scholarly journals Secular but not Superficial: An Overlooked Nonreligious/Nonspiritual Identity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Cognitive Frames ◽  
Oppositional Identity ◽  
Sacred And Profane ◽  
New Interpretation

Since Durkheim’s characterization of the sacred and profane as “antagonistic rivals,” the strict dichotomy has been framed in such a way that “being religious” evokes images of a life filled with profound meaning and value, while “being secular” evokes images of a meaningless, self-centered, superficial life, often characterized by materialistic consumerism and the cold, heartless environment of corporate greed. Consequently, to identify as “neither religious nor spiritual” runs the risk of being stigmatized as superficial, untrustworthy, and immoral. Conflicts and confusions encountered in the process of negotiating a nonreligious/nonspiritual identity, caused by the ambiguous nature of religious language, were explored through qualitative interviews with 14 ex-ministers and 1 atheist minister—individuals for whom supernaturalist religion had formed the central core of identity, but who have deconverted and no longer hold supernatural beliefs. The cognitive linguistics approach of Frame Semantics was applied to the process of “oppositional identity work” to examine why certain identity labels are avoided or embraced due to considerations of the cognitive frames evoked by those labels.Through the constant comparative method of grounded theory, a host of useful theoretical concepts emerged from the data. Several impediments to the construction of a “secular but not superficial” identity were identified, and a framework of new theoretical concepts developed to make sense of them: sense disparity, frame disparity, identity misfire, foiled identity, sense conflation, and conflated frames. Several consequences arising from these impediments were explored: (1) consequences of sense conflation and conflated frames for the study of religion; (2) consequences of conflated frames for religious terminology; and (3) consequences of the negation of conflated frames for those who identify as not religious, not spiritual, or not Christian. Additionally, four types of oppositional identity work were identified and analyzed: (1) avoidance identity work, (2) dissonant identity work, (3) adaptive identity work, and (4) alternative identity work. Finally, the concept of conflated frames was applied to suggest a new interpretation of the classic Weberian disenchantment narrative.

scholarly journals Acceptability of a vocational advice service for patients consulting in primary care with musculoskeletal pain: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of general practitioners, vocational advisers and patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Sanders ◽  
Gwenllian Wynne-Jones ◽  
Bie Nio Ong ◽  
Majid Artus ◽  
Nadine Foster
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
General Practices ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Aims: Using qualitative interviews, this study explored the experiences of GPs, vocational advisers and patients towards a new vocational advice (VA) service in primary care. Methods: This study was nested within the Study of Work and Pain (SWAP) cluster randomised controlled trial. The SWAP trial located a VA service within three general practices in Staffordshire. Interviews took place with 10 GPs 12 months after the introduction of the VA service, four vocational advisers whilst the VA service was running and 20 patients on discharge from the VA service. The data were analysed using the constant comparative method, which is a variation of grounded theory. Results: The key factors determining the acceptability and perceived effectiveness of the VA service from the perspective of the three groups of stakeholders were (1) the timing of referrals to the VA, (2) the perceived lack of patient demand for the service and (3) role uncertainty experienced by VAs. Conclusions: Early vocational intervention may not be appropriate for all musculoskeletal patients with work difficulties. Indeed, many patients felt they did not require the support of a VA, either because they had self-limiting work difficulties and/or already had support mechanisms in place to return to work. Future VA interventions may be better implemented in a targeted way so that appropriate patients are identified with characteristics which can best be addressed by the VA service.

scholarly journals ‘This sickness is not hospital sickness’: a qualitative study of the evil eye as a source of neonatal illness in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
April J. Bell ◽  
Zelda Arku ◽  
Ashura Bakari ◽  
Samuel A. Oppong ◽  
Jessica Youngblood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Evil Eye ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Illness Attribution ◽  
Life Threatening Complication ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

