Negotiations between possibilities and reality: Reproductive choices of Families of Choice in Poland

2019 ◽  
pp. 135050681988776
Author(s):  
Joanna Mizielińska ◽  
Agata Stasińska

Lack of recognition of queer families in Poland impacts their daily experiences in a distinct manner. However, the importance of geo-location and a Central and Eastern European perspective have been marginalized in Western studies on queer kinship. The present investigation examines from a local and intersectional perspective the reproductive plans and parental practices of lesbians in Poland as a part of the largest mixed-method study on queer families conducted in the CEE ( Families of Choice in Poland). In the article, the authors examine the parental decision processes and strategies employed to sidestep multiple legal and social obstacles (i.e. lack of legal recognition of the social mother and the risk of social stigmatization of the child). They argue that understanding local specificity in studies on queer families is key to comprehending their experiences.

1989 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Tamäs Földesi

To create a state-theory that can answer the social problems of today, to break away from the theses that merely interpret the classics – as the sciences dealing with the economy managed to do during the past 15–20 years – is the main task of social sciences dealing with the theoretical issues of the state these days. If they fail to do so, their work will be forced to the periphery of the social movements, will not be able to assist the processes of society. It is my conviction that this is a vast responsibility of the social sciences in our age.


Author(s):  
Emmanuel Beaubatie

Who Has the Right to Study Gender and How ? Reflections on the Situated Point of View and the Categorisation of Sex Based on a Mixed Method Study of Trans People. Trans people are often reticent when it comes to research. Looking back over a mixed method study, this article analyses the causes of this phenomenon. There are two main reasons for trans people’s distrust. The first relates to expert opinion and more specifically the point of view of professional experts, insofar as trans people have often already been objectivized by non-trans medical and legal experts. The second concerns the categorisation of sex. Some people do not recognise themselves in the man/woman binary applied by professional experts. However, the trans population is heterogeneous: criticism and refusal to participate were more common with certain social profiles than others, varying according to sex assigned at birth, age, generation, and level of education. By paying attention to this plurality, this article provides avenues for allowing researchers to navigate the trans field and also contributes to reflections on the situated point of view and the categorisation of sex in the social sciences.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bastami ◽  
Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh ◽  
Marjan Mansourian ◽  
firoozeh mostafavi

Abstract Background Skipping breakfast and replacing it with non-nutritious snacks are progressively increasing among adolescents. This study aimed to develop an educational intervention based on The Social Marketing Model and evaluate its effects on healthy breakfast and snack consumption among female adolescent students. Methods This mixed method study was conducted in 2016–2018 in two phases. In the first phase, a qualitative study was conducted through directed content analysis in guidance schools in Khorramabad, Isfahan, and Tehran, Iran, to explore factors affecting breakfast consumption. The results of this phase were set in the benchmarks of the Social Marketing Model. In the second phase, a randomized controlled trial was conducted based on the benchmarks of the Social Marketing Model on 94 students randomly recruited from guidance schools in Khorramabad, Iran. Results The findings of the qualitative phase were categorized into the benchmarks of the Social Marketing Model, namely the social marketing mix, the intended behavior, internal and external competing factors for behavior modification, theoretical concepts related to the behavior, and the role of supporters. In the quantitative phase, the univariate modeling showed significant between-group differences concerning the product, price, promotion, and behavior (P < 0.05). Conclusion Healthy breakfast and snack consumption can be promoted through making acceptable the tastes, costs, preparations, and consumption places of breakfast and snack.


