113 research outputs found
Making the Rainforest Aboriginal: Tindale and Birdsell's foray into deep time
No full textIn the late 1930s Norman Tindale and Joseph Birdsell identified the inhabitants of the North Queensland rainforests as a distinct race of Indigenous Australians. This classification was a keystone of their attempted reconstruction of the deep past of Australia. According to their narrative, the Aboriginal inhabitants of the rainforests were relicts of the first human occupants of Australia, refugees from later waves of Aboriginal invaders who seized all but the most inhospitable parts of the continent. From the outset, Tindale and Birdsell's argument was burdened with serious problems, both in the qualities they attributed to rainforest people and in their representation of the rainforest environment as a 'refuge'. While Tindale and Birdsell's racial theorising and historical speculations drew some supporters, they failed to win general academic acclamation and by the 1970s were quite thoroughly discredited. Yet the category 'rainforest Aboriginal' survived, disengaged from the reconstruction of Australia's past that had inspired it and anchored instead to the distinctive economy of rainforest subsistence, instantiated in a unique material culture. This paper takes Tindale and Birdsell's relict-race representation o frainforest Aboriginal people as the starting point in an exploration of how European people represented the Aboriginal inhabitants of the North Queensland rainforests over roughly a hundred years, from the 1870s to the 1970s
Making the Rainforest Aboriginal: Tindale and Birdsell's foray into deep time
No full textIn the late 1930s Norman Tindale and Joseph Birdsell identified the inhabitants of the North Queensland rainforests as a distinct race of Indigenous Australians. This classification was a keystone of their attempted reconstruction of the deep past of Australia. According to their narrative, the Aboriginal inhabitants of the rainforests were relicts of the first human occupants of Australia, refugees from later waves of Aboriginal invaders who seized all but the most inhospitable parts of the continent. From the outset, Tindale and Birdsell's argument was burdened with serious problems, both in the qualities they attributed to rainforest people and in their representation of the rainforest environment as a 'refuge'. While Tindale and Birdsell's racial theorising and historical speculations drew some supporters, they failed to win general academic acclamation and by the 1970s were quite thoroughly discredited. Yet the category 'rainforest Aboriginal' survived, disengaged from the reconstruction of Australia's past that had inspired it and anchored instead to the distinctive economy of rainforest subsistence, instantiated in a unique material culture. This paper takes Tindale and Birdsell's relict-race representation o frainforest Aboriginal people as the starting point in an exploration of how European people represented the Aboriginal inhabitants of the North Queensland rainforests over roughly a hundred years, from the 1870s to the 1970s
The Roles of Religious Affiliation and Family Solidarity as Protective Factors against Problem Gambling Risk in a Métis Sample
No full textProtective factors against problem gambling are important to study, and this thesis focuses on religious affiliation and family solidarity. In this study, 100 Métis Ontarians aged 46-88 completed a cross-sectional survey. The relationships of problem gambling risk with alcohol misuse, age, gender, religious affiliation, and family solidarity were explored. Intergenerational religious concordance (passing down religious affiliation through generations) was examined in the context of healthy family functioning. A qualitative research question asked participants about the potential relationship between religious beliefs and gambling behaviour. Participants at moderate or high risk of problem gambling (score of two or more on the Problem Gambling Severity Index) were more likely than those at no or low risk to say that they perceive a relationship between their gambling behaviour and their religious beliefs.Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchOntario Problem Gambling Research Centr
Introduction – Creativity matters: poetics, pedagogy, production, policy
No full textThe Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) 2022 Conference Creativity Matters: Poetics. Pedagogy. Production. Policy. was held at Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Brisbane from Monday 11 July to Wednesday 13 July 2022. In this Journal of Media Practice and Education ASPERA Special Issue, we are pleased to present research arising from the papers presented at the conference.Full Tex
Non-profit and for-profit agencies in a managed competition environment: Are they competing on a level playing field?
