DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS: NARRATIVES OF WOMEN WASTE PICKERS

The aim of this research is to analyze the interface between domestic violence and psychological distress, from the perspective of women who waste recyclable materials. This is a qualitative study, with a social constructionist approach, conducted with twenty women waste pickers, living in the Federal District, Brazil. The semi-structured interview was used as a data collection instrument and the Association of Ideas maps for analysis of the contents of the speeches. The contents extracted from the collected narratives are divided into three thematic categories: violence producing psychic suffering, resources to cope with violence, and work and psychic suffering among women who work with solid waste. At work, we noticed personal memories of the suffering experienced and experienced in the present time in the workspace. In reading women, there are few resources to help, even with the knowledge of the legal resource. However, there were indications of self-knowledge of the right to life, respect and appreciation of being a woman. It is concluded that resistance strategies with psychosocial, legal and protective care for women are necessary, to proactively support the reduction of their vulnerabilities and facilitate the expansion of their capacities to face the causes of violence, and to produce care, support and prevention networks, which include their children.

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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SEBAGAI ALTERNATIF PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP KORBAN KEKERASAN DALAM RUMAH TANGGA

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan ◽

10.21143/jhp.vol39.no2.209 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 238

Author(s):

Rena Yulia

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

Criminal Justice System ◽

Restorative Justice ◽

Violent Crime ◽

Justice System ◽

Legal Protection ◽

The Right

AbstractThe victim of domestic violence had needed of protection concept thatdifferent with another victim of violent crime. Participation of victim haswant to give justice for all. It is, because punishment to offender brings theimpact for victim. Restorative justice is a concept in criminal justice systemwhich is participation victim with it. The present of criminal justice system isthe offender oriented. Victim has not position to considerate offenderpunishment. Only offender can get the right and the victim hopeless. In thedomestic violence, victim and offender have relationship. Because there area family. · So, probability they have some interest in economic and relation.When wife become a victim and husband as offender, his wife hasdependency economic from her husband. It means, if husband get a decisionfrom judge, his wife will be suffer. Domestic violence is different crime. So, itis necessQ/y to made some different concept. In this article, will discussedabout alternative of legal protection for victim of domestic violence incriminal justice system to protect the victim

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Adoption of Rice Post-Harvest Technologies Among Smallholder Farmers in Osun State, Nigeria

Contemporary Agriculture ◽

10.2478/contagri-2020-0004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (1-2) ◽

pp. 20-26

Author(s):

Banji Olalere Adisa ◽

Michael Famakinwa ◽

Kolawole Adelekan Adeloye

Keyword(s):

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Sampling Procedure ◽

Moderate Level ◽

Chi Square ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Rice Milling ◽

Multistage Sampling ◽

The Right ◽

High Level

SummaryThe study assessed adoption of rice post-harvest technologies among smallholder farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 120 respondents through a structured interview schedule using a multistage sampling procedure. Percentages, means, Chi-square and correlation were used to analyse the data and draw inferences. The results show that about 52.5% of the respondents had favourable perception, while 47.5% had unfavourable perception towards adoption of the rice post-harvest technologies. Rice milling (mean=4.54) and harvesting matured panicles at the right time (mean=4.47) ranked highest among the adopted post-harvest technologies, while majority (65%) of the respondents adopted the rice post-harvest technologies at moderate level and 35% had high level of adoption. Inadequate capital (mean=1.75) and poor extension contacts (mean=1.67) were the major constraints associated with the adoption. Also, there was significant association between sex (χ2= 38.174), marital status (χ2=32.85) and adoption of the rice post-harvest technologies, while age (r=-0.531), household size (r=0.414) and the quantity of rice produced (r=0.345) had significant relationship with adoption of the post-harvest rice technologies. There was moderate level of adoption among the farmers. Financial institutions, governments and non-governmental organisations should provide functional credit facilities and government should employ more extension agents to promote adoption of high-quality enhancing post-harvest technologies for sustainable rice production in Nigeria.

