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Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษานี้วิเคราะห์ปัจจัยที่มีความสัมพันธ์ต่อความตั้งใจในการออกกำลังกายเพิ่มขึ้นของผู้สูงอายุในประเทศไทย โดยมุ่งเน้นกลุ่มที่ตระหนักว่าตนเองมีการออกกำลังกายไม่เพียงพอ ข้อมูลที่ใช้มาจากการสำรวจพฤติกรรมสุขภาพประชากรปี 2564 ของสำนักงานสถิติแห่งชาติ และวิเคราะห์ด้วยวิธีถดถอยโลจิสติกแบบทวิภาค (Binary Logistic Regression) เพื่อระบุปัจจัยสำคัญที่มีผลต่อความตั้งใจในการออกกำลังกายผลการศึกษาพบว่าปัจจัยส่วนบุคคล ได้แก่ อายุ ระดับการศึกษา สถานภาพทางเศรษฐกิจ และพื้นที่อยู่อาศัย ส่งผลต่อความตั้งใจในการออกกำลังกายอย่างมีนัยสำคัญ ผู้สูงอายุที่มีการศึกษาสูง มีสถานภาพทางเศรษฐกิจที่ดี และอาศัยในเขตเมือง มีแนวโน้มที่จะตั้งใจออกกำลังกายมากกว่า นอกจากนี้ การสนับสนุนทางสังคมจากครอบครัวและชุมชน เช่น การเข้าร่วมกิจกรรมกลุ่มและชมรมสุขภาพ ยังเป็นแรงจูงใจสำคัญที่เพิ่มความตั้งใจในการออกกำลังกาย ข้อเสนอแนะเชิงนโยบายควรให้ความสำคัญกับการพัฒนาศูนย์สุขภาพผู้สูงอายุที่มีบริการให้คำแนะนำเฉพาะทาง ลดความเหลื่อมล้ำทางเศรษฐกิจด้วยโครงการออกกำลังกายชุมชน เพิ่มโอกาสในการออกกำลังกายตามระดับการศึกษา ส่งเสริมกิจกรรมออกกำลังกายแบบกลุ่มในชุมชนเมืองและชนบท และสร้างเครือข่ายชุมชนเพื่อสนับสนุนการออกกำลังกาย ข้อเสนอแนะทางวิชาการควรมุ่งศึกษารูปแบบการออกกำลังกายเฉพาะกลุ่ม วิเคราะห์ปัจจัยทางสังคมและจิตวิทยาที่มีผลต่อการออกกำลังกาย และศึกษาการเปลี่ยนแปลงของความตั้งใจในการออกกำลังกายตามช่วงเวลาเพื่อให้ได้ข้อมูลเชิงลึกสำหรับการพัฒนานโยบายที่มีประสิทธิภาพ

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างคุณลักษณะของผู้ดูแลกับพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของผู้สูงอายุไทย, ภานุพันธุ์ พันธุ์กว้าง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของผู้สูงอายุไทย และเพื่อศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างคุณลักษณะของผู้ดูแลและพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของผู้สูงอายุไทย ดำเนินการวิจัยโดยใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ และใช้ข้อมูลทุติยภูมิจากโครงการสำรวจประชากรสูงอายุในประเทศไทย พ.ศ. 2564 โดยสำนักงานสถิติแห่งชาติ กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือ ผู้สูงอายุที่มีอายุ 60 ปีขึ้นไป ที่มีผู้ดูแลในการใช้ชีวิตประจำวัน จำนวน 3,406 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติเชิงพรรณนา ได้แก่ ค่าความถี่ ค่าร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ค่าต่ำสุด ค่าสูงสุด และค่าส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน และสถิติเชิงอนุมานคือ การถดถอยโลจิสติกทวิภาคผลการศึกษา พบว่า ผู้สูงอายุไทยมีเพียงร้อยละ 7.09 ที่ออกกำลังกายเป็นประจำ และมีเพียงร้อยละ 45.53 ที่กินผัก/ผลไม้เป็นประจำ และผู้สูงอายุที่ดื่มน้ำสะอาดวันละ 8 แก้วหรือมากกว่าเป็นประจำ มีเพียงร้อยละ 36.84 ในขณะที่สัดส่วนของผู้สูงอายุที่ไม่ดื่มสุรา/เครื่องดื่มที่มีแอลกอฮอล์ และไม่สูบบุหรี่ สูงถึงร้อยละ 96.96 และ 97.08 ตามลำดับ ซึ่งแสดงให้เห็นว่าพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่ยังคงต้องส่งเสริมให้มีเพิ่มมากขึ้นคือ การออกกำลังกาย การกินผัก/ผลไม้ และการดื่มน้ำสะอาด เมื่อศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างคุณลักษณะของผู้ดูแลกับพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่พึงประสงค์ พบว่า เพศ อายุ ระดับการศึกษาสูงสุด รูปแบบการอยู่อาศัย การลาออกจากงาน รายได้เฉลี่ยต่อเดือน การฝึกอบรมเพื่อดูแลผู้สูงอายุ ระยะเวลาที่ใช้ในการดูแลต่อสัปดาห์ (ชม.) และทัศนคติที่มีต่อการดูแลผู้สูงอายุ มีความสัมพันธ์กับพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของผู้สูงอายุไทยอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ 0.05 และพบว่าความสัมพันธ์ของผู้ดูแลกับผู้สูงอายุ ไม่มีความสัมพันธ์กับพฤติกรรมสุขภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของผู้สูงอายุในทุกด้าน

