University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences / Department of Communication

Magister Commercii - MCom / There has been a lot of comment and reaction to the presence of immigrants in South Africa, and most of it has been very negative. In light of the negative reaction, one can ask whether immigrants do in fact add any value to the well being of the host countries, given their education, experience and high involvement in small businesses. Several studies have noted that the relatively highr level of education and skills of migrants is at the same level as those of the host populations. This research is aimed at contributing to the debate of the perception that immigrants are taking up jobs that are supposed to belong to South Africans. / South Africa

There is some evidence suggesting that the rate of breastfeeding initiation is lower among particular ethnic or cultural groups who have immigrated to Canada and South Asian women comprise one of these groups. Given the evidence that breastfeeding is important in promoting infant health and maternal health, it is important to understand factors that influence breastfeeding initiation among South Asian immigrant women. This descriptive exploratory study investigated the following research question: What are South Asian women's perceptions about the social, socio-economic, personal and acculturation factors that influence their initiation of breastfeeding? The study explored factors that could influence the initiation of breastfeeding among primiparous South Asian immigrant women who have immigrated to Canada. It was informed in part by the conceptual framework used by Kong and Lee (2004), whose study investigated factors that influenced 252 first-time mothers in their decision-making about whether or not to breastfeed. A convenience sample of 15 subjects was interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide with 10 questions. Data were transcribed and analyzed using inductive constant comparative analysis. The following themes emerged: the representation of breastfeeding, vicarious learning about breastfeeding, family influences, spiritual connection, breaking with tradition, resisting the moral mandate, deferring to medical authority, transition to work and cultural mores. With respect to the findings, implications are discussed for nursing research, theory and education. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Nursing, School of / Graduate

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Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

The dominant discourse in Korea is that Canada is a multicultural country wherein no racial discrimination exists. This significantly contributes to making Canada their first choice of destination. The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers faced by Korean skilled immigrants in the Canadian labour. This thesis presents the findings of a qualitative study. Six participants were interviewed, who have lived in Canada for at least three, and using a semi-structured interview guide. Interviews were conducted in Korean, transcribed and later translated for analysis. Critical Race Theory and Democratic Racism were used as theoretical frameworks. This informed a critical review of major theoretical concepts, data collection and analysis. The findings indicate that structural exclusion was a significant barrier faced by the participants. Structural exclusion includes lack of recognition of international knowledge; conventional hiring practice in Canada; accented English; and settlement services not meeting the needs of skilled immigrants. Also, it was found that as their state of unemployment or underemployment continued for a long time, they experienced loss of identity and low self-esteem. Furthermore, how they respond to such exclusion was too a significant finding. While some of the participants sought to take additional Canadian education in order to overcome the barriers, others gave up efforts to integrate into the mainstream or were planning to go back to Korea. / Thesis / Master of Social Work (MSW)

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Thesis advisor: Thomas M. Crea / The United States is home to over 44 million immigrants, giving it the largest foreign-born population in the world, a number which is projected to roughly double by 2065. Among foreign-born individuals, significant disparities have been uncovered in health care utilization compared to their U.S.-born peers. A growing body of research has recognized the need to assess the institutional and systemic barriers to health care access contributing to this disparity, and how those barriers may be effectively mitigated. My investigation of this topic was based in California and consisted of two analytic components. The first was a quantitative assessment of barriers to health care access and how those barriers were uniquely experienced by subgroups of participants. Utilizing data from the 2015-2019 California Health Interview Survey data collection cycles, latent class analysis was used to investigate unique patterns of barrier endorsement based on participant immigration status, race or ethnicity, and the interaction between the two. Three distinct classes were identified with a low-, moderate-, and high-risk of endorsing multiple barriers to health care access. The hypotheses that legal status, race or ethnicity, and the interaction between the two were partially supported. The second component of this study was a critical policy analysis of California’s SB 54, a package of legislation which aimed to foster trust in public institutions and increase use of health care by limiting the ability of local law enforcement to act on behalf of federal immigration authorities. This analysis determined that county-level implementation was inconsistent, and those differences were associated with mixed success in decreasing immigration contact and increasing service utilization. These findings are leveraged to identify policy and programmatic recommendations that may improve delivery and facilitate increased ability to safely seek high-quality care for medically underserved populations. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2024. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Social Work. / Discipline: Social Work.