by Pui-hing Wong. / Thesis (M.S.W.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-122). / Questionnaire also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii-iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v -vii / CHAPTER / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION / The Research Problem --- p.1 / Research Objectives --- p.4 / Research Methodology --- p.4 / Significance Of The Research --- p.4 / Organisation Of The Thesis --- p.5 / Chapter 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Introduction --- p.6 / Migration And Its Impacts --- p.6 / A Simple Concept Of Migration --- p.6 / A Concept Based On Uprooting --- p.7 / Female Immigrants --- p.9 / Their Adjustment Problems --- p.9 / Their Health Conditions --- p.11 / The Importance Of Social Support --- p.11 / The Chinese Female Immigrants In Hong Kong --- p.13 / Concept Of Social Support --- p.16 / Definition --- p.17 / Measurement --- p.19 / Its Relationship With Health --- p.23 / Concept Of Health --- p.26 / Summary --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK / Introduction --- p.29 / Delineation Of The Role of Social Support --- p.30 / Social Network --- p.31 / Support System --- p.32 / Research Questions --- p.34 / Operational Definitions --- p.35 / Summary --- p.37 / Chapter 4 --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Introduction --- p.38 / Design --- p.38 / Sampling --- p.38 / Procedure --- p.40 / Instrument Used --- p.40 / Scale Measuring The Social Network --- p.40 / Scale Measuring Health --- p.42 / Analysis --- p.43 / Summary --- p.44 / Chapter 5 --- RESULTS / Analysis --- p.45 / Discussion --- p.59 / Chapter 6 --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS / Summary --- p.83 / Implications Of The Study --- p.84 / Directions For Further Research --- p.86 / APPENDICES --- p.88 / Appendix I: The Questionnaire --- p.88 / Appendix II: The English Version of The Questionnaire --- p.101 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.117
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_321581 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Contributors | Wong, Pui-hing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Social Work. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vii, 122 leaves ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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