AbstractPrevious research has described the evil eye as a source of illness for pregnant women and their newborns. This study sought to explore the perceptions of the evil eye among mothers whose newborns had experienced a life-threatening complication across three regions of Ghana. As part of a larger, quantitative study, trained research assistants identified pregnant and newly delivered women (and their newborns) who had survived a life-threatening complication at three tertiary care hospitals in southern Ghana to participate in open-ended, qualitative interviews about their experiences in March–August 2015. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim into English and analysis using the constant comparative method of theme generation. A total of 37 mothers were interviewed, 20 about neonatal illnesses and 17 about maternal illnesses. Six of the 20 mothers interviewed about their newborn’s illnesses spoke at length about the evil eye being a potential cause of newborn illness. The evil eye was described in a variety of terms, but commonalities included a person looking at a pregnant woman, her newborn baby, the baby’s clothes and even the mother’s food, causing harm, even unintentionally. Prevention required mothers covering themselves while pregnant and keeping the baby away from others until it was old enough to ward off the evil eye. Treatment required traditional medicine, yet some indicated that allopathic medicine could help. The evil eye appears to serve a social control mechanism, encouraging pregnant women to dress modestly, stay indoors as much as possible and behave appropriately. The evil eye is a pervasive, universally understood phenomenon across three regions of Ghana, even amongst a hospitalized population receiving allopathic health care for life-threatening complications of childbirth. Understanding the role of the evil eye in newborn illness attribution is important for clinicians, researchers and programmatic staff to effectively address barriers to care seeking.

A comparative method for themes saturation (CoMeTS) in qualitative interviews

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Costas S Constantinou ◽  
Maria Georgiou ◽  
Maria Perdikogianni
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
New Method ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Holistic Method

Saturation of data has been acknowledged by many social scientists as evidence of rigor in qualitative research. Though there is a consensus about its definition and usefulness in qualitative research, the methods for achieving saturation are scarce while the social scientists who mention data saturation in their research methodologies do not adequately describe how this is achieved. This paper describes a new method for achieving saturation in studies that use interviews. The method is called Comparative Method for Themes Saturation (CoMeTS). CoMeTS is comparative in two ways. First, all themes from all interviews are compared with each other. Second, the sequence of interviews is reordered multiple times in order to check saturation again. This is because the sequence of interviews during the check makes saturation vary and, therefore, reordering helps confirming saturation. This paper concludes that CoMeTS is a simple, comparative and holistic method for achieving saturation and that it can be used in complicated qualitative studies.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Perceptions of Clinical Immersion in Athletic Training Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Ashley M. Harris ◽  
Jennifer L. Volberding ◽  
Stacy E. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Intergenerational Learning ◽  
Learning Differences ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Athletic Training Educators

Context Multiple concepts contribute to effective clinical education practice, such as professional socialization, mentoring, and intergenerational learning differences. As the professional degree transition occurs, programs are being afforded the opportunity to restructure clinical education experiences. In March of 2018, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education released the newest version of the professional program accreditation standards, and 1 of the new standards that has been adopted requires programs to include a 4-week immersive experience. This concept of immersion as a means to deliver clinical education is not a new concept, but few use it in athletic training. Objective Identify perceptions of immersion as seen by athletic training educators and offer potential integration methods. Design Qualitative interviews conducted over the fall and winter of 2017. Setting Individual phone interviews. Patients or Other Participants Eleven athletic training educators with a variety of demographic characteristics. Main Outcome Measure(s) We analyzed data using the constant comparative method (2 researchers). A third then analyzed data for triangulation. Results Three themes were identified: (1) benefits of immersion, (2) implementation concerns, and (3) strategies for implementation. Conclusions Although many debate the length of immersive experiences and the value that such an experience brings, educators within this study agreed that immersion would provide benefits to their current clinical offerings. Additionally, individuals currently offering immersion experiences provided real-life examples and strategies that have the potential to provide insight and guidance for those who are still looking at options for implementation.

scholarly journals Understanding Facilitators and Barriers in the Hospital Discharge Processes of Newly Prescribed Insulin: A Mixed-Methods Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A431-A432
Author(s):  
Cheong M Yu ◽  
Alice Lu ◽  
Emilie Touma ◽  
Pamela Wax ◽  
Amador Rosales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Discharge Summary ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Discharge Process ◽  
Low Health Literacy ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Included Review ◽  
After Hours ◽  
Enterprise Data Warehouse

