Self-Help and Mutual Aid: An Emerging Social Movement?

Katz, Alfred H.

doi:10.1146/annurev.so.07.080181.001021

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“…Related research concerns both the longevity of festivals and their crises or failures. Frisby and Getz (1989) modeled the hypothetical evolution of festivals (adapted from Katz, 1981), noting that at each evolutionary stage there was a risk of having to return to the previous stage owing to failure or loss of resources. They also suggested that in cities with larger populations and presumably more resources to draw on, festivals were more likely to "professionalize" in terms of hiring staff and adopting formal structures and management styles.…”

Section: Sustainable Festivals and Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Festival Populations: An Application of Organizational Ecology

Andersson¹,

Getz²,

Mykletun³

2013

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This article addresses the sustainability of festival populations from the perspective of organizational ecology theory, and in particular age and density dependence. Data from whole populations of festivals in three Norwegian counties are examined. Analyses of festival start-ups demonstrate that the number of events in each county had risen faster than population growth before plateauing, and changes were correlated significantly with trends in the Norwegian gross domestic product. Data on festival age, theme, and other variables were also considered in the light of whole population dynamics. It is concluded that the fundamental tenets of density dependence theory were empirically demonstrated insofar as rapid growth in the festival populations was not sustainable when resources diminished, but no data were available on festival failures. It appears that the hypothetical legitimation of festivals helps to explain rapid growth, as festivals have become popular instruments of public policy. Implications are drawn for future whole population studies and for policy makers who would seek to manage portfolios or whole populations of festivals.

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Section: Sustainable Festivals and Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Festival Populations: An Application of Organizational Ecology

Andersson¹,

Getz²,

Mykletun³

2013

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“…From a social science viewpoint, Katz (1981) -in the 1970s and 1980s -describes the emergence and proliferation of support groups in North America and Europe. The rapid expansion and the diversity of subsets of these groups -groups of homosexuals, of single mothers, of carriers of physical ailments or psychological issues -began to interest the investigators of social structures, social relations and public policies.…”

Section: Anthropological Look At Support Groupsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In relation to the groups within the NGO Arco Íris, it is known that non-governmental organizations, in general, have contributed as central hubs in the redirection of people living with HIV/AIDS to new social networks (Castro and Silva, 2009). Katz (1981), when speaking about the emergence of support groups in general, points out that their core is in the perception on the part of its initiators that their needs are not being met be existing social institutions.…”

Section: Aspects Of a New Time Period In The Hiv Conditionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The "program" (Katz, 1981) of the groups studied is not only focused on adherence to the medication, but adherence to the self-care attitude, which involves the treatment as a whole. The sharing of information and the incentives for self-care, provided by the dynamic of the groups, gives the participant the possibility to make informed choices .…”

Section: Interaction Groups As Alternative Places For Healthcarementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In all of the meetings of the Arco Íris group we saw that another point of the "program" (Katz, 1981) is the promotion of a constant association with AIDS and life, to the contrary of the more propagated view of AIDS and death. Deconstructing the negative metaphors that exist regarding AIDS is encouraged by the more veteran and active participants.…”

Section: Interaction Groups As Alternative Places For Healthcarementioning

confidence: 99%

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Será que esse remédio vai valer a pena mesmo? Estudo antropológico sobre a adesão às terapias antirretrovirais entre grupos de mútua ajuda de pessoas vivendo com HIV/aids

Picelli

Bermúdez

2014

Saude soc.

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Anthropological study carried out by ethnographic method within the members of two HIV support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS, in the city of Brasilia. The research aims to understand the potential benefits of these forms of social organization for facing the daily life with the virus and the contribution to antiretroviral adherence. The methodological approach focused on the development of ethnographic work which included techniques such as participant observation and interviews with members and group coaches. Results led to the identification of interacting mechanisms within health staff and people living with HIV/AIDS, the adoption of attitudes to deal with the drug prescription, and input provided by the group to improve adherence to ARV by highlighting the role of networking and peer support. Keywords: Adherence; Aids; Ethnography; Support Groups. Isabelle Picelli

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