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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Routledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health |
Editors | Jane M. Ussher, Joan C. Chrisler, Janette Perz |
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 515-529 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351035620 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138490260 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- reproductive health
- sexual health
- women immigrants
- women refugees