Abstract Patients, newly prescribed insulin, being discharged from the hospital are at high risk of adverse outcomes. An electronic enterprise data warehouse (EDW) algorithm was created and validated to identify these inpatients electronically. Qualitative interviews were also conducted to assess barriers in the discharge process. The EDW algorithm to identify inpatients (09/01/18-08/31/19), newly prescribed insulin at discharge, was created by identifying screening indicators (e.g., admission/discharge medication lists, discharge summary). Iterative adjustments to the algorithm were made after chart review and included review of medication reconciliation (med rec), admission/discharge orders, and insulin orders (types/delivery). The EDW list was compared to the list of patients who received insulin teaching from the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), during the same period. Providers (N=8, 3 endocrine attending MDs, 2 fellow MDs, 3 resident MDs) were interviewed in key informant interviews (N=3) and focus groups (N=2); transcripts were independently coded by 2 coders, utilizing a constant comparative method to generate key themes. The EDW list (N=554) was audited by EHR review (n = 42, 8%); 83% (35/42) were correctly identified as newly discharged on insulin. Of the 7 incorrectly identified, 4 likely had incomplete med rec. The EDW algorithm was unable to correctly identify patients with inaccurate/incomplete med rec, patients transferring from outside hospitals or those without e-Rx at discharge (vouchers, call-in). The CDCES list (N=257) was audited (n=25, 10%), and of patients not meeting criteria (n=15), some had prior insulin prescribed (n=5), and most ended up not discharged on insulin after CDCES insulin teaching (n=9). Comparison of the EDW and CDCES lists had 177 patients (32% of EDW list) in common, with 377 on the EDW list with no CDCES consultation. An audit (n=21/377, 5%) of these EDW patients, who did not have CDCES or endocrinology consultation, revealed patients across service lines, with minimal formal documentation of insulin training/education. Key identified themes from interviews identified barriers including lack of availability of a CDCES after-hours and on weekends, low health literacy/numeracy, and lack of time during stay. In training MDs noted variability in discharge prescribing by supervising MDs and the need to assess “chart lore,” given cut and paste documentation in EHR. This study suggests that an EDW algorithm can be used to identify patients newly being discharged on insulin, for whom teaching by a CDCES is recommended. The data suggest the need for more targeted and increased CDCES capacity as only a portion of those eligible for insulin teaching were seen while others were seen but then not discharged on insulin. Additional resources for insulin teaching are needed and standardized training and documentation need to be developed.

scholarly journals The Essence of the Competitiveness of Coastal Regions

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (47) ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
A. P. Bezkhlibna ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Region ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Current State ◽  
Territorial Unit ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Favorable Conditions

The article aims at defining the key theoretical concepts related to providing the competitiveness of coastal regions and studying the essence of the terms "coastal region", "competitiveness", "competitiveness of the coastal region". The features and characteristics of the coastal region are determined, the classification of the region's competitiveness is expanded, which has helped to suggest a new interpretation of the "coastal region" term. A coastal region is an administrative-territorial unit that due to its geographic position has access to the sea coast with its own waters, specializes in coastal economic and ecosystem activities, creates its own maritime complex of industries with the appropriate infrastructure, faces specific social problems and environmental requirements, has its own cultural and historical heritage, the latter reflecting the maritime theme. A binary understanding of the “coastal region” term is suggested: coastal regions are treated as oblasts and as territorial communities, the administrative boundaries of which extend to the coastline. It has been found out that the competitiveness of a coastal region is an indicator emphasizing the region's ability to respond to external challenges; ensuring the use of ecosystem approach to designing the best possible region's economic structure; overcoming seasonality in tourism and recreation; taking into account the specifics of social and environmental problems of the region; preserving the cultural and mental identity of the region to create favorable conditions for the inhabitants. To create a concept for ensuring the competitiveness of coastal regions it is necessary to make not only theoretical generalizations, but also a comprehensive diagnosis of the current state of competitiveness, which is impossible without discussing the components of competitiveness, as comprehensive assessment will be done with regard to them.

scholarly journals Care Pathways in Persistent Orofacial Pain

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Breckons ◽  
S.M. Bissett ◽  
C. Exley ◽  
V. Araujo-Soares ◽  
J. Durham
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Orofacial Pain ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Care Pathways ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
The Impact