Author(s):  
Nouf Aljasir

This mixed-method study was conducted to investigate the pragmatic performance of different groups of Saudi individuals when speaking English. More specifically, the study compared the types of strategies employed by graduates in the humanities, science, and English when giving advice in English. The study also examined the extent to which the participants varied their choices of advice-giving linguistic realizations according to their interlocutor’s social status. The possible influence of gender on strategy use was also explored. A total of 212 participants took part in this research, and the data were triangulated from a variety of sources: a discourse completion task (DCT), role plays, and retrospective interviews. The data analysis revealed that the participants’ linguistic competence seemed to have a significant influence on their pragmatic performance in terms of the variety of advice-giving structures available to them and their abilities to adapt their use according to the social situation. There was, however, evidence of pragmatic transfer across all groups’ responses, which could be attributed to their lack of awareness of the target community’s speech conventions. The study concluded with a discussion of the pedagogical implications of the findings and suggestions for future research.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Begüm İlbay ◽  
Dilek Acar Gürel

<p>The volunteer and the youth tourism that are among the important types of the social tourism are not desired levels in Turkey. The volunteer tourism that the major participants are youth is interraleted with youth tourism owing to participants’profiles and motivations, and the need for institutional support. Handling together thevolunteer and youth tourism, this study aims to investigate the aims of youth and the institutional authorities, and thus suggesting a proposal for future implementation. In this purpose, a mixed-method study was carried out in Eskişehir/Turkey. First, the data from the 384 college students derived by questionnaire method. Secondly, the data 9 represantatives of local governments and Non-Governemental Organizations’ as institutional authorities derived by interview method. The quantitaive data was analysed mainly by factor analysis, while the qualitative data analysed by content analysis. Findings suggest that participation the tourism among young people are not much higher, however, many of them are willing to participate to the volunteer tourism. Institutional authorities are also positive considerations towards volunteer and youth tourism, however their support is relatively on supplying. Thus, the need for intermediary individual or institution, and the support of universities and the local people are among the other important aspects in planning and implementing. In sum, the findings of the study generally demonstrate that young people and the institutional authorities relatively have positive aims regarding volunteer and youth tourism, and thus a practical implication was provided.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Özet</strong></p><p>Sosyal turizmin önemli türlerinden gönüllü ve gençlik turizmi Türkiye’de beklenen düzeyde değildir. Başlıca katılımcılarını gençlerin oluşturduğu gönüllü turizmi, katılımcıların profili, motivasyonları ve ayrıca ihtiyaç duyulan kurumsal destek açısından gençlik turizmi ile yakın ilişkilidir. Bu çalışmada gönüllü ve gençlik turizmi birlikte ele alınarak, her ikisinin de temel aktörleri olarak gençler ve kurumsal yetkililerin konuyla ilgili eğilimleri incelenmesi ve uygulamaya yönelik öneri getirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, Eskişehir ilinde karma desene dayalı bir araştırma yürütülmüştür. İlk olarak, Eskişehir ilinde yaşayan 384 üniversite öğrencisinden anket tekniği ile veri derlenmiştir. İkinci olarak ise kurumsal yetkililer kapsamında yerel yönetim ve Sivil Toplum Kuruluş’larından 9 kişi ile görüşme tekniği ile veri toplanmıştır. Nicel veriler temel olarak faktör analiziyle değerlendirilirken, nitel verilerde içerik analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, gençler arasında turizme katılım oranı çok fazla değildir, ancak gönüllü turizmine genellikle olumlu yaklaşmaktadırlar. Kurum yetkilileri de gönüllü ve gençlik turizmine olumlu yaklaşırken, destekleri daha çok kaynak sağlama bağlamındadır. Planlama ve uygulamada aracı kişi ya da kurum ihtiyacı, üniversitelerin ve yerli halkın desteği de dikkate alınması gereken diğer önemli boyutlar arasındadır. Araştırma sonuçlarına genel olarak bakıldığında, Eskişehir örneğinde gönüllü ve gençlik turizminin temel aktörleri olarak gençler ve kurum yetkilileri konuya olumlu olarak yaklaştığı görülmüş ve buna göre bir uygulama önerisi getirilmiştir.</p>


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Hanne M. L. Zimmermann ◽  
Udi Davidovich ◽  
Bea Vuylsteke ◽  
Marie Laga ◽  
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Patricia Cabral ◽  
Mohena Moreno ◽  
Nouha H. Hallak ◽  
Luciana Lagana

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (08/09) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Holmberg ◽  
G Sarganas ◽  
N Mittring ◽  
V Braun ◽  
L Dini ◽  
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