Event Title
Making Connections: Considering Community
Location
Hart 116
Start Time
13-5-2015 12:45 PM
End Time
13-5-2015 1:15 PM
Description
Constructing a Life Alone: Cultural Scripts and Social Connections for People Living Alone in Mid-Life
Dr. Kimberly Fox
Current population estimates show that 27 percent of the adult population lives alone, yet little has been written about the lives of those living alone. Researchers have examined the detriments of living alone or unmarried (Waite & Gallagher 2000; Klinenberg 2002; Bierman, Fazio & Milkie 2006), while others have shown that remaining single, unmarried, or living alone is not problematic for individuals (Hughes and Gove 1981; Hughes and Kiecolt 2009). None, however, examine the subjective experiences of those living alone. Compelling questions remain unanswered. How do people living alone experience their social lives? Is social isolation a problem for people living alone? This article examines the lives and relationships of 22 individuals living alone through in-depth interviews. The data show that people living alone are constructing meaningful lives in connection with family and community. By intentionally developing social relationships, individuals living alone construct a blueprint for living alone.
Feminist Participatory Action Research: Learning from Women Formerly Incarcerated for Violent Crime
Dr. Judith Willison, Ms. JoAnn Clinton
This research session will include the principle investigator and a co-researcher who is involved in community-based dissemination of the research, as well as community education, and advocacy. This mixed-methods study explored links between adverse childhood and adult experiences and incarceration for a violent crime. Stories of resilience, strength, and successful community re-entry that were uncovered will also be shared. The research model of Feminist Participatory Action Research was utilized, whereby participants are invited to be involved as co-researchers in lines of inquiry, data analysis, and community action. The co-researcher was formerly incarcerated and will share her lived experiences relevant to the research questions and community-based work. Results of the study will be discussed in the context of the co-researcher’s experiences as well as data gleaned from surveys and thirty semi-structured interviews with women formerly incarcerated for violent crime.
Making Connections: Considering Community
Hart 116
Constructing a Life Alone: Cultural Scripts and Social Connections for People Living Alone in Mid-Life
Dr. Kimberly Fox
Current population estimates show that 27 percent of the adult population lives alone, yet little has been written about the lives of those living alone. Researchers have examined the detriments of living alone or unmarried (Waite & Gallagher 2000; Klinenberg 2002; Bierman, Fazio & Milkie 2006), while others have shown that remaining single, unmarried, or living alone is not problematic for individuals (Hughes and Gove 1981; Hughes and Kiecolt 2009). None, however, examine the subjective experiences of those living alone. Compelling questions remain unanswered. How do people living alone experience their social lives? Is social isolation a problem for people living alone? This article examines the lives and relationships of 22 individuals living alone through in-depth interviews. The data show that people living alone are constructing meaningful lives in connection with family and community. By intentionally developing social relationships, individuals living alone construct a blueprint for living alone.
Feminist Participatory Action Research: Learning from Women Formerly Incarcerated for Violent Crime
Dr. Judith Willison, Ms. JoAnn Clinton
This research session will include the principle investigator and a co-researcher who is involved in community-based dissemination of the research, as well as community education, and advocacy. This mixed-methods study explored links between adverse childhood and adult experiences and incarceration for a violent crime. Stories of resilience, strength, and successful community re-entry that were uncovered will also be shared. The research model of Feminist Participatory Action Research was utilized, whereby participants are invited to be involved as co-researchers in lines of inquiry, data analysis, and community action. The co-researcher was formerly incarcerated and will share her lived experiences relevant to the research questions and community-based work. Results of the study will be discussed in the context of the co-researcher’s experiences as well as data gleaned from surveys and thirty semi-structured interviews with women formerly incarcerated for violent crime.
Comments
Moderator: Erin O'Connor