scholarly journals The Cultural Context of Youth Suicide in Australia: Unemployment, Identity and Gender

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Gilchrist ◽  
Glennys Howarth ◽  
Gerard Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Economic Exclusion ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

This article considers the impact, in terms of life and death choices, of the economic exclusion of young people in Australia, where suicide is the leading cause of death by injury. In the two decades from 1980 there was a dramatic increase in suicide rates for young males. Research demonstrates a correlation between youth suicide and unemployment but the complex relationship between the two has not been fully investigated. This article explores the perceptions of young people, parents and service providers of the cultural context of suicide and how it comes to be constructed as an option for young people experiencing economic marginalisation.

The Experiences of Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care in Victoria, Australia

2019 ◽  
pp. 149-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Mendes ◽  
Bernadette Saunders ◽  
Susan Baidawi
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Indigenous Children ◽  
Care Leavers ◽  
The Impact

This chapter reports on exploratory research in Victoria, Australia, involving focus groups and interviews with service providers and Indigenous care leavers to examine the impact of existing support services. Indigenous children and young people are highly overrepresented in the Australian out-of-home care system. To date, neither specific research focusing on this group’s experiences as they transition from care nor an assessment of the Indigenous-specific and non-Indigenous supports and services available to them have been undertaken. Findings suggest that Aboriginal Community Controlled Organizations (ACCOs) play a positive role in working with non-Indigenous agencies to assist Indigenous care leavers. Participants identified a few key strategies to improve outcomes, such as facilitating stronger relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous services and improving ACCO resourcing.

Expanding and Democratizing the Agenda for Preventing Youth Suicide: Youth Participation, Cultural Responsiveness, and Social Transformation

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer White
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cultural Responsiveness ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Youth Suicide ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Suicide Prevention Programs

Suicidal behaviours in young people are among the most challenging issues faced by educators, policy makers, and practitioners. A small number of youth suicide prevention programs have been identified as promising. At the same time, many contemporary approaches to youth suicide prevention take insufficient account of the social or cultural context and privilege the expertise of adults and researchers. In large part, this is a consequence of how scientific knowledge is constructed. By engaging young people as knowledgeable collaborators and by paying attention to broader socio-political and cultural contexts in understanding sources of suffering, a more flexible and enriched approach to youth suicide prevention research and practice is envisioned.

scholarly journals The effects of attractiveness, gender and self-esteem in service jobs

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Xu ◽  
Larry Martinez ◽  
Nicholas A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Skills ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Jobs ◽  
Front Desk ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Tipping Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of service providers’ attractiveness in service jobs and examine the underlying psychological mechanisms that may explain consumers’ different attitudes and potential behavior. Design/methodology/approach An experimental design was used in this paper. Study 1 used a scenario depicting a front-desk agent performing check-in procedures and Study 2 used a scenario depicting a restaurant server. Data were analyzed using Hayes’ (2013) PROCESS macro. Findings Study 1 demonstrated the mediating effect of perceived interpersonal skills in the relations between front desk agent attractiveness and participant positive word-of-mouth and service satisfaction. Study 2 reaffirmed this finding and showed that the attractiveness of servers positively impacted participants’ perceptions of the servers’ interpersonal skill and participants’ tipping behavior. Furthermore, the relation between attractiveness and interpersonal skills was moderated by servers’ genders and participants’ levels of self-esteem, such that the effect was stronger in response to female servers for participants with relatively low self-esteem. In addition, the effect of the three-way interaction among server gender, server’s level of attractiveness, and participant’s level of self-esteem on tipping was mediated by participant’s perceived interpersonal skills. Originality/value This paper investigated the under-researched constructs of participants’ self-esteem and service providers’ gender and their moderating roles within the service context. These results suggest that responses to service providers can be impacted by the attractiveness and gender of the provider and customers’ self-esteems, despite equivalent objective performance of the provider.

Chicago Youth Activists

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de los Angeles Torres
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
The United States ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Social Categories ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
And Gender ◽  
People’S Attitudes ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines youth civic engagement in Chicago, with particular emphasis on young people's attitudes regarding democracy. Drawing on interviews with directors and youth workers in a variety of organizations throughout the city, it looks at young people participating in empowerment projects and how they engage. The discussion focuses on youth activists' demographics and families as well as early influences on them, their self-perceptions, and their social awareness. It shows that awareness of shared characteristics was an important first step for these young people in becoming part of a social group. The prevalent social categories identified as important by the youths included age, race, ethnicity, and gender. The chapter also considers the impact of discrimination on youth activism, along with the issues important to Chicago's young people and the ways in which they engaged with such issues, including immigration and the electoral process, and their political ideas with respect to topics like democracy and the place of the United States in the world.

Mental Health Supports and Young People Transitioning from Out-of-home Care in Victoria

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adina Rahamim ◽  
Philip Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
The Impact

Young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OHC) are a vulnerable group. One particular manifestation of disadvantage is poor mental health outcomes which may reflect both the traumatic effects of childhood abuse, and a lack of support on leaving care. This article presents the findings of a small qualitative study undertaken in Victoria which explored the views of OHC and mental health service providers regarding the mental health support needs of care leavers. The findings are consistent with existing research results internationally in highlighting a number of key factors that influence mental health outcomes including the impact of pre-care, in-care and transition from care experiences.

