Department of Sociology
Vappu Tyyskä
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Vappu Tyyskä, Professor OFFICE: JOR-321 |
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EDUCATION:
B.A. (University of Toronto, 1982), M.A. (University of Toronto, 1985), Ph.D (University of Toronto, Sociology, 1993)
TEACHING INTERESTS
Families; Gender; Youth; Immigration; Social Policy
RECENT COURSES
SOC 474 Immigration, Minorities and Citizenship
SOC 107 Sociology of Everyday Life
SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
ISS 8927 Immigrant Families and Intergenerational Relations
PD 9103 Social Policy
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Immigrant Families; Gender; Youth; Social Policy
My research includes projects on immigrant youth and intergenerational relations; family violence (intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse) in immigrant communities; and immigrant women and English language proficiency. I am currently working on projects that address intersections between social policy and immigration policy.
RECENT AND KEY PUBLICATIONS
| 2013 | With Dinshaw, F., Redmond, C. & Gomes, F." 'Where we have come and are now trapped': Views of Victims and Service Providers on Abuse of Older Adults in Tamil and Punjabi Families." Canadian Ethnic Studies (Forthcoming). |
| 2012 | "Communication Brokering in Immigrant Families: Avenues for New Research." S. S. Chuang & C. S. Tamis-LeMonda, eds. Gender Roles in Immigrant Families. New York: Springer Science+Business Media (Forthcoming). |
| 2012 | With Du Mont, J., Hyman, I., O’Brien, K., White, M., Odette, F. Immigration Status and Abuse by a Former Partner [Research Summary]. Toronto: CERIS –The Ontario Metropolis Centre. |
| 2011 | With Berman, R.C. "A Critical Reflection on the Use of Translators/interpreters in a Qualitative Cross-language Research Project." International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 10(2). |
| 2010 | "Immigrant and racialized families." A. Duffy & N. Mandell, eds. Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change. 4th ed. Toronto: Nelson. |
| 2009 | Families and violence in Punjabi and Tamil communities in Toronto. CERIS Working Paper No. 74. Toronto: CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre. http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/WKPP%20List/WKPP2009/CWP74.pdf |
| 2009 | With Guruge, S., Berman, R., Kilbride, K. M., Woungang, I., Edwards., S., Clune, L. "Implications of English Proficiency on the Access and Utilization of Health Services by Immigrant Women." Women’s Health and Urban Life: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, 8(2) 21-41. |
| 2008 | Youth and society: The long and winding road. 2nd ed. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press, Inc. |
| 2008 | " 'That’s Family Love': Gender and Division of Work Among Teens in Sri Lankan Tamil Families." C. Kanaganayakam, R. Cheran, & D. Ambalavanar, eds. New demarcations: Essays in Tamil studies. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press. |
| 2008 | "Parents and Teens in Immigrant Families. Cultural Influences and Material Pressures." Canadian Diversity / Diversité canadienne, Spring, 6(2). http://canada.metropolis.net/pdfs/Pgs_can_diversity_parents_spring08_e.pdf |
| 2007 | Action and Analysis. Readings in Sociology of Gender. Toronto: Thomson/Nelson. |
| 2007 | "Immigrant Families in sociology." J.E. Lansford, K. Deater-Deckard & M.H. Bornstein, eds. Immigrant Families: Multidisciplinary Views on the 21st Century. New York: Guilford Press. |
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
North American representative (2010-2013) on the Executive of the Gender Research Committee (RC32), of the International Sociological Association (ISA).
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