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How residential schools led to intergenerational trauma in the Canadian Indigenous population to influence parenting styles and family structures over generations
University of British Columbia Library

01/2020
Document > Journal Article
Creators
Cowan, Katie
Description
"This paper intends to address current trauma among the Indigenous Canadian population due to the assimilationist goals of residential schools that influence parenting styles and the family structure. Other areas covered in this paper include parenting issues that the Indigenous community encounters every day. Additionally, social problems are examined in terms of intergenerational trauma and discussed further in terms of their influence and effect on the family structure of Indigenous communities in Canada. For example, education, health inequalities, and intimate partner violence are discussed. These issues are interrelated because of the detrimental and marginalized effect that residential schools have on survivors and generations to follow. Possible solutions to terminating family issues in the Indigenous community are by implementing specific methods that reflect the Indigenous way of life"--abstract.

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Statement of Responsibility
Katie Cowan.
Publication Information
University of Alberta
Physical Description
1 online resource (10 pages)
Notes
Contained in: Canadian Journal of Family and Youth. Volume 28, number 2 (January 2020), p. 26-35.
Citation (APA Style): Cowan, K. (2020). How residential schools led to intergenerational trauma in the canadian indigenous population to influence parenting styles and family structures over generations. Canadian Journal of Family and Youth / Le Journal Canadien De Famille Et De La Jeunesse, 12(2), 26-35. https://doi.org/10.29173/cjfy29511.
Includes bibliographical references.
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