330 research outputs found
Care experiences of looked-after, dual heritage young people
No full textThis thesis explores the care experiences of looked-after, dual heritage young people
with one white and one black African Caribbean parent. These young people have a
history of spending longer periods in care than others and the assumption is that they
experience identity confusion because they are neither white nor black. Given that very
little is actually known in this domain, it has been necessary to examine their care
experiences in order to unpack the myths and assumptions surrounding them.
Perspectives from their carers, practitioners and, in some cases, the young people’s files
informed this thesis. The term dual heritage has been used throughout to refer to this
group except when making reference to other people’s work.When considering placements for all children and young people, Section 22 (5) (c) of
the Children Act 1989 stresses the importance of taking into account their religion, race,
language and cultural background. In addition to these factors, I found that practitioners
also took into account the placement family’s ability to support dual heritage young
people in coping with racism. In most cases, this resulted in the young people being
placed in black families. Thus, the implementation of Section 22 (5) (c) can result in the
neglect of dual heritage young people’s ‘white heritage’.This qualitative study used in-depth, semi-structured interviews involving sixteen
young people, carers, practitioners, and case files. The stories told by the young people
highlighted respect as the most important factor in placement and the need to be seen as
individuals with different personalities rather than labelled purely on the basis of their
skin colour. Like all looked-after individuals, these young people need to be listened to,
loved and cared for at all times.This thesis found that looked-after, dual heritage young people are a heterogeneous
group with diverse needs and for them; the ethnicity of their practitioners or carers is
irrelevant. Although they used different terms to identify themselves, these young
people were all comfortable with their dual heritage identity. They reported experiences
of racism from black and white people, institutional racism, as well as racism within the
family. Perhaps, given the diverse groups of vulnerable children and young people in
Britain today, the time has come to re-examine practitioners’ interpretation of the ‘best
interest’ of the dual heritage young person or child under Section 22 (5) (c) of the
Children Act 1989
Industrial Homes, Domestic Factories: The Convergence of Public and Private Space in Interwar Britain
No full textIn Britain, this vision of the “homely” factory—a term deployed to connote a sense of coziness and to evoke the atmosphere of the domestic home—was promoted by women factory inspectors, industrial welfare supervisors, companies, and advertisers seeking to reconcile modernity with tradition, to imbue mass-produced goods with an individualized handcrafted aura, and to resolve industrial labor problems. Its origins can be traced back to the nineteenth century, when reformers from a range of social and political persuasions protested that workers had become alienated by the scale of industrial production and the subdivision of the labor process and were manifesting their discontent in disorderly conduct, apathy, and industrial “warfare.
WS49: Migraine: Diagnosis, Treatment and Understanding c.1960–2010 (28-May-2013)
No full textSelection of photos taken at the Witness Seminar “Migraine: Diagnosis, Treatment and Understanding c.1960–2010” held by the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, 28-May-2013. Participants: Dr Jeffrey Aronson, Mrs Mary Ayres, Dr Tom Blackburn, Dr Katherine Foxhall, Dr Patrick Humphrey, Professor Brian Hurwitz, Professor Trevor Jones, Professor Anne MacGregor, Dr Michael O’Brien, Professor Jes Olesen, Dr Alec Oxford, Dr Richard Peatfield, Mrs Vicky Quarshie, Professor Merton Sandler, Professor Pramod Saxena, Professor Tilli Tansey, Mrs Wendy Thomas, Dr Glyn Volans, and Dr Mark Weatherall (Chair).The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group is funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is a registered charity (no. 210183). The creation and curation of the current photo collection has been funded by the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award entitled “Makers of modern biomedicine: testimonies and legacy” (2012-2017; awarded to Professor Tilli Tansey)
"Not just supporting but leading": the involvement of the women of the South Wales coalfield in the 1984-85 Miners' Strike
No full textThe 1984-85 miners’ strike dramatically changed the face of the South Wales Valleys. This dissertation will show that the women’s groups that played such a crucial supportive role in it were not the homogenous entity that has often been portrayed. They shared some comparable features with similar groups in English pit villages but there were also qualitative differences between the South Wales groups and their English counterparts and between the different Welsh groups themselves. There is evidence of tensions between the Welsh groups and disputes with the communities they were trying to assist, as well as clashes with local miners’ lodges and the South Wales NUM. At the same time women’s support groups, various in structure and purpose but united in the aim of supporting the miners, challenged and shifted the balance of established gender roles
The miners’ strike evokes warm memories of communities bonding together to fight for their survival. This thesis investigates in detail the women involved in support groups to discover what impact their involvement made on their lives afterwards. Their role is contextualised by the long-standing tradition of Welsh women’s involvement in popular politics and industrial disputes; however, not all women discovered a new confidence arising from their involvement. But others did and for them this self-belief survived the strike and, in some cases, permanently altered their own lives. The activities of the women’s support groups confirmed changes in the social role of women that had been occurring since the 1960s in the coalfield communities of South Wales, and thereby contributed to a revision of the traditional notion of ‘communities’ which were changed by the very process of being defended
SC Women's Swimming and Diving Team (c. 1976-1977)
No full textThe Springfield College's 1976/1977 women's swimming team pose for a photo. Led by tri-captains Helen Lawler, Noreen Szibdat, and Bonnie Morse, the swimmers lived up to expectations. After a successful 8-3 dual slate, the defending champions set their sights toward the New Englands. By the end of the two-day meet, the coveted first place award remained at Springfield College for another year.
Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Rhonda Lewis, Patti Tomala, Patty Tinghino, Mindy Cram, Lisa Raccaro, Alice Barber; Cindy Stearns, Elaine Cadigan, Shar Ryan, Wendy Oxholm, Robin Stupack, Joy Green, Sue Shaw; Ellen Waters, Peg Maloney, Cathy Edgar, Sandy Heally, Vicky Fredricks, Nan Tummers, Cheryl "Shirley" Pourier, Mary Farnham, Kim Wiezbecki, Julie Colt, Janie Hoffman, Chris Jones, Tina Gomez, Darby Reid, Nancy Webb, Mary Jane D'Zurilla, Deb Kinney, Coach Val Turtle, Noreene Szibdat, Bonnie Morse, Helen Lawler, and Manager Debbie Farmakis
Bibliographics for the 983 eprints in the live archives of E-LIS : trends and status report up to 7th July 2004, based on author-self-archiving metadata
No full textThe priority for ideas and philosophy related to "Network Theory" have been traced back and documented by Braun(2004),and credit goes to Karinthy(1929).The IT has empowered to realise it, as the most practical phenomena and it is no more a humour. The OAI (Open Archives Initiatives)and ACIS (Academic Contributor Information System)are progressive in the direction ,which may lead to realise the "Collective Genius" at global level. Focus of present study is on Author-Self-Archiving (A-S-A)Metadata of the 983 Eprints in the Live Archives of the E-LIS (EPrints of Library and Information Science),which were approved till 7th July 2004.The A-S-A Metadata was used for librametric analysis. Self-explanatory bibliographics are illustrated.The highlights include: Conference papers (34%); highest approval, June 2004 (28%); published archives (76%);not refereed (52%); not in public domain (60%); highest self-archiving-author (De Robbio, Antonella).The Nos. of EPrints having single JITA domain specifications were: Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information(27); Information use and sociology of information(80);Users,literacy and reading(13);Libraries as physical collections(30);Publishing and legal issues(57);Management(13);Industry, profession and education(36);Information sources, supports, channels(113) ; Information treatment for information services, Information functions and techniques (101); Technical services libraries, archives and museums(25); Housing technologies(1); Information technology and library technology(92); and Inter-domainery (395) i.e. having specifications of two or more than two JITA classes
ARHGEF9 regulates melanoma morphogenesis in environments with diverse geometry and elasticity by promoting filopodial-driven adhesion
No full textRho GTP Exchange Factors (RhoGEFs) and Rho GTPase Activating Proteins (RhoGAPs) are large families of molecules that regulate shape determination in all eukaryotes. In pathologies such as melanoma, RhoGEF and RhoGAP activity underpins the ability of cells to invade tissues of varying elasticity. To identify RhoGEFs and RhoGAPs that regulate melanoma cell shape on soft and/or stiff materials, we performed genetic screens, in tandem with single-cell quantitative morphological analysis. We show that ARHGEF9/Collybistin (Cb) is essential for cell shape determination on both soft and stiff materials, and in cells embedded in 3D soft hydrogel. ARHGEF9 is required for melanoma cells to invade 3D matrices. Depletion of ARHGEF9 results in loss of tension at focal adhesions decreased cell-wide contractility, and the inability to stabilize protrusions. Taken together we show that ARHGEF9 promotes the formation of actin-rich filopodia, which serves to establish and stabilize adhesions and determine melanoma cell shape
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