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Immigrant and refugee families : global perspectives on displacement and resettlement experiences / co-edited with equal contribution by Jaime Ballard, Elizabeth Wieling, and Catherine Solheim.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Open Textbook Library.
- Open textbook library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrant families--Social conditions.
- Immigrant families.
- Refugees--Social conditions.
- Refugees.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : chiefly colour illustrations.
- Updated irregularly.
- Distribution:
- Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2016-
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- "Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences uses a family systems lens to discuss challenges and strengths of immigrant and refugee families in the United States. Chapters address immigration policy, human rights issues, economic stress, mental health and traumatic stress, domestic violence, substance abuse, family resilience, and methods of integration."--Open Textbook Library.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Immigration and Immigrant Policy: Barriers and Opportunities for Families
- Chapter 2: From There to Here: The Journey of Refugee Families to the United States
- Chapter 3: Human Rights
- Chapter 4: Economic Well-Being, Supports and Barriers
- Chapter 5: Mental Health
- Chapter 6: Intimate Partner Violence among Immigrants and Refugees
- Chapter 7: Substance Abuse
- Chapter 8: Resilience in Immigrant and Refugee Families
- Chapter 9: Embracing a New Home: Resettlement Research and the Family
- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.
- Description based on online version, 2016; Title from PDF (viewed on October 31, 2016)
- ISBN:
- 1946135011
- 9781946135018
- OCLC:
- 961476762
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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