Project (M.A.) - Simon Fraser University, 2005. / Project (Dept. of History) / Simon Fraser University. Also issued in digital format and available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-217). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ32285.pdf.

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This qualitative inquiry explores Chinese Canadians' experience of the death and dying of a family member in a Canadian cultural context. The participants of this study consisted of eight bereaved Chinese immigrants and four Chinese professionals whose work is closely related to the field of death and dying. Following a phenomenological research methodology, data was collected through in-depth interviews and participant observation. The narratives of the study participants were then analyzed. The results of the study identify the participants' four coping characteristics and also highlight their coping strategies and the rationale behind them. Analysis of the data leads to insights into the need for educational support to provide culturally sensitive care for dying Chinese patients and their families.

Project (M.P.P.) - Simon Fraser University, 2005. / Project (Master of Public Policy Program) / Simon Fraser University.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1992. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2003. Graduate Programme in Geography. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 261-277). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&res%5Fdat=xri:pqdiss &rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NQ99257

Thus study seeks a contribution to the understanding of the problems of immigrant Chinese by comparing them with Canadian-born Chinese. It is almost impossible to understand the ways and customs of the Chinese without some insight into their culture. But to understand the adjustment problems of this minority group, their cultural background must be discussed in comparison with the North American culture. The study is focussed upon a small group, both immigrant and Canadian-born, whose failure to "make good" in Canada is signalized by their admission to a mental hospital. For case-study, eighteen immigrant Chinese patients and a comparative group of nine Canadian-born Chinese patients were selected. Data was obtained from clinical files recorded by doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers and other members of the treatment team. A rating scale was devised to help assess the major factors in adjustment to life, subdivided into (a) personality constituents, (b) social factors, and (c) economic factors; this is then used to examine and compare the social functioning of each group. To substantiate the findings and to present a clearer picture of the causal factors, three illustrative cases are presented in detail - one Canadian-born Chinese, and two immigrant Chinese patients, in the ratio of the number studied. Each case is appraised in the same three areas: personality constituents, social factors, economic factors. Continually unsatisfactory employment and the barriers to communication created by cultural confusion show up among the factors at work. Problems of communication, social integration and cultural conflict are brought into clearer light as correlatives of mental illness, and the significance of these findings is appraised. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

The underutilization of mental health services among the Chinese Canadian population is a perpetual problem. The present study examined the help-seeking process among second generation Chinese Canadians using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). The utility of the TPB was tested using both direct and indirect measures and path analyses were used. The influence of additional variables, including self-stigma, anticipated benefits and risks, and cultural variables such as Asian values, European American values, Chinese identity, Canadian identity, family connectedness and self-concealment were investigated. Two hundred and twelve second generation Chinese Canadians participated in the study. Participants had the option to complete the study questionnaire online or in paper format. Results supported the utilization and application of the TPB in understanding help-seeking intentions and highlighted the differential contribution of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. The study also supported the notion that perceived behavioural control consists of two inter-related but distinct components: self-efficacy and controllability. Results highlight the importance of self-efficacy in predicting help-seeking intentions among second generation Chinese Canadians. Findings also showed that Asian values, Canadian identity, anticipated benefits and risks, self-concealment, and self-stigma play different roles in predicting attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control in the help-seeking process. In sum, results of the present study served as an important step in further understanding the help-seeking process among second generation Chinese Canadians. Implications for research, clinical practice, and future directions are discussed.

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