Youth Suicide Attempts: A Social and Demographic Profile

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette L. Beautrais ◽  
Peter R. Joyce ◽  
Roger T. Mulder
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Young Males ◽  
And Gender

Objective: The social and demographic characteristics of a New Zealand sample of young people making medically serious suicide attempts were examined and compared with those of a control sample of similar age. Method: Using a case control design, 129 young people making serious suicide attempts were contrasted with 153 randomly selected community controls on a series of social and demographic characteristics including educational achievement, socioeconomic status, income, occupation, religious affiliation and ethnicity. The age and gender distribution of the sample, and the methods of suicide attempt, were examined. Results: Almost equal numbers of young males (45.7%) and females (54.3%) made medically serious suicide attempts. The clear majority of serious suicide attempts were by overdose or poisoning (78.3%), with tricyclic antidepressants (38.6%) and paracetamol (37.6%) together accounting for three-quarters (76.2%) of all drug overdoses. Young people who were less well educated and who were from lower socio-economic backgrounds had elevated risk of serious suicide attempts. Conclusions: Young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds have elevated risk of serious suicide attempt.

scholarly journals Independent visiting with children in care during the pandemic: Disruptions and discoveries

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 383-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca K Jones ◽  
David Westlake
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Children In Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care System

This essay describes the impact of the pandemic on our experiences as Independent Visitors (IVs) forchildren who are looked-after. Independent Visitors are volunteers who visit, advise and befriend children with the aim of helping them develop a positive, long-term relationship beyond the care system. Based on our personal experiences of being matched with and visiting two young people, we consider how supporting the children remotely during the pandemic has helped us reflect on our relationships with them and our role as IVs. We discuss the role that foster carers play in supporting the IV relationship, the significance of developing routines and rituals with young people, and the challenges and opportunities offered by the transition from visits to virtual contact. We conclude with an outline of the response of service providers to the pandemic, and suggest that increased support for Independent Visiting might improve provision and allow more children to benefit from a relationship with an Independent Visitor.

scholarly journals Finding common ground: A participatory approach to evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Sutherland ◽  
Barbara Klugman
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Alternative Theory ◽  
Base Line ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Background: This article describes the efforts of a group of donors and activists to collectively develop a national base line on organisations working for human rights in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in Kenya to develop an ongoing monitoring and evaluation process.Objectives: The purpose of the base line was to support both activist strategising and ongoing reflection, and more effective donor collaboration and grant making.Method: Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders, the authors examined the dominant approach to funding and evaluation on social change globally. They analysed the impact of this dominant approach on developing and sustaining a SOGI movement in Kenya. They developed an alternative theory of change and participatory methodology and worked with a range of donors and SOGI organisations to conceptualise and support the collaborative collection of information on four themes: legislation and policy, organisational mapping, political and cultural context, and lived experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.Results: This was a useful process and tool for activists and donors to develop a shared understanding of the current context and capacities influencing efforts to promote SOGI rights. It served as a basis for improved strategising and participants expected it to prove useful for monitoring progress in the longer term.Conclusion: This theory of change and participatory approach to base line development could be helpful to donors, activists and monitoring and evaluation specialists concerned with supporting social change in the region and globally.

Gender at the interface of culture and language: Conceptual variation between Italian, Dutch, and English

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Mazzuca ◽  
Anna M. Borghi ◽  
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Luisa Lugli ◽  
Roberto Nicoletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Conceptual Representation ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Social Treatment ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Conceptual Variation ◽  
Culture And Language

Gender can be considered an embodied social concept, encompassing physical, biological, and concrete aspects, as well as cultural, linguistic, and abstract dimensions. In this study we explored whether the conceptual structure of gender—as expressed in participants’ free-listing responses and ratings—varies as a function of different cultural and linguistic norms and gender-related experiences. Specifically, we compared Italian, Dutch, and English speaking participants, three communities that vary in their social treatment of gender-related issues and in how they linguistically encode gender. Additionally, we assessed the impact of differential gender-experiences by comparing participants that varied by gender-normativity in each sample. Within each community there were considerable individual differences in the representation of gender with heterogeneous associations ranging from more strictly physical and concrete ones (e.g., male, female) to more social and abstract (e.g., feminism, performativity). Nevertheless, we also found stable cross-cultural differences in the concept of gender. For example, Italian participants mainly focused on abstract, social, and cultural features (e.g., discrimination, politics, power), whereas Dutch participants produced more concrete features related to the corporeal sphere (e.g., hormones, breasts, genitals). Our results show that gender is a composite and flexible concept that can be represented in more abstract or concrete terms depending on cultural context. Importantly, this suggests that in the conceptual representation of gender both aspects are relevant, but that culture differentially shapes the concept of gender making some aspects more salient than others.

Executives Perception of the Impact of Flexitime on Organizational Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-27
Author(s):  
Osibanjo Adewale Omotayo ◽  
Abolaji Joachim Abiodun ◽  
Akinrole Olumuyiwa Fadugba
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Main Medium ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

The paper investigates the perception of Nigerian executives on the impact of flexitime on organizational performance. Effort is made to explore the attitudinal disposition of employees towards flexitime and how gender affects employee satisfaction with flexitime. The study, based on administered questionnaires as the main medium for data collection from managers in private sector of the Nigerian economy, utilizes correlations and multi-variate regression analysis to determine variables that significantly contribute to manager’s satisfaction with flexible work arrangement. The study finds that marital status and gender exert significant negative impact on level of satisfaction with flexitime. In addition, gender, marital status and motivation capabilities of flexitime were found to be a significant determinant of satisfaction with flexitime. Therefore, given the cultural context of the study it does appear that organizations might found it profitable to adopt a flexitime policy so as to relieve their employees some family or domestic burden with the attendant motivation benefit that increases employee performances.

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