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Abstract
Research and policy concerning the Syrian Canadian diaspora has not prioritized elders. This article adds to scholarship about the well-being of newcomers admitted via the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Initiative through a focus on grandmothers resettled within their multigenerational families. Using interviews and qualitative field research, we show how the authority and status these elder women once held in Syria may be undermined by their comparatively subordinate integration in Canada. Although new, post-migration configurations of power, care work, and community may present some opportunities, the burdens and dependencies of subordinate integration mostly constrain these elders from reclaiming their authority and status.
Keywords:
- elder refugees,
- aging,
- subordinate integration,
- women,
- claims-making,
- mattering
Résumé
La recherche et les politiques concernant la diaspora syrienne au Canada n'ont pas accordé la priorité aux aînés. Cet article contribue à la recherche sur le bien-être des nouveaux arrivants admis via l’Initiative de réinstallation des réfugiés syriens en mettant l’accent sur les grand-mères réinstallées chez leurs familles multigénérationnelles. À l’aide d’entrevues et d’une enquête de terrain qualitative, nous démontrons comment l’autorité et le statut autrefois détenus par ces aînées en Syrie peuvent être ébranlés par leur intégration relativement subordonnée au Canada. Bien que de nouvelles configurations post-migratoires de pouvoir, de travail de soin et de communauté puissent présenter certaines opportunités, les fardeaux et les dépendances de l’intégration subordonnée empêchent principalement ces aînées de récupérer leur autorité et leur statut.
Mots-clés :
- réfugié.es âgé.es,
- vieillir,
- intégration subordonnés,
- femmes,
- revendication,
- compter
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