Enacting solidarity and ambivalence: Positional identities of Arab American women

Mango, Oraib

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“…It could well be that the participants used the focus groups as opportunities to develop and display solidarity that was a vital part of their identity work, again under the influence of their sense of powerlessness within the professional setting. A similar finding emerged from the study of racial minority groups (Mango, 2010). In a group where one member spoke about structural influences on professional behaviour (see data extract 3) the other participants subsequently produced stories corroborating this position.…”

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Professional identity in nursing: UK students' explanations for poor standards of care

Traynor

Buus

2016

Social Science & Medicine

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Research concludes that professional socialisation in nursing is deeply problematic because new recruits start out identifying with the profession's ideals but lose this idealism as they enter and continue to work in the profession. This study set out to examine the topic focussing on the development of professional identity. Six focus groups were held with a total of 49 2 nd and 3 rd year BSc nursing students studying at a university in London, UK and their transcripts were subject to discourse analysis. Participants' talk was strongly dualistic and inflected with anxiety. Participants identified with caring as an innate characteristic. They described some qualified nurses as either not possessing this characteristic or as having lost it. They explained strategies for not becoming corrupted in professional practice. Their talk enacted distancing from 'bad' qualified nurses and solidarity with other students. Their talk also featured cynicism. Neophyte nurses' talk of idealism and cynicism can be understood as identity work in the context of anxiety inherent in the work of nurses and in a relatively powerless position in the professional healthcare hierarchy.

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Professional identity in nursing: UK students' explanations for poor standards of care

Traynor

Buus

2016

Social Science & Medicine

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“…The model has been of great benefit in studies of identity formation in real-life interaction (c.f. Del-Teso-Craviotto, 2008 andMango, 2010). The aim of this article is to extend the use of the model and apply it in a comparative study of identity construction in literary translation, where identities are twice created in the source dialogue and the target dialogue.…”

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Indexing a Gender Identity in Fictive Dialogue: Bucholtz and Hall’s Identity Principles in Translation

Fernández

2018

Hikma

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The framework for the analysis of identity construction proposed by Bucholtz and Hall (2005) has proved a useful heuristic tool for the study of identity formation in interaction. The aim of this article is to tentatively apply the model to fictive dialogue in translation and test its validity in two ways, firstly, as a framework for the descriptive analysis of identity formation in translation, and secondly, as a tool that can aid the translation of fictive dialogue. The case study is Janice Angstrom, wife of the eponymous Harry Angstrom, in Updike's «Rabbit» books. Using Bucholtz and Hall's model, the descriptive analysis will compare source and target texts pairs which are representative of the discursive mismatches that distort the intersubjective construction of Janice's identity in interaction. The discursive information yielded by the application of the model will then inform the proposed alternatives, guided by the principles of the model.

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“…The participant displays her ambivalence toward the views of other community members, as she softens the non-verbal no with a verbal yes and defends their ideological differences as a lack of awareness. This suggests that the participant disagrees with other community members' views while still understanding their perspectives and reasoning (Mango, 2010). This view allows for conciliation between divergent views, implying that efforts that raise awareness may be a lever to change attitudes and enlighten others about the harm of non-physical forms of violence.…”

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“…[F] Here, the participant first addresses the prevalence of physical abuse. In the next sentence she addresses verbal abuse separately, which may reflect the participant's use of distinct (but overlapping) categories for verbal abuse and physical violence (see Mango, 2010). Such distinctions between physical and verbal abuse may reflect the relative ease of categorizing physical abuse and the relative difficulty that people face in determining when intervention is necessary in cases of verbal abuse, as a singular instance of verbal insult may not be considered violent, while ongoing and severe instances may normatively be considered abusive (Brezina, 1998).…”

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Preventing family violence: Investigating the theoretical orientations and techniques of New Zealand migrant communities

Robinson¹

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<p>While New Zealand legal and cultural sanctions against family violence are strong, representative surveys suggest that approximately 1 in 3 women has experienced physical violence from a partner in her lifetime, and every year approximately 14 women, 6 men, and 10 children die in New Zealand due to family violence. Evidence shows that family violence impacts members of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and migrant victims may suffer in silence more often than others due to social isolation and language or cultural barriers. Limited research is available on how the Duluth model, a popular feminist theoretical understanding of violence, is relevant to the experiences of migrants. This theory posits that patriarchal culture and men’s psychological desire for power and control facilitate violence toward women. As government agencies and community organizations act to prevent family violence, research is needed on how this model is relevant to understandings of violence that are prevalent in migrant communities. We must also increase our limited knowledge about how prevention efforts can be more inclusive of these groups. Two qualitative studies were conducted to explore these questions. In Study 1, I investigated the theoretical relevance of the Duluth model to New Zealand migrant communities, collecting data in partnership with two community groups that have organized informal family violence prevention initiatives. I conducted semi-structured interviews with community leaders and focus groups with community members. The findings suggest that participants viewed violence as caused either by desire for control (compatible with the Duluth model) or anger (incompatible). Participants articulated the need to balance rights (compatible) with responsibilities in interdependent, role-based family relationships (incompatible). Based on these findings, I suggest a two-pronged approach, where pre-violence prevention targets potential perpetrators by focusing on the responsibility to treat others well and post-violence intervention emphasizes victims’ rights. In Study 2, I analyzed the processes and strategies that community groups use to prevent violence. Data collection occurred during the same interviews and focus groups as the previous study, using a different set of questions and stimuli. My analysis indicated that participants used prevention strategies that validated and reduced ambivalence about the harmful nature of non-physical violence. Particularly in religious communities, leaders invoked aspirational cultural ideals that were intended to motivate positive behaviors and encourage healthy relationships. At the community level, participants identified opportunities to improve multilevel communication in order to enhance the benefits of cultural community engagement. I suggest that in addition to thoroughly evaluating these approaches for efficacy in migrant communities, we should consider how these approaches might be beneficially employed in mainstream initiatives. These findings suggest that nuanced understandings of family interdependence and responsibility can increase the relevance of family violence prevention campaigns to migrant communities. The findings and recommendations were synthesized into a framework for migrant community groups and their government partners. While research is needed to examine the effects of these strategies, they may increase the applicability of prevention initiatives to migrant communities and may also be explored as appropriate strategies for mainstream prevention campaigns.</p>

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Enacting solidarity and ambivalence: Positional identities of Arab American women

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Professional identity in nursing: UK students' explanations for poor standards of care

Professional identity in nursing: UK students' explanations for poor standards of care

Indexing a Gender Identity in Fictive Dialogue: Bucholtz and Hall’s Identity Principles in Translation

Preventing family violence: Investigating the theoretical orientations and techniques of New Zealand migrant communities

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