scholarly journals The Body as (Another) Place: Producing Embodied Heterotopias Through Tattooing

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Roux ◽  
Russell Belk
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

Abstract While previous research has mobilized sociological and psychological readings of the body, this study considers it ontologically as the ultimate place we must live in, with no escape possible. A phenomenological framework and a four-year, multimethod, qualitative study of tattoo recipients and tattooists substantiates the conceptualization of the body as a threefold articulation: an inescapable place (topia), the source of utopias arising from fleeting trajectories between here and elsewhere, and the “embodied heterotopia” that it becomes when people rework their bodies as a better place to inhabit. We show how tattooed bodies are spatially conceived as a topia through their topographies, territories, landscapes, and limits. We then highlight how this creates a dynamic interplay between past, present, and future, resulting in utopian dreams of beautification, escape, conjuration, and immutability. Finally, we show how tattooees produce embodied heterotopias, namely other places that both mirror and compensate for their ontological entrapment. In considering the body as a place, our framework enriches phenomenological and existential approaches to self-transformation in contemporary consumption.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitudes of adolescents towards the human microbiome and antibiotic resistance: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine V Hayes ◽  
Charlotte V Eley ◽  
Fiona Wood ◽  
Alicia Demirjian ◽  
Cliodna A M McNulty
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Human Microbiome ◽  
Theoretical Domains Framework ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

Abstract Background Antibiotic and dietary behaviour affect the human microbiome and influence antibiotic resistance development. Adolescents are a key demographic for influencing knowledge and behaviour change. Objectives To explore adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes towards the microbiome and antibiotic resistance, and the capability, motivation and opportunity for educators to integrate microbiome teaching in schools. Methods Qualitative study informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and COM-B model. Six educational establishments were purposively selected by rural/city and socioeconomic status, within Gloucestershire, South West England in 2019. Forty 14–18-year olds participated in focus groups, and eight science or health educators participated in interviews. Data were analysed thematically, double-coded and mapped to the TDF/COM-B. Results Adolescents were aware of ‘good microbes’ in the body but lacked deeper knowledge. Adolescents’ knowledge of, and intentions to use, antibiotics appropriately differed by their levels of scientific study. Adolescents lacked knowledge on the consequences of diet on the microbiome, and therefore lacked capability and motivation to change behaviour. Educators felt capable and motivated to teach microbiome topics but lacked opportunity though absence of topics in the national curriculum and lack of time to teach additional topics. Conclusions A disparity in knowledge of adolescents needs to be addressed through increasing antibiotic and microbiome topics in the national curriculum. Public antibiotic campaigns could include communication about the microbiome to increase awareness. Educational resources could motivate adolescents and improve their knowledge, skills and opportunity to improve diet and antibiotic use; so, supporting the UK antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan.

Listening to the body and talking to myself – the impact of chronic lower back pain: A qualitative study

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 586-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Crowe ◽  
Lisa Whitehead ◽  
Mary Jo Gagan ◽  
G. David Baxter ◽  
Avin Pankhurst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
The Body ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
The Impact

Anticipatory Completions in Conversations Between People Who Stutter and People Who Do Not Stutter

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Sergey M. Kondrashov ◽  
John A. Tetnowski
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Negative Perceptions

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the following topics. (a) What are the specific stuttering moments that trigger anticipatory completions? (b) How do people who stutter (PWS) perceive anticipatory completions of their turn by people who do not stutter (PWNS)? (c) What are the expectations of PWS from PWNS in a conversation between them? Method: In this qualitative study, the researchers used grounded theory to help analyze the collected data. The data sources were 26 observations, conversations, and interviews. A similar version could be used in the body of the text when the study is described. Results: Five out of six participants experienced anticipatory completions during stuttering moments. Hypothesis 1, “Anticipatory completions by PWNS occur at specific stuttering moments,” was accepted. Hypothesis 2, “PWS have negative perceptions and feelings of anticipatory completions by PWNS,” was not verified during interviews with three participants; therefore, the researchers revised Hypothesis 2 into “PWS do not always have negative perceptions and feelings of anticipatory completions by PWNS.” Five out of six participants expected PWNS to let them finish what they are saying; therefore, the researchers accepted Hypothesis 3, “PWS expect PWNS to let them finish what they are saying.” Conclusion: The main findings of this study include verification that the participants used anticipatory completions at specific stuttering moments and nonstuttering moments in one case, PWS do not always have negative perceptions and feelings about anticipatory completions by PWNS, and PWS expect PWNS to let them finish what they are saying.

