Narratives of "dissonance" and "repositioning" through the lens of critical humanism: exploring the influences on immigrants' and refugees' health and well-being.
The focus of this article is on narratives of "starting over," and the embedded processes, conceptualized as "dissonance"--between what people had expected to find in Canada and their actual experiences, and "repositioning"--how they subsequently restructured their lives and redefined their identities. This narrative analysis is one way of illuminating the complex ways in which social support networks influence dissonance and repositioning, and subsequently influence health and well-being.
Anderson
Joan M
JM
School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. joan.anderson@nursing.ubc.ca
Reimer
Joanne
J
Khan
Koushambhi Basu
KB
Simich
Laura
L
Neufeld
Anne
A
Stewart
Miriam
M
Makwarimba
Edward
E
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033262:Narration; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D012998:Somalia / Q000208:ethnology