Family and Family-Like Relations for Transnational Migrants: Ideals of Care Informed by Kin, Non-Family, and Religion

Thomas, Elizabeth Bingham; Smith-Morris, Carolyn

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“…In this sense, a study carried out in the USA pointed out that it is this hope that motivates immigrants to experience family relationships, even at a distance 18 . Also in the US, an ethnographic study that analyzed resilience strategies and mechanisms to keep transnational families functioning showed that immigrants provide care to their families who migrated, but also need to provide support to those who stayed in the country of origin, continuing their roles even in the face of new contexts [28][29] . Thus, while physical distance is present, in order to maintain the family bond, the immigrants in this study referred to the willingness and efforts undertaken to financially help those who stayed in their countries of origin.…”

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Perspective of Immigrants on Personal and Family Integration in Brazilian Society

Ratuchnei

Barreto

Barbieri‐Figueiredo

et al. 2023

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Objective: to describe the experiences of immigrants and their families related to integration in Brazil. Method: this is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in a municipality in southern Brazil. The informants were 13 immigrants who had lived in Brazil between six months and five years and who were able to communicate in Portuguese, English or Spanish. Data were collected between May and November 2021, through semi-structured interviews, audio-recorded and subjected to thematic content analysis. Results: the 13 participants were aged between 27 and 65 years (mean age 36 years), nine of whom were women, seven from Venezuela and the others from countries in South, Central America and Africa. Three categories emerged which show the adversities experienced, especially in relation to jobs (low wages, labor exploitation, non-recognition of academic titles), communication difficulties and distance from family. On the other hand, they also show satisfaction with public safety, health care and the possibility of personal and professional development. To maintain family unity and their origins, people in an immigration situation financially help members who could not migrate, make typical foods and use the native language in the home environment. Conclusion: integration into Brazilian society is permeated by challenges, namely the absence/distance from family of origin and/or constituted, lack of understanding of language, work and financial problems and social support network weakness. However, immigrants seek to maintain an adequate family functioning based on the support of institutions and the maintenance of the culture of origin.

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Perspective of Immigrants on Personal and Family Integration in Brazilian Society

Ratuchnei

Barreto

Barbieri‐Figueiredo

et al. 2023

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“…Neste sentido, estudo realizado nos EUA apontou que é esta esperança que motiva os imigrantes a vivenciarem o relacionamento familiar, mesmo sendo à distância 18 . Também nos EUA, estudo etnográfico que analisou as estratégias de resiliência e os mecanismos para manter o funcionamento de famílias transnacionais, mostrou que os imigrantes prestam cuidados aos seus familiares que migraram, mas também necessitam prestar apoio àqueles que ficaram no país de origem, dando continuidade em seus papéis mesmo diante de novos contextos [28][29] . Desse modo, enquanto a distância física se faz presente, para manter o vínculo familiar, os imigrantes desse estudo fizeram referência à disposição e aos esforços empreendidos para ajudar financeiramente aqueles que ficaram em seus países de origem.…”

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Perspectiva De Imigrantes Sobre a Integração Pessoal E Familiar Na Sociedade Brasileira

Ratuchnei

Barreto

Barbieri‐Figueiredo

et al. 2023

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RESUMO Objetivo: descrever as vivências de imigrantes e suas famílias relativas à integração no Brasil. Método: estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado em município no Sul do Brasil. Os informantes foram 13 imigrantes que residiam no Brasil entre seis meses e cinco anos e que conseguiam se comunicar em português, inglês ou espanhol. Os dados foram coletados entre maio e novembro de 2021, mediante entrevistas semiestruturadas, audiogravadas e submetidas à análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: os 13 participantes tinham idades entre 27 e 65 anos (média de 36 anos), sendo nove mulheres, sete provenientes da Venezuela e os demais de países da América do Sul, Central e África. Emergiram três categorias as quais mostram as adversidades experienciadas, sobretudo em relação a empregos (baixos salários, exploração de mão de obra, não reconhecimento de títulos acadêmicos), dificuldades de comunicação e distância da família. Por outro lado, mostram também a satisfação com a segurança pública, assistência à saúde e possibilidade de desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional. Para manter a união familiar e suas origens, as pessoas em situação de imigração ajudam financeiramente os membros que não puderam migrar, fazem comidas típicas e utilizam o idioma nativo no ambiente domiciliar. Conclusão: a integração à sociedade brasileira é permeada por desafios, nomeadamente pela ausência/distância da família de origem e/ou constituída, não compreensão do idioma, problemas laborais e financeiros e fragilidade na rede de apoio social. Contudo, os imigrantes buscam manter um adequado funcionamento familiar a partir do apoio de instituições e da manutenção da cultura de origem.

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“…Research on familism and family‐like care suggest that narrowly construed ideas about family influence (Smith‐Morris et al. 2012; Thomas and Smith‐Morris 2020) can be a stigmatizing and acculturative force.…”

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Decolonizing Care at Diagnosis: Culture, History, and Family at an Urban Inter‐tribal Clinic

Smith-Morris

Rodríguez²,

Soto³

et al. 2021

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The decolonization framework in medical anthropology is slowly reframing tropes of cultural competency toward decolonizing health care. For decolonization of health care to occur, both colonial histories and continuing postcolonial inequities must be recognized from the first diagnostic moment. We report on qualitative research into the role of culture, history, and family experience in person‐specific reactions to receipt of a diagnosis. A collaborative approach at an urban inter‐tribal clinic was used to interview patients with a recent (within six months) diagnosis of diabetes or related condition. Interviews revealed ways that the Relocation Act eventuated in isolation, poverty, and diabetes among now‐urban Native Americans. We discuss how patients may or may not have the ability to (re)connect with their heritage and may simultaneously perceive only recent family contexts as influential in their diabetes. We conclude by acknowledging how postcolonial harms are not captured in diagnoses but should not be left out of diagnostic discussions.

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Family and Family-Like Relations for Transnational Migrants: Ideals of Care Informed by Kin, Non-Family, and Religion

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

Perspective of Immigrants on Personal and Family Integration in Brazilian Society

Perspective of Immigrants on Personal and Family Integration in Brazilian Society

Perspectiva De Imigrantes Sobre a Integração Pessoal E Familiar Na Sociedade Brasileira

Decolonizing Care at Diagnosis: Culture, History, and Family at an Urban Inter‐tribal Clinic

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