scholarly journals “And Then I Got Pregnant”: Early Childbearing and the First Nations Life Course

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Early Childbearing ◽  
Aboriginal Youth ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Life Courses ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Young Parenthood

One of the characteristics of the life courses of Aboriginal youth is a greater likelihood of becoming a parent at young ages, at least relative to other youth. Young parenthood is often portrayed negatively, in terms of the implications for later education and employment. However, these effects depend greatly on the context of childbearing, including the sources of available support. In this paper we make use of exploratory qualitative life course interview data with a sample of First Nations living in Canadian cities to investigate the circumstances around early childbearing, including sources of support and strategies for managing this transition, its meaning from the perspective of parents themselves, and the potential implications for their later lives.

Life Course Events and Migration in the Transition to Adulthood

Social Forces ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Horowitz ◽  
Barbara Entwisle
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
And Migration ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Do life course events stimulate migration during the transition to adulthood? We identify nine specific life events in the family, education, and employment domains and test whether they lead to migration in the short term, using fixed-effects models that remove the influence of all stable individual-level characteristics and controlling for age. Marital and school completion events have substantively large effects on migration compared with individual work transitions, although there are more of the latter over the young adult years. Furthermore, young adults who are white and from higher class backgrounds are more likely to migrate in response to life events, suggesting that migration may be a mechanism for the reproduction of status attainment. Overall, the results demonstrate a close relationship between life course events and migration and suggest a potential role for migration in explaining the effect of life course events on well-being and behavior.

scholarly journals HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES OF OLDER KOREAN IMMIGRANTS: THROUGH THE LENS OF LIFE COURSE THEORY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S894-S894
Author(s):  
Hyeyoung K Park ◽  
Sharron L Docherty ◽  
Cristina C Hendrix ◽  
Ruth A Anderson ◽  
Kimberly S Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Korean Immigrants ◽  
Life Course Theory ◽  
Linked Lives ◽  
The Us ◽  
Older Korean Immigrants ◽  
Life Courses

Abstract More than half of Korean Americans living in the US are immigrants, these immigrants hold unique cultural perspectives, including collectivism and filial piety that originates from Korean culture. Every older adult has life experiences and background that build and shape their own wishes and values for their health care goals. Thus, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted using the Life Course Theory as a guiding framework to examine older Korean immigrants’ health care goals and the influence of their life courses. Twenty six interviews from 13 participants were analyzed using content thematic analysis. Study rigor was ensured by audit trail, peer debriefing, and prolonged engagement. Data were organized under five overarching themes: health care priorities, time, location, linked lives, and turning point. Older Korean immigrants valued painlessness and being independent as health care goals (Health care priorities). They experienced a dynamic historical period in Korea before immigrating to the US (Time). Once they reached the US, they were disconnected from their social support and traditional values (Location). Children and Korean churches constitute older Korean immigrants’ primary support system once in the US (Linked lives). Their tumultuous life experiences contributed to their current perspectives on health care goals and priorities (Turning point). In studies of older immigrant populations, it is important to acknowledge individual differences while simultaneously understanding the general life history and cultural background behind individuals’ values and perspectives. Life course approach provides both a contextual understanding of older adults’ backgrounds and the trajectories of their individual life courses.

scholarly journals The psychological effects of providing personal care to a partner: a multidimensional perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hansen ◽  
Britt Slagsvold
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Education And Employment

