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Implications of state policy context for the well‐being of immigrant families with young children

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract There is notable variation in state‐level social policy exclusions for immigrant parents and their children. Little research has investigated how these exclusions impair the well‐being of immigrant families. This study examined how state‐level social policy exclusions for immigrants are associated with the well‐being of immigrant parents and ...
Kevin Ferreira van Leer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Who's breaking the law … not us, them!”: Inside immigration detention in Portugal

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we examine immigration detention in Portugal, a system whose daily operations and inherent violence are overlooked in both public and academic discourses. Even within community psychology, discussions on immigration detention have largely remained on the fringes of scholarly debates. Guided by a justice‐centered ecological lens,
Francesca Esposito   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seguir adelante: A qualitative exploration of Latino farmworkers' work and nonwork resources

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Latino immigrant workers have been an exploited community within many dangerous workforces, but especially within the agricultural industry. They are a crucial population for the labor and economy of the U.S., yet Latino farmworkers report feeling expendable, discriminated against, and exposed to hazardous working conditions.
Faviola Robles Saenz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Educating teachers toward immigrant empowerment and liberation in the United States and Chile: A funds of knowledge perspective

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how university‐based teacher education programs in diverse historical, sociocultural, and political settings in the U.S. and in Chile, served to foster immigrant empowerment and liberation. Using a Funds of Knowledge approach, the study analyzed the educational practices of migrant families and their integration into ...
Ana Christina da Silva Iddings   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Book Review

open access: yes, 2010
Welfare\u27s Forgotten Past: A Socio-Legal History of the Poor Law is a timely reminder of society\u27s legal duty to the poor. In an era of global economic turmoil, with recent welfare reform and heated debates over the extension of unemployment ...
Schatzle, Chad J.
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The experience of migrant mothers of African origin in Spain: A human rights‐based approach to mental health

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Migrant mothers of African origin (MMAO) face multiple situations of vulnerability in receiving societies, with implications for their right to the highest level of mental health. This study examines the intersecting social determinants that shape the experiences of suffering and well‐being expressed by MMAO engaged in transnational motherhood
Virginia Paloma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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