2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9532-1
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Fatherhood in the Canadian Context: Perceptions and Experiences of Sudanese Refugee Men

Abstract: As they attempt to settle and adapt into Canadian society, new immigrants and/or refugees fathers face multiple stressors, some of which include underemployment or unemployment, social isolation, and changing roles within the family. Through a qualitative research involving in-depth interviews with 20 Sudanese refugee men recruited through a criterion sampling process based primarily on length of residency and age of children in Canada, this paper examines their perceptions and experiences as fathers in a larg… Show more

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“…For instance in a qualitative study conducted by Este and Tachble (2009) with Sudanese refugee fathers in Canada, indicates that refugee fathers found it challenging to raise their children in the new country. This is in part due to the fact that refugee children acculturate more easily to the individualistic tendencies of their host country (Rousseau, Drapeau, & Platt, 2004); as a result, they develop attitudes and engage in behaviors that may conflict with a paternalistic culture (Deng & Marlowe, 2013).…”
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“…For instance in a qualitative study conducted by Este and Tachble (2009) with Sudanese refugee fathers in Canada, indicates that refugee fathers found it challenging to raise their children in the new country. This is in part due to the fact that refugee children acculturate more easily to the individualistic tendencies of their host country (Rousseau, Drapeau, & Platt, 2004); as a result, they develop attitudes and engage in behaviors that may conflict with a paternalistic culture (Deng & Marlowe, 2013).…”
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“…Thus, for example, Sudanese refugee fathers living in Canada stressed the importance of their roles as providers (Este and Tachble 2009). In contrast, mothers were associated with caring and nurturing roles in most cultures.…”
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“…Contributors to this special issue reveal that these differences attain enhanced significance when fathers (as heads of households) immigrate from traditional cultures with their wives and children and encounter circumstances that challenge their previously respected positions in family hierarchies (Este and Tachble 2009;Qin 2009). …”
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