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Stimulating Domestic Demand as a Key Factor of Economic Growth

Economy of region ◽

10.17059/ekon.reg.2021-1-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 114-129

Author(s):

Mikhail V. Ershov ◽

Anna S. Tanasova ◽

Elena Yu. Sokolova

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Interest Rates ◽

Federal District ◽

Domestic Demand ◽

Social Aspect ◽

Investment Efficiency ◽

Economic Policies ◽

Russian Economy ◽

Regional Product ◽

The Right

World economy shows a high level of uncertainty. There are considerable risks of economic slowdown and stock market collapse. For many years, the Russian economy has been dependent on external factors. Recently, when anti-Russian sanctions are imposed, it is particularly important to find internal sources of growth, including domestic demand as the most significant factor. However, environment for the development of the Russian economy remains unfavourable due to high interest rates, volatile exchange rate, increasing tax rates, and ambiguous economic policy. Based on the analysis of regional statistics (including some regions of the Central Federal District), we confirmed the weak relationship between investments and gross regional product (GRP) revealed by other scientists. This may be the result of poor investment efficiency and its low multiplier effect. In this situation, the right choice of sectors with high multipliers and investment efficiency creates the potential for increasing domestic demand. Simultaneously, mechanisms for the expansion of resources ensuring regional economic growth play an important role. In this regard, we developed approaches aimed at the creation of conditions for the expansion of regional financial resources to support economic activity, domestic demand and economy in general, considering a social aspect of these processes. Some of the proposed mechanisms stimulate the participation of banks in financing economic processes, federal or regional bond issuance (the Bank of Russia would be the main buyer), etc. These proposals consider the experience of other countries in stimulating economic growth, including at the regional level. Financial regulators and relevant regional agencies can use the research results for developing economic policies.

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Creating a patchwork of unruliness: The grumpy old woman as affect alien

International Journal of Cultural Studies ◽

10.1177/13678779211041378 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 136787792110413

Author(s):

Sara De Vuyst

Keyword(s):

Older Women ◽

Life Choices ◽

Resistance Strategies ◽

Sexual Desires ◽

The Right

Narratives on ageing are deeply entangled with discourses on happiness. This article draws on Sara Ahmed’s critique on the disciplinary dynamics of the promise of happiness to explore how happiness scripts make certain ‘happy objects’ such as beauty aspirations, sexual desires, and life choices seen as ‘right’ for older women and others as ‘wrong’. My aim is to contribute to new feminist theorisations of women’s ageing by exploring the unhappy archives of older women and looking for ways in which normative happiness scripts are challenged, destabilised and rewritten. Articulations of resistance are found through interpretative engagement with representations of older women who feel alienated by the ‘right’ happy objects, deliberately make ‘wrong’ object choices or turn the ‘right’ happy objects into tools to dismantle ageist, sexist and heteronormative structures. These resistance strategies come together in my theorising of the grumpy old women as affect alien and a patchwork of unruliness.

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‘You don’t have the right to hit anyone’: Domestic violence in Othello and Omkara

Indian Theatre Journal ◽

10.1386/itj_00019_1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 103-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kelsey Ridge

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

The Right

Alongside the infamous jealousy of Shakespeare’s Othello lies the domestic violence that brings the play to its dark conclusion. Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2006 Bollywood adaptation, Omkara, involves the same issues. The domestic violence, however, is present in different forms. It is a prominent part of Desdemona’s plot arc and an important element of Emilia’s backstory. Dolly’s experience mirrors that of Desdemona. However, Indu’s relationship with Langda is quite different from Emilia’s relationship with Iago. These alterations lead Indu and Langda, though not Dolly and Omkara, to different outcomes from their Shakespearean counterparts. This article contrasts the depiction of domestic violence in Othello and Omkara and examines what is gained through the change in the appropriation.

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Abstract WP247: Paramedic Perspectives on Prehospital Stroke Care: A Qualitative Analysis

Stroke ◽

10.1161/str.47.suppl_1.wp247 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

J A Oostema ◽

Maria Tecos ◽

Deborah Sleight ◽

Brian Mavis

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Stroke Care ◽

Final Diagnosis ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Time Frame ◽

System Level ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Interview Format ◽

