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Emerging Strong From A Difficult Adolescence: A Qualitative Study Of Resilience, Vivian Horovitch
Emerging Strong From A Difficult Adolescence: A Qualitative Study Of Resilience, Vivian Horovitch
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight, second and third year university students who self-identified as having emerged intact from a difficult adolescence. Questions were asked with regard to stress, protective factors, resources, and coping strategies during adolescence, as well as about how they achieved a sense of well-being. Themes derived from qualitative analysis are highlighted in a chronological life story for each participant. Common themes for participants’ coping during adolescence included distraction and avoidance strategies, such as keeping active with sports, extracurricular activities, religion, or arts. More “mature” coping strategies emerged as participants neared early adulthood. These included strategies …
Gender, Income And Managerial Status Among Graduate Social Workers, Gail Louise Kenyon
Gender, Income And Managerial Status Among Graduate Social Workers, Gail Louise Kenyon
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Two historical changes have impacted on women's relationship with work in the last century. The influx of young single women into the paid work force and the participation of married women in the paid work force have changed the world of work for men and women. Middle and upper class women gained access into the public sphere through the caring work of teaching, nursing and social work. Although the roles of women have expanded and in many ways changed, the struggle for equity is far from over. Women still earn, on average, significantly less than males in Canada. Female Social …