scholarly journals Kontanthjælpsmodtagerens kritiske register

2015 ◽  
pp. 63-77
Author(s):  
Mathias Herup Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Political Protest ◽  
Policy Reforms ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Protests ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Domestic Form ◽  
Shed Light

This article investigates different acts of political protests currently floating from unemployed citizens who are being affected by recent retrenchment policy reforms. Whereas most of the existing literature tends to portray political protest as either collective and public or individual and private, this article attempts instead to shed light on the plurality of normative resources activated by the unemployed in a highly critical situation. Thereby the analysis moves between the collective and the individual as well as between the public and the private. Using the theoretical framework developed by Laurent Thévenot and Luc Boltanski in their joint work on justification, the article analyses a specific case, namely unemployed Danish recipients of social assistance who are affected by a new policy initiative meaning that their income has been lowered. Drawing on newspaper articles and qualitative in-depth interviews with affected citizens, the analysis unfolds and theorizes upon three very different forms of protesting: a civic, an industrial and a domestic form of resistance.

scholarly journals Does the public antiretroviral treatment programme meet patients’ needs? A study at four hospitals in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Delarise M. Mulqueeny ◽  
Myra Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Met Needs ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Patients play a major role in the success of any antiretroviral treatment (ART) programme. Hence, their needs should be articulated on a regular basis for interventional processes to promote adherence, retention and quality care.Aim: This study investigated whether patients’ needs were being met, described which needs were met, which were not and how such needs could be met.Setting: The study took place at four ART clinics in eThekwini district public hospitals.Methods: This study formed part of a larger study that utilised a sequential mixed-methods design. However, only the qualitative component is documented herein. Twelve HIV-infected patients engaged in in-depth interviews (three patients from each of the four hospitals). A socio-ecological framework divided responses into four categories, namely, the individual, interpersonal, institutional and policy. Each category presented (1) patients’ needs that are being met, (2) needs that are not being met, (3) recommendations on how they can be met and (4) researchers’ observations.Results: All 12 patients reported that all their needs were not being met. They further shared their met needs, unmet needs and made recommendations for meeting their unmet needs. These needs varied per antiretroviral clinic because of unique processes at each institution.Conclusion: To adequately address the needs of HIV-infected patients, it is imperative for all stakeholders involved in the public ART programme to gain an understanding of what constitutes ‘patients’ needs’. The results reflect patients’ willingness to be involved in their care, treatment and interventional strategies to adequately meet their needs.

scholarly journals An explorative interview study of men and women on sick leave with a musculoskeletal diagnosis seeking an acceptable life role

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulla-Britt Eriksson ◽  
Staffan Janson
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rehabilitation Professionals ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Life Roles ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews

Introduction: A dramatic increase in sicknesses absence in Sweden has led to a shift in the public debate. Departing from the view of sickness absence as a result of a poor work environment and stress, the debate in the early 2000s became more concerned with the breakdown of norms and the abuse of sickness insurance. Sickness absence became the responsibility of the individual rather than of society.Aim: This study has sought to explore the consequences of being on sick leave with a musculoskeletal diagnosis, the experiences of encounters with rehabilitation professionals, and the attitudes towards sick-listing from the perspective of the sick-listed persons. Methods: Individual in-depth interviews were conducted in 2010 with eight women and nine men aged 33-60 who were on long-term sick leave (at least 60 days) with a musculoskeletal diagnosis. We analysed the data using a grounded-theory approach. Results: There was an obvious tension between work strategy as a societal norm and finding an acceptable life role when sick-listed. Four groups with partially differing experiences and perceptions crystallized out of the total population. These experiences and perceptions formed their choice of different acceptable life roles and strategies for gaining self-respect and the respect of others. Discussion: The fact that the four groups that emerged from our study experienced their sickness absence in different ways and their pathways back to work were different demonstrates the value of not considering those on sick leave with a musculoskeletal diagnosis as a homogeneous group. The results imply that rehabilitators should adopt a sensitive approach based on the sickness absentees’ wishes and views since the latter spend much of their time and thought during their period of sickness on counteracting distrust in search of an acceptable life role to regain respect.

scholarly journals Wawasan Kebersihan Lingkungan & Keberagamaan; Praktik Kebersihan Lingkungan pada Civitas Akademika UIN Imam Bonjol Padang

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-92
Author(s):  
Rulan Permata Sari
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Environmental Hygiene ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