Parenting Styles And Behavioral Problems In Preschoolers, Sansanee Sutthi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This dissertation examines the impact of hidden violent punishment within diverse parenting styles in Thai society, focusing on preschool children aged 3 to 4 years (36 to 59 months). Utilizing the Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019 (MICS6/2019) national dataset (N=5,345), the study addresses three primary research objectives:1) examine the key factors and parenting styles influencing child behavioral problems, 2) investigate the associations between socioeconomic characteristics and parenting styles, and 3) generate a model for enhancing parenting factors that mitigate behavior problems in preschoolers. The study employs advanced statistical methodologies, including probit regression to analyze factors which influence behavior problems …

ความสุขของแรงงานสูงอายุไทย, ปิยะวัฒน์ เจริญศักดิ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยเรื่อง "ความสุขของแรงงานสูงอายุไทย" ผู้วิจัยใช้รูปแบบการวิจัยแบบผสมผสาน (Mixed Method) ประกอบด้วย การวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ (Quantitative Research) ใช้ชุดข้อมูลจากการสํารวจประชากรสูงอายุในประเทศไทย พ.ศ. 2564 จำนวน 33,934 คน ใช้วิธีการวิเคราะห์แบบการประมาณค่าแบบสองขั้นตอน (Heckman selection model) ในรูปแบบของแบบจำลองโพรบิต และ การวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ (Qualitative Research) เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลโดยใช้การสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก (In-depth Interview) จำนวน 30 คน ใช้วิธีการวิเคราะห์แก่นสาระ (Thematic Analysis) ผลการศึกษา มีดังต่อไปนี้ (1) แรงงานสูงอายุที่ต้องการทำงาน มีความสุขมากกว่าแรงงานสูงอายุที่ไม่ต้องการทำงาน (2) แรงงานสูงอายุที่มีชั่วโมงการทำงานตั้งแต่ 50 ชั่วโมงขึ้นไปมีความสุขมากกว่าแรงงานสูงอายุที่มีชั่วโมงการทำงานน้อยกว่า 29 ชั่วโมงต่อสัปดาห์ (3) แรงงานสูงอายุไทยมีการนิยามความสุขในชีวิต ได้แก่ รายได้และสินทรัพย์ ทัศนคติ ศาสนา ครอบครัว การเป็นตัวของตัวเอง การทำงาน การรู้จักให้ สุขภาพ และการเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของชุมชน และ (4) ตัวแบบ HAPPINESS หรือ ตัวแบบ 9 สุขสูงวัย ประกอบด้วย Health (สุขจากการมีสุขภาพกายและจิตที่ดี) Attitude (สุขจากการมีทัศนคติเชิงบวก) Participation (สุขจากการมีส่วนร่วมในชุมชนและสังคม) Planning (สุขจากการวางแผนชีวิต) Income (สุขจากการมีรายได้ที่เพียงพอ) Networking (สุขจากการมีเครือข่ายที่ดี) Employment (สุขจากการมีงานทำ) Social-Welfare (สุขจากการได้รับสวัสดิการเพื่อการดำรงชีวิต) Self-Value (สุขจากการรู้คุณค่าในตนเอง)