The Right

Introduction: Ischemic stroke patients who arrive by emergency medical service (EMS) receive faster emergency department evaluations and improved rates of thrombolytic treatment. However, EMS stroke recognition and compliance with prehospital stroke quality measures are inconsistent. We hypothesized that EMS stroke care is influenced by a complex interaction of knowledge, beliefs, and system-level variables that influence behavior. Methods: Focus groups of paramedics from a single urban/suburban county were assembled to discuss their experiences identifying and transporting stroke patients. Focus groups were conducted using a semi-structured interview format and audio recorded. Transcripts of focus groups were qualitatively analyzed to identify themes, subthemes, and patterns of paramedic responses. The Clinical Practice Guidelines Framework provided the initial coding scheme, which was modified during the coding process by three coders using grounded theory methods, who came to consensus on which codes to apply. Results: Three focus groups (n=13) were conducted to reach theme saturation. Overall, paramedics reported high confidence in clinical gestalt for assessing stroke patients and a strong desire to “do the right thing,” but were unfamiliar with published guidelines. Paramedics identified variability in the clinical presentations of stroke, inadequate or inconsistent hospital guidance, and lack of feedback regarding care as principle barriers to ideal prehospital stroke care. Participants reported conflicting hospital guidance regarding the appropriate time frame for a high priority transport and hospital prenotification. Feedback regarding final diagnosis was viewed as critical for developing improved clinical acumen. Direct to CT protocols were cited as an effective way to integrate EMS into hospital stroke response. Conclusion: In this qualitative analysis, paramedics expressed a desire for clear, hospital-directed guidance and consistent feedback regarding outcomes for suspected stroke patients.

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REGARDING THE REGULATORY REGULATION OF TERMS AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION OF OFFENSERS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Ukrainian polyceistics: theory, legislation, practice ◽

10.32366/2709-9261-2021-2-2-161-167 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 161-167

Author(s):

Andrіy Shulha ◽

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Olha Peresada ◽

Tetyana Khailova ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Law Enforcement ◽

Physical Nature ◽

Law Enforcement Officers ◽

The One ◽

Administrative Proceedings ◽

The Right ◽

National Police ◽

Current Code ◽

Administrative Detention

The article deals with the issue of normative regulation of the terms and procedure of administrative detention of offenders committed domestic violence in order to justify increasing the detention period for domestic brawlers for more than three hours. It is proposed to supplement Article 263 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses with the fourth part of the following content: “Persons who have committed domestic violence, i.e. the intentional commission of any act of a physical nature (use of violence that did not cause bodily harm; threats; insults or persecution; deprivation of housing, food, clothing, other property or funds that belongs to the victim, who has the right on it guaranteed by law, et.) must be detained for up to 72 hours for referral to trial if the physical or mental health of the victim was damaged or could be damaged. This applies to cases if the urgent injunction was not executed by the person in respect of whom the order was issued or if person did not notify the authorized units of the National Police of Ukraine of the place of his/her temporary stay”. It was proposed to detain domestic rowdies after administrative detention in special rooms for arrestees. The proposal of legal scholars and law enforcement officers regarding the possibility of administrative proceedings without the obligatory presence of a person who was brought to administrative responsibility for committing domestic violence has been also supported. This provision of the current Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses already in its content has certain precedents for increasing the term of compulsory detention of a detained person for committing certain administrative offenses. Thus, there is a certain procedural precedent, which makes it possible to increase the terms of administrative detention for other administrative offenses, which in their content have more significant harmful consequences for society, such as Article 10 of this Code. Thus, among the administrative offenses, such as those listed in paragraph 1 of part 2 of Article 262 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Ukraine, for which administrative detention is provided for no more than three hours, domestic violence is the one that, on our opinion, has the most serious harmful consequences for society.

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The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain of Dental Workers Employed in Slovenia

Workplace Health & Safety ◽

10.1177/2165079919848137 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (9) ◽

pp. 461-469

Author(s):

Darija Šćepanović ◽

Tina Klavs ◽

Ivan Verdenik ◽

Čedomir Oblak

Keyword(s):