The basic identity of academic community of UIN Imam Bonjol Padang is Muslim, with sufficient religious knowledge. This study aims to see the correlation of knowledge with behavior in maintaining environmental cleanliness. The research data collection was carried out by survey and in-depth interviews with the academic community of UIN Imam Bonjol. This study found that, first the understanding of the academic community of UIN Imam Bonjol Padang about cleanliness was quite good at the individual level originating from the hadith about cleanliness, both in text and in substance. Second, in maintaining cleanliness, UIN academics are influenced by the lack of available hygiene facilities and infrastructure and the absence of regulation. Third, there is an asymmetrical relationship between the knowledge of the UIN academic community about environmental hygiene and practice because the understanding of environmental hygiene is still in the domestic area and is private in nature, not yet entering the public space.

scholarly journals Boundary practices at incident sites

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Kvarnlöf ◽  
Roine Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Negotiated Order ◽  
Emergency Personnel ◽  
Boundary Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Source Of Information

Purpose – Incident sites can be described as the joint work site of the emergency services, where one of their challenges is to interact with the public. The purpose of this paper is to study how this interaction is structured by the emergency personnel's jurisdictional claims. Design/methodology/approach – This paper rests upon qualitative method and in-depth interviews. In total, 28 people have been interviewed, out of which 13 are emergency personnel and 15 are unaffiliated volunteers. The interview material has been analysed qualitatively and thematically by the authors. Findings – The findings show that the interaction between emergency personnel and unaffiliated volunteers can be described in terms of three different boundary practices: cordoning off, division of labour and conversation, varying in degrees of inclusion and exclusion. The result shows that the emergency personnel's relationship to volunteers is ambivalent, as they are both seen as an uncertain element at the incident site in need of control and as a valuable source of information. Originality/value – While most other studies have been focusing on the interaction between emergency organizations, the authors have investigated the interaction between emergency organizations and a group previously unstudied: unaffiliated volunteers. While sociologists in the field of boundary work normally describe boundary practices in terms of negotiation, sympathizing with the concept of negotiated order, the results point to the fact that boundaries are not necessarily a subject for negotiation.

scholarly journals Word of Mouth Communication Influence of Online Hotel Room Reservation Confirmation: Case Study of Individual Travelers in Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Suk Ha Chan ◽  
Anna Chun-Hsuan Hsiao ◽  
Irini Lai Fun Tang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
New Findings ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Word Of Mouth Communication ◽  
Depth Interviews

Hong Kong residents tend to spend their holidays by traveling overseas; hence, they reserve hotels online. Moreover, low-cost carriers have become popular and common, thereby resulting in an increase in the number of individual travelers. Accordingly, the online hotel industry can no longer ignore the potential segment of individual travelers. In addition, word of mouth (WOM) is significant in the decision-making process because of the development of Web 2.0. and Travel 3.0. Furthermore, previous studies were analyzed and only a few focus on the individual traveler perspectives on purchasing hotel reservations online. However, individual travelers have different culture and values compared with the public; the former has its own lifestyle, consumer behavior, and ego. Therefore, the investigation of individual travelers when purchasing hotel reservations online is a valuable research topic. Under all situations, WOM has become one of the crucial factors upon which individual travelers base their travel planning and decision. This study used the interpretivist approach to investigate the respondents’ experiences and views for exploring and understanding individual traveler’s perception. The current study adopted qualitative research toward the effects of WOM communication on purchasing hotel reservations online. To investigate the topic, in-depth interviews were conducted on 15 respondents who are individual travelers and travel alone. The interviews followed a semi-structured format using open-ended questions. Descriptive research was designed to gather the findings. In addition, this study provided the effects of WOM communication on purchasing hotel reservations online from the perspective of an individual traveler. New findings, effects of WOM from an individual traveler’s perspective, and recommendations are provided, thereby providing significant guidance to industrial practitioners to improve and formulate marketing strategies.

scholarly journals Penggunaan Media Sosial Tinder dan Fenomena Pergaulan Bebas di Indonesia

Koneksi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Cervia Ferdiana ◽  
Eko Harry Susanto ◽  
Sisca Aulia
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Online Dating ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Online Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