Women's Role In Sustainable Development Project In Rural Indonesia: A Case Study Of Access Project, United Nations Development Programme, Elizabeth Gabriela

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research focuses on the role of women participants in sustainable development projects in rural Indonesia, analyzing intricacies through Ecofeminism and intersectionality. More specifically, it examines the ACCESS Project implemented by UNDP in four provinces, aiming to address women’s engagement in the energy sector. ACCESS is a case study exploring empowerment within an institutionally gendered landscape—bounded by state quotas—for employment. Employing qualitative methods such as document analysis and semi-structured interviews with eight participants, the study draws from Ecofeminism and intersectionality to understand its central arguments. The findings depict progress toward gender inclusion in technical management for leadership roles, allowing women …

Public Authority And Legitimacy In Land And Forest Resources Governance In The Salween Peace Park, Saw Zaw Win Htoo

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This thesis examines the governance of land and forest resources in the Salween Peace Park (SPP), located in Kawthoolei (Karen State), Burma. The thesis specifically focuses on a village, referred to as P’ Saw Lu village, by conceptualizing “public authority.” It explores the production of public authority and legitimacy from the two coexisting governing systems within the SPP: the Karen National Union (KNU) as a state-like actor and the customary Kaw. The data analysis of this thesis is based on data collected in P’ Saw Lu village through four in-depth interviews with key informants, six individual interviews with villagers, two …

An Intersectional Analysis Of Findings From Humboldt County: The California Cannabis Worker And Equity Survey, Jennifer A. Smith

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This study explores how intersectional axes of identity, particularly gender and race, shape the experiences of precarity and resistance among cannabis workers in Humboldt County amid the industry's ongoing transition to legalization. Drawing on survey data from a diverse sample of 58 cannabis workers, the analysis revealed complex dimensions of precarity, including structural, physical, socioemotional, and material issues. Findings indicate that BIPOC workers, particularly men, face heightened structural precarity compared to their white counterparts, while the intersection of race and gender exacerbated vulnerabilities for BIPOC women and beyond binary individuals. Despite these challenges, workers demonstrated resilience and advocacy, emphasizing their …

Unjust And Unsafe: The Eviction Experiences Of Latine Immigrant And Farmworker Tenants In Oregon, Natalie J. Cholula, Lisa K. Bates, Alex Farrington, Marisa Zapata, Jacen Greene, Azad Amir-Ghassemi, Colleen Carroll

Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Latine immigrant households often face housing instability due to language barriers, immigration status, and limited access to government resources. Oregon farmworkers experience additional obstacles to safe and stable housing caused by low wages, a lack of affordable housing options, and social isolation. In light of the identified needs and lack of equitable access to resources that this group experiences, the Evicted in Oregon research team conducted focus groups with Latine immigrant and farmworker tenants in Multnomah, Washington, and Marion Counties. The aim was to gain insight into their experiences with eviction and understand how they navigated through evictions during the …

Postsurgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: Case With Review Of Diagnostic And Management Strategies, Michael M Talanker, Jessica R Nye, David T Mitchell, Daniel J Freet

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Postsurgical pyoderma gangrenosum (PSPG) is a highly uncommon and unpredictable wound healing complication. Rapid progression of ulcers at incisions can cause unfettered dehiscence. Most commonly, PSPG involves breast procedures; however, in this work, we detail a case of a patient who developed PSPG 10 days postoperatively after penile inversion vaginoplasty.

METHODS: The patient in this case underwent a penile inversion vaginoplasty with orchiectomy in the standard fashion. She had no risk factors for PSPG. Following an uncomplicated hospital stay, the patient developed difficulty with pain control and increasing serous drainage on the 10th postoperative day. On readmission, the patient …

Male Collegiate Student-Athletes Masculinity And Attitudes Toward Mental Health Seeking, Jennifer L. Mayette

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The mental health and well-being of college student-athletes has recently come to the attention of the general public with the increase in current and past athletes speaking out about the stressors they faced during their collegiate careers. With this increase in attention, higher education institutions and larger athletic associations have turned towards research to identify factors that are contributing to the struggles of student-athletes. One factor that has consistently been identified as a barrier for athletes seeking help for mental health concerns is stigma. For male student-athletes in particular, perception of the stigma associated with receiving psychological help due to …

An Internal And External Contextual Autoethnography Of A Single Mother's Experience As It Intersects With Misogyny, Patriarchy, And Hegemonic Masculinity, Heidi Sampson

