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Familial Vulnerability: Legal Status and Mental Health within Mixed-Status Families.
- Source :
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Medical Anthropology . Oct 2021, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p639-652. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Mental and emotional well-being are intimately entangled with immigration status, personal relationships, and the broader political environment. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in South Texas including interviews with mixed-status families, this article illustrates the spillover impacts affecting mental and emotional health of family members with different legal statuses. Building on the notion of "structural vulnerability,„ we propose the concept of familial vulnerability, a lens which highlights how racialization, legal status, and discrimination affect the family unit. Our analysis of the mental health impacts on family members within mixed-status families may inform necessary changes to programs and policies to improve the needs of this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INTERPERSONAL relations
*MENTAL health
*STATUS (Law)
*FAMILIES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01459740
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Medical Anthropology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153024107
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2021.1879061