scholarly journals Shifting gender regimes: The complexities of domestic violence among Canada's Inuit

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Mancini Billson
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Rapid Social Change ◽  
Transitional Phenomenon ◽  
Gender Regimes ◽  
Traditional Patterns ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractThis article brings the voices of Inuit women into the discourse on domestic violence as a core issue in their communities. The views of Inuit women interviewed as part of a case study of Pangnirtung, Nunavut Territory between 1988 and 2002 are accompanied by statistics on patterns of domestic violence. The Canadian Government brought the Inuit from the land to this small Baffin Island hamlet during the 1960s. The sources of domestic violence are framed within the context of female well-being and the impacts of resettlement, rapid social change, and women’s rights as human rights. Traditional patterns of domestic violence, as reported by Inuit women, are compared to contemporary rates. Inuit women across generations explore the precipitating factors and impacts of domestic violence. Insofar as domestic violence results from shifting (and unbalanced) gender regimes, in this case amplified by rapid social change, it may be a transitional phenomenon. As the Inuit develop new cultural forms, and political and economic stability emerge from the creation of Nunavut, domestic violence rates should decline. Because individual well-being contributes to general social well-being and vice versa, women and their communities are likely to experience a lower level of both objective and subjective well-being until domestic violence has been reduced.

scholarly journals Subjectively Evaluated Effects of Domestic Violence on Well-Being in Clinical Populations

ISRN Nursing ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marika Poutiainen ◽  
Juha Holma
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Management ◽  
Subjective Evaluations ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Routine Inquiry

Effects of domestic violence are reflected in victims' physical, psychological, and sexual health as well as in victims' subjective evaluations of health or subjective well-being. The principal aim of this study was to study the extent to which the consequences of domestic violence are reflected in patients' subjectively evaluated well-being, life management, and sense of security in an emergency department, a maternity department, and a reception unit of a psychiatric hospital. A questionnaire on the effects of domestic violence was administered to 530 patients. 61 patients reported either current or previous domestic violence that affected their current well-being and life management. Domestic violence was reported to have an effect on subjective well-being and sense of security: the more recent or frequent the experience of violence was, the greater was considered its impact on well-being and sense of security. Routine inquiry can uncover hidden cases of abuse and hence would be of great benefit in the healthcare context. Early identification of abuse victims can prevent further harm caused by violence.

scholarly journals Psychological Capital in Educational Context: Lifelong Learning and Beyond Hope

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mei-Ling, Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Happy Life ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Relevant Variables

The world of work is constantly changing whereby innovation and challenges requires oneself to be competitive. Although, human capital and social capital are vital to the success, psychological capital (PsyCap) has been proposed as a new complementary concept that remains in success. Research proves that hope is a good predictor of subjective well-being. Promoting academic PsyCap helps achieve academic success. The author attempts to draw parallels to consider the construct of PsyCap that can predict educational success, substantiates the assumptions in light of results of survey “Psychological Perspectives on Perceived Hope”, and highlights the significant relationships between hope, PsyCap and other relevant variables that impact educational and future life success. These dynamics of lifelong learning, hope, and psychological capital needs further empirical clarification. The purpose of this paper is to present the local results, especially the assessment of the social and psychological aspects of hope in relation to lifelong learning. Accordingly, the paper has three aims: Firstly, what is the role of the demographic structure of the samples in enabling social change (optimism and enthusiasm, happy life years, self-efficacy) and hope of life (well-being, basic human needs, life satisfaction)? Secondly, what are the predictability of social change and hope of life? Thirdly, what are the correlation of social change and hope of life? These research questions capture broader social and psychological debates about the topics of lifelong learning, social exclusion, well-being, hope and psychological capital, and they also assist us to progress the discussions around the hope for a good life. SPSS (t-test, ANOVA, multiple regression analysis, canonical correlation analysis) is utilized to gather descriptive statistics.

scholarly journals Happiness in Communities: How Neighborhoods, Cities and States Use Subjective Well-Being Metrics

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Musikanski ◽  
Carl Polley ◽  
Scott Cloutier ◽  
Erica Berejnoi ◽  
Julia Colbert
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Community Organizers ◽  
Survey Instruments

This essay, the fourth and last of a series published by the<em> Journal of Social Change</em>, is intended as a tool for community organizers, local policy makers, researchers, students and others to incorporate subjective well-being indicators into their measurements and management of happiness and well-being in their communities, for policy purposes, for research and for other purposes. It provides case studies of community-based efforts in five different regions (São Paulo, Brazil; Bristol, United Kingdom; Melbourne, Australia; Creston, British Columbia, Canada; and Vermont, United States) that either developed their own subjective well-being index or used the Happiness Alliance’s survey instrument to measure happiness and well-being. The essay offers lessons to consider when using subjective well-being indicator survey instruments. Finally, the essay provides a process for measuring happiness using the Happiness Alliance’s survey instrument.

scholarly journals Exposure to Domestic and Community Violence and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (65) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doralúcia Gil da Silva ◽  
Débora Dalbosco Dell'Aglio
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Domestic Violence Exposure ◽  
Community Exposure ◽  
South Of Brazil ◽  
Age Range

Abstract There is major exposure to domestic and community violence during adolescence, which has been negatively related to well-being. This work aimed to identify relationships between domestic and community violence and the levels of subjective well-being perceived by adolescents, considering sex and age. The participants were 426 adolescents from public schools in the south of Brazil; 62% were girls, with a mean age of 14.91 years old ( SD = 1.65), who answered one instrument about exposure to violence and another about well-being. Results indicated greater domestic violence exposure among girls and greater community exposure among boys. The age range from 16 to 18 years old was the most exposed to domestic violence. Boys reported greater well-being and less negative affect. Differences in violence exposure may be related to roles of gender in our society. Well-being promotion is highlighted as a resource for confronting violence among adolescents.

Lives lived longer: Chronic pain, subjective well-being, and occupation

Work and pain ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Christopher Eccleston
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Age ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Dual Process Model

We are living longer. Later life for many will be characterized by learning to live with pain, and how to live well despite pain. Theories of adjustment are reviewed with a focus on the dual process model of coping, which puts all attempts at coping with adversity within in a developmental and ageing framework. Examples of how one comes to negotiate what is possible, desirable, achievable, and allowable in later life occupation are explored. Finally, a consideration of this new age is discussed with its implications for identity and for social change.

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