Laborare est Orare

2016 ◽  
pp. 124-136
Author(s):  
Tara M. Tuttle
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Spiritual Practices ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Political Conservatism ◽  
Religious Teaching ◽  
Gay Straight Alliance

Despite regional, religious, and political conservatism and fears of donor alienation and diocesan disapproval, a small group of faculty, staff, and avowed sisters at the private Catholic institution described in this article successfully achieved approval for the development of a gay-straight alliance. Using documents from official Church doctrine, researching benchmarks from Catholic institutions across the region, and demonstrating unmet student needs of the mostly closeted LGBTQ student population, the committee successfully obtained approval to host a discussion series examining the intersections and confrontations of LGBTQ lived experiences with spiritual practices and religious teaching. This chapter not only tells that story but provides a tactical model for others seeking to overcome barriers of institutional religious-based heterosexism to carve out a safe space for LGBTQ students while respecting the religious views students and employees of private, religious institutions have agreed to uphold.

“Gambling With My Cards Face Up”: Vulnerability as a Risky Act Among Men

2021 ◽  
pp. 106082652110479
Author(s):  
Florencia Durón Delfín ◽  
Rebecca B. Leach
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Iterative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Toxic Culture

This study examines men’s lived experiences of suppressing vulnerability in a conflict. These moments of suppression happened during conflicts with friends, romantic partners, or family members. A phronetic-iterative approach guided an in-depth analysis of 16 qualitative interviews to illuminate the social conditions and expectations that prevented men from verbally expressing vulnerability. Men made sense of their own and others’ suppression patterns by naming cultural, relational, and individual factors. We argue that the toxic culture of masculinity is constructed collectively, such that men’s communication creates and reinforces expectations of what it means to be “strong” men. Reshaping the current culture into a safe space for men to express emotions will require intentional efforts from both men and their support systems.

Feminine Habitus

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly H. Chong
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Spiritual Practices ◽  
Group Culture ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Evangelical Churches ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Cell Groups

This chapter explores middle-class women's experiences and encounters with evangelicalism and patriarchy in South Korea, which is renowned for the phenomenal success of its evangelical churches. It focuses on a female, small-group culture to study the ways women become constituted as new feminine subjects through the development of a novel evangelical habitus—one that is constituted by new dispositions, both embodied and linguistic, and is developed through ritualized rhetorical, bodily, and spiritual practices. Through participation in cell groups, the chapter reveals how women sought healing for experiences of “intense domestic suffering,” notably when attempts at other solutions failed, such as psychotherapy or shamanistic intervention. Yet in spite of the empowered sense of self that many achieved through these therapeutic, charismatically oriented communities, women were still resubjugated to the structures of social and religious patriarchy.

Lived Experiences in ‘Active’ Small Group Learning

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
P. Ravi Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Medical Humanities ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Faculty Training ◽  
Small Group Learning ◽  
Group Facilitation ◽  
Facilitation Skills

Active learning is becoming increasingly important in medical schools. In this article, the author describes his experiences with active learning in two medical schools in Nepal. The author employed active learning during pharmacology ‘practical’ sessions and medical humanities modules, as well as during correlation seminars. The author has also used the technique during workshops. Faculties are trained in small group facilitation skills during faculty training workshops.

scholarly journals Lesbian nightlife in Amsterdam: an explorative study of the shift from ‘queer-only’ to ‘queer-friendly’ spaces

2019 ◽  
Vol 197 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-214
Author(s):  
Marieke Ekenhorst ◽  
Irina Van Aalst
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Queer Spaces ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper explains the decline of lesbian space in Amsterdam through a better understanding of young lesbians' lived experiences of in/exclusion in urban nightlife. The study is situated in Amsterdam, a city internationally known as a queer capital. In-depth interviews were conducted with young lesbian clubbers, owners of local lesbian bars, and organizers of lesbian-oriented parties. The results show that straight and queer spaces should be understood as fluid since the clientele has become a queer and non-queer blend after a shift towards an ‘inclusive’ and open-minded vibe. That shift goes hand in hand with the commodification of queer venues, which puts pressure on the few women-only spaces left. As the interviews revealed, a commodified open-minded, ‘inclusive’ venue or party is not necessarily a safe space for lesbian clubbers. The interviews also foregrounded the diversity among lesbian clubbers, which partially explains the widening range of venues and party concepts with a concomitant decline in visibility. This paper suggests some ways to create safe lesbian nightlife space, in light of the experiences of interviewed clubbers and information gathered from entrepreneurs within the scene.

scholarly journals Challenging the lack of representation in mainstream media through the establishment of inclusive digital spaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Zibaei
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
The State ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Digital Publication ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Digital Environments

Media representations of marginalized people are a growing concern given the state of the current social climate. The origin of intolerance stems from a lack of exposure and knowledge and as a result, marginalized groups struggle to maintain adequate space and representation in mainstream media. This reflects a lack of inclusivity, diversity and safe spaces. Establishing inclusive digital environments that promote the equality of peoples rather than perpetuating stereotypes is a vital way to achieving visibility and growth among marginalized and underrepresented people. INFLUENCE Magazine is a digital publication that is committed to equality, representation and opportunity. By providing a safe space for marginalized and underrepresented sectors of society to express every aspect of their identity, art and lived experiences, INFLUENCE Magazine fosters a positive environment for artists and individuals to freely express themselves.

