scholarly journals Relational social capital: Norwegian women’s experiences of the process of being on sick leave and the path back to work

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liv Johanne Solheim
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Public Benefits ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Returning To Work ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: The reduction of the number of people that drop out of the labour force and temporarily receive public benefits has increasingly been a political priority in Norway since the early 1990s. In particular, there has been a focus on reducing sick leave. However, none of the efforts in this direction has had the desired effects. To succeed, more knowledge is needed regarding the factors that create the illnesses influencing the length of the sickness leave.Aim: The purpose of this article is to study how relational social capital, both at work and home, has an impact on the experience of being on long-term sick leave and the process of returning to work.Methods: Individual in-depth interviews have been performed with 20 women between 25 and 60 years old. They were all sick-listed for more than 30 days during 2013 with mental illness or musculoskeletal diagnoses.Results: The study illustrates how long-term sickness absence can threaten the identity and self-confidence of the sick-listed persons. The effects of relational social capital are expressed through personal relationships with their family members, friends, colleagues, and managers at their workplace. Individuals with high social capital in both the workplace and the domestic sphere have the best prospects for recovering and returning to work. High workplace capital may, to a certain degree, compensate for low domestic social capital. Single mothers with low social capital both in their domestic life and in their workplace are the most vulnerable.Conclusion: Relational social capital influences both the experience of being on sick leave and the process of returning to work. The efforts to reduce sickness leave should therefore focus on not only the sick-listed person, but also their relationships with their family and in their workplace, as well as the interplay between these.

scholarly journals "If you don't have an education, you are no one": Understanding the School Experiences of Youth Involved in Drug-Related Crime in Ciudad Juárez and Medellín

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Cirenia Chavez Villegas ◽  
Elena Butti
Keyword(s):  
Educational Experiences ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Out Of School

The relation between being out of school and participating in criminal economies is widely documented in the literature on youth delinquency. However, the complex connection between these two phenomena has not yet been fully unpacked. This paper draws from two studies that we, the authors, conducted separately to explore the role educational experiences play in shaping the delinquent trajectories of male youth who participate in the drug business in urban centers located in Mexico and Colombia. The first consists of in-depth interviews and surveys conducted in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, while the second is based on long-term ethnographic engagement in Medellín, Colombia. We provide unique insights into the educational experiences of this hard-to-reach population and find that economic hardship does not wholly explain why these young people leave school and engage in delinquent activities. These youth do not "drop out" of school in search of money; rather, they are "pushed out" by a vicious cycle of stigmatization, segregation, punishment, and exclusion. By exploring these dynamics in two cities that have waged long drug wars, this article furthers understanding of the nexus between crime-related violence and educational experiences, thus making an important contribution to the field of education in emergencies.

scholarly journals Institutional factors creating labor market in Poland: the case of social capital

Catallaxy ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Grabowska-Powaga ◽  
Monika Kamińska
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Main Barrier ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Desk Research

Motivation: Labor market in Poland has been affected by many institutional factors. One of them is social capital, which can be an advantage for its development It influences the ability among the market entities to cooperate with each other and to create their competitiveness on the market. The lack of social capital causes many disadvantages like the lack of ability to cooperate between different actors. That is why strong social capital is a challenge to build long term relations on the labor market. Low social capital or its lack is a barrier in country?s development, weakens the markets, makes the markets impossible to improve in quality. On the basis of the above premises the main hypothesis of the paper claims, that the main barrier which limits the ability among different actors to create social capital on labor market in Poland is low level of trust to each other. Aim: The main cognitive aim of this article is to describe the conducted primary research and identify determinants, especially threats and barriers on labor market in Poland in the points of views of different participants who take part in interactions with the other actors on the labor market (entrepreneurs, employees, employers). Materials and methods: The research had a character of preliminary study. The main research methods used in this article include desk research and primary research with Individual In-Depth Interviews (IDI method) which were conducted among Polish entrepreneurs from March till June 2018 and from October till January 2019. Results: The Respondents, who took part in the research underlined the importance of cooperation and social capital, but they also mentioned about barriers which reduce the level of cooperation and ability to create social capital.

