Download full text
(external source)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v10i4.5785
Exports for your reference manager
"This Group Is My Country": Sri Lankan Tamil Women's Narratives of Isolation and Connectedness in Australia
[journal article]
Abstract Refugees lose their networks and support systems on their journey from their home country. In addition, they may experience torture, trauma, and socio‐economic hardship. A critical question concerning refugee wellbeing is how refugee belonging, inclusivity, and community connectedness can be better ... view more
Refugees lose their networks and support systems on their journey from their home country. In addition, they may experience torture, trauma, and socio‐economic hardship. A critical question concerning refugee wellbeing is how refugee belonging, inclusivity, and community connectedness can be better understood, strengthened, and promoted. In this article, we discuss how members of the Tamil Seniors Group, supported by the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS), develop social networks in Australia. Based on two focus group discussions, this article analyses their experiences through the intersection of age and gender to elucidate the challenges and affordances of networking and establishing social relations in Australia.... view less
Keywords
Tamil; social isolation; refugee; integration; elderly; trauma; social network; Australia; group discussion
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Free Keywords
agency; belongingness
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 244-254
Journal
Social Inclusion, 10 (2022) 4
Issue topic
Networks and Contested Identities in the Refugee Journey
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed