Impact of Gender on Separation-Reunification Experiences of Latino Adolescent Immigrants
Many Latino immigrants who enter the US in late childhood or adolescence are reunifying with parents after lengthy separations, and yet there is limited research on this process from their point of view. This article discusses the impact of gender relations on family re-engagement and immigrant adap...
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| author | Naomi A. Schapiro Susan M. Kools Sandra J. Weiss Claire D. Brindis |
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| description | Many Latino immigrants who enter the US in late childhood or adolescence are reunifying with parents after lengthy separations, and yet there is limited research on this process from their point of view. This article discusses the impact of gender relations on family re-engagement and immigrant adaptation of young men and young women. Young people were interviewed as part of a grounded theory study exploring the process of family separation and reunification for Latino immigrant adolescents who have been separated from their parents for at least four years during immigration. Focus groups, individual interviews and participant observation were used to gather data from 20 Mexican and Central American immigrant adolescents, 12 young men and 8 young women. Participants reported a range of personal and family beliefs about gender roles and their impact on separation and reunification, Young men reported greater exposure to violence, generally had less access to health care, and reported more emotional isolation from families and peers than young women. Fathers and adult male role models were missing from most of their lives, and this absence was particularly difficult for young men. Young women reported greater skills and persistence in emotional re-engagement with their families in the United States. |
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| spellingShingle | Naomi A. Schapiro Susan M. Kools Sandra J. Weiss Claire D. Brindis Impact of Gender on Separation-Reunification Experiences of Latino Adolescent Immigrants Field Actions Science Reports adolescent immigration and emigration Latinos Latinas grounded theory sex roles |
| title | Impact of Gender on Separation-Reunification Experiences of Latino Adolescent Immigrants |
| title_full | Impact of Gender on Separation-Reunification Experiences of Latino Adolescent Immigrants |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Gender on Separation-Reunification Experiences of Latino Adolescent Immigrants |
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| title_short | Impact of Gender on Separation-Reunification Experiences of Latino Adolescent Immigrants |
| title_sort | impact of gender on separation reunification experiences of latino adolescent immigrants |
| topic | adolescent immigration and emigration Latinos Latinas grounded theory sex roles |
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