Occupational Assimilation of Refugees

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Robinson Finnan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Assimilation

scholarly journals Doing gender and being gendered through occupation: Transgender and non-binary experiences

2021 ◽  
pp. 030802262110344
Author(s):  
Rebecca Swenson ◽  
Pam Alldred ◽  
Lindsey Nicholls
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
New Materialism ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
Occupational Engagement ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Personal Meanings ◽  
Critical Awareness ◽  
Gender Expression ◽  
Occupational Assimilation ◽  
Interview Analysis

Background Transgender people can face discrimination which can be reflected in and encoded by their occupational experiences. There is emerging research regarding those who are transgender but experiences of non-binary people remain under-explored. Purpose This study considered the occupational experiences of transgender and non-binary people and how gender expression related to engagement in occupations and space. Method Five transgender and non-binary people participated in repeat interviews, including a ‘walking interview’. Analysis was informed by new materialism. Findings Occupational engagement can re-enforce binary understandings of gender or facilitate creative expressions of gender identity. Within normative environments, occupational participation can offer assimilation, particularly for non-binary people. Some occupations provided emancipation from binary gender norms through expression such as clothing and creative activities which provided recognition and belonging. Symbolic and personal meanings of occupations shifted when participants were able to express themselves in a way that felt authentic. Conclusion ‘Occupational assimilation’ can bring safety from scrutiny for those who are transgender and non-binary but curtails authentic expression. Occupational therapists have a role in supporting transgender and non-binary people in accessing occupations which facilitate their authentic gender expression and need to improve critical awareness of the culturally encoded binary nature of many occupations and environments.

[Occupational Assimilation and the Competitive Precess]: Comment

1966 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Hodge ◽  
Patricia Hodge
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Assimilation

scholarly journals Wage and Occupational Assimilation by Skill Level

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Alcobendas ◽  
Nuria Rodriguez-Planas ◽  
Raquel Vegas Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Skill Level ◽  
Occupational Assimilation

Occupational Assimilation of Refugees

1981 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 292-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Robinson Finnan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Mobility ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Occupational Role ◽  
Occupational Assimilation

This article presents a model explaining how refugee communities help their members accept downward occupational mobility usually associated with refugee resettlement. The article describes how refugees shape an image of themselves consistent with the occupational role, while they shape an image of the role consistent with their self-images.

Occupational Assimilation as a Competitive Process

1965 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Hodge ◽  
Patricia Hodge
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Process ◽  
Occupational Assimilation
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