Tinder is an online dating social media that is used by the majority of young people. The presence of Tinder at the moment, has an unconscious influence on daily life. The existence of Tinder can help someone to find a friend or life partner. However, now there is a phenomenon of the function of social media online dating that is misused by the public. The purpose of this study is to find out the shift in function of social media Tinder, the choice of social media Tinder as medium to find promiscuity friends, and an increase in promiscuity among young Indonesians using social media Tinder. This study is a qualitative study with phenomenological methods. Data collection techniques in this study were in-depth interviews, participant observation, literature and the online data article. The results of this study are that there is an increase in promiscuity among young people in Indonesia using social media dating online Tinder because the majority of Tinder users has an open mindset then has high curiosity of something that has never been felt, and last because the environmental factors that support the individual to enter promiscuity. Tinder merupakan media sosial kencan daring yang digunakan mayoritas kalangan anak muda. Media sosial kencan daring Tinder dapat membantu seseorang untuk menemukan teman ataupun pasangan hidup. Namun, kini muncul fenomena fungsi media sosial kencan daring Tinder yang disalahgunakan oleh masyarakat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini ingin mengetahui adanya pergeseran fungsi dari media sosial Tinder, pemilihan media sosial Tinder sebagai sarana untuk mencari teman pergaulan bebas, dan adanya peningkatan pergaulan bebas yang terdapat di kalangan anak muda Indonesia menggunakan media sosial Tinder. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan metode fenomenologi. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipan, studi pustaka dan juga penelusuran data secara daring. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat adanya peningkatan pergaulan bebas di kalangan anak muda Indonesia dengan menggunakan media sosial kencan daring Tinder. Hal ini karena mayoritas pengguna Tinder mempunyai pemahaman atau pola pikir yang terbuka, rasa penasaran dan keingintahuan yang tinggi untuk mencoba sesuatu yang baru, dan faktor lingkungan yang mendukung individu untuk memasuki pergaulan bebas.

Stop and question campus policing

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Allen
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Campus Police ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
The Right ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose Stopping and questioning citizens is an important policing tactic. Prior research explores citizens’ perceptions of stop and question policing, or “SQP”, by municipal police, yet campus police also use this tactic. The purpose of this paper is to understand whether and why college students believe campus police should have the right to engage in SQP. Design/methodology/approach Data come from 73 in-depth interviews with students attending a university in metropolitan Atlanta, GA. The sample was obtained through convenience and purposive sampling methods. Data were analyzed using the ethnographic perspective. Findings Most participants said campus police should practice SQP for three reasons: it is their job; SQP is an effective crime fighting tactic; and SQP is useful given the features and functions of college campuses. Among participants who said campus police should not practice SQP, they were concerned that officers would use it in unwarranted situations. Practical implications Findings suggest that the police might be able to reduce resistance to SQP by clearly explaining to suspects why they are being stopped and also clarifying to the public the legal thresholds for stopping and questioning citizens. Originality/value This is the first study to consider perceptions of SQP by campus police. The findings also shed light on how campus and municipal police are (dis)similar in perceptions of their SQP practices.

scholarly journals Determinants of Intergenerational Family Solidarity during the Great Recession: the Spanish Case.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Jesús Sánchez Fuentes ◽  
Teresa López López ◽  
Viviana González Hincapié
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Family Solidarity ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
Money Transfers ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Official Data

In the context of an economic crisis that has affected countries in Southern Europe especially and that has called into question the public pillar of the intergenerational contract, i.e. pensions, literature has shown an increasing interest in analyzing the other intergenerational pillar, which is largely based on family solidarity and which has been insufficiently explored for the Spanish case. Therefore, based on official data provided by the Time Use Survey (TUS) and the Household Budget Survey (HBS), an effort has been made to identify, through multivariate models, the individual factors that determined certain expressions of family solidarity and their participation and intensity of time and money transfers among family members in one of the most critical moments of this crisis in Spain (2009/2010). The results question the idea that the unemployed and the retired have been net recipients during the crisis, revealing that it is insufficient to consider only a single manifestation of solidarity, the financial one, when accounting for the wide range of support and transfers that circulate among family members.

Compressed Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 13-35
Author(s):  
H. Şule Albayrak
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
The Self ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Turkish State ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Depth Interviews

For decades the authoritarian secularist policies of the Turkish state, by imposing a headscarf ban at universities and in the civil service, excluded practising Muslim women from the public sphere until the reforms following 2010. However, Muslim women had continued to seek ways to increase their knowledge and improve their intellectual levels, not only as individuals, but also by establishing civil associations. As a result, a group of intellectual women has emerged who are not only educated in political, social, and economic issues, but who are also determined to attain their socio-economic and political rights. Those new actors in the Turkish public sphere are, however, concerned with being labeled as either “feminist,” “fundamentalist” or “Islamist.” This article therefore analyzes the distance between the self-identifications of intellectual Muslim women and certain classifications imposed on them. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with thirteen Turkish intellectual Muslim women were carried out which reveal that they reject and critique overly facile labels due to their negative connotations while offering more complex insights into their perspectives on Muslim women, authority, and identity.

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