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This dissertation is a contextual autoethnography of my lived experience with stigmatization, stereotypes, and institutional obstructions as a divorced single mother who previously experienced intimate partner violence and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The purpose of the study is to shed light on the complexity of the single motherhood experience, both internally and externally. From 2009 to 2019, the institutions I accessed for assistance as a single mother and those I interacted with for my children, my job, my health, and even within the church were unnecessarily burdensome financially, physically, and emotionally. This dissertation takes a contextual look at …

"Why Does This Have To Be So Hard?": Perinatal Experiences From An Ecological Systems Approach, Caitlin Senk

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study examines the lived experience of the perinatal population to understand how they can be supported from the lens of different ecological systems and what counselors can do to better serve people with uteruses during their perinatal experience. Furthermore, this study aims to utilize an inclusive framework for capturing the perinatal experience of people with uteruses and to explore barriers and facilitators to care through an ecological systems framework. Fifteen participants who have experienced infertility, conception, pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, stillbirth, and postpartum were recruited through various means throughout the United States. Thematic analysis was used, with semi-structured interviews and …

Teaching During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multiple Case Study Exploring Faculty Experiences In Fostering Positive Interaction With U.S.-Based Undergraduate Students, Lauren J. Bullock

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

COVID-19 changed how faculty members approached teaching in higher education in the United States. This study specifically looks at the changes in faculty-student interaction (FSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. While extensive literature exists on the topic from the student perspective, the disruption in education necessitated a more extensive study of the faculty perspective. A multiple-case study methodology was employed to explore the experiences of a small cohort of faculty members at a single institution and how they fostered positive interactions with students from Spring 2019 through Spring 2023. The data collected included semi-structured interviews, course syllabi, teaching philosophies, and a …

Inclusive Theory Of Change Development For A Social Enterprise, Megan A. Bolton

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This research aimed to study what occurs when a theory of change (ToC) is co-created in a social enterprise serving individuals facing barriers to employment. The study included the following three objectives: identifying the barriers and facilitators experienced by those implementing the ToC, gathering the perspectives of program end users on the ToC, and exploring how the ToC would facilitate impact measurement. A central feature of this AR study was the engagement of returning citizens in the discussion and development of the ToC, which added to the process and outcomes of this research in important ways. The lived experience of …

True Culture At War With Colonizer Culture: The Underrepresentation Of Pacific Islander Students In Higher Education., Loriann A. Leota

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This dissertation is an examination of the limited number of Pacific Islander students that advance from high school to higher education. It also examines the percentage of Pacific Islander students that attend higher education, but do not acquire their degree. Pacific Islander students informally recognize the dominant United States culture and curriculum as not culturally relevant and colonizing in nature. Thus, they struggle to adhere to colonizer culture and rely heavily on their culture (true culture), which has a set of norms that do not align with American cultural values. Pacific Islander culture is collectivist, which is in opposition to …

An Investigation Into Perception Of The Correlation Between The College People Attend And Their Long-Term Happiness, Gary F. Madvin

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study investigated perceptions about the correlation between the college people attend and long-term happiness. Its inquiry into whether college graduates believe where they go to college affects the chance for long-term happiness is a response to the growing concerns of high school students who are anxious about acceptance into an elite undergraduate college. There is substantial literature demonstrating that graduates of elite schools earn more money and professional success than graduates of standard schools (Rumberger & Thomas, 1993). At the same time, there is evidence that individuals who attend a lower tier school while having similar characteristics to those …

A Critical Incident Analysis Of Humanizing Interactions Between Correctional Officers And People Who Are Incarcerated, Aimee Califano

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The correctional officer (CO) has one of the most critical roles in the correctional setting and is one of the least studied topics amongst criminal justice professionals (Butler et al., 2018). In the United States, a CO’s primary responsibility is to ensure the safety and well-being of an incarcerated individual and the staff that work in the prison setting (Cheek, 1984). Paradoxically, in the United States, the CO works in an organizational system based on deprivation and punishment toward incarcerated people. The United States Prison system’s current structure does not support rehabilitation efforts of incarcerated people and ultimately impacts any …

Envisioning Futures: A Photovoice Study On How An Urban Afterschool Program Empowers Caregivers To Be Agents Of Change In Their Community, Ellen Mays

