scholarly journals From sanctuaries to prefigurative social change: Creating health-enabling spaces in East London community gardens

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine A. Guerlain ◽  
Catherine Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Fourth Generation ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Effective Community

How do community gardens impact the psycho-social well-being of marginalized groups in urban settings? And to what extent are they examples of prefigurative social change, understood as the development of social relations that prefigure a more equal and empowering social world? We explore these issues through qualitative research with four community garden groups in East London, thematically analysing interviews and group discussions with 28 gardeners, Photovoice with 12 gardeners producing 250 photographs, and 40 hours of participant observation. We offer two unique insights: a novel understanding of how participation in community gardens affects well-being through creating ‘health-enabling social spaces’ (Campbell, C., & Cornish, F. (2010). Towards a “fourth generation” of approaches to HIV/AIDS management: Creating contexts for effective community mobilization. AIDS Care, 22(Suppl. 2), 1569-1579); and a discussion of how creating these spaces is an act of prefigurative social change. Our findings suggest that in East London, participation in community gardens is not based on a common political intention or self-conscious motive to prefigure a new society, but instead on the shared practice of gardening. This results in unintended benefits that often address participants’ personal adversities in ways that contribute to the material, relational and symbolic deprivation of their daily lives – opening up new possibilities for being, seeing and doing. In this sense, community gardens in East London offer an alternative to traditional notions of prefigurative social action that are predicated on strategic intention. We argue for an understanding of prefiguration that better accounts for what participants themselves would like to achieve in their own lives, rather than in relation to externally imposed notions of what counts as political change.

scholarly journals The Dynamics of Students Diversity in Lambung Mangkurat University

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-190
Author(s):  
Sarbaini Sarbaini ◽  
Gusti Muhammad Irhamna Husin ◽  
M Ihsanul Arief ◽  
Noor Ainah
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Medium Quality ◽  
The Difference

One of the visible forms of worship is reading, studying and practicing the contents of the Koran. The ability to read the Koran properly that is owned by a person will increase the enthusiasm to deepen it. Thus, fluency and accuracy in reciting the recitation of the Koran is very important for everyone, because it will lead to validity and failure of one's prayers, and also an encouragement to deepen the study of the Koran. This research was conducted at Lambung Mangkurat University in the Teaching and Education Faculty (FKIP), the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) and the Faculty of Medicine (FK). The focus of research on students' religious behavior is assessed by their ability to read the Koran by the behavior they display in their daily lives. The method used is a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis techniques. Data were collected using participant observation and dept interview techniques. The interview approach used was structured interviews and free interviews. The research was conducted for two months, (October-November, 2019). Data checking was carried out through focus group discussions. There are three categories that this research produces: first, students who have high quality; second, students who have medium quality; and third, have low quality in reading the Koran. The factors that become the difference in quality are caused by the influence of the family environment, the influence of the previous educational environment, and the influence of the community environment.

scholarly journals TRANSFORMASI STRUKTUR SOSIAL DALAM PEMANFAATAN RPTRA DHARMA SUCI JAKARTA UTARA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sugeng Wahjudi
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Authority Structure ◽  
The Social

<p><em>The focus of RPTRA's activities reflects services for children and community services to become a community center that functions as a center of interaction and is used by all elements of society from various age groups. This research is an advanced stage of previous research on the relationship of RPTRA managers. The communication network that is built into the use of the RPTRA can be utilized for the development of institutional components that are socio-economic. By using Max Webber's instrumental rationality approach, this study can identify the social changes that have been formed. This study will provide a description relating to changes in knowledge, attitudes and actions of the people who use RPTRA. Changes that arise from individual RPTRA users (mothers) are driven by actions based on value orientation. Their actions involved in activities at RPTRA were not driven by instrumental orientation (to obtain economic benefits) or traditional orientation (because of tradition - driven by the authority structure) In general it can be concluded that RPTRA was able to take a good role. RPTRA is not a material space that distributes materials / materials to make a transformation of the social structure of society (change in social action). The results of the study indicate the formation of rationality in the use of RPTRA if it is associated with user social actions and program activities that put RPTRA as a center in building social relations for their local communities and social change.</em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>RPTRA<strong>,</strong></em><em> communication network</em><em>, </em><em>social change, social actions</em><em>.</em></p>

