A gaggle of raging grannies: the empowerment of older Canadian women through social activism

Narushima, Miya

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“…As for SMO, studies of the Canadian 'Raging Grannies' found that the desire of acting on behalf of future generations (Narushima 2004;Sawchuk 2009) and mobilizing against social and environmental injustices (Hutchinson and Wexler 2007) were common reasons for joining the organization. In a recent study conducted in Spain of a similar SMO which also included older men, BlancheTarragó and Fernández-Ardèvol (2014) found that fighting against injustice and the loss of welfare benefits were the most frequently mentioned motives for participating.…”

Section: The Motivations Of Older People For Participating In Politicsmentioning

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Older People’s Motivations to Engage in Political Organizations: Evidence from a Catalan Study

Serrat

Villar

2016

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This study explored the motivations of Catalan older people to engage in political organizations. The sample consisted of 192 people aged 65 and over who were active members of three types of political organizations: neighborhood associations, political parties/trade unions, and single-issue organizations. Their answers to an open-ended question were content analyzed, and a series of Chi-square tests were run to assess the association of the resulting categories with the type of organization in which participants were active. The results show that the motives for engaging in political organizations were mainly focused on introducing changes in the community, although the scope of the changes desired tended to vary. While some participants expressed idealistic motivations, others stated that they become involved in order to stand up for a cause in which they believed. One in six participants was motivated by self-interest, either related to personal growth or to self-protective needs. Motives for participating were related to the type of organization in which participants were active, suggesting that organizations should consider the influence of their own particular context and characteristics in developing recruitment and retention strategies.Résumé Cette étude a porté sur les motivations des personnes âgées catalanes pour s'engager dans des organisations politiques. Le panel était composé de 192 personnes âgées d'au moins 65 ans qui étaient des membres actifs de trois types d'organisations politiques : associations de quartier, partis ou syndicats politiques et organisations à vocation unique. Leurs réponses à une question ouverte ont fait l'objet d'une analyse de contenu et une série de tests du khi-deux a été effectuée pour évaluer l'association entre les catégories qui en résultent et le type & Rodrigo Serrat d'organisation dans laquelle les participants étaient actifs. Les résultats montrent que les motivations pour s'engager dans des organisations politiques étaient principalement axées sur l'introduction de changements dans la société, bien que l'ampleur des changements souhaités ait tendance à varier. Si certains participants ont exprimé des motivations idéalistes, d'autres ont déclaré qu'ils s'impliquaient pour défendre une cause en laquelle ils croyaient. Un participant sur six était motivé par son intérêt personnel, lié au développement personnel ou à des besoins d'autoprotection. Les motivations pour participer étaient liées au type d'organisation dans laquelle les participants étaient actifs, ce qui indique que les organisations devraient examiner l'influence de leur contexte particulier et leurs caractéristiques pour élaborer leurs stratégies de recrutement et de fidélisation.Zusammenfassung Diese Studie untersuchte die Motivationen älterer Menschen in Katalonien, sich in politischen Organisationen zu engagieren. Die Stichprobe umfasste 192 Personen, die mindestens 65 Jahre alt und aktive Mitglieder in drei Arten politischer Organisationen waren: Nachbarschaftsvereinigungen, politische Parteien/Gew...

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Section: The Motivations Of Older People For Participating In Politicsmentioning

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Older People’s Motivations to Engage in Political Organizations: Evidence from a Catalan Study

Serrat

Villar

2016

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“…Musical engagement can offer ways to maintain and promote 'positive health and wellbeing in older adults' (Baker & Ballantyne, 2013, p. 9). Narushima (2004) points out that it is important to recognize that older people cannot merely be understood just as a chronological age but the provision of services and activities should consider 'socioeconomic conditions, health, lifestyle, cohort difference and gender, all of which affect an individual's ageing ' (p. 25).…”

Section: Active Music Engagement By Older Peoplementioning

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Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia

Joseph

Southcott

2014

International Journal of Lifelong Education

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“…Social activism is, for some older adults, an occupation that allows the use of their life experience, skills and knowledge for community and social transformation and that provides opportunities to move beyond occupations traditionally viewed as appropriate for older adults (Narushima, 2004). In contexts where older adults face discrimination and are characterised as inherently problematic, where the "problem of aging" and the "crippling burden" of older people are frequently invoked, and they are represented by groups run for them, not by them, social activism is an important way to be part of the "struggle for participatory, rather than solely representative democracy" (Postle et al, 2005, p. 183) and for their voices to be heard.…”

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The Meaning of Social Activism to Older Adults in Ireland

Fox

Quinn

2012

Journal of Occupational Science

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A gaggle of raging grannies: the empowerment of older Canadian women through social activism

Cited by 50 publications

References 6 publications

Older People’s Motivations to Engage in Political Organizations: Evidence from a Catalan Study

Older People’s Motivations to Engage in Political Organizations: Evidence from a Catalan Study

Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia

The Meaning of Social Activism to Older Adults in Ireland

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