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From social liminality to cultural negotiation: Transformative processes in immigrant mental wellbeing.
Anthropol Med
December 2009
c Centre for Community Based Research, Kitchener , Ontario , Canada.
Article Synopsis
- The paper explores the psychosocial factors impacting immigrant mental wellbeing, focusing on how different cultural backgrounds influence perceptions of mental health.
- Data collected from 21 focus groups with various ethnolinguistic groups in Ontario highlight two key concepts: 'social liminality' (the transitional stress immigrants experience) and 'cultural negotiation' (how they cope with cultural challenges).
- Findings suggest that while these processes can be stressful, they also foster adaptation and promote new understandings of mental health, advocating for a holistic approach to mental health treatment that emphasizes collaboration with immigrant communities.