Refugee Women Resettling in the United States at Mid-Life aftter Ethnic Cleansing

Refugee Women Resettling in the United States at Mid-Life aftter Ethnic Cleansing

This is a case study of two women resettling in the United States after surviving ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and a discussion of refugee women at mid-life. We learned about their lives through their participation in testimony and biographical interviewing. Daniel Levinson's study of women'...

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Main Authors: Stevan M. Weine, Dolores Vojvoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 1997-06-01
Series:Refuge
Online Access:https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/21914
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spelling doaj-5616274ac35b423c9b6ca17496d5b6562020-11-25T03:16:28ZengYork University LibrariesRefuge 0229-51131920-73361997-06-0116210.25071/1920-7336.21914Refugee Women Resettling in the United States at Mid-Life aftter Ethnic CleansingStevan M. WeineDolores VojvodaThis is a case study of two women resettling in the United States after surviving ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and a discussion of refugee women at mid-life. We learned about their lives through their participation in testimony and biographical interviewing. Daniel Levinson's study of women's lives provides a frame for thinking about the refugee woman's life after ethnic cleansing. The mid-life refugee woman's experience in the private and public spheres is changed by their traumas, but also by the transition from early to middle adul thood. Her recovery will be further shaped by the contours of her continued adult development as will the lives of her children.https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/21914
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description This is a case study of two women resettling in the United States after surviving ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and a discussion of refugee women at mid-life. We learned about their lives through their participation in testimony and biographical interviewing. Daniel Levinson's study of women's lives provides a frame for thinking about the refugee woman's life after ethnic cleansing. The mid-life refugee woman's experience in the private and public spheres is changed by their traumas, but also by the transition from early to middle adul thood. Her recovery will be further shaped by the contours of her continued adult development as will the lives of her children.
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