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Title: | The Impact of Source-Country Gender Inequality on the Acculturation, Structural Integration and Identification of Immigrants in Canada |
Authors: | Stick, Max |
Advisor: | Kaida, Lisa Fetner, Tina |
Department: | Sociology |
Keywords: | Immigration;Integration;Gender Inequality;Canada;Sense of belonging;Sport;Financial decisions |
Publication Date: | 2022 |
Abstract: | Many immigrants arrive in Canada from countries with different degrees of gender inequality. While Canada has relatively high levels of gender equality, many immigrant-origin countries are characterized by high levels of inequality between men and women. Studies show that source-country gender inequality negatively impacts immigrant women's socioeconomic outcomes in the host society. However, little is known about how source-country gender inequality impacts social aspects of immigrant adjustment in Canada. This dissertation examines how source-country gender inequality impacts acculturation, structural integration and identification. My analyses of data from the Ethnic Diversity Survey and General Social Surveys find that source-country gender inequality can benefit identification when measured by sense of belonging to Canada. In other cases, it can be a barrier when acculturation is measured by financial decision-making. Further, source-country gender inequality can have little impact on the structural integration of immigrants when measured by sport participation. The results suggest that source-country gender inequality affects immigrant men and women in complex and multifaceted ways. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/28197 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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