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 Health, Work, and Family Strain – Psychosocial Experiences at the Early Stages of Long-Term Sickness Absence

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin I. Standal ◽  
Vegard S. Foldal ◽  
Roger Hagen ◽  
Lene Aasdahl ◽  
Roar Johnsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Health Work ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Experiences ◽  
Returning To Work

BackgroundKnowledge about the psychosocial experiences of sick-listed workers in the first months of sick leave is sparse even though early interventions are recommended. The aim of this study was to explore psychosocial experiences of being on sick leave and thoughts about returning to work after 8–12 weeks of sickness absence.MethodsSixteen individuals at 9–13 weeks of sick leave participated in semi-structured individual interviews. Data was analyzed through Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological method.ResultsThree themes emerged: (1) energy depleted, (2) losing normal life, (3) searching for a solution. A combination of health, work, and family challenges contributed to being drained of energy, which affected both work- and non-work roles. Being on sick leave led to a loss of social arenas and their identity as a contributing member of society. Participants required assistance to find solutions toward returning to work.ConclusionEven in this early stage of long-term sick leave, sick listed workers faced complex challenges in multiple domains. Continuing sick leave was experienced as necessary but may challenge personal identity and social life. Those not finding solutions may benefit from additional early follow-up that examine work-related, social and personal factors that influence return to work.

scholarly journals Importance of social capital at the workplace for return to work among women with a history of long-term sick leave: a cohort study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingela Rydström ◽  
Lotta Dalheim Englund ◽  
Lotta Dellve ◽  
Linda Ahlstrom
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
History Of

Networking While Long-Term Unemployed: Why Long-Term Unemployment Will Likely Persist Long after the COVID-19 Pandemic Recedes

2021 ◽  
pp. 000276422110660
Author(s):  
Ofer Sharone
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Used Car ◽  
Depth Interviews

By early 2021, due to the economic downturn accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, over four million Americans were long-term unemployed (LTU). Getting rehired requires overcoming employer stigmas about LTU workers, which most LTU workers believe is most plausible with the help of referrals from social ties. While research on the structures and effects of networks abound, this paper examines the far less studied process of networking among LTU jobseekers. Exploring the networking process is imperative for understanding the emotional toll and structural obstacles facing LTU workers in the post–COVID-19 pandemic period. Going beyond individualizing explanations, I use in-depth interviews to uncover the structural conditions that make networking challenging for all LTU jobseekers. Contrary to static conceptualizations of ties as social capital, a metaphor implying that ties are static resources, this paper argues that more attention needs to be paid to the processes and structural conditions that facilitate or hinder the activation or formation of socialties. Specifically, it shows that, under conditions of precarity and stigma, networking can undermine workers’ identities as valued and moral, leaving them feeling discouraged and ethically challenged in a way similar to used car salespeople.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL VOLATILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING: THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Mary Ajani ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
National Development ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Educational Planning ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Suicide Bombing ◽  
Safe School ◽  
Learning Rates ◽  
Long Term Impact

The school structures in old times used to be situated in an isolated environment because it is believed that such serenity was conducive for learning. Unfortunately those old outskirt has become city which is now vulnerable to interference in a way that things which were not experience in school areas before have become the norms. Recently, Nigeriahas witnessed unexpected volatility which has affected her education system. Attacks such as kidnapping, suicide bombing, insurgencies, school-based violence, banditry, religion crisis, hoodlum attacks, break-in and vandalism of school properties by hoodlums and drug addicts to attacks involving burning schools or killing, injuring, kidnapping, detaining or torturing students, teachers and academics.Pandemic such as Ebola and covid-19represents a huge threat to security as it usually claim lives and destroys few available school infrastructures. The consequences which leads high drop-out rates, reduction in enrolment and lower teaching quality worsen effective educational planning and sustainable national development such that if pro-active measures are not put in place, long term danger awaits the quality of labour force and human capital needed for a sustainable economy. Ensuring education continuity and safe school in a volatile environment is of a great concern to education planners such that such either internal or external influences that contributes to unstable or violent environment will not affect the effectiveness of planning education (Nwosu et al., 2019; GCPEA, 2017; Akintunde and Musa, 2016).To achieve the goals of education, it has to evolve in an environment free of violence as learning rates fluctuate with the volatility of the environment. Disruptions in education can reduce the likelihood that students will return to school, even when they re-open, and can, in the long term, impact individual earnings and the country’s ability to rebuild its national economy.