Persistent orofacial pain is relatively common and known to have an adverse effect on quality of life. Previous studies suggest that the current care pathway may be problematic, but it is not well understood which health services patients access and what their experience is. The aim of this study was to explore care pathways and their impact from the perspective of patients. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a maximum variation sample of patients recruited from primary (community based) and secondary (specialist hospital based) care in the United Kingdom. Questions focused on the stages in their pathway and the impact of the care that they had received. Interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim, and analysis followed principles of the constant comparative method. NVivo 10 was used to help organize and analyze data. Twenty-two patients were interviewed at baseline, and 18 took part in a second interview at 12 mo. Three main themes emerged from the data: the “fluidity of the care pathway,” in which patients described moving among health care providers in attempts to have their pain diagnosed and managed, occurring alongside a “failure to progress,” where despite multiple appointments, patients described frustration at delays in obtaining a diagnosis and effective treatment for their pain. Throughout their care pathways, patients described the “effects of unmanaged pain,” where the longer the pain went unmanaged, the greater its potential to negatively affect their lives. Findings of this study suggest that the current care pathway is inefficient and fails to meet patient needs. Future work needs to focus on working with stakeholder groups to redesign patient-centered care pathways. Knowledge Transfer Statement: Data from qualitative interviews conducted with patients with persistent orofacial pain suggest significant problems with the existing care pathway, consisting of delays to diagnosis, treatment, and referral. Patients describing their struggle to progress through the current care pathway highlighted the difficulties occurring while living with orofacial pain. This study suggests a need for a revised care pathway, which better meets the needs of people with persistent orofacial pain.

Cognitive frames − inevitability or choice?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 133-147
Author(s):  
Magdalena Łata
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Fundamental Structure ◽  
Cognitive Frames ◽  
Philosophy Of Culture ◽  
Cognitive Framework

The term cognitive framework has appeared in modern theories of cognitive psychology. In theories of cognitive linguistics, the theory of metonymy, metaphors and conceptual amalgams, is a fundamental structure that makes it possible to understand the meaning. However, the nature of the cognitive framework understood as the limitations of our cognition is a universal reflection tool that can be used in other fields, especially in philosophy. The article deals with issues related to the origin of the term, the construction material of the cognitive framework, the diversity of their occurrence and the possibilities of their transformation based on selected issues from epistemology, philosophy of science and philosophy of culture.

scholarly journals The Late Heidegger and a Post-Theistic Understanding of Religion

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 182-193
Author(s):  
Rico Gutschmidt ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
Cosmological Argument ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
The World ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Philosophical Understanding

The relation of Heideggerʼs philosophy to theology is a problem that remains of current interest, particularly because Heideggerʼs later philosophy offers some hints towards an interpretation of religious language between theism and non-cognitivism. According to this post-theistic reading, the talk about god neither refers to an existent being, nor simply expresses religious feelings. Instead, religious language can be interpreted as describing in its own way the groundlessness of the world. This paper discusses Heideggerʼs later philosophy against this background. In what follows, I will draw upon the work of Wittgenstein and refer to the cosmological argument to read Heidegger in terms of a post-theistic account of religion. This not only contributes to a philosophical understanding of religious language, but also yields a new interpretation of Heideggerʼs later philosophy, which, in spite of its hermeticism, has a specific relevance to the philosophy of religion that still needs to be explored.

scholarly journals Social Relationships and Trust in Asylum Seeking Families in Sweden

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulla Björnberg
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research Project ◽  
Legal Contexts ◽  
Health And Well Being

Research has suggested that social networks are important resources for children as well as for adults to resist health problems. For asylum seeking children social networking might be hard to accomplish due to constraints linked to social and legal contexts in the host country. Constraints can also be linked to the family situation and the circumstances they have to cope with in everyday life. The situation of parents, in particular mothers, is important for the coping of children. The over arching research objective is to identify factors that are important for well being of children seeking asylum and to study how they cope with their experiences as asylum seekers. The tension between excluding experiences and expectations regarding how the situation of the child and it's family should improve or deteriorate after the flight is for a child a constitutive reference for how coping strategies are developed. In the analysis I draw on theoretical concepts of resilience, social capital, trust and social recognition. This paper draws on results from an interdisciplinary research project Asylum-seeking children's welfare, health and well-being. Gothenburg Research on Asylum seeking Children in Europe (GRACE), Goteborg University and Nordic School of Public Health, Gothenburg. The study was financed by the European Refugee Fund. The empirical data are based on qualitative interviews with parents and children who have waited for decisions regarding permanent residence for several months and sometimes more than a year.

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