Reference no: EM133701291

Assignment:

A teenagedgirl who recently immigrated to Canada from a conservative community in India explained during her qualitative interview that she preferred to adhere strongly to her Moslem cultural traditions, respecting her father's wishes with regard to dress and behaviour. She explained her choice as a way of remaining strongly attached to her family and community through a common expression of values, a value system that also makes her feel proud of her ethnicity rather than a victim of the prejudice she experiences as a visible ethnic minority. This young woman's way of coping involves active engagement with aspects of resilience such as ethnic pride, self-esteem, attachment, parental monitoring and meaningful involvement in her community.

Other aspects of resilience such as sense of belonging with peers and sexual expressiveness were less active, or inactive, contributors to her success. Still other hypothesized aspects of resilience may have actually threatened her capacity to survive well if she had engaged them more actively. Exerting independence as it is understood in her (new) western context may have threatened her relationships within her family given the importance of indigenous cultural adherence to them and their community. Similarly, pursuing social equality and intergenerational tolerance might have resulted in the dissolution of other aspects of resilience she valued more and which she explained are foundational to her capacity to cope (e.g. family support.

In proposition, there was a description of a teenage girl from India who immigrated to Canada. Based on her situation, what specific aspects of resilience seemed to have a meaningful impact for her?

What aspects were determined as less meaningful?