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Social Determinants Of Mental Health And Well-Being Among Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Susan Wingert
Social Determinants Of Mental Health And Well-Being Among Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Susan Wingert
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The articles in this volume address the question: How do social determinants structure the health and well-being of the Aboriginal population in Canada? The first article uses bivariate statistical tests to assess whether First Nations residents’ subjective assessments of personal and community well-being correspond to scores from the Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, which is a measure of socioeconomic conditions in the community. The second article uses path analysis to test the extent to which the stress process model explains the social distribution of psychological distress and well-being in the off-reserve Aboriginal population. Specifically, it investigates whether stress, mastery, and social …
Locating Xenophobia: Debate, Discourse, And Everyday Experience In Cape Town, South Africa, Belinda Dodson
Locating Xenophobia: Debate, Discourse, And Everyday Experience In Cape Town, South Africa, Belinda Dodson
Geography & Environment Publications
In May 2008, South Africa experienced an outbreak of violence
against foreign Africans living in the country. Political
leaders expressed shock and surprise, but there has in reality
been long-standing and well-documented hostility toward
African immigrants in South Africa. Several competing explanations
have been put forward, with debate gaining urgency
and polarization since the xenophobic attacks of 2008. After
a selective review of the relevant literature to sketch the
contours of that debate, this paper presents findings from
research conducted with African immigrants living in Cape
Town. Their experiences provide further evidence that antiimmigrant
attitudes and behaviors on the part …
Foreward, Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, Dan Beavon
Foreward, Jerry White, Peter Dinsdale, Dan Beavon
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.
Politiques Sociales, Identité Et Relations Entre Autochtones Et QuéBéCois : Le Cas De La Ville De Val-D’Or (QuéBec), Suzanne Dugré, Daniel Thomas
Politiques Sociales, Identité Et Relations Entre Autochtones Et QuéBéCois : Le Cas De La Ville De Val-D’Or (QuéBec), Suzanne Dugré, Daniel Thomas
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
No abstract provided.