Sociology, Gender and Social Work
Recent Deposits
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Social Media Influencers in Neoliberal Networked Publics and their Presentation of Contraceptive Apps
Social media influencers are becoming increasingly wide-reaching and influential, and many specialise in health and well-being, promoting products and apps that are sold as ways to improve health outcomes. Using a critical ... -
Everyday resilience: How has the journey of internet usage among Palestinians in the West Bank affected and reflected their political subjectivity?
Palestinians live in a conflict zone where they experience isolation, lack of freedom and political repression. In this context, Palestinians are increasingly utilising digital spaces to facilitate interaction within and ... -
Views of People with Mental Illness on Assessment of, and Support During, Diminished Capacity.
Definitions of incapacity are socially constructed, resulting in inconsistency in judicial approaches to supporting people with mental illness with diminished capacity in New Zealand. Debates on the nature of incapacity ... -
‘A Lightbulb in the Darkness’ - How NGO Social Workers Conceptualise the Strengths Perspective in Child Welfare.
The Strengths perspective has a long history within social work policy and practice (Saleebey, 1996). Evolving overtime, this capacity focused approach to supporting families make change has continued to be at the forefront ... -
Reframing the rural experience in Aotearoa New Zealand: Incorporating the voices of the marginalised
A scan of social research about rural New Zealand from the 1980s reveals power divisions which have muted the voices of ‘others’. Listening to these voices could transform how we manage the economy, sustain the environment ... -
‘JacindaBabyMania’: Media Representations of Jacinda Ardern & Women’s Perspectives of the ‘Working Mother’ in Aotearoa New Zealand
In January 2018, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s third female Prime Minister, made history when she announced that she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, were expecting their first child. This child would make Ardern the second ... -
Clothing Upcycling in Otago (Ōtākou) and the Problem of Fast Fashion
This dissertation employs qualitative inductive research methods to address the ‘problem of global fast fashion’. Currently the global production of garments is 62 million tonnes per annum with the majority of production ... -
Wild self-care: Rethinking 'risky' health-related practices among members of the gay community
Gay and queer men tend to experience higher rates of mental health issues, STIs/HIV, suicide, substance dependency, and poor well-being than other demographics. Despite sustained public health efforts internationally, many ... -
Survival, not resilience: Young people's housing instability
Young people’s experiences of housing instability need to be recognised. The extant literature tends to equate young people’s experiences with that of adults and the limited literature that exclusively examines young people ... -
Waitangi Tribunal evidence brief (WAI2915): explaining and responding to causes of Māori disparities in the child protection system
This invited brief responds to the three inquiry questions: (a) Why has there been such a significant and consistent disparity between the number of tamariki Māori and non- Māori children being taken into state care under ... -
Film Families and Friends: Creative Networks in a Precarious Industry
Films have been made in Aotearoa for more than a hundred years but the early 1970s saw significant growth in independent filmmaking. This thesis investigates the period of New Zealand film’s evolution from informal cottage ... -
Leisure activities and well-being in residential care: Voices of older Adults in New Zealand.
This doctoral thesis contributes to gerontology research by investigating the leisure experiences of older adults living in residential care in New Zealand. There is a need to understand how frail residents experience their ... -
Arab battered women in Israel: How social and political contexts shape their experiences
Despite the abundant literature concerning domestic violence against women, very little is known about Arab battered women in Israel. This project uses qualitative methodology, a narrative approach in particular, to further ... -
The survivor imperative: an autoethnography of secondary victimization after sexual violence
In this thesis, I explore the lived repercussions of dominant discourses around victimhood and survivorship, informed by rape myths, by focusing on interpersonal responses to victims of sexual violence and the consequences ... -
"I'm lucky to have a house." A critique of current and past housing policy and practice, and the effects on a group of Invercargill residents and housing providers.
Housing is not just about the building. It is a home, where people create their identity, live out their relationships, their plans and their social and cultural obligations (Easthope, 2004:135; Clapham, 2002:48). It is ... -
The principles of Māori directed practice and development
This research used a Qualitative Kaupapa Māori research methodology using semi-structured interviews to identify the principles of Māori Social and Community Work practice and development and how they are implemented. ... -
Understanding the ‘Pink’ vote in Aotearoa
There is little written on how gay men engage in the electoral process, and this lack of data extends to New Zealand. When speaking to peers about this topic, it was the widely held view that gay men support the Labour ...