Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Adolescents (1)
- Affirmative (1)
- Bisexual (1)
- Bullying (1)
- Connection (1)
-
- Daughters (1)
- Gay (1)
- Grandmothers (1)
- Intergenerational communication (1)
- Interracial communication (1)
- LGB (1)
- Lesbian (1)
- Mindfulness (1)
- Mothers (1)
- Motherwork (1)
- Narrative inquiry (1)
- Positive communication (1)
- Relational practice (1)
- School (1)
- Storytelling (1)
- Talking circle (1)
- Women's leadership (1)
- Womens studies (1)
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Psychology
Addressing Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Bullying: A Mindfulness-Based Intervention Manual, Melanie L. Ernould
Addressing Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Bullying: A Mindfulness-Based Intervention Manual, Melanie L. Ernould
Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses
The following dissertation offers an intervention to combat the negative effects that bullying has
on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth in high school. The literature review demonstrates the need for such an intervention through examples of the damaging effects that such bullying has on LGB youth. These incidents of bullying are far too common in American schools, and the effects far reaching, as the media has been saturated with stories of “gay teen suicides” in recent years. While affirmative interventions are currently the status quo for work with LGB populations, it can be argued that these are limited. In …
A Women's Talking Circle: A Narrative Study Of Positive Intergenerational Communication, Pamela Ferris-Olson
A Women's Talking Circle: A Narrative Study Of Positive Intergenerational Communication, Pamela Ferris-Olson
Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses
Narrative inquiry was used to understand how women’s experiences with their mothers, grandmothers, and daughters and as mothers, grandmothers, and daughters contribute to their meaning making of communication and connectedness with unrelated women. A purposeful sample of nine women aged 31-69 from a small Midwestern city was studied. Six African American and three white women were chosen for their membership in a group that has regularly engaged in positive intergenerational communication for nearly two years. The women’s narratives of personal communicative experiences within their families and with the other women were recorded and interpreted to gain a deeper understanding of …