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Studying Migration from Different Perspectives and with Different Techniques
No full textMigration can be considered a human strategy to improve life and can be defined as a natural behavior of human beings that has developed over time. The issue of migration is a particularly salient theme in this historical period and presents a new challenge for researchers in Europe and worldwide, particularly those researchers attempting to understand the patterns and processes of migration. Researchers of various disciplines have responded to the challenges related to migration using a variety of methodological tools to examine the phenomenon. In this chapter, the author presents qualitative techniques used in the social sciences and discusses their strengths and weaknesses when they are employed to study immigrant populations. Given the complexity of the migration phenomenon, the challenges that researchers must address include collaboration between disciplines and methodologies and the integration of methods. A multimethod, multilevel and multidisciplinary approach is used in an attempt to understand this multifaceted issue
Challenges, Resources and Ethnic Identity Negotiation: The Perspective of Immigrant Women
No full textIn this chapter, we will address the issue of migration from women’s point of view. This study will consider the literature on reasons related to migration choices by considering gender differences. Furthermore, it will address the issue of acculturation, its relationship with well-being, and the stress of acculturation. Within this framework, we will discuss how immigrant women address the process of acculturation through the negotiation of their ethnic identity. The aim of this study was to understand the psychological, personal and relational dimensions of the acculturation process of immigrant working women in Italy. Additional objectives were to understand these women’s motivations for leaving their country of origin, to comprehend the challenges and resources used to address social and employment socialization, and to explore the ethnic identity negotiation of these women in their new country. One hundred and twenty immigrant working women participated in this study. A qualitative approach using in-depth interviews was employed. The guide topics were related to the motivations that led women to immigrate to Italy, the challenges they faced, the strategies used to overcome their problems and the process of ethnic identity negotiation. The analysis of the transcripts using NVivo 9 software revealed recurring themes presented in four models. The first indicates the motivations that led women to undertake migration. The second defines the challenges that immigrant women face in the new context. The third presents the resources used by women during the acculturation processes. Finally, the fourth represents ethnic identity negotiation processes
Parental Ethnotheories and Family Routines: A Comparison between Italian and Ecuadorian Mothers in Italian Context
No full textThis chapter presents research that compares Italian and Ecuadorian mothers’ parental ethnotheories with specific attention to family routines, care practices and children’s education. The participants were 30 mothers of children aged 4–8 years (15 Italian and 15 Ecuadorian) living in Italy. The participants responded to a semi-structured interview. With regard to daily routines, the results show many similarities in both groups. Parental style was one of the areas in which immigrant mothers perceived a substantial difference from Italians. With respect to relationships with their children, Italian participants focused on the relationships’ affective aspects and their expressive and emotional connotations. Ecuadorian mothers also underlined the ethical dimension of responsibility. There were both similarities and differences in the parental ethnotheories of the two groups and in their organization of daily routines and parental roles. A general similarity of perceptions between the two groups emerged in comparison with the previous generation
Adolescents at Risk: Comparing Italian and Immigrant Youth
No full textThis chapter analyzes the well-being of an at-risk adolescent population that has been poorly studied in the literature. Adolescents at psychosocial risk are on a developmental path characterized by crucial, moderating or precursor factors of distress and maladjustment.
This article presents results of a multi-methods study conducted to identify whether migratory status represented an additional critical factor along the developmental path of adolescents toward adaptation or maladjustment. Quantitative survey methods provided a background of descriptive information concerning adolescents at psychosocial risk adjustment, coping strategies, social support and ethnic identity, while qualitative methods offered richer, deeper understanding of these issues in relation to migration experience.
The study sample comprised 60 adolescents (M = 18.02 years; 45% Italians and 55% immigrant; 58.3% males and 41.7% females) at psychosocial risk. Each adolescent completed a questionnaire that analized their ability to adapt, their level of maladjustment, their coping strategies and their perceived level of social support.
10 young immigrants participated to in-depth interviews in order to thoroughly describe the meaning and complexity of this phenomenon in the interviewees’ own words
Psychological impact of the lockdown in Italy due to the COVID-19 outbreak: are there gender differences?
No full textThe COVID-19 emergency has hit the whole world, finding all countries unprepared to
face it. The first studies focused on the medical aspects, neglecting the psychological
dimension of the populations that were forced to face changes in everyday life and in
some cases to stay forcedly at home in order to reduce contagion. The present research
was carried out in Italy, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic. The aim
was to analyze the perception of happiness, mental health, and the sense of loneliness
experienced by adults during the lockdown due to the COVID pandemic. Specifically,
the variables will be examined in relation to gender difference, living alone, with partner,
or with partner and children. The research followed a quantitative approach using an
online questionnaire. The project involved 1100 subjects from whom 721 participants
(75.5% women) were extrapolated. Of them, 17.3% claimed to live alone, 39.5% with
their partner, and 43.1% with their partner and children. The results show that people
in general experienced a lower level of happiness and mental health and higher levels
of loneliness compared to normative sample. The lockdown and pandemic condition
due to COVID-19 seems to have canceled the gender differences in the perception
of happiness and mental health, while it seems to have increased the perception of
loneliness experienced by males compared to the pre-pandemic condition. In addition,
those who lived alone perceived a greater level of loneliness than those who lived with
their partner or partner and children. Unexpectedly, no significant differences emerged
regarding the level of happiness and mental health between those who had direct
contact with the virus and those who did not. These data should make political decisionmakers reflect on the need to pay more attention to the implications that such drastic
measures as a lockdown can have on people’s psychological well-bein
An Evaluation of a Tailored Peer Mediation Program for Incarcerated Women in Italy
No full textPrograms aimed at women prisoners are limited. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer mediation program implemented in an Italian women's prison. Two focus groups were conducted with seven incarcerated women who participated in the program. The four mediators who conducted the program compiled a total of 12 reflective diaries. The data were analyzed using Grounded Theory. The results highlight the effectiveness of the program, which was perceived as a tool to develop functional relationship and conflict management strategies and to promote greater self-awareness. These intervention programs are fundamental in enhancing the specific characteristics of the individual and promoting the development of skills and resources necessary for successful reintegration into society
“La percezione delle competenze interculturali dei poliziotti penitenziari: dall’intervista al questionario”
No full textInterculturalité et traduction
No full textSamara Rania. Interculturalité et traduction. In: Cahiers de l'Association internationale des études francaises, 2004, n°56. pp. 99-104
How Is the “Authentic “ Medina Great? Some Rescaling Problems in the Analysis of the Territorial Dynamic of the Medina of Marrakech
No full textFor a large proportion of the nearly 10 million Western tourists who visit Morocco ecery year, Marrakech is the principal entrance to the country, and the visit to the Medina is among the most important events of their trip. In fact, the Medina offers a cospicuous heritage patrimony organically inserted into an atmosphere that answers to the canons and, above all, to the stereotypes of the "orientalism" that still permeates a consistent part of the western image of Morocco. A substantial proportion of the accomodation facilities is owned by foreigners, who posses, in particular, a significant amount of the stock of the Riads, so the Western migrants in Morocco contribute to the increasing gentrification of the Medina
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