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

As part of comprehensive whole-family out-of-school-time programming, parent engagement and education play an important role in addressing achievement and opportunity gaps in low-income neighborhoods. Parent groups have the potential to be a unique space of social justice work by creating supportive, innovative spaces to build social capital and organize around common action goals. This photovoice study looks specifically at “Parent University,” a parent out-of-school-time meeting group that focuses on empowerment education by providing opportunities for parents to meet, engage in rich consciousness raising dialogue, identify areas in need of change, and create and implement action for social change. This study …

An Organic Inquiry Into Teacher Experiences Of Self-Healing, Alison Davis

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This dissertation engages the spiritually-inspired methodology of organic inquiry to investigate how teachers practice self-healing in order to become available to students. Self-healing is a vital part of freeing up the teacher’s perceptive capacities to more deeply and fully attend to the needs of students. Self-healing work includes a variety of practices and modalities, including spiritual ones, in order to work through trauma, adversity, dis-ease, stress, and one-sidedness. Research shows that self-healing, especially in regards to mindfulness and meditation, equips teachers to confront compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, burnout, illness, and more. There is also ample evidence that training one’s attention …

Engendering Ethics: Recognition And Inclusion Of Intersectional Identities In Queer Communities When Conducting Population Survey Research, Kim Andreassen, Leanda D. Mason, Julian Chen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This paper delves into the critical importance of ethical considerations in research, with a primary focus on gender, sex, and sexual orientation. Recognizing the vulnerabilities and complexities inherent in these communities, we emphasize here the necessity of ethical awareness throughout all research phases. Ethical obligations may extend to ensuring cultural sensitivity, safety, and equitable resource distribution. The core ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice are promoted here to serve as a viable framework for ethical research. These principles require meticulous attention to informed consent, minimizing harm, maximizing benefits, and promoting fairness throughout the research process. The paper delves …

Leveraging Instagram To Enhance Self-Esteem: A Self-Affirmative Intervention Study And Multilevel Mediation Analysis, Shuna Shiann Khoo, Hwajin Yang, Wei Xing Toh

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Although studies have consistently indicated that heavier use of social networking sites (SNS) perpetuates poorer self-esteem outcomes, no study has examined potential intervention methods that can yield positive effects from SNS use. We hypothesized that viewing one's Instagram profile would have self-affirmative effects on self-perception because the profile typically showcases curated instrumental positive aspects of self. Furthermore, these self-affirmative effects would indirectly improve state self-esteem via enhanced clarity of self-concept. To test our hypothesis, we designed an experimental intervention study where one group viewed their Instagram profile regularly, while another group viewed a neutral abstract art profile. Using multilevel latent …

Lion City Zoopolis: Urban Crittizenship In Biophilic Singapore, George Wong

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

A central theme of Singapore’s “City in Nature” vision is framed through biophilic urbanism, or efforts to harmonize biodiversity and urban development through built, social, and political design. The central discourses of Singapore’s biophilic urbanism have revolved around flora-centric paradigms, including habitat conservation, greening spaces, and access to natural capital. This paper detours from conventions of Singapore’s urban ecological futures and instead explores the governance of fauna co- existence in the city–state through the concept of “urban crittizenship.” Defined as a more-than-human denization framework that interrogates urban wildlife governance, urban crittizenship interrogates the politics of urban wildlife’s rights to the …

Listening To The Voices Of America, Kathryn J. Edin, Corey D. Fields, David B. Grusky, Jure Leskovec, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Kristen M. Olson, Charles Varner

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

We make the case for building a permanent public-use platform for conducting and analyzing immersive interviews on the everyday lives of Americans. The American Voices Project (AVP)—a widely watched experiment with this new platform—provides important early evidence on its promise. The articles in this issue reveal that, although public-use interview datasets obviously cannot meet all research needs, they do provide new opportunities to study small or hidden populations, new or emerging social problems, reactions to ongoing social crises, submerged values and attitudes, and many other aspects of American life. We conclude that a permanent AVP platform would help build an …

Display Of Battery Items In Web And Mail Surveys: Grids Versus Item-By-Item And Radio Versus Wide Buttons, Kristen M. Olson, Jolene D. Smyth, Angelica Phillips

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

How to display questions that are part of a battery in self-administered surveys is an important decision. Battery items may be displayed in a grid in a mail survey or computer web survey, but are often displayed as individual items on mobile devices. Although past research has com-pared grids to item-by-item displays in computer and mobile web surveys, almost no work has compared these displays in mail surveys. Additionally, many web survey templates use wide rectangular buttons to select response options in individual items using a mobile-optimized design, different from the standard round answer space format typically used in mail …