When the river started underneath the land: social constructions of a ‘severe’ weather event in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada

Polar Record ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Spinney ◽  
Karen E. Pennesi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Bridge Collapse

ABSTRACTIn June 2008, the community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada experienced a rainstorm that caused structural damage to the community's bridge and extensive permafrost erosion along the Duval River. The local government characterised the event as ‘severe’ and focused their attention on the bridge collapse, in contrast to the residents, who described this particular consequence as inconvenient at worst and at best, exciting. Instead residents expressed greater concern for the permafrost erosion and the uncertainty this posed for community well-being. This article follows an 11 week anthropological field trip to Pangnirtung in the summer of 2009 and is based on 31 semi-structured interviews, two focus group discussions, and participant observation. We explore how social processes influence subjective constructions of what constitutes ‘severe’ weather in the community, and attempt to explain how such constructions lead to differing perceptions of vulnerability to ‘severe’ weather events. Contributing factors including the normalisation of threat, local beliefs regarding change and uncertainty, as well as the communication of risk information are discussed along with the different coping strategies used by government and residents in managing their perceived levels of vulnerability. The research shows the importance of understanding the role social processes play in shaping local conceptions of ‘severe’ and perceptions of vulnerability to ‘severe’ weather events. This study enhances understandings of difference within populations and adds to the growing body of literature that demonstrates the need to incorporate locally relevant indices when conducting vulnerability assessment.

Youth leadership programs for community development and social action: a pedagogical approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Buzinde ◽  
Behrang Foroughi ◽  
Josephine Godwyll
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Leadership ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Pedagogical Interventions

Abstract This conceptual paper explores pedagogical interventions that can be applied to social change centered youth leadership programs. It specifically focuses on two interventions, Image Theatre and autonomy promotion; the former is a pedagogical tool while the latter is a pedagogical approach. These interventions are vital for social change centered youth leadership programs because they allow facilitators to account for participants’ sense of agency and determination while concurrently engaging them in critical social analyses necessary for the advancement of community development and well-being. This paper presents a description of Image Theatre and autonomy support as well as a discussion of how facilitators can apply these interventions to youth leadership programs. The theoretical tenets that inform the aforementioned pedagogical interventions, theory of self-determination and critical consciousness, respectively, are presented.

A Child's Day

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Killian Mullan
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Education ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Education Culture ◽  
The Relationship

We routinely judge how well children are doing in their lives by how they spend their time, yet we know remarkably little about it. This rigorous review of four decades of data provides the clearest insights yet into the way children use their time. With analysis of changes in the time spent on family, education, culture and technology, as well as children's own views on their habits, it provides a fascinating perspective on behaviour, well-being, social change and more. This is an indispensable companion to the work of policy makers, academics and researchers, and anyone interested in the daily lives of children. The book begins by tracing some of the major strands of social change thought to have had an impact on different areas of children's daily time use. The past several decades have witnessed rapid social, economic, and technological change, widely thought to have affected many aspects of children's daily lives. It then examines the relationship between children's time use and outcomes relating to their health, development, and well-being, drawing together strands of thought from the sociology of childhood and research on child well-being. The book discusses overall trends in children's time doing homework and study. It examines associations between children's time use and a range of different health outcomes, and moves on to investigate the context of children's daily life linked to family, in particular concentrating on the time children spend at home and with parents. It evaluates children's time using technology, and focuses on the affective component of subjective well-being, specifically in connection with how children feel about how they spend their time. In conclusion, the book identifies areas of expected change as well as other areas of surprising stability. It reveals how change and stability in children's time use blend together to comprise a child's day, uncovering also the multi-layered contexts of a child's day.

