ways in which immigrant women engage in the new society and the relationships between these ways of engagement and their wellbeing. The present study explores various factors that influence immigrant women’s levels of civic engagement and their effects on these women’s subjective wellbeing. Using data from the 2008 General Social Survey (GSS) and a custom-designed Civic Engagement Index (CEI), a representative sample of 1,872 immigrant women was analyzed based on a variety of civic engagement indicators, such as volunteer work, donations, membership in organizations and associations, and political participation. Although immigrant women had low levels of civic engagement, they tended to become more familiar with and knowledgeable about civic life—thus increasing their civic engagement—the longer they resided in Canada. Building social networks through the labour market, educational institutions, and parenting activities also helped to improve civic engagement among immigrant women. In addition, increased levels of civic engagement were found to be positively associated with both life satisfaction and mental health, with socio-economic status playing a central role in this relationship. The findings of this study expand our understanding of the role of civic engagement in immigrant women’s lives and can contribute to the development of policies that will promote the wellbeing of immigrant women.Résumé:Nombres de recherches internationales ont examiné les diverses façons dont les femmes immigrées s’engagent dans la nouvelle société et les rapports entre ces modes d’engagement et leur bien-être. La présente étude explore divers facteurs qui influencent les niveaux d’engagement civique des femmes immigrées et leurs effets sur le bien-être subjectif de ces femmes. À l’aide des données du sondage social général (GSS) de 2008 et d’un index d’engagement civique (CEI) adapté, un échantillon représentatif de 1 872 immigrantes a été analysé sur la base d’une variété d’indicateurs d’engagement civique, tels que le bénévolat, les dons, l’appartenance à des organisations et des associations, et la participation politique. Bien que les immigrantes aient un faible niveau d’engagement civique, plus elles ont tendance à se familiariser et à mieux connaître la vie civique – renforçant ainsi leur engagement civique - plus longtemps elles résident au Canada. Les réseautages sociaux par le biais du marché du travail, des établissements d’enseignement et des activités parentales ont également contribué à améliorer l’engagement civique des immigrantes. En outre, des niveaux accrus d’engagement civique se sont révélés être associés positivement à la satisfaction de la vie et à la santé mentale, avec un statut socioéconomique jouant un rôle central dans ce rapport de force. Les résultats de cette étude enrichissent notre compréhension du rôle de l’engagement civique dans la vie des immigrantes et peuvent contri","PeriodicalId":55968,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada","volume":"52 1","pages":"49 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2020-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/ces.2020.0006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46313029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Incorporating Culture: How Indigenous People are Reshaping the Northwest Coast Art Industry by Solen Roth (review) 《融合文化:原住民如何重塑西北海岸艺术产业》作者:索伦·罗斯(书评)
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Canadian Ethnic Studies-Etudes Ethniques au Canada Pub Date : 2020-04-11 DOI: 10.1353/ces.2020.0002
Ellen A. Ahlness
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