Grandmothers Behind the Scenes
Subordinate Integration, Care Work, and Power in Syrian Canadian Refugee Resettlement
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https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.40937Mots-clés :
réfugié.es âgé.es, vieillir, intégration subordonnés, femmes, revendication, compterRésumé
La recherche et les politiques concernant la diaspora syrienne au Canada n'ont pas accordé la priorité aux aînés. Cet article contribue à la recherche sur le bien-être des nouveaux arrivants admis via l’Initiative de réinstallation des réfugiés syriens en mettant l’accent sur les grand-mères réinstallées chez leurs familles multigénérationnelles. À l’aide d’entrevues et d’une enquête de terrain qualitative, nous démontrons comment l’autorité et le statut autrefois détenus par ces aînées en Syrie peuvent être ébranlés par leur intégration relativement subordonnée au Canada. Bien que de nouvelles configurations post-migratoires de pouvoir, de travail de soin et de communauté puissent présenter certaines opportunités, les fardeaux et les dépendances de l’intégration subordonnée empêchent principalement ces aînées de récupérer leur autorité et leur statut.
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