Working Environment ◽

Musculoskeletal Discomfort ◽

Work Related ◽

Lower Back ◽

Data Collection Instrument ◽

Prevalence Of Pain ◽

General Dentists ◽

The Right ◽

Dental Assistants ◽

Dental Work

Work-related musculoskeletal (MS) disorders are considered one of the most frequent occupational diseases among dental workers. Dental work consists of static, demanding tasks that involve repeated gripping of small-sized instruments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of MS pain, the areas of pain, and the risk factors for MS pain in dental workers. A self-administrated questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument for dental workers who voluntarily responded to the invitation. To determine the prevalence and severity location of MS pain, the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire was administered among 87 dental workers, with a total of 79.8%, who reported at least one MS complaint. MS pain occurred in 82.6% of general dentists, 75.0% of dental specialists, 66.7% of dental assistants, and 33.3% of dental technicians. Pain most frequently occurred in the neck (60.7%), upper back (52.4%), right shoulder (44.0%), lower back (41.7%), hips/buttocks (29.8%), and the right wrist (23.8%). The prevalence of pain among dental workers could be reduced by ergonomic working environment, regular breaks, maintenance of health, and performing specific exercises designed to dental workers.

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Dua Ti Dawa Ti: understanding psychological distress in the ten districts of the Kashmir Valley and community mental health service needs

Conflict and Health ◽

10.1186/s13031-019-0243-8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tambri Housen ◽

Shabnum Ara ◽

Akmal Shah ◽

Showkat Shah ◽

Annick Lenglet ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Mental Health Service ◽

Health Service ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Political Conflict ◽

Service Needs ◽

Community Mental Health Service ◽

Kashmir Valley

Abstract Background An extensive body of research exists looking at the level of psychological distress in populations affected by political conflict. Recommended response to psychological distress in humanitarian crises is still based on frameworks for interventions developed in western/European contexts including psychological first aid, counselling and group therapy. While there is growing, but limited, evidence that culturally modified interventions can lead to reduction in symptoms of psychological distress in conflict affected populations, there is a need to understand mental health help-seeking behaviour and mental health service needs from the perspective of affected communities. Methods This study employed a qualitative exploratory research design based on principles of grounded theory. A combination of convenience and snowball sampling was used to recruit 186 adults from the general population to 20 focus group discussions; 95 men, median age 40 years, interquartile range (IQR): 27–48 years and 91 women, median age 40 years IQR: 32–50 years. Trained Kashmiri facilitators used a semi-structured interview guide to ascertain community perceptions on mental illness, help-seeking and service needs from the perspective of communities in the Kashmir Valley. Content analysis of transcripts resulted in the identification of seven overarching themes. Results Common locally recognized symptoms of psychological distress were synonymous with symptoms listed in the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ). Protracted political insecurity was highlighted as a major perceived cause of psychological distress in communities. Mental health help-seeking included traditional/spiritual healers in combination with practitioners of western medicine, with access highlighted as the main barrier. Divergent views were expressed on the effectiveness of treatment received. Participants’ expressed the need for investment in mental health literacy to improve the community’s capacity to recognize and support those suffering from psychological distress. Conclusions Our findings demonstrate the universality of symptoms of psychological distress whilst simultaneously highlighting the importance of recognizing the cultural, spiritual and contextual framework within which psychological distress is understood and manifest. Co-constructed models of community based mental health services are needed.

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Education for Sustainable Development: Emerging Themes from Adopters of a Declaration

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11010156 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 156 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ambika Zutshi ◽

Andrew Creed ◽

Brian Connelly

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Resistance To Change ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Education For Sustainable Development ◽

High Rate ◽

Adoption Process ◽

Business And Society ◽

Environmental Initiatives ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

The Right

Universities that sign the Talloires Declaration signify their commitment to education for sustainable development. This research explores whether the signification is a strategic desire to be seen to be doing the right thing, or a genuine commitment to enhancing sustainability and helping the environment. This semi-structured interview research involves communication with the sustainability managers in the majority of Talloires signified universities in Australia. Since Australia has a comparably high rate of commitment to the Talloires Declaration, the findings represent rich and deep insight into reasons and motivations that can inform the adoption process around the world. Applying institutional theory and related concepts of structuration, isomorphism, and signaling, the findings are analyzed to reveal the range of environmental initiatives and the underlying explanation of themes. Current strategies and future directions for universities are indicated. Findings are that higher education is a key mechanism in business and society for finding and harnessing knowledge-based solutions. The challenge is that institutionalization has created resistance to change through coercive, normative, and mimetic isomorphism, along with rhetoric. Structuration factors should be considered in the context of making positive changes for sustainability in the university sector.

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