The expected increasing demand for informal care in aging societies underscores the importance of understanding the psychological implications of caregiving. This study explores the effect of providing regular help with personal care to a partner on different aspects of psychological well-being. We use cross-sectional data from the Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation study (n. ~15,000; age 40-84) and two-wave panel data from the Norwegian study on Life Course, Ageing and Generation (n. ~3000; age 40-84). To separate the effects of providing care from those of the partner’s disability, caregivers are contrasted with non-caregivers with both disabled and nondisabled partners. We separate outcomes into cognitive well-being (life satisfaction), psychological functioning (self-esteem, mastery), and affective well-being (happiness, depression, loneliness). Findings show that caregiving has important cross-sectional and longitudinal detrimental psychological effects. These effects are fairly consistent across all aspects of well-being, demonstrating that caregiving has a broad-based negative impact. Among women, however, these effects are similar to if not weaker than the effects of a partner’s disability. Caregiving effects are constant by age, education, and employment status, but stronger among caregivers with health problems. Providing personal care to a partner is associated with marked adverse psychological effects for men and women irrespective of age and socio-economic status. Hence, no socio-demographic group is immune from caregiving stress, so programs should be targeted generally. The results also suggest that the health needs of caregivers demand more attention.

Peer Mentoring for Reducing the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in First Nations Youth Living on Reserve: The Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. S17
Author(s):  
Pinar Eskicioglu ◽  
Joannie Halas ◽  
Larry Wood ◽  
Elma Mckay ◽  
Heather Mcrae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Aboriginal Youth ◽  
Mentorship Program

scholarly journals Tobacco Smoking Among First Nations Youth Living On-Reserve and in Northern Communities: A Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Laura Wright ◽  
Colleen A. Dell ◽  
First Nations Information Governance Centre
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Indigenous Youth ◽  
Community Initiatives ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Using Data

The prevalence of tobacco smoking among First Nations youth living on reserve and in Northern communities is significantly higher than off-reserve Indigenous youth in Southern communities and non-Indigenous youth, although the majority do not smoke. Using a mixed-methods approach, we examine factors that support on-reserve First Nations youth’s resilience to smoking. Logistic regression analyses using data from the nationally representative First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education, and Employment Survey suggest that not using other substances, having friends who do not smoke or use other substances, and having good mental health is associated with not smoking. A review of select community initiatives and in-depth interviews with First Nations anti-tobacco initiative managers and frontline workers about the initiatives also revealed the need for gender- and community-specific programming, recognition of Indigenous social determinants of health, and addressing the normalization of smoking in some community contexts.

scholarly journals The Life-Course Timing of Legalization: Evidence from the DACA Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312110589
Author(s):  
Erin R. Hamilton ◽  
Caitlin Patler ◽  
Paola D. Langer
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Life Course

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created to mitigate some of the harmful consequences of undocumented immigration status. Although research shows that the DACA program promoted employment outcomes for the average DACA recipient, life-course theory and immigrant integration theory suggest that the program may differentially affect younger and older recipients. Using data from the American Community Survey, the authors test whether DACA was associated with different education and employment outcomes for younger and older Mexican immigrants. The results indicate that DACA was associated with increases in the likelihood of working among younger but not older DACA-eligible individuals and with greater decreases in the likelihood of school enrollment among younger DACA-eligible individuals. These results suggest that policy makers should ensure that opportunities to permanently legalize status are available to immigrants as early as possible in the life course.

scholarly journals A Chinese Second Demographic Transition? A Holistic Approach to Family Life Courses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Van Winkle ◽  
Fangqi Wen
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Demographic Transition ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Second Demographic Transition ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Life Courses ◽  
Economic Constraints

Family formation in China has undergone dramatic changes. Despite increasing academic attention, few studies have taken a holistic approach to study cohort change in Chinese family life courses. In this study, we assess how family life course patterns, complexity, and diversity have changed across birth cohorts. Moreover, we evaluate whether changing norms, economic constraints, or institutional reforms are driving cohort differences. Data from the China Family Panel Studies and sequence analysis are applied to identify family life course patterns and to calculate sequence complexity and diversity. While we found a shift in family life course patterns across nearly a century of birth cohorts, there is no evidence that Chinese family lives have become more complex or diverse. To the contrary, our results demonstrate that family life courses have become less complex and are relatively standardized around marriage and a single child. We find that factors associated with economic constraints – not ideational change or institutional reforms – account for a considerable portion of cross-cohort variation in diversity and complexity. Rather than a second demographic transition, Chinese family demographic behaviour is marked by continuity despite change.

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