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“Othering” by Consent? Public Attitudes to Covid-19 Restrictions and the Role of the Police in Managing Compliance in England
Get PDFThe aim of this paper is to consider the relationship between an emergent decay of social trust created by the Covid-19 pandemic and the formation of “in” and “out” groups. Data from 37 extensive semi-structured interviews with members of the public in England found that identifying the “other” through normative conceptions of “security and order” was used by participants to legitimize their own presence within the “in” group, while self-reported compliance with restrictions was used to construct identities to be in line with that of the “in” group. These findings have important implications both for social trust within and between communities and toward the police
Parental recommendations and exercise attitudes in congenital hearts
Get PDFChildren and young people with CHD benefit from regular physical activity. Parents are reported as facilitators and barriers to their children's physical activity. The aim of this study was to explore parental factors, child factors, and their clinical experience on physical activity participation in young people with CHD. An online questionnaire was co-developed with parents (n = 3) who have children with CHD. The survey was then distributed in the United Kingdom by social media and CHD networks, between October 2021 and February 2022. Data were analysed using mixed methods. Eighty-three parents/guardians responded (94% mothers). Young people with CHD were 7.3 ± 5.0 years old (range 0-20 years; 53% female) and 84% performed activity. Parental participation in activity (X = 6.9, P < 0.05) and perceiving activity as important for their child were positively associated with activity (Fisher's Exact, P < 0.05). Some parents (∼15%) were unsure of the safety of activity, and most (∼70%) were unsure where to access further information about activity. Fifty-two parents (72%) had never received activity advice in clinic, and of the 20 who received advice, 10 said it was inconsistent. Qualitative analysis produced the theme "Knowledge is power and comfort." Parents described not knowing what activity was appropriate or the impact of it on their child. Parental participation and attitudes towards activity potentially influence their child's activity. A large proportion of young people performed activity despite a lack and inconsistency of activity advice offered by CHD clinics. Young people with CHD would benefit from activity advice with their families in clinics
Review of: When Words Are Not Enough: Creative Responses to Grief, Jane Harris, and Jimmy Edmonds, Hawthorn Books, UK, 2022, pp. xx +112, ISBN 978-1-91248-057-9, £19.99 (p/b)
Get PDFVisualisation through participatory/interactive theatre for the health sciences
No full textThis chapter provides an overview of the use of participatory/interactive theatre (PIT) techniques to enhance visualisation in the teaching and learning of healthcare students. The chapter explores the foundations of learning through visualisation and participatory/interactive theatre. This includes a narrative on the definition of a PIT, two commonly utilised techniques with examples from healthcare education, followed by a focus on the granular construction methods needing to be considered when putting together a PIT
Recruitment and satisfaction of commercial livestock farmers participating in a livestock guarding dog programme
Get PDFLivestock guarding dogs (LGDs) are used to prevent livestock depredation and used in a number of conservation programmes as a human-wildlife coexistence tool. Although the livestock protection outcomes of LGD use are well studied, relatively little is known about the motivations or perceptions of the farmers involved. This mixed-methods study investigated recruitment and satisfaction in 108 South African commercial livestock farmers participating in an LGD programme. A semi-structured interview schedule and existing dataset were used to collect both qualitative data (analysed according to the principles of thematic analysis) and quantitative data (summarised using descriptive statistics). Word-of-mouth was the predominant source of programme awareness (n = 69), with direct recruitment by programme managers reducing proportionally over time, indicating programme self-perpetuation. Satisfaction was ‘high’ for most farmers (n = 90) and trust between farmers and programme managers was important in recruitment, motivation and satisfaction, along with perceived reductions in livestock losses. Concern for wildlife only motivated 21 farmers. LGD behavioural problems were reported by 49 farmers, but 95 would still use an LGD again. These novel findings demonstrate the importance of inter-stakeholder dialogue for obtaining crucial knowledge for LGD program development. Where non-conservation-related motivators predominate for key stakeholders, greater emphasis on these other factors during programme recruitment, advocacy and/or evaluation may improve stakeholder engagement and retention
Social work at the end of life: death, dying, bereavement and loss
No full textThe main aim of this chapter is to introduce and explore the role of social work in death, dying, bereavement and loss. We shall do this by first of all theorising what we know about dying before turning to consider how the process is managed, conceptualised and coped with by individuals. The chapter finishes by considering social work practice with people living with life-threatening illness and their families
“Iranians on one side, immigrants on the other!”: socio-cultural constraints to sport participation amongst Afghan women migrants and refugees
Get PDFIn this article, we consider the sport experiences (as a form of active leisure) of Afghan women migrants and refugees who reside in Iran. In line with previous leisure constraint models, we theorised that constraints may impact current ‘leisure participants’; therefore, in this study, nine second-generation women were interviewed who were active in sport at the time of the data collection. The interviews aimed to explore the extent to which socio-cultural constraints to sport participation exist, with a particular focus on gender norms and how these may be constrictive to full access and enjoyment of sport spaces. A reflexive thematic analysis was used to create themes from the data set and three findings are presented here. Firstly, gender-based constraints largely deriving from family and culture are explored. Next, resource-based constraints of time and finances are outlined from a gendered perspective. Finally, racist and discriminatory behaviours from others demonstrate the intersectionality of gender and ‘race’, impacting women migrants’ and refugees’ sporting experiences. While sport has the potential to facilitate greater feelings of belonging amongst migrants and refugees, we argue that more needs to be done to consider the complex constraints impacting women, to ensure greater inclusion in sport spaces
A grand day for Congleton: unveiling the statue Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy, Britain’s most radical suffragist
No full textThis viewpoint explores the process and narrative of the erection of a statue of Victorian suffragist Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) in her home town of Congleton, Cheshire from 2018-2022. The successful fundraising campaign, spearheaded by the Chair and Members of Elizabeth’s Group in Congleton, enabled the redoubtable Wolstenholme Elmy to be ‘rehabilitated’ in the town who had once shunned her for her progressive beliefs – which included ‘free-love’, atheism, republicanism, and pacifism. The article also looks in brief at the ways in which modern memorialisation can, while ‘cancelling’ people previously considered ‘worthy’ of a place in the public sphere, invert the idea to include others, such as Elmy, who were formerly denied an honourable place in history on account of, for example, a dubious moral standing among their contemporaries