The Societal Role of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Rural Finland

Pesonen, Heikki; Niska, Miira; Vesala, Kari Mikko

doi:10.1179/1470499413z.00000000014

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“…31-44). It has previously been applied in some studies within various disciplines (e.g., Pesonen et al, 2013). The starting points of this approach lie in rhetorical discourse analysis, which draws on the research of Michael Billig (1987Billig ( /1996Billig ( , 1991 and on the theoretical research tradition, which stresses the contextuality and relationality of social interaction, language, and experience (Bateson, 1972;Goffman, 1974Goffman, /1986Israel, 1979).…”

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Family Professionals’ Attitudes and Stance-Taking on Post-Divorce Fatherhood: A Qualitative Attitude Approach

Autonen-Vaaraniemi

2022

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This article examines divorce professionals’ attitudes and stances in response to common criticisms of how they deal with divorce outcomes for fathers, according to which men are discriminated against in negotiations on the custody and living arrangements of their children. The study applied the relatively new qualitative attitude approach, and hence a further aim was to test its fitness for studying attitudes. Eighteen Finnish family professionals who worked with divorce cases — social workers, psychologists, district court judges, and lawyers — participated in semi-structured interviews in which they discussed claims designed to be provocative. The family professionals were found to show both collective, shared attitudes and diversity in attitudes and stances. The participants strove to position themselves as gender-neutral and as promoters of equality between mothers and fathers, and thus in accordance with the ideal of a good professional. The divorce professionals argued that their overriding aim was to secure the well-being of children. The method revealed some attribution bias, manifested as victim blaming, where fathers themselves were in part held accountable for the gendered post-divorce situation. The results highlight potential areas of cooperation between different types of divorce professionals that could lay a foundation for improving services and support for divorced parents and children.

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Family Professionals’ Attitudes and Stance-Taking on Post-Divorce Fatherhood: A Qualitative Attitude Approach

Autonen-Vaaraniemi

2022

IJCYFS

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“…In this paper, we approach the "attitude problem" from the perspective of the qualitative attitude approach (Vesala & Rantanen, 2007;also Kauppinen, Vainio, Valros, Rita, & Vesala, 2010;Niska, Olakivi, & Vesala, 2018;Nortio et al, 2020;Pesonen, Niska, & Vesala, 2013;Pyysiäinen, 2010;Renko, 2018). This methodological approach draws on the basic assumptions of discursive social psychology, especially discourse analysis of Potter and Wetherell (1987), and rhetorical social psychology of Billig (1996).…”

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Older workers’ evaluations of the political goal to extend working life: Discursive approach to the “attitude problem”

Niska

Nikander

2021

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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Population ageing presents major challenges to the welfare system across the European Union. Consequently, emphasizing delayed retirement age and extended working lives abound in political discussions. Researchers have recognized numerous problems, which make the extended working life a challenging political task. One of these problems are citizens’ negative attitudes toward delayed retirement and extended working life. In this paper, we approach this “attitude problem” from the perspective of discursive social psychology and analyze the variation in the way aspirations to extend working lives are evaluated by older workers. The data analyzed in the study consists of interviews where participants between 50 and 65 years of age comment on the political goal to extend working lives. The article sheds light on the “attitude problem” by turning the attention from underlying individual preferences to discursive resources used to undermine the political goal and the situational functions these evaluative practices have.

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Contributing to Local and Civil Society: Explorations for a Context-Sensitive and Public Character of Pastoral Ministry

Menzel

2021

Religion and Human Rights

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The Societal Role of Evangelical Lutheran Parishes in Rural Finland

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Family Professionals’ Attitudes and Stance-Taking on Post-Divorce Fatherhood: A Qualitative Attitude Approach

Family Professionals’ Attitudes and Stance-Taking on Post-Divorce Fatherhood: A Qualitative Attitude Approach

Older workers’ evaluations of the political goal to extend working life: Discursive approach to the “attitude problem”

Contributing to Local and Civil Society: Explorations for a Context-Sensitive and Public Character of Pastoral Ministry

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