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Title: | Deliver us from evil: The role of faith and family in coping with stress among African migrants in Australia | Contributor(s): | Ikafa, Irene (author) ; Hack-Polay, Dieu (author) | Publication Date: | 2019 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1921/swssr.v20i3.1324 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27937 | Abstract: | The paper examines stressors affecting involuntary and voluntary African migrants in Australia and how they cope with stress. Using semi-structured interviews, the paper examines the experiences of 30 African migrants in Australia. Most participants used a diversity of strategies including the reliance of divine intervention and family –usually constructed by alliance rather than kinship -to cope with stress. The key contribution of the paper is to go beyond traditional integration strategies to highlight the significance of faith and family as remedies to ‘deliver’ the migrants from the obstacles to effective resettlement and psychological healing. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 20(2), p. 88-107 | Publisher: | Whiting & Birch Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1746-6105 0953-5225 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160803 Race and Ethnic Relations 160703 Social Program Evaluation 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 440903 Social program evaluation 441006 Sociological methodology and research methods |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920205 Health Education and Promotion 920206 Health Inequalities 920209 Mental Health Services |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200203 Health education and promotion 200204 Health inequalities 200305 Mental health services |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | https://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/SWSSR/article/view/1324/1384 |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Health |
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