Public Sector Workplace Expansion and Long Term Sick Leave

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Westerlund ◽  
J. Ferrie ◽  
J. Hagberg ◽  
K. Jeding ◽  
G. Oxenstierna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Sick Leave

Effectiveness of Classification Measures in Predicting Achievement in the Israel Defence Forces - Fitness Instruction Trainers Courses as a Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 145-172
Author(s):  
Yair Galily ◽  
Orly Kayam ◽  
Michael Bar-Eli
Keyword(s):  
Training System ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Drop Out Rate ◽  
Army Service ◽  
Israeli Army ◽  
Israel Defense Forces

Abstract Human resources are the most crucial element in the selection of suitable fitness instruction trainers (FIT) and the results of the screening process impact greatly on the entire physical training system in the Israeli army, both in the short-term and the long-term (potential officers, young officers and developing and veteran officers). The aim of the current study is to examine the effectiveness, validity and reliability of the screening process for acceptance to the female fitness instructors training course in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The screening process aims to identify those that are most suitable from a large pool of candidates, in order to ensure the highest possible level of candidates and the lowest possible drop-out rate from the training course and subsequent army service. The paper examines the reliability of the classification exam currently administered in the course and its validity in predicting those candidates who will succeed in the course and in their assignments afterwards. The sample is based on a data analysis of nine screening dates over three years (three each year). The evaluation of validity is based on the relationship between the course entrance exam grades (administered a year before enlistment), exam grades at the beginning of the course and additional data relating to success in the field.

Percepción de la Población Pobre de Santiago sobre el Mercado Laboral en Chile al año 2011 y evolución desde el año 2003

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (31) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Marcelo Yáñez Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Union Power ◽  
Family Labor ◽  
The Poor ◽  
State Unemployment ◽  
Poor Population

RESUMENEl artículo muestra los principales resultados de la investigación Percepción de la Población Pobre de Santiago sobre el Mercado Laboral en Chile, realizada durante 9 años consecutivos desde 2003, por la Escuela de Administración y Economía de la Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez. El estudio incluye antecedentes sobre las concepciones de empleo y desempleo de este grupo de la población, así como la identificación de quienes –a su juicio– serían los responsables de que las personas pobres obtengan un trabajo y la calificación que le asignan a su gestión. También contempla sus percepciones en torno al apoyo del Estado, nivel de desempleo, influencia del capital social, respeto por los trabajadores, igualdad de oportunidades, poder de los sindicatos, entre otros aspectos, además del nivel de desempleo familiar y tipo de problemas laborales que han enfrentado.Palabras clave: mercado laboral, pobreza, percepciones, equidad.Este estudio ha sido realizado en el contexto de la investigación “Percepción de la población pobre de Santiago sobre las condiciones de acceso, equidad y satisfacción en la obtención de bienes básicos y públicos – año 2011: visión evolutiva desde el año 2003”, que es parte del Programa de Investigación de la Escuela de Administración y Economía de la UCSH. Esta investigación ha sido financiada desde sus inicios y en su totalidad con fondos propios de esta Universidad.Perception of the Poor Population from Santiago of The Labor Market in Chile in the year 2011 and evolution from 2003ABSTRACTThe paper shows the main results of a long-term investigation on the perceptions of the poor of Santiago of the labor market in Chile, which began in 2003 and was carried out by the School of Management and Economics at the Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez. The study includes background on the concepts of employment and unemployment in this group of the population, and the identification of those who, in his opinion, would be responsible for the poor to get a job and the rating assigned to their management. It also includes their perceptions of the support of the state, unemployment, social capital influence, respect for workers, equal opportunities, union power, among other things, besides the level of unemployment and type of family labor problems they have faced.Keywords: labor market, poverty, perceptions, equity.

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