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Indo-Caribbean Immigrants' Well-being: An Intersectional Exploration of the Social Determinants of Health on an Under-studied Population

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dc.contributor.advisorHynie, Michaela
dc.creatorChangoor, Tina
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-21T13:44:04Z
dc.date.available2018-11-21T13:44:04Z
dc.date.copyright2018-06-04
dc.date.issued2018-11-21
dc.date.updated2018-11-21T13:44:04Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThere is growing research that is examining the impact of social-economic inequities on peoples health and well-being. While there is an increased focus on the pathways between inequities, and health and well-being, there is a lack of research that specifically addresses how societal power structures cause these inequities and how peoples intersecting social identities are impacted differently by power structures. Health research predominantly focuses on identity variables as being categorical rather than interconnected. However, a categorical and disconnected focus limits the understanding of how peoples lived experiences are impacted by interconnected social and economic inequities. With a social determinants of health (SDOH)-intersectional framework, this qualitative study explored the pathways between Canadian power structures that result in social-economic inequities, and how these inequities impact peoples well-being on the basis of their intersecting identities that include being a first-generation immigrant, a visible minority, and of Indo-Caribbean ethnicity. Examining Indo-Caribbean immigrants settlement experiences with an intersectional lens will both deepen and broaden the understanding of how power structures impact their settlement and well-being experiences. Individual interviews (n = 31) and 2 group interviews (n = 3; n = 2) were thematically analyzed. Themes relating to power-over, power-with and power-within in the context of SDOH were identified. Power-over themes included language challenges, deskilling and survival employment, and perceived discrimination. Gender-specific power-over themes included skilled males work-life imbalance and post-secondary educated males job promotion discrimination. Power-with and power-within themes included settlement support from family and friends. Gender specific power-with and power-within themes included male youths sense of belonging through sport and female mothers sense of independence and accomplishment from work. These findings provide new understanding regarding how nativist power structures result in the dismissal of Indo-Caribbean immigrants cultural capital. Findings also indicate how Indo-Caribbean immigrants utilize power-with and power-within to socially progress in the face of these inequities. This study contributes to a shift from focusing on singular identity factors to simultaneously including intersecting multiple identities when examining inequities and well-being. This shift will contribute to new understandings and will serve to better inform policies that aim to reduce structural barriers.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35501
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsCaribbean
dc.subject.keywordsCulture
dc.subject.keywordsIndo-Caribbean people
dc.subject.keywordsIndo-Caribbean immigrants
dc.subject.keywordsGender
dc.subject.keywordsSettlement
dc.subject.keywordsHealth
dc.subject.keywordsWell-being
dc.subject.keywordsIntersectionality
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Determinants of Health
dc.subject.keywordsRacism
dc.subject.keywordsEquity
dc.subject.keywordsInequity
dc.subject.keywordsInequities
dc.subject.keywordsPower
dc.subject.keywordsPower-over
dc.subject.keywordsPower-with
dc.subject.keywordsPower-within
dc.subject.keywordsNativism
dc.subject.keywordsNativist
dc.subject.keywordsNewcomer
dc.subject.keywordsImmigrants
dc.subject.keywordsIntegration
dc.subject.keywordsLanguage
dc.subject.keywordsCovert racism
dc.subject.keywordsOvert racism
dc.subject.keywordsDiscrimination
dc.subject.keywordsSocial capital
dc.subject.keywordsCultural capital
dc.subject.keywordsYouth
dc.subject.keywordsWomen
dc.subject.keywordsSport
dc.subject.keywordsCricket
dc.subject.keywordsLanguage accents
dc.subject.keywordsSocial cohesion
dc.subject.keywordsSocial support
dc.subject.keywordsApartment
dc.subject.keywordsHousing
dc.subject.keywordsClimate
dc.subject.keywordsPush-factors
dc.subject.keywordsPull-factors
dc.subject.keywordsQuality of life
dc.subject.keywordsSense of Belonging
dc.subject.keywordsSelective incivility
dc.subject.keywordsSense of independence
dc.subject.keywordsHappiness
dc.subject.keywordsBridging capital
dc.subject.keywordsBonding capital
dc.subject.keywordsCoping mechanisms
dc.subject.keywordsPrimary coping
dc.subject.keywordsSecondary coping
dc.subject.keywordsTrust
dc.subject.keywordsReciprocity
dc.subject.keywordsPower model of well-being
dc.subject.keywordsQualitative research
dc.subject.keywordsThematic analysis
dc.subject.keywordsImmigration
dc.subject.keywordsSocial exclusion
dc.subject.keywordsSocial inclusion
dc.subject.keywordsWellness
dc.subject.keywordsVisible minorities
dc.subject.keywordsRacialized
dc.subject.keywordsDe-skilling
dc.subject.keywordsSurvival employment
dc.subject.keywordsEmployment
dc.subject.keywordsEmployment discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsJob promotion
dc.subject.keywordsEmployment equity
dc.subject.keywordsMicro-aggression's
dc.subject.keywordsOppression
dc.subject.keywordsEmpowerment
dc.subject.keywordsUnder-studied population
dc.subject.keywordsSocial inequities
dc.subject.keywordsEconomic inequities
dc.subject.keywordsHealth research
dc.subject.keywordsSocial research
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian power-structures
dc.subject.keywordsFirst-generation immigrant
dc.subject.keywordsEthnicity
dc.subject.keywordsIndo-Caribbean ethnicity
dc.subject.keywordsLanguage challenges
dc.subject.keywordsPerceived discrimination
dc.subject.keywordsWork-life balance
dc.titleIndo-Caribbean Immigrants' Well-being: An Intersectional Exploration of the Social Determinants of Health on an Under-studied Population
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