Beyond Borders: Exploring The Lived Experiences Of International Migrant Women In Nigeria, A Deep Dive Into Healthcare Realities And Utilization, Juliet Nwafor, Rowland Edet, Ezebunwa Nwokoch

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This study explored access to and utilization of healthcare facilities among migrant women in an urban slum community in Nigeria, focusing on factors influencing healthcare-seeking behaviors and the implications for public health interventions. A qualitative case study-oriented research design was employed, involving in-depth interviews with 21 migrant women of reproductive age and 4 key informant interviews with healthcare workers in the Ayobo community of Lagos State, Nigeria. Data collection occurred from June to September 2018, and thematic analysis was used to interpret the findings. Three main themes emerged: living conditions, pattern of healthcare utilization, and factors influencing accessibility and utilization …

Dancing Around And Through Harm: Examining The Lived Experiences Of Women Of Colour With Gender-Based Violence In The Toronto & Kitchener-Waterloo Latin Dance Communities, Lexi Salt

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Given the systemic nature of gender-based violence in Canada, as well as the increasing popularity of Latin dance, it is important to better understand the particular and culturally-specific ways gender-based violence manifests itself within the Latin dance community. This research study examines the lived experiences of women of colour with gender-based violence in the Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo Latin dance communities. Two groups of participants took part in semi-structured interviews: 14 women of colour dancers, and six “Power Players”, leaders in the Latin dance community who are in a position of power (e.g., instructors, organizers, DJs). The data was analyzed using …

"Better Equipped"? Examining The Role Of Social Work In Clinical Countering Violent Extremism, David Yuzva Clement

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Hate and violent extremism persist in communities, online environments, and societies across the globe. In addition to their most violent expressions, including hate crimes, extremist and terrorist violence, these phenomena wield severe negative, detrimental, traumatic, and intergenerational impacts. Grounded in evidenced-based policy, comprehensive prevention and intervention efforts, as well as the transfer of knowledge across scientific disciplines, a whole-of-society approach is fundamental to prevent and counter hatred, violence, and extremism. Although violent radicalization and associated societal problems are advancing at unprecedented speeds, preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) is an emerging intervention field in behavioural health and social sciences. While …

Mainstream Media Portrayal Of Banishment And Nation-Imposed Punishment, Keely Ormond

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

“In a traditional village, we wouldn’t have a teepee with no door on it and throw somebody in there. We wouldn’t cast them out, because banishment meant death. What we had to do was restore relationships” – Ryan Beardy (Thorpe, 2022).

The following project examines the representation of Indigenous traditions, customs, and issues in Canadian mainstream media. Specifically, this project is interested in the portrayal of banishment as an Indigenous practice in Canadian mainstream news outlets. This project is based on an interpretive paradigm informed by grounded theory and concepts of media framing, postcolonialism, settler colonialism and restorative justice. Nineteen …

Protecting Not Protesting: Indigenous People’S Experience, Perceptions, And Motivations Of Land Defending In Canada, Krystene Green

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Indigenous people hold a respectful and reciprocal relationship with the land, which is central to their cultures and societies. However, the appropriation of traditional lands lies at the heart of settler colonialism. This has resulted in a prolonged struggle by Indigenous people and their allies against land dispossession for settler occupation and resource extraction that has shaped historical and contemporary Indigenous land defence movements. This research explores the experiences and challenges faced by Indigenous people who engage in land defence in Canada, focusing on their strategies, resilience and motivations in protecting the land. The study draws on Absolon’s (2010) Indigenous …

"Shut Down And Closed Off": A Routine Activity Approach To Investigating The Relationship Between Covid-19 School Closures And Child Sexual Abuse Report Characteristics In Georgia, Spencer E. Riner

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 created a public health crisis that led to an unprecedented number of school closures. A major concern raised by child advocates, law enforcement, and social service providers was the possible increase in undetected child abuse and maltreatment. Undergirding this concern was the belief that this mitigation effort might place child abuse victims and offenders within proximity for extended periods of time. While this was a significant concern, it has rarely been analyzed empirically. To address this gap in the literature, this thesis investigates how school closures impacted the characteristics of child sexual abuse (CSA) reports …