No full textSince March of 1999, health care providers in Ontario have been competing with each other for a share of the health care market by responding to Requests For Proposals put forth by a single local government agency called a Community Care Access Centre. This thesis borrows a fairness framework form the field of organizational justice and uses the related concepts of procedural and distributive justice to explore the factors involved in the creation of a level playing field in the managed competition environment. Findings suggest perceptions of fairness are influenced by factors such as an agency's size, union status, for-profit/non-profit status, success to date, the external environment and the passage of time. Participants were more likely to perceive the RFP process as fair if certain attributes were attained including establishing clear expectations, basing the judgment on criteria and obtaining consistency within and among CCACs
Parents who sue their adult children for support: An examination of decisions by Canadian court judges
No full textThis thesis is an investigation of the factors considered by judges in cases where the provincial legislation obligates adult children to provide support for their parents. These factors are explored within the context of intergenerational relationships with a focus on functional solidarity. Fourteen case reports, which represent all of the cases reported to have come before the courts that considered or referred to this legislation, were examined. Thematic content analysis revealed that the courts promote the obligation of family members to provide for one another according to the legislation and that the responsibility to provide this support is organized according to certain priorities. Nuclear family obligations come before those of the extended family. The most salient factors considered by the court in these cases were: the parent's demonstrated need, the child's financial capability of meeting his or her obligations, the presence of interdependency in the relationship between parent and child, and the situation which led to the initiation of the judicial process
Older Adults’ Awareness of Community Health and Support Services for Dementia Care
No full textThe article examines where older adults seek help in caring for a parent with dementia and the factors associated with their identification of community health and support services as sources of assistance. The authors conducted telephone interviews, using random digit dialing, of 1,152 adults aged 50 and over in the city of Hamilton. Respondents received a vignette that raised issues related to parental dementia. In identifying support sources, over 37 per cent of respondents identified their physician, 33 per cent identified informal support such as family and neighbors, and 31 per cent identified home health services. Only 18 per cent identified community support services. Female participants having higher levels of education were more likely to identify their physician as a source of support. Knowing where to find information about community support services was associated with an increased likelihood of mentioning physicians and home health services as sources of assistance.community support services , awareness , dementia , caregivers , vignette methodology
Effects of intimacy on sexuality in long term committed heterosexual relationships
No full textThe purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the effects intimacy has on sexuality in a long term committed heterosexual relationships. Currently, few studies cover both, intimacy and sexuality, the majority of studies that focus on intimacy look at its effect on marital satisfaction (Harper, Schaalje & Sandberg, 2000). This study used a combination of questionnaires (PAIR, MSIS, and the ASQ) and open ended questions to address the research topic. Individuals over the age of 55 who are currently in, or have been, in a long term committed relationship were recruited through a community based sample. The data obtained from this study illustrate that there is a relationship between intimacy and sexuality in long term committed relationships and that changes occur over the course of a relationship. Some gender differences exist in expression of sexuality but not in perceived level of intimacy and there is no significant difference between widowers and non-widowers
An exploratory study on intergenerational ambivalence and aging stepfamilies: the challenges and rewards faced by adult stepchildren
No full textThis thesis examines adult stepfamily membership from the perspective of young adult stepchildren. The primary goal of this thesis was to investigate the challenges and rewards associated with stepfamily relationships, support, and traditions. The objective was to determine what the challenges and rewards of adult stepfamily life are from the perspective of young adult stepchildren. Guided by ideas emerging from the concept of intergenerational ambivalence, this research explored stepfamily relationships, intergenerational stepfamily support, and stepfamily traditions through interviews with a small sample of young adult stepchildren from the Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo area. Findings suggest that young adult stepchildren identify both rewards and challenges with regards to relationships, support, and traditions celebrated with the stepfamily. The framework of intergenerational ambivalence appears to be a promising tool for future stepfamily studies
Considering Seniors' Mental Health in Federal and Provincial Policies in Canada: Focus on Home Care and Long-Term Care Where have we been? Where are we going? And why does it matter?
No full textIncreased life expectancies and the prevalence of chronic illness in late life have illuminated a structural lag in our healthcare systems. While Canada’s publicly insured healthcare system was designed around acute illness, older adults use home and long-term care services more than other age groups. There is also a need for understanding the impact and prevalence of mental illnesses in late life. Given that older adults with mental illness frequently use services outside of the publicly insured healthcare system, this dissertation explores how provinces have organized home and long-term care to support older adults with mental health issues. This research is guided by the political economy theory of aging and the life course theoretical perspective. Qualitative methods including the Policy Triangle Framework and Framework Analysis were used in this comparative analysis of Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Ontario. Through analysis of 23 policy documents and 18 key informant interviews, findings are organized by themes associated with research questions. This includes analysis of the content of the policies, and an exploration of the key drivers, processes, context, and actors/champions that interact to shape policymaking. Current policy gaps and alignment with evidence in the field are examined. Cross-provincial analysis found that seniors’ mental health falls between gaps in policies. Furthermore, mental health strategies focus on children/youth, and aging policies often minimize mental health issues beyond dementia. Provincial political ideologies and contexts influence messaging in policies, as evidenced by a residualist social welfare model in Alberta. Apocalyptic demography, especially intergenerational justice, is found within policy documents, focusing on "fair" and "equitable" systems that meet the needs of seniors without compromising other populations. Across provinces there is divergence from research in terms of the perspective around mental illness and dementia. Instead of taking an integrated view, policy silos and legacies separate dementia as a medical/organic issue and mental illness as a psychiatric issue. Promising innovations are also highlighted. Theses findings contribute to the literature about seniors’ mental health policy in Canada. Challenges to doing applied health policy analysis in an ever-changing landscape are discussed, and future research directions and policy recommendations are offered
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