Introductiom

Question 1

Different generations of immigrant youth

Answer 1

First, second, and new-generation

Question 2

Reasons why adolescence is a pivotal stage of human development

Answer 2

transition between childhood to adulthood

Question 3

Adolescence as a Western concept

Answer 3

when studying the day-to-day experiences of immigrant youth in Canada, we acknowledge that “youth” or “adolescence” is a life stage that emerged out of a post-industrial Western model of childhood

Question 4

First Generation Immigrants

Answer 4

foreign-born residents, including adults and children, who have migrated internationally to become permanent residents or citizens in a new country, sometimes this is further specified based on their age at arrival.

Question 5

oppression

Answer 5

when an individual or group of people are hindered /blocked from opportunities, excluded from participation in society, or denied rights because of their belonging to a particular group or category

Question 6

unaccompanied minors

Answer 6

Children who migrate to another country without a parent or guardian

Question 7

human capital

Answer 7

Knowledge and skills accumulated through formal education and training.

Question 8

youth from immigrant families

Answer 8

Adolescents who were born outside of Canada or were born into families with at least one foreign-born parent.

Question 9

personal autonomy

Answer 9

The freedom of the individual to choose, and live in accordance with, his or her values, identity, and way of life

Question 10

second-generation immigrant

Answer 10

Children born in a new country, although not technically immigrants themselves, after one or both of their parents had immigrated to this new country

Question 11

New generation

Answer 11

1.5 and second-generation youth from immigrant families who presumably share a similar acculturation process and face similar challenges in the transitioning process.