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Disruptions, displacement, ambivalence : the making of migrant identities among women in the Keralite diaspora /Samuel, Lina. January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2008. Graduate Programme in Sociology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 261-281). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR39050
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What are the personal and cultural criteria of Indo-Canadian women in deciding to seek counselling help?McLellan, Marla 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to explore the decision-making
process of Indo-Canadian women in seeking counselling help. Little
research regarding help-seeking behaviours and attitudes of minority
groups has been done in the area of counselling psychology. Even less
attention has been given to the Indo-Canadian community. The aim of this
study was to contribute to existing research through a contextual
understanding of the influences on an Indo-Canadian woman whe/n faced
with the decision to pursue counselling help. It was further intended to
provide mental health services with information on ways of encouraging
this cultural group to utilize the available help resources.
This study used narrative and multiple case study methodology.
Seven Indo-Canadian women, all having previously used mental health
services, were interviewed. Interviews were then transcribed, and
'straightened' into individual narratives based on the unique story of each
participant. Factors of hindrance and facilitation with regard to help-seeking
were extracted from the narratives and then analyzed for
commonalities. The transcripts and narratives were validated by an
external examiner to ensure freedom from distortion and bias. Five of the
seven stories along with the factors of hindrance and facilitation were
further validated by the respective participants. In addition, an abstract
story was constructed from the individual accounts. Findings extended
the research through the identification of facilitating factors in the
decision-making process of Indo-Canadian women in seeking counselling.
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What are the personal and cultural criteria of Indo-Canadian women in deciding to seek counselling help?McLellan, Marla 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to explore the decision-making
process of Indo-Canadian women in seeking counselling help. Little
research regarding help-seeking behaviours and attitudes of minority
groups has been done in the area of counselling psychology. Even less
attention has been given to the Indo-Canadian community. The aim of this
study was to contribute to existing research through a contextual
understanding of the influences on an Indo-Canadian woman whe/n faced
with the decision to pursue counselling help. It was further intended to
provide mental health services with information on ways of encouraging
this cultural group to utilize the available help resources.
This study used narrative and multiple case study methodology.
Seven Indo-Canadian women, all having previously used mental health
services, were interviewed. Interviews were then transcribed, and
'straightened' into individual narratives based on the unique story of each
participant. Factors of hindrance and facilitation with regard to help-seeking
were extracted from the narratives and then analyzed for
commonalities. The transcripts and narratives were validated by an
external examiner to ensure freedom from distortion and bias. Five of the
seven stories along with the factors of hindrance and facilitation were
further validated by the respective participants. In addition, an abstract
story was constructed from the individual accounts. Findings extended
the research through the identification of facilitating factors in the
decision-making process of Indo-Canadian women in seeking counselling. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate
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Indo-Canadian young women’s career decision making process to enter the applied social sciences: a case study approachMani, Priya Subra 20 November 2018 (has links)
This study used a qualitative descriptive case study approach (Yin, 1994) to examine the influences on Sikh Indo-Canadian student selection of entering the applied social sciences at the university level. Seven students in the last two years of their undergraduate academic program participated in the study. The study examined (a) factors that had affected their academic and career path, (b) their perception of supports and barriers in pursuing their academic and career choice, and (c) and how they managed barriers.
An analysis was conducted using the social cognitive career theory of Lent, Hackett, and Betz (1994) as a theoretical base to understand the process by which Sikh Indo-Canadian young women made career decisions to enter the applied social sciences. Across the sample of participants', personal factors, such as interests and various forms of learning experiences, were cited as significant in forming an individual's career choices. Contextual factors, such as norms held by the family and ethnic community, and requirements of academic institutions, were cited as potential impediments to career choice implementation but were seen as manageable by the participants. Self-efficacy played an important role in moderating the participants' view of contextual factors and their ability to create various strategies of resistance or coping strategies to maintain their career choice. The educational decisions of these young women were influenced by factors such as parental influence, cultural expectations, and considering marriage and family plans.
Salient findings of the study in support of the social cognitive career theory (Lent et al., 1994) that applied to all the young women were that early immersion with helping people within their ethnic community contributed to their current career interest. Based on early exposure to helping others within their ethnic community, the participants felt confident with exploring their interest helping people in settings outside of their ethnic community. The participants also had developed outcome expectations of making a personal, social and societal contribution through their work. The longer the young women persisted in the field their sense of self-efficacy grew and they would set higher outcome expectations for themselves. They also believed that their career choice was a reflection of their fate.
