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Characteristics, supports, and quality of life of Irish adults with intellectual disability in life-sharing residential communities
- Authors:
- FAHEY Aine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 35(2), June 2010, pp.66-76.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study aimed to compare quality and outcomes for residents with intellectual disability across intentional communities such as those organised by the Camphill communities. The Camphill movement aims to create communities in which vulnerable children and adults can live, learn and work with others in healthy social relationships based on mutual care and respect. A cross-sectional design was used to gather data about the personal characteristics, nature, and quality of residential supports provided to residents, and quality of life outcomes for 29 adults living in two Camphill life-sharing communities in the South East region of Ireland. Comparable data were available for 125 adults in group homes or campus residences. The results showed that supports for Camphill residents were of good quality, expressed in smaller size of household, higher staffing ratios, homely living areas, low levels of institutionalised practices such as social distance, reciprocal relationships with houseparents, and well-developed management procedures. Less choice and involvement were reported in Camphill relative to group homes, but it is possible that the measures applied did not capture the community approach to decision making. The findings suggest that the Camphill residents experience a particular pattern of quality of life benefits focused on reciprocal relationships with co-residents who offer support.
The EQUAL Project
- Author:
- THOMPSON Lyn
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 9(4), December 2005, pp.35-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Centre for Sheltered Housing Studies (CSHS) started the Lifelong Learning and Active Ageing EQUAL Project in response to a new stream of European Social Fund money. The project aimed to explore ways of supporting marginalised groups - unemployed people of all ages - enabling them to access educational opportunities and improving their chances of entering the workplace. This article describes how the project has allowed the young and the old to connect, share skills and discover mutual understanding as well as develop new skills.
The meaning of stigma: identity construction in two old-age institutions
- Authors:
- GAMLIEL Tova, HAZAN Haim
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 26(3), May 2006, pp.355-371.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
People in advanced old age with frailties and those who are resident in old-age institutions manage their identities within the constraints of stigmatised settings. This paper compares the processes of identity construction in an old-age home and in a sheltered housing project for older people in Israel. Applying a symbolic-interactionist perspective that sees old-age institutions as social arenas for the reconstruction of identity, the paper first distinguishes the residents' constructions of stigma and deviance. While the old-age home residents collectively turned their stigma into a source of positive labelling, the sheltered housing residents drew advantages from their previous roles and statuses. Gossip is shown to play a critical role in reproducing stigma, particularly in the old-age home. These findings are used to demonstrate the variability and potential for adaptation among the residents – who are often stereotyped as homogeneous and passive. The paper concludes with a discussion of the literal and metaphorical languages used by older people, and of stigma as a positive instrument that can introduce content into the definition of the self.
Top 10 greatest "hits": important findings and future directions for intimate partner violence research
- Author:
- LANGHINRICHSEN-ROHLING Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20(1), January 2005, pp.108-118.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In this article, the author highlights her choice of the 10 most important recent findings from the intimate partner violence research literature, which include (a) the creation of the Conflict Tactics Scale; (b) the finding that violent acts are most often perpetrated by intimates; (c) a series of findings that indicate that women also engage in intimate partner violence; (d) the finding that intimate partner violence typically evolves out of relationship dissatisfaction; (e) the finding that there are different subtypes of domestically violent men; (f) physiological measures that have added to our knowledge of intimate partner violence; (g) the evolving intergenerational transmission of violence theory; (h) the finding that verbal abuse, neglect, and psychological abuse need to be studied alongside physical violence; (i) research on leaving abusive relationships that may inform policy about sheltering battered women; and (j) the finding that alcohol plays an important role in the production of intimate partner violence. In the conclusion, the author describes a dyadic cycle of violence that may characterize some abusive couples. She also argues for a multimodal theory that links findings obtained from individual, relationship, intergenerational, gender-specific, and cultural perspectives.
Psychological impact of wife abuse: experiences of Chinese women and their children
- Author:
- TANG Catherine So-kum
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 12(3), June 1997, pp.466-478.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Explores the impact of wife abuse on the general and psychological well-being of Chinese women and their children in Hong Kong. Results indicated that both verbal and physical wife abuse were rated to negative effects of the women and their children. Husbands' abusive behaviour toward their wives and children was associated with children's aggressive behaviour. Comparisons among the shelter, discordant, and intact groups showed that women of the shelter group experienced the most abuse by their husbands and were the most depressed and anxious. Women of the shelter and discordant groups experienced higher levels of general distress than did the intact group. Limitations and research implications of the study also are discussed.