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Social Science Emigration & Immigration

Putting Family First

Migration and Integration in Canada

edited by Harald Bauder

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
May 2019
Category
Emigration & Immigration, Social Work, Marriage & Family
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774861298
    Publish Date
    May 2019
    List Price
    $32.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774861267
    Publish Date
    May 2019
    List Price
    $89.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774861274
    Publish Date
    Nov 2019
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

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 Greater Toronto. Contributors explore the integration trajectory of immigrant families, 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.

 

Putting Family First applies rigorous academic research to solve practical problems, illustrating how the family context can be mobilized to facilitate the successful integration of newcomers and offering important guidance to practitioners and policy makers in Canada and beyond.

About the author

Harald Bauder is the Academic Director of the Ryerson Centre of Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) and Professor in Immigration and Settlement Studies (ISS) and Geography at Ryerson University.

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