North American immigrant letters, diaries and oral histories

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 42Sup-0579-42Sup-0579
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
American Immigrant

Maritime Communities and Traditions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse Ransley
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Oral Histories ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Archaeological Knowledge ◽  
Maritime Heritage

Maritime communities and traditions discussed within archaeological discourse, imply either small, contemporary, indigenous communities or folklore traditions from European or North American contexts. The article discusses small-scale tradition and local maritime practices. There are three main strands within this subject—oral histories and folklore traditions, studies of contemporary “traditional” boats, and ethnography that has a maritime locus of study. This article gives a review of these three sources of information on maritime communities and traditions, and addresses the history and context of each research field. Finally, it touches on new directions in studies of maritime communities and traditions, focusing on the notion of maritime heritage. The study of maritime traditions explores the uses to which maritime archaeological knowledge is put in the contemporary world and the cultural and even the socioeconomic politics behind many of the archaeological projects.

DEISM AND THE ABSENCE OF CHRISTIAN SOCIOLOGY

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-35
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Wearne
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
North American ◽  
World War ◽  
Form Complex ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Christian Sociology

This article encourages a reconsideration of Christian sociology. It explains how deism makes a decisive impact in the theoretical foundations of the discipline. Dutch neocalvinistic philosophy in its North American immigrant setting after World War II issued a challenge which drew attention to the dogmas of deism implicit in sociology, but this challenge has not been met. Christian sociology, however, still retains its God-given vocation to find ways to encourage people everywhere to positively form complex differentiated social settings in the Spirit of the Suffering and Glorified Messiah.

Female genital cutting

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 727-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khadija Khaja ◽  
Carenlee Barkdull ◽  
Marva Augustine ◽  
Dianne Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
North American ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Female Genital Cutting ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Genital Cutting ◽  
Female Genital

English The purpose of this qualitative study with 17 Somali-born North American immigrant women was to better understand the women’s experiences with and views of female genital cutting (FGC), as well as their recommendations for developing more effective, inclusive and respectful prevention and intervention strategies for the practice. French La finalité de cette étude qualitative menée auprès de 17 femmes immigrantes nord américaines nées en Somalie était de mieux comprendre les expériences des femmes, leurs opinions à propos de l’excision, ainsi que leurs recommandations pour développer des stratégies de prévention et d’intervention plus efficaces, inclusives, et respectueuses pour la pratique. Spanish El propósito de este estudio cualitativo de 17 mujeres nacidas en Somalia que emigraron a los EEUU es comprender mejor las experiencias y visiones de estas mujeres en relación a la mutilación de genitales femeninos (FGC, por sus siglas en inglés), así como también sus recomendaciones para el desarrollo de estrategias de prevención e intervención más efectivas, inclusivas y respetuosas a la hora de realizar dicha práctica.

Satellite Babies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Bohr ◽  
Cindy H. Liu ◽  
Stephen H. Chen ◽  
Leslie K. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
South Asian ◽  
North American ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Chinese Immigrant ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Cultural Appreciation ◽  
American Immigrant

Every year, in North American immigrant communities, thousands of infants experience separations from their parents when left or sent to live with extended family overseas. The practice of transnational, temporary boarding is widespread and poorly understood. This practice has been documented in North American Chinese, South Asian, Caribbean, and Filipino communities. This custom has raised concerns among child developmentalists and clinicians about potentially harmful consequences to children and parents. However, such separations may be misunderstood and prone to unnecessary stigma based on a lack of cultural appreciation. This chapter examines motives for and repercussions of separating parents and infants for extensive periods of time. The authors contextualize their analysis within a framework of stress management during the process of settlement and acculturation and consider the protective benefits of cultural values and practices in addition to risks. They use the Chinese immigrant community as an exemplar for the proposed framework.

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