Utilizing the Theoretical Framework of Collective Identity to Understand Processes in Youth Programs

Futch, Valerie A.

doi:10.1177/0044118x13509288

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“…However, belonging is not necessarily connected to a physical place. In Team Ballgame, belonging was more connected to a collective identity (Futch, 2016 ), arising from being players in the same team. Belonging to a group of others who shared the same team identity and interest was seen as positive for their wellbeing, a finding consistent with other studies on youth sports and belonging (Bruner et al, 2017 ).…”

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Carving out space for collective action: a study on how girls respond to everyday stressors within leisure participation

Gotfredsen

Goicolea

Landstedt

2020

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Stress and achievement pressure constitute factors affecting young people's mental health, especially among girls. Leisure participation holds the potential to be a collective space where young people can respond to stressors together. This study explores how girls collectively construct responses to daily stressors within the context of leisure participation. Methods: Nine focus groups were conducted with 16 girls aged 14-21 who were active members in two sport organizations in northern Sweden. Data was collected by using participatory observations and photo-elicited focus group discussions. Results: Our findings from the inductive thematic analysis were interpreted by combining the stress process model with social practice theory, resulting in three subthemes or responses: sharing sites of responsibility, resisting norms related to (gendered) youth and focused distraction. The subthemes were abstracted into the central theme of trustful belonging as a resource for collective responses, representing what preconditions need to be in place to make the responses possible. Conclusion: Leisure participation is an important relational space for young people to respond to stressors by making use of everyday routines, and the agency these social practices hold. However, the effort needed to respond to these stressors brought additional pressure in terms of responsibilities, and achievements.

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Carving out space for collective action: a study on how girls respond to everyday stressors within leisure participation

Gotfredsen

Goicolea

Landstedt

2020

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…Sense of belonging is a particularly important aspect of movement action, which is underpinned by emotional investment and emotional returns. Emotional investment also mediates the individual's self-categorization as part of a collective, fostering their sense of shared status and purpose (Futch, 2016). For marginalised or disadvantaged groups, this shared identity may also support emotional resilience, providing a buffer against the negative consequences of their circumstances (Haslam et al, 2009).…”

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Social marketing and social movements: creating inclusive social change coalitions

Gurrieri

Gordon

Barraket

et al. 2018

JSOCM

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Purpose -This paper contributes to emerging discourse about social movements in social marketing by examining how tensions, issues and challenges may arise in areas of social change that have attracted social movements and the ways actors can come together to drive inclusive social change agendas.Design/methodology/approach -Through the lens of new social movement theory, a case study of the interactions and dynamics between fat activists and obesity prevention public health actors is examined. This is undertaken through a multi-method qualitative analysis of interview and archival blog data of fat activists located in Australia, which was compared with the campaign materials and formative and evaluative research related to two high profile Australian Government funded anti-obesity campaigns.Findings -The case analysis highlights the disconnect between public health actors and the marginalized voices of those they are meant to be representing. Whilst public health actors characterise obesity as a social issue of individual responsibility, disease and rational-decision making; fat activists frame a competing collective identity of well-being, support and self-acceptance that characterise their social change efforts.Research limitations/implications -This research highlights how complexities arise but can potentially be overcome in creating inclusive social change coalitions that incorporate the voices of citizen groups whom have mobilised into social movements. Specifically, we highlight the importance of generating a common language around obesity, the significance of collaborative and supportive relations and the need to create common unity through emotional investment and returns -a departure from the highly rational approaches taken by most social change programs.Practical implications -Obesity is a complex social issue marked by conflict and contestation between those who are obese and the very actors working to support them. Our research contends that creating an inclusive social change coalition between these stakeholders will require a shift towards language anchored in well-being as opposed to disease, relations defined by support as opposed to an emphasis on individual responsibility and emotional investments that work to bolster self-acceptance in place of rational appeals as to the "correct" behaviours one should chose to engage in. Such steps will ensure social change program design is collaborative and incorporates the lived experiences of the very citizens such initiatives are targeted towards.Originality/value -We contribute to wider discussions in social marketing about the development of holistic and progressive, multi-stakeholder, multi-level programs by advocating that inclusive social change JSOCM 8,4 354 coalitions united through the collective identity elements of cognitions and language, relational ties and emotional investment offer an important step forward in tackling the wicked problems that social marketers work to address.

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Universal Challenges, Specific Contexts: Insights from Looking Within and Across Different After-School Settings

Ehrlich

Bright²,

DeBate

et al. 2017

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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Utilizing the Theoretical Framework of Collective Identity to Understand Processes in Youth Programs

Cited by 4 publications

References 57 publications

Carving out space for collective action: a study on how girls respond to everyday stressors within leisure participation

Carving out space for collective action: a study on how girls respond to everyday stressors within leisure participation

Social marketing and social movements: creating inclusive social change coalitions

Universal Challenges, Specific Contexts: Insights from Looking Within and Across Different After-School Settings

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