Browsing Sociology, Gender and Social Work by Research Type "Journal Article"
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Affect and the History of Masculinities
Purpose – Many scholarly disciplines are currently engaged in a turn to affect, paying close attention to emotion, feeling and sensation. The purpose of this paper is to locate affect in relation to masculinity, time and ... -
Alternatives to Custody in the New Zealand Criminal Justice System: Current Features and Future Prospects
Alternatives to custody in New Zealand have followed a format similar to criminal justice systems in the UK and other European countries but with a stronger emphasis on both punitive, work-based options like periodic ... -
Ambivalence about community treatment orders
The trend to endorse the use of outpatient commitment, or community treatment orders (CommTOs) (the terms are equivalent), seems to be gathering momentum. There is now some empirical evidence and a significant body of ... -
At the Margins: Victim Contact Work in the New Zealand Probation Service
In this article victim contact work undertaken by the New Zealand probation service will be reviewed. Victim contact work involves probation staff in making enquiries for reparation and emotional harm reports at the pre- ... -
Attachment and resilience: Implications for children in care
Attachment theory and resilience theory have developed as two separate bodies of knowledge with their own genealogy. In this paper it is argued that the concepts of attachment and resilience should be regarded as complementary ... -
Birth Family contact for children in care: How much? How often? Who with?
Irrespective of type of placement, contact with the birth family is one of the more contentious issues in decision-making for children in care. Despite widespread belief that contact with the birth family is beneficial for ... -
The Changing Nature and Context of Social Work Research
Social work research is constantly diversifying and expanding and this article explores its changing nature; including changes to epistemology and practice; and the critical influence of the wider economic, political, ... -
Child protection and out of home care: Policy, practice and research connections Australia and New Zealand
This article provides an outline of the early development of care and protection in Australia and New Zealand as a backdrop to an overview of child protection systems and policies and the current child protection profile ... -
Commentary on: Why Do Pacific People with Multiple Ethnic Affiliations Have Poorer Subjective Wellbeing? Negative Ingroup Affect Mediates the Identity Tension Effect, (Manuela & Sibley, 2012)
This commentary is a response to the article described above. While applauding the attention given to the multi-ethnic population, it queries some aspects of the study design and findings. Specifically, I examine the ... -
Commentary: The potential for the use of karakia at the beginning of the restoration process
In pre- colonial Māori society, when a released prisoner or slave was returned to their home people, special karakia were used to remove the negative noa they were under, thus restoring their intrinsic tapu. The author ... -
Community Treatment Orders for People with Serious Mental Illness: A New Zealand Study
New Zealand legislation allows for the involuntary outpatient treatment of people with serious mental illness. This study examines the views of service users, family members and mental health professionals (MHPs) about the ... -
A Constructionist Approach to the Use of Arts-Based Materials in Social Work Education: Making Connections Between Art and Life
Providing engaging, relevant, and motivating courses to teach students about interpersonal social work theories is an ongoing challenge. The educator's problem is to provide an environment in which students engage with ... -
Coparenting and Father Involvement in Married and Unmarried Coresident Couples
Children can benefit from involved fathers and cooperative parents, a benefit which may be particularly important to the growing population of children born to unmarried parents. This study observes father involvement and ... -
Coping with Compulsion: Women's Views of Being on a Community Treatment Order
An interview-based study of 42 people with serious mental illness was undertaken in New Zealand during the early 2000s. Of the 42 people, 10 were women. The women were either currently on a Community Treatment Order or had ... -
The Couple Context of Pregnancy and its Effects on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes
The couple context of pregnancy and newborn health is gaining importance with the increase in births to unmarried couples, a disproportionate number of which were not intended. This study investigates the association of ... -
Court Records and the History of Male Homosexuality
Court records have played a central role in research on the history of sex and intimacy between men. They have revealed patterns of policing and punishment in countries where homosexuality has been illegal, and have also ... -
CrossFit: Fitness cult or reinventive institution?
Branded as ‘the sport of fitness’, CrossFit is a burgeoning exercise regime that has surpassed the growth of well-known fitness franchises. In addition to its comprehensive fitness regime, it claims to offer a supportive ... -