Gender, migration, and practices of political participation in Lethbridge

dc.contributor.authorVardazaryan, Greta
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorBonifacio, Glenda
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-18T19:18:20Z
dc.date.available2016-05-18T19:18:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research explores political participation of immigrant women in Lethbridge. More specifically, research participants identified the factors that affect immigrant women’s practices of political participation in Lethbridge. The analysis draws upon feminist standpoint theory, as well as Sandra Burt’s and Martha Ackelsberg’s conceptual framework on political participation. Fifteen open-ended semi-structured interviews were conducted with immigrant women who have permanent residency or Canadian citizenship, have been living in Canada for more than three years, and are over nineteen years old. As a result of this research the following factors were revealed that affected immigrant women’s political participation: immigration status, country of origin, time, language, education, economic stability, opportunity, age and membership in organisations and groups. Overall, the research found out that the level of political participation of immigrant women in Lethbridge is low, especially for those coming from developing countries.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4479
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0615en_US
dc.proquest.subject0453en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Women and Gender Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Women and Gender Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectageen_US
dc.subjectcountry of originen_US
dc.subjecteconomic stabilityen_US
dc.subjectimmigrant womenen_US
dc.subjectimmigration statusen_US
dc.subjectpolitical participationen_US
dc.titleGender, migration, and practices of political participation in Lethbridgeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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