Putting Family First illustrates how the family context can be
mobilized to facilitate the successful integration of newcomers. In
the process, it provides a ground-up perspective that gives voice to
newcomer families and community partners and offers important guidance
to practitioners and policy makers in Canada and beyond. When migrants
reach their new home, we often interpret their settlement and
integration as an individual process driven largely by the labour
market. But family plays a crucial role. Putting Family First is the
fruit of a four-year academic–community partnership to investigate
the experience of immigrant families settling in Canada’s main
immigration gateway, Greater Toronto. Contributors explore the entire
integration trajectory of immigrant families. This fluid process
extends from newcomers’ initial reception to their deep involvement
in and attachment to their receiving society. Chapters examine the
interrelated themes of the policy environment, children and youth,
gender, labour markets and work, and community supports, making
insightful connections between concepts such as neoliberalism,
resilience, and social capital. This expansive, interdisciplinary
volume addresses the complex relationship between family and
integration from a range of perspectives, applying rigorous academic
research to solve practical problems.
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Migration and Integration in Canada
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774861298
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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