TRANSLOCATIONAL MOBILITY: RACIALIZED IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH RURAL HEALTHCARE IN NOVA SCOTIA
dc.contributor.author | Adisaputri, Gianisa | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | |
dc.contributor.degree | Doctor of Philosophy | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Social Work | |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Dr. Barathi Sethi | |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Jonathan Amoyaw | |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Jude Kornelsen | |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Michael Ungar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-09T13:04:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-10-09T13:04:39Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2025-09-29 | |
dc.date.issued | 2025-10-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study explores the healthcare experiences of immigrant women in rural Nova Scotia, where their access to services is shaped by geographic, social, cultural and structural factors. Employing Constructivist Grounded Theory, the study utilizes in-depth interviews with racialized immigrant women living in rural areas across the province to investigate the gap between the healthcare system access and their expectations and lived experiences. The findings are categorized into three main components. Firstly, the findings reported challenges in racialized immigrant women’s healthcare experiences, including limited service availability, difficulties accessing resources, and their interactions with healthcare providers. Secondly, it revealed the variations of experiences based on social categories, which were further complicated by healthcare and immigration policies, as well as conflicting health and healthcare norms. Thirdly, the findings defined a theory of racialized immigrant women’s continuous efforts to navigate the tensions and contradictions within the healthcare system. This included translocational mobility—a dynamic process of social positioning—where they moved between asserting their belonging within the Canadian healthcare system and society and resisting the exclusionary practices through their differences. This study highlights the need for relational and responsive healthcare that addresses structural inequities in rural health settings. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10222/85465 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | Healthcare access | |
dc.subject | Translocational mobility | |
dc.subject | Racialized immigrant women | |
dc.subject | Rural health | |
dc.subject | Constructivist grounded theory | |
dc.title | TRANSLOCATIONAL MOBILITY: RACIALIZED IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH RURAL HEALTHCARE IN NOVA SCOTIA | |
dc.type | Thesis |