Embodiment and somatic modes of attention in the evangelical care model in drug rehabilitation centers (Tijuana, Mexico)

2020 ◽  
pp. 003776862097427
Author(s):  
Olga Odgers-Ortiz ◽  
Thomas Csordas ◽  
Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela ◽  
Olga Olivas-Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Drug Rehabilitation ◽  
Care Model ◽  
Spiritual Quest ◽  
Rehabilitation Centers ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Rehabilitation Model ◽  
Good And Evil

This article identifies how beliefs, practices, and religious communities converge in the structuring of the evangelical drug rehabilitation model (ERM). Based on a qualitative study, we propose that the ERM shapes the ways of interpreting emotions and sensations based on a beliefs system that conceives the body as a battle field between good and evil. Sensations produced through ritual experience and symptomatic manifestations relative to withdrawal syndrome constitute key points of the culturally shaped somatic modes of attention (SMA) that are produced and transmitted within the evangelical rehabilitation centers (ERCs). This procedure grounds in prayer, cathartic emotive rituality, belief in forgiveness and God’s calling; in testimony; and in the community of believers. We conclude that religious practices and beliefs constitute essential tools of the ERM and can be efficacious for users who are engaged in a spiritual quest.

scholarly journals Developing emotional intelligence and situational awareness through simulation coaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Mari Helena Salminen-Tuomaala
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
The Body ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Teamwork Skills

Objective: To examine how simulation coaching affects emotional intelligence (EI) skills and situational awareness in social and healthcare staff of small and medium-sized enterprises.Methods: This qualitative study involved 36 mental health and child protection professionals in five enterprises. Following simulation-based coaching interventions centered around the development of EI and situational awareness, the participants wrote essays on their development. Inductive content analysis was used to analyze the body of material.Results: The participants found simulation coaching an effective method for learning EI, situational awareness and teamwork skills. They also considered the scenarios and shared reflections to be a form of work supervision.Conclusions: Simulation coaching offers potential for the development of EI and situational awareness in mental health and child protection professionals.

scholarly journals Dietary supplements in fitness centers: body management and health risks

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Camargo Silva ◽  
Maria Isabel Brandão de Souza Mendes ◽  
Sílvia Maria Agatti Lüdorf
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
Cultural Logic ◽  
Fitness Centers ◽  
Supplement Use

The purpose of this study was to explore the meanings of supplement use among those who engage in physical activity in fitness centers. A qualitative study was carried out based on 67 questionnaires answered on the internet by practitioners of physical training. There was also an observation of the groups in the Facebook, the dynamic and other aspects such as discussions, messages, profiles and images. It was detected that physical activity practitioners care more about the quantity of substances ingested than any other factor that may lead them to suffer certain health risks. They believe that so-called "excesses" may cause diseases to the internal organs. Although the participants believe that their own consumption of supplements does not compromise their health, a biomedical authority is crucial for them to recognize whether or not they are at risk. The consumption of supplements can vary depending on what is understood to be excessive and which risks may compromise the body. There are many motivations for managing these substances. Health risks should not be analyzed solely from a biomedical perspective, but also addressed by the socio-cultural logic of the perceptions and meanings attributed by the subjects to the body and the management thereof.

The conductor’s intensity gestures

2020 ◽  
pp. 030573562096317
Author(s):  
Isabella Poggi ◽  
Francesca D’Errico ◽  
Alessandro Ansani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Specific Subset ◽  
Everyday Interaction ◽  
Symbolic Gestures ◽  
High Level

This work is aimed at outlining a repertoire of conductors’ gestures. In this perspective, it presents two studies that investigate a specific subset of the body signals of orchestra and choir conductors, namely, the gestures for musical intensity. First, an observational qualitative study, based on a systematic coding of a corpus of fragments from orchestra concerts and rehearsals, singled out 21 gestures, in which either the gesture as a whole or some aspects of it conveyed indications for forte, piano, crescendo, or diminuendo; some are symbolic gestures, used either with the same meaning as in everyday interaction or with one specific of conductors; others are iconic gestures, both directly or indirectly iconic. Second, in a perception study, a questionnaire submitted to 77 participants tested if 8 gestures of intensity out of the 21 singled out by the coding study are in fact shared and understood, and whether they are better interpreted by music experts than by laypeople. Results showed that the tested gestures are fairly comprehensible, not only by experts but also by non-expert participants, probably due, for some gestures, to their high level of iconicity, and for others to their closeness to everyday gestures.

scholarly journals Beyond the body image: a qualitative study on how adults experience lower limb amputation

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Senra ◽  
Rui Aragão Oliveira ◽  
Isabel Leal ◽  
Cristina Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation

scholarly journals A higiene corporal da criança com encefalopatia pelos familiares: método criativo sensível

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Katia Aparecida Andrade Coutinho ◽  
Sandra Teixeira de Araújo Pacheco ◽  
Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará Rodrigues ◽  
Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros De Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
The Body ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Complex Care ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Cultural Traits ◽  
Care Procedure ◽  
Selection Of

Aim: To describe practices related to body hygiene of children with encephalopathy  at their homes.  Method:  This  is  a  qualitative  study  using  the  creative-sensible method, with data generated from February to April 2014 through the dynamics “C orpo S aber”, and with five family groups of children assisted in the clinic of a cityhospital  in  the  municipality  of  Rio  de  Janeiro;  it  was  analyzed  according  to  the  French discourse analysis. Results: The body hygiene was contextualized by relatives in multiple dimensions,  such  as:  the  selection  of  the  time  for  hygiene,  location  and  necessary adaptations  to  perform  the  procedure,  the  affectionate  dimension  present  during  the bath, and the bath of child with gastrostomy. Discussion: For the relatives, body hygiene is presented as a complex care procedure, as it involves routines and adaptations related to  the  demand  of children;  however,  it  permitted  to  create moments  of  relaxation  and play.  Conclusion:  The  cultural  traits  of  each  family  supported  their  caring  practices, demonstrating the challenges created by the complexity of the care practice towards the demands of the children.

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