The Institute for Community Research, founded in Hartford in 1987 to build model programs in partnership with communities and organiza- tions that promote justice and equity, uses participatory action research to address disparities in health, education, and culture (J. Schensul 2005). Public ...
In fact, the essays in this volume—which look at health and medicine, food and sport, work and leisure, as well as per- ceptions, memory, ideology, and culture—all serve to help break down those traditional but misleading dichotomies. Though originally employed by Lüdtke with respect to...
An excellent example of structured observation comes from Strange Situation by Mary Ainsworth (you will read more about this in the chapter on lifespan development). The Strange Situation is a procedure used to evaluate attachment styles that exist between an infant and caregiver. In this scenario...
And along with this romantic passion comes other emotions: fear of the unknown mixed with thrilling at- traction to its temptations; longing for liberation; yearning to make a difference; guilt about one's privilege; moral righteousness; and hope for growth, transformation, and enlightenment. What...