scholarly journals Personalising the History Wars

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Maggie Walter ◽  
Louise Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Aboriginal Communities ◽  
Personal Story ◽  
Aboriginal Women ◽  
Aboriginal History ◽  
Official Records

Warriors in the history wars’ do battle over the accuracy and portrayal of Aboriginal history in Tasmania, but for the descendants of the traditional people this contested field is also the site of our families’ stories. This paper juxtaposes, via the woven narrative of Woretemoeteryenner, a personal perspective against the history wars sterile dissection of official records. Woretemoeteryenner’s story serves as a personalising frame for Tasmanian colonial history. Born before the beginning of European colonisation, by the end of her life fewer than 50 traditional Tasmanians remained. Her story also shines a light on the lived experiences of that small group of Aboriginal women who form the link between the traditional people and present Tasmanian Aboriginal communities. Most critically, Woretemoeteryenner’s life is a personal story of a life lived through these now disputed and debated times.

scholarly journals Challenging the lack of representation in mainstream media through the establishment of inclusive digital spaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Zibaei
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
The State ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Safe Spaces ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Digital Publication ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Digital Environments

Media representations of marginalized people are a growing concern given the state of the current social climate. The origin of intolerance stems from a lack of exposure and knowledge and as a result, marginalized groups struggle to maintain adequate space and representation in mainstream media. This reflects a lack of inclusivity, diversity and safe spaces. Establishing inclusive digital environments that promote the equality of peoples rather than perpetuating stereotypes is a vital way to achieving visibility and growth among marginalized and underrepresented people. INFLUENCE Magazine is a digital publication that is committed to equality, representation and opportunity. By providing a safe space for marginalized and underrepresented sectors of society to express every aspect of their identity, art and lived experiences, INFLUENCE Magazine fosters a positive environment for artists and individuals to freely express themselves.

Compassionate Capitalism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Casson ◽  
Mark Casson ◽  
John Lee ◽  
Katie Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Religious Institutions ◽  
Property Market ◽  
Property Development ◽  
Religious Teaching ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Economic Assets ◽  
The Town ◽  
Property Markets ◽  
Source Of Information

This book examines the evolution of compassionate capitalism in medieval England, using a unique and comprehensive source of information, the Cambridge Hundred Rolls. It demonstrates how compassionate capitalism developed through the bequest of rental income on property to charitable and religious institutions, such as hospitals, abbeys and friaries. This rental income was generated by the dramatic growth of an urban property market, through which wealthy merchants invested the profits of trade in property development. Compassionate capitalism was a driving force in the medieval economy from the mid-1200s to the Black Death of 1348. The Cambridge Hundred Rolls record a comprehensive survey of the town in 1279, profiling property location, ownership and use, the gifting of rents and the transmission of property between generations. It identifies over 30 leading family dynasties and the factors behind their rise and decline. By synthesising this information it is possible to reconstruct the economic topography of the town and to compare the occupational structure of different parishes. This leads to a fundamental revaluation of the topography of medieval Cambridge and the role of property markets in urban development. It also reveals the influence of religious teaching on the management of economic assets by family dynasties.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experiences of a Small Group of Filipino Immigrants

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-141
Author(s):  
Karen Thomas-Brown ◽  
Annalie L. Campos
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Political ◽  
Immigration Reform ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Migrant Groups ◽  
The U.S

Demographers have forecasted that the U.S. is rapidly moving closer to becoming a majority-minority country, this fact and the politically divisive nature of recent debates and attempts at immigration reform have fostered increased conversations about citizenship, diversity, assimilation/s, and other im/ migration discourses. Often these dialogues surround boarder-crossings and the political, economic, and social implications of im/migration. One unfortunate outcome is frequently the perpetuation of stereotypes and the “othering” of many migrant groups to which this research offers a counter narrative. This counter narrative is built on the lived citizenship of a small group of Filipino im/migrants in the U.S. The paper demonstrates that—contextually—working abroad is common practice in the Philippines; this phenomenon is woven into the political, social, and economic jurisdictions of the country. This research fills one gap in im/migration studies as it chronicles the stories of these Filipino im/ migrants while examining their perceptions about their identity, sense of belonging, right to place, and the legitimacy of their citizenship socio-culturally. The paper places these and other narratives from this group of im/migrants within the theoretical framework of Critical Theory, hence offering a voice to a group of individuals not frequently heard in academia.

scholarly journals Wither Social Citizenship? Lived Experiences of Citizenship In/Exclusion for Recipients of Out-of-Work Benefits

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Patrick
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Economic Welfare ◽  
Social Citizenship ◽  
Citizenship Rights ◽  
Citizenship Status

Drawing on a qualitative longitudinal study that examined experiences of welfare reform among a small group of recipients of out-of-work benefits, this paper considers how individuals’ social citizenship rights, responsibilities and status are all affected by processes of welfare reform. It discusses the ways in which welfare conditionality impacts upon targeted individuals’ citizenship status, noting a trend towards ‘conditioning’, where people seek to govern and manage their own behaviour(s) in order to meet the demands of contemporary citizenship. The paper considers the extent to which even a ‘modicum of economic welfare and security’ is now denied to so many Britons, concluding with a discussion of what if any emancipatory potential social citizenship still holds.

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