scholarly journals The subjective experiences of women with intellectual disabilities and offending behaviour: exploring their experiences of ‘home’

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Marie Williams ◽  
Su Thrift ◽  
John Rose
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Offending Behaviour ◽  
Experiences Of Women

scholarly journals Lived Experiences of Women with Dissociative Disorder: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 025371762110448
Author(s):  
Ashti Emran ◽  
Vibha Sharma ◽  
Ravinder Singh ◽  
Manisha Jha ◽  
Naved Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
North India ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Indian Setting ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Background: In the Indian setting, several studies have documented that dissociative disorders (DDs) are more common in females, and the most commonly elicited stressors are interpersonal. However, much of the research up to now has been quantitative. There is a notable paucity of qualitative studies exploring the subjective experiences of women with DD. Therefore, the present study sought to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of women diagnosed with DD. Methods: Five women were recruited who were seeking psychological treatment for dissociative symptoms at a tertiary care neuropsychiatric institute in North India. In-depth interviews were conducted with each, and the transcripts were analyzed using the analytic method of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Three superordinate themes that emerged were: patients’ illness perspectives, the salience of relationships, and dealing with relationship conflicts. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the role of culture in influencing the participants’ illness perspectives. Women with DD tend to define their self in relational terms and, thus, inhibit the expression of one’s needs and opinions, to avoid conflict and to maintain harmony in relationships.

scholarly journals Intellectual disabilities and offending behaviour: the awareness and concerns of the police, district attorneys and judges

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Søndenaa ◽  
Terje Olsen ◽  
Patrick Stefan Kermit ◽  
Nina Christine Dahl ◽  
Robert Envik
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
District Attorneys ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Offending Behaviour ◽  
Regular Contact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the awareness of intellectual disabilities (ID) amongst professionals in the criminal justice system (CJS) and their knowledge of those persons, either as victims, witnesses, suspects, accused or defendants. Design/methodology/approach A survey of the professionals in the CJS (n=388), combined with a series of focus group interviews with experienced professionals (n=20), was conducted. Findings One out of three respondents (police, district attorneys and judges) reported that they have regular contact with suspects who have an ID. Differences in knowledge of ID amongst professionals in the CJS can explain awareness and detection of persons with ID. Research limitations/implications Non-responders may represent professionals with no knowledge or less interest in these issues. Originality/value Reflections on ID have not previously been studied in the Norwegian CJS. The findings serve as a basis and status quo for further research.

scholarly journals Reading the Archives of the Illicit: Gender, Labour, and Race in Helen McGowan’s Motor City Madam

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Marie Karibo
Keyword(s):  
Sex Work ◽  
Literary Theory ◽  
Racial Inequality ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Feminist Literary Theory ◽  
Labour History ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This essay explores the gender, racial, and labour politics in Helen McGowan’s Motor City Madam, an autobiography written by a woman who worked as a prostitute and madam in Detroit, Michigan from the 1920s to the 1960s. Using the text as a case study, it examines how historians can utilize autobiography in order to excavate the subjective experiences of women who worked in illicit forms of labour. In blending feminist literary theory with the methodologies of social and labour historians, this essay moves beyond the strict letter of the text in order to analyze how the author tells her personal narrative. It argues that McGowan frames her story first and foremost as one of labour, and in doing do, forms pointed critiques of gender, class, and racial inequality in industries cities at mid-century. McGowan develops a proto-feminist defense of sex work as work, and pushes for legalized prostitution at a time in which vice codes remained strictly intact. By analyzing autobiographies like Motor City Madam as constructions of subjectivity rather than simply empirical sources, we can gain important insight to the voices of working peoples often relegated to the margins of labour history.

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