Violence and its influence on the wellbeing and integration of immigrant and refugee women in Canada.
| dc.contributor.author | Songose, Labe | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Olsen, Gregg (Sociology and Criminology) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Ferris, Shawna (Women and Gender Studies) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Wilkinson, Lori | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T15:01:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T15:01:34Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022-03-28 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-03-29 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2022-03-28T22:25:48Z | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Sociology and Criminology | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts (M.A.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Violence against women has severe health and social repercussions for everyone involved. As a result, gender-based violence (GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE) has become a greater concern for activists, feminists, scholars, and increasingly, migration workers. Although the issue of gender-based violence is the subject of much research, the experiences of newcomer women are often ignored. Several factors make newcomer women more vulnerable to GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE in their new country. These factors are exacerbated by migration, change in environment, socioeconomic status, cultural differences, language barriers, and lack of awareness of resources that prevent them from receiving assistance. Studies have shown that immigrant and refugee women face additional systemic, interpersonal, sociopolitical and cultural barriers that are reproduced through the interaction of multiple forms of identity dimensions and forms of oppression (Jayasuriya, 2018; Thurston et al., 2013). My study is informed by the intersectional theory which is used to understand the experience of newcomer women survivors. My research is part of a larger international project examining the experience of gender-based violence among immigrant and refugee women in seven countries (Freedman et al., 2021). I conducted six (6) semi-structured interviews with immigrant and refugee women in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to answer the question, “How does violence against immigrant and refugee women affects their psychological well-being and integration process in Canada? My results indicate that lack of safe and alternative housing, social support, access to social services, financial independence coupled with unemployment, and lack of awareness are major reasons for newcomer women not seeking or leaving abusive relationships. I conclude by providing some suggestions regarding policy and programing around newcomer women and GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | May 2022 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/36373 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gender-based violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | immigrant and refugee women | en_US |
| dc.subject | survivor | en_US |
| dc.title | Violence and its influence on the wellbeing and integration of immigrant and refugee women in Canada. | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |