Sex Roles
Volume 60, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 456-466

Fatherhood in the Canadian context: Perceptions and experiences of sudanese refugee men (Article)

Este D.C. , Tachble A.
  • a Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
  • b Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada

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 large urban centre in Canada. Insights on the meaning of fatherhood, the values that guide their behaviour as fathers, their interactions with and aspirations for their children, and the challenges these men encounter as fathers in Canadian society are also provided. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Refugee men Sudanese Fatherhood Canadian context

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-63749085561&doi=10.1007%2fs11199-008-9532-1&partnerID=40&md5=5dd11d2719486f5cebda2243c3fa5063
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-008-9532-1
ISSN: 03600025
Cited by: 31
Original Language: English