No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia

Using grounded theory methodology and interviews, this study explores the experiences of second generation displaced persons from Polish and German background who grew up in Australia post-World War Two. Many of this cohort, from their early years, experienced: limited social, economic, and cultural...

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Main Author: Ladzinski, Ursula Cecylia
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55064
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description Using grounded theory methodology and interviews, this study explores the experiences of second generation displaced persons from Polish and German background who grew up in Australia post-World War Two. Many of this cohort, from their early years, experienced: limited social, economic, and cultural capital; assimilation; and lived in war-affected families. It was, therefore, important that they became resilient and adaptable. Emergent from the research are the theoretical concepts of “parallel lives” and “circle of protection”.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-550642017-08-08T00:26:47Z No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia Ladzinski, Ursula Cecylia Using grounded theory methodology and interviews, this study explores the experiences of second generation displaced persons from Polish and German background who grew up in Australia post-World War Two. Many of this cohort, from their early years, experienced: limited social, economic, and cultural capital; assimilation; and lived in war-affected families. It was, therefore, important that they became resilient and adaptable. Emergent from the research are the theoretical concepts of “parallel lives” and “circle of protection”. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55064 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Ladzinski, Ursula Cecylia
No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia
title No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia
title_full No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia
title_fullStr No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia
title_full_unstemmed No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia
title_short No Ordinary Life: Early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in Australia
title_sort no ordinary life: early migrant experiences of second generation displaced persons in australia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55064