Latino immigration to Smalltown, North Carolina: transformations in El Nuevo South
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Bailliard, Antoine L. Latino Immigration to Smalltown, North Carolina: Transformations In El Nuevo South. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011. https://doi.org/10.17615/jr58-1d68APA
Bailliard, A. (2011). Latino immigration to Smalltown, North Carolina: transformations in El Nuevo South. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://doi.org/10.17615/jr58-1d68Chicago
Bailliard, Antoine L. 2011. Latino Immigration to Smalltown, North Carolina: Transformations In El Nuevo South. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://doi.org/10.17615/jr58-1d68- Last Modified
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Bailliard, Antoine L.
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
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- This study employed ethnographic methods to explore changes in occupational engagement for Latinos immigrating to Smalltown, North Carolina. Study participants noted changes in the sensory experiences of engagement in occupations in Smalltown. These experiences were contrasted to past experiences in immigrants' countries of origin. The transformations of sensory experiences precipitated feelings of alienation, negative wellbeing, and poor place integration. For instance, participants were alienated by the "asceptic" smells they encountered while grocery shopping in Smalltown stores. Participants were shocked by the silence in Smalltown and lamented the absence of familiar sounds. Participants also experienced tactile transformations in occupation such as the loss of physical contact during social engagements. When sensory expectations did not match sensory experiences, individuals encountered an interruption in the flow of their engagement in occupation. In addition, Latino immigrants to Smalltown experienced poor social integration due to different cultural expectations for interaction than their U.S. born counterparts. Study participants noted important cultural differences between Latinos of different nationalities. For instance, participants from Columbia expressed difficulty integrating with the Mexican majority due to differences in customs for greeting, preferences in music, and meanings attributed to words and idioms. Due to anti-immigrant sentiment and public policies, Latino immigrants to Smalltown, experienced fear, discrimination, and oppression during their occupational engagements. The fear of deportation and intense work rhythms caused many participants to withdraw from occupations with detrimental effects on emotional wellbeing. Study findings suggest individuals embody sensory habits through habituation during occupational engagements with the environment which may impede or facilitate integration with subsequent environments. Findings also demonstrate the impact of public policies on the daily engagement in occupations. Implications regarding clinical work in Occupational Therapy and research in Occupational Science are discussed.
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- May 2011
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- " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Allied Health (Occupational Science)."
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- Dickie, Virginia
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- March 18, 2013
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