Shame, silence and secrecy : migrant and refugee women's sexual and reproductive health and embodiment

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Abstract

In this chapter we utilise a life-course approach to explore migrant and refugee women’s sexual and reproductive health. We focus on how women negotiate discourses (i.e., the different ways of representing the world, meanings, or statements that shape a specific version of events (Burr, 2015)) and practices in relation to their sexual and reproductive health when transitioning from countries where cultural beliefs, norms, and practices may differ from the Western, high-income contexts (e.g., Australia, Canada, the U.S., the U.K.) to which they relocate. We draw on a range of sources, including previously published research and interviews we have conducted with migrant and refugee women in relation to sexual and reproductive health.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRoutledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health
EditorsJane M. Ussher, Joan C. Chrisler, Janette Perz
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherRoutledge
Pages515-529
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781351035620
ISBN (Print)9781138490260
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • reproductive health
  • sexual health
  • women immigrants
  • women refugees

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