title: Narratives of "dissonance" and "repositioning" through the lens of critical humanism: exploring the influences on immigrants' and refugees' health and well-being.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. joan.anderson@nursing.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reimer
authors.forename: Koushambhi Basu
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Simich
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neufeld
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Makwarimba
mesh_terms: 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