Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia cope with the challenges they face during their transitional destination. These families have recently fled from conflict zones in various Arab countries and moved to Malaysia where they registered in th...
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iium-749832019-10-24T07:36:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74983/ Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period Eid, Iyad Muhammad Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills HM1176 Social influence. Social pressure HM701 Social systems HM706 Social structure HM711 Groups and organizations HM826 Social institutions HM831 Social change HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia cope with the challenges they face during their transitional destination. These families have recently fled from conflict zones in various Arab countries and moved to Malaysia where they registered in the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kuala Lumpur, waiting for resettlement in a third country. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes the qualitative research approach, drawing descriptive analysis (thematic analysis technique) of data collected by semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 30 Palestinian families. For sample selection, the author used purposive sampling and employed the Snowball technique to select the families who have experienced refuge life for the second time. Then the sample was equally divided into three groups to include ten families moving from Iraq, Syria and the Gaza Strip. The interviews were conducted with the head of the families who varied in terms of gender and age composition. The study involved 9 female participants and 21 males. They are all Muslims and aged between 24 and 80 years old. In terms of educational background, all of the participants are literate with formal school education, diploma or tertiary education. Findings – The study shows that refugee families adopt four main ways of coping commonly used to improve the quality of their life during their transition in Malaysia. They turn to religion and spirituality, keep in touch with relatives and friends in the diaspora and conflict zones, develop a positive image about their present situation by comparing it to worse living conditions of others living in conflict zones and plan to migrate to Europe to hold a European passport which will give them the opportunity to visit their original country, Palestine. Originality/value – The paper tackles the Palestinian refugee family life and explores their real-life stories and experiences during transition in Malaysia. It provides them with an opportunity to speak up their suffering and reveal the various strategies they adopt to cope with life challenges. Besides, the result of the study will be a fruitful addition to the corpus of sociological knowledge as well as an important contribution to the families that stay in transition in different societies around the world. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2019-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74983/7/74983%20Coping%20mechanisms%20among%20Palestinian.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74983/8/74983%20Coping%20mechanisms%20among%20Palestinian%20SCOPUS.pdf Eid, Iyad Muhammad and Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura (2019) Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 15 (3). pp. 191-200. ISSN 1747-9894 https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJMHSC-08-2018-0052/full/html 10.1108/IJMHSC-08-2018-0052 |
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BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills HM1176 Social influence. Social pressure HM701 Social systems HM706 Social structure HM711 Groups and organizations HM826 Social institutions HM831 Social change HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home |
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BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills HM1176 Social influence. Social pressure HM701 Social systems HM706 Social structure HM711 Groups and organizations HM826 Social institutions HM831 Social change HQ The family. Marriage. Woman HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home Eid, Iyad Muhammad Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period |
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia cope with the
challenges they face during their transitional destination. These families have recently fled from conflict zones
in various Arab countries and moved to Malaysia where they registered in the office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kuala Lumpur, waiting for resettlement in a third country.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes the qualitative research approach, drawing
descriptive analysis (thematic analysis technique) of data collected by semi-structured, in-depth interviews
with 30 Palestinian families. For sample selection, the author used purposive sampling and employed the
Snowball technique to select the families who have experienced refuge life for the second time. Then the
sample was equally divided into three groups to include ten families moving from Iraq, Syria and the Gaza
Strip. The interviews were conducted with the head of the families who varied in terms of gender and age
composition. The study involved 9 female participants and 21 males. They are all Muslims and aged between
24 and 80 years old. In terms of educational background, all of the participants are literate with formal school
education, diploma or tertiary education.
Findings – The study shows that refugee families adopt four main ways of coping commonly used to improve
the quality of their life during their transition in Malaysia. They turn to religion and spirituality, keep in touch with
relatives and friends in the diaspora and conflict zones, develop a positive image about their present situation by
comparing it to worse living conditions of others living in conflict zones and plan to migrate to Europe to hold a
European passport which will give them the opportunity to visit their original country, Palestine.
Originality/value – The paper tackles the Palestinian refugee family life and explores their real-life stories and
experiences during transition in Malaysia. It provides them with an opportunity to speak up their suffering and
reveal the various strategies they adopt to cope with life challenges. Besides, the result of the study will be a
fruitful addition to the corpus of sociological knowledge as well as an important contribution to the families
that stay in transition in different societies around the world. |
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Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period |
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Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period |
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Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period |
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Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period |
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Coping mechanisms among Palestinian refugee families in Malaysia during the transition period |
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coping mechanisms among palestinian refugee families in malaysia during the transition period |
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
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