scholarly journals THE AMAZON BEYOND THE FORESTS, RIVERS AND SCHOOLS: SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCA MARLI RODRIGUES DE ANDRADE
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Representation Theory ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract The Amazon has historically been represented as a terrestrial paradise in social imaginaries. However, over recent decades, it has been converted into a complex subject with a number of dilemmas to be solved. This study sought to gain an insight into the social representations of environmental problems and the impacts of these problems on the daily lives of teachers working in Castanhal, the State of Pará, Brazil. It uses a theoretical and methodological framework based on Social Representation Theory and the principles and methods of ethnography. A questionnaire was conducted with 121 teachers and complemented by group discussions and participant observation. The findings show the existence of shared representations formed from the environmental problems experienced on a daily basis by the teachers, such as deforestation and climate change. These representations reaffirm the teachers’ conceptions of nature and the culture and lifestyles of Amazonian populations.

Introduction

A Child's Day ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Killian Mullan
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Major Domain

This introductory chapter traces some of the major strands of social change thought to have had an impact on different areas of children's daily time use. The past several decades have witnessed rapid social, economic, and technological change, widely thought to have affected many aspects of children's daily lives. Technological change potentially has had the most direct impact on children's lives, and certainly has garnered the most attention, through changes affecting screen-based activities. Education is a further major domain in children's lives where there has been persistent change over many decades. The chapter then examines the relationship between children's time use and outcomes relating to their health, development, and well-being, drawing together strands of thought from the sociology of childhood and research on child well-being. It sets out the data, measures, and methods of the empirical analysis, followed by a first outline of change in a child's day over four decades between 1975 and 2015.

scholarly journals Outdoor Office Work – An Interactive Research Project Showing the Way Out

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Petersson Troije ◽  
Ebba Lisberg Jensen ◽  
Cecilia Stenfors ◽  
Christina Bodin Danielsson ◽  
Eva Hoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Way

The physical boundaries of office work have become increasingly flexible. Work is conducted at multiple locations outside the office, such as at clients’ premises, at home, in cafés, or when traveling. However, the boundary between indoor and outdoor environment seems to be strong and normative regarding how office work is performed. The aim of this study was to explore how office work may be conducted outdoors, understanding how it is being experienced by office employees and identifying its contextual preconditions. Based on a two-year interactive research project, the study was conducted together with a Swedish municipality. Fifty-eight participants engaged in the collaborative learning process, including 40 half-day workshops and reflective group discussions, co-interviews, and participants’ independent experimentation of bringing work activities outdoors. Data was collected via interviews, group discussions and a custom-made mobile application. The results showed that a wide range of work activities could be done outdoors, both individually and in collaboration with others. Outdoor work activities were associated with many positive experiences by contributing to a sense of well-being, recovery, autonomy, enhanced cognition, better communication, and social relations, but also with feelings of guilt and illegitimacy. Conditions of importance for outdoor office work to happen and function well were found in the physical environment, where proximity to urban greenspaces stood out as important, but also in the sociocultural and organizational domains. Of crucial importance was managers’ attitudes, as well as the overall organizational culture on this idea of bringing office work outdoors. To conclude, if working life is to benefit from outdoor office work, leaders, urban planners and policymakers need to collaborate and show the way out.

Dramatic social change in Kyrgyzstan: Effect of temporal collective relative deprivation on personal well-being

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Auger ◽  
Nazgul Sadykova ◽  
Donald M. Taylor ◽  
Roxane de la Sablonniere
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Well Being

Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare. Part II

2012 ◽  
pp. 32-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fleurbaey
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Welfare Economics ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Beyond Gdp

The second part of the paper is devoted to the non-monetary indicators of social welfare. Various approaches to the study of subjective well-being and happiness are described. The author shows what problems a researcher would encounter trying to analyze welfare on the micro-level and to take account of the cognitive and affective aspects of the individuals assessment of their well-being, as well as the relevance of social relations. The author also shows to what extent the alternative approaches, particularly the analysis of functionings and capabilities advanced by A. Sen are compatible to the modern welfare economics and what prospects the latter has.

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