“My Brother Was His Little Angel; I Was the Problem Child”: Perceived Sibling Favoritism in the Narratives of Youth Who Become Homeless

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 1419-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristy Buccieri
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Sibling Relations ◽  
Problem Child

Youth who become homeless often report having difficult home lives, but very little is known about their experiences with siblings and parents. This article reports on a qualitative study of eight youth, aged 17 to 23 years, experiencing homelessness in Toronto. Seven of the youth felt that their parent(s) favored a sibling over them, leading to the construction of a good child–problem child dichotomy in the household. The perceived disfavoritism resulted in increased family conflict that sometimes escalated to physical violence. As a result of the perceived disfavoritism, all the youth had strained, or nonexistent, relationships with their parent(s); identification of parental disfavoritism as a theme may, with further investigation, be considered a newly identified pathway to the street. These findings demonstrate the complexity of experiences these youth have prior to becoming homeless and highlight the need for further research into parent and sibling relations within their homes.

scholarly journals Identifying Work-Family Conflict among Nurses: A Qualitative Study

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faezah Sabil ◽  
Haruyah Abu ◽  
Jati Kasuma ◽  
Nurul Lizzan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family

A COMPARISON OF TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ZORA NEALE HURSTON’S “SWEAT” AND IN SANDRA CISNEROS’S “WOMAN HOLLERING CREEK”

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Mashbahah Baroroh ◽  
Linusia Marsih
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Short Stories ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Zora Neale Hurston ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Sandra Cisneros ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Similarities And Differences

. This study reveals the types of domestic violence in “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston and “Woman Hollering Creek” by Sandra Cisneros. The discussion will involve the types of abuse, the reactions of the victims, and the similarities and differences about the abuse in the two selected short stories. This study is designed to interpret phenomena of life associated to domestic violence reflected in the selected stories. Thus, this is a qualitative study. As the discussion is focused on the characters’ psychological aspects, the extrinsic approach is applied.  The study finds out that the types of domestic violence that exist in the stories are emotional/psychological violence and physical violence and the victims of the abuse response somewhat differently to the abuse. The reactions of the abuse victim in Hurston’s “Sweat” include taking the violent silently and then to be moved to fight back, and the reactions of the abuse victim in Cisneros “Woman Hollering Creek” include  taking the violent silently and then making an effort to be free from the abuse by getting help from other people. The analysis also shows that the two short stories contain both similarities and differences.

Social representation of abuse of persons with severe mental illness in Jakiri, Cameroon: A qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402097243
Author(s):  
Colins B Tanyuy ◽  
Chinyere M Aguocha ◽  
Emeka C Nwefoh ◽  
Mispar G Wankam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Social

Background: People with mental illness are vulnerable to abuse in the community. Cultural and social practices may be contributory. Aim: To explore the social representation of abuse of persons with mental illness among the inhabitants of Jakiri municipality in Cameroon. Method: This was a qualitative study based on the Theory of Reasoned Action, conducted in 2018 among 11 inhabitants of Jakiri municipality, aged above 18 years and who had lived in the town for at least 2 years. In-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were analyzed using the basic thematic approach. Results: The belief that mental illness is incurable, a curse from the gods, a result of witchcraft, and a punishment for violation of core social norms were identified as the reasons for physical violence against persons with mental illness. Beliefs that persons with mental illness were disorganized, destructive, physically aggressive, and dependent on others were identified as reasons for emotional abuse. Conclusion: A misconception of mental illness was the major underlying factor for the abuse of persons with mental illness.

Experiences of Domestic Violence among Newly Arrived Afghan Women in Australia, a Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rojan Afrouz ◽  
Beth R Crisp ◽  
Ann Taket
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Afghan Women ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Inductive Analysis

Abstract The voice of Afghan women has been little heard, particularly in Australia and other western societies, despite the considerable number living in those societies. The main aim of this study was to understand Afghan women’s experiences of domestic violence and their perceptions about the extent of domestic violence among the Afghan community in Australia. The study involved semi-structured interviews with twenty-one Afghan women who had been living in Australia between six months and ten years. The interviews were conducted in either Farsi (Persian) or English according to participant’s preferences. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. An inductive analysis of the data was used to explore details and build main themes. Some women spoke about their experiences of domestic violence, mainly psychological and emotional violence. Although women insisted that domestic violence was prevalent and widespread in both contexts, many remarked that Afghan women were less vulnerable to physical violence in Australia than in Afghanistan. This article concludes with a number of implications for social work practice based on the study findings.

scholarly journals Racially Motivated Hate Crimes and Incidents Against Immigrants in Lithuania

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liutauras Labanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Hate Crimes ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Racial Identities ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Latent Interactions ◽  
Incident Analysis

The article analyses the experiences of racially motivated hate incidents against immigrants in Lithuania, based on the data of a qualitative study. Interviews with informants in the study show that prejudice, verbal and physical violence incidents are an integral part of the daily lives of immigrants with visible ethnic and racial identities. Racist hate incidents make it possible to identify latent interactions between immigrants and local residents. Based on examples of hate incidents, the article critically analyses the typology of hate crimes by Levin and McDevitt (1993) and the limitations of its application in hate incident analysis.

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