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TRANSLOCATIONAL MOBILITY: RACIALIZED IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH RURAL HEALTHCARE IN NOVA SCOTIA

dc.contributor.authorAdisaputri, Gianisa
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicable
dc.contributor.degreeDoctor of Philosophy
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Social Work
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceived
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Barathi Sethi
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicable
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Jonathan Amoyaw
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Jude Kornelsen
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Michael Ungar
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-09T13:04:39Z
dc.date.available2025-10-09T13:04:39Z
dc.date.defence2025-09-29
dc.date.issued2025-10-08
dc.description.abstractThis 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.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10222/85465
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHealthcare access
dc.subjectTranslocational mobility
dc.subjectRacialized immigrant women
dc.subjectRural health
dc.subjectConstructivist grounded theory
dc.titleTRANSLOCATIONAL MOBILITY: RACIALIZED IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH RURAL HEALTHCARE IN NOVA SCOTIA
dc.typeThesis

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