scholarly journals Toxic Labour Relations: A Narrative Case Study

Author(s):  
Alena Fedorova
Dementia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147130122110320
Author(s):  
Dovrat Harel ◽  
Tova Band-Winterstein ◽  
Hadass Goldblatt

Background Hypersexuality is one of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. This symptom can lead to poor quality of life for the person who lives with dementia, as well as for his or her caregiver, who might be exposed to sexual assault. Aim This study aimed to highlight the experience of an older woman living and coping with a spouse who exhibits dementia-related hypersexuality. Method A narrative case-study of a single case was designed, composed of four semi-structured interviews conducted over a 10-month period. The data were analyzed through thematic, structural, and performance analysis. Findings Four phases were revealed, depicting the experience of being a partner and caregiver of a spouse with dementia-related hypersexuality: a) “I need help”: A distress call; b) “It depends how long I agree to go on with it”: Living with the ambiguous reality of dementia-related hypersexual behavior within an ongoing intimate relationship; c) “It’s as if I’m hugging someone who’s no longer alive”: The transition from the previous couplehood identity to a new couplehood identity; and d) “I am just taking care of him as if he is a child”: A compassionate couplehood identity construction. Conclusions Living with a partner with dementia-related hypersexuality is a distressing experience for the caregiver-spouse. Yet, positive memories from a long intimate relationship can lead to the creation of a compassionate identity, which supports the caregiving process, and creates a sense of acceptance and meaning making. This, in turn, enables a positive aging experience. These finding have some practical implications for supporting and intervening in such cases.


2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Sari Zawitri ◽  
Elsa Sari Yuliana

Year 2015 is the year for developing Tax Payer and the year of issuance of GovernmentRegulation No. 46 Year 2013, which imposed 1% tax to SMEs with a turnover (gross income)from Rp 1 to a maximum of Rp 4.8 billion per year. The research problems are formulated: (1)How does the level of tax compliance in KPP Pratama Pontianak before and after the 1% taxpolicies for SME corporate tax payer? (2) What efforts made by the tax authorities in improvingtax payer compliance company in terms of delivering the tax obligations on KPP PratamaPontianak. The research method was an exploratory, descriptive, narrative case study approachto the object KPP Pratama Pontianak. Outcomes of this study are expected KPP PratamaPontianak be an example or reference for other KPP in performing their duties and functions aspublic service on tax. The results showed that there was a slight increase tax payer compliance inKPP Pontianak after their policy of 1% per month tax on turnover (gross income), whencompared with the prior policy. Suggestions for the government, in this case the DirectorateGeneral of Taxation, in formulating tax policy in order to maximize tax revenue. 


SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401666951
Author(s):  
Jane Elliott ◽  
Jon Lawrence

Between May 1978 and December 1983, the sociologist Ray Pahl conducted seven extensive interviews with a couple from Sheppey that he called “Linda” and “Jim.” These not only informed a key chapter in Pahl’s classic book Divisions of Labour but also evolved into a uniquely intimate account of how a family used to “getting by” (though never “affluent”) coped with the hardships and indignities of long-term reliance on welfare benefits. Perhaps inevitably, fascinating aspects of Linda and Jim’s testimony were left unused in Divisions of Labour, primarily because they were marginal to Pahl’s principal aim of demonstrating how the state welfare system could trap a family in poverty. We deliberately retain the narrative, case study approach of Pahl’s treatment, but shift our focus to the strategies that Linda and Jim adopted to cope with the emotional and psychological challenges of life at the sharp end of the early 1980s recession. How they retained a strong orientation toward the future, how they resisted internalizing the stigmatization associated with welfare dependency in 1980s Britain, and how their determination to fight “the system” ultimately led them to make choices in harmony with the logic of the New Right’s free market agenda.


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