Findings from this study that were contrary to the social cognitive career theory (Lent et al., 1994) were that despite contextual influences in the educational system, family and ethnic community to engage in their career choice being perceived as not fully supportive, they still persisted in their career choice. The social cognitive career theory (Lent et al., 1994) suggested that if contextual influences were perceived as low, the individual's commitment to pursuing that career goal would also be low. In this study, the participants' planning behaviour and career choice goals were maintained despite the barriers that participants perceived. Lent et al. also posited that a lack of role models in the field would contribute to having lower levels of self-efficacy. In the study, having a lack of Indo-Canadian role models in the field did not have an effect on their sense of self-efficacy to do well in their chosen line of work.
Future studies are required to address how Sikh Indo-Canadian young women conceptualize fate, balance career, family, and marriage expectations, and make life-career decisions after completion of their academic program upon entrance into the world of work. / Graduate
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Presences and perspectives: investigating the role of physical activity and sport in the lives of three Indo-Canadian womenNaidu, Paromita 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of physical activity in the lives of
three Indian women living in Canada, specifically in the Lower Mainland, and to examine
some of the more prominent issues they are facing in today's physical activity context by giving
voice to their experiences and stories. This is a vital area to investigate because of the
tendency to universalize and stereotype Indo-Canadian women without properly understanding
their cultural backgrounds and the content and context of their physical activity experiences.
I wish to understand what has motivated Indo-Canadian women to get involved with
and continue with physical activity pursuits; and to what degree have social support structures
(family, school, community, peers) influenced their decisions. Women in this particular age
bracket (25-35) will hopefully be able to articulate not only their sporting experiences, but also
their opportunities, constraints, dissatisfactions and accomplishments as they relate to physical
activity.
Social support structures such as family, community and school, physicality and the
body, leadership and mentoring and self-promotion and marketing are some of the more
prominent themes. The methodology chosen to extract the data is that of life story interviews.
A series of in-depth interviews conducted with each of the individual participants reveals their
own unique, complex and selective life and physical activity experiences.
Each woman seemed to view, and construct the issue of participation in physical
activity as a personal responsibility for community development. For example, one woman
struggled to create and find support for an all-Indian dragon boat team and define a space for
Indian women, while another desired to promote alternatives and encourage women to dance and maintain culture at a community level. The third participant's goals included increasing the
participation rates of younger Indian women, by providing positive leadership.
The participants are teaching Indian women and girls to un-learn an exclusion of self.
Solutions proposed and implemented by them included: female-only environments, minimal or
no-cost sessions, training and employing South Asians, daycare, accommodation of religious
calendar, transportation, education in community and family, choice of attire, use of ethnic
language, and redefinition of common images.
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Presences and perspectives: investigating the role of physical activity and sport in the lives of three Indo-Canadian womenNaidu, Paromita 11 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of physical activity in the lives of
three Indian women living in Canada, specifically in the Lower Mainland, and to examine
some of the more prominent issues they are facing in today's physical activity context by giving
voice to their experiences and stories. This is a vital area to investigate because of the
tendency to universalize and stereotype Indo-Canadian women without properly understanding
their cultural backgrounds and the content and context of their physical activity experiences.
I wish to understand what has motivated Indo-Canadian women to get involved with
and continue with physical activity pursuits; and to what degree have social support structures
(family, school, community, peers) influenced their decisions. Women in this particular age
bracket (25-35) will hopefully be able to articulate not only their sporting experiences, but also
their opportunities, constraints, dissatisfactions and accomplishments as they relate to physical
activity.
Social support structures such as family, community and school, physicality and the
body, leadership and mentoring and self-promotion and marketing are some of the more
prominent themes. The methodology chosen to extract the data is that of life story interviews.
A series of in-depth interviews conducted with each of the individual participants reveals their
own unique, complex and selective life and physical activity experiences.
Each woman seemed to view, and construct the issue of participation in physical
activity as a personal responsibility for community development. For example, one woman
struggled to create and find support for an all-Indian dragon boat team and define a space for
Indian women, while another desired to promote alternatives and encourage women to dance and maintain culture at a community level. The third participant's goals included increasing the
participation rates of younger Indian women, by providing positive leadership.
The participants are teaching Indian women and girls to un-learn an exclusion of self.
Solutions proposed and implemented by them included: female-only environments, minimal or
no-cost sessions, training and employing South Asians, daycare, accommodation of religious
calendar, transportation, education in community and family, choice of attire, use of ethnic
language, and redefinition of common images. / Education, Faculty of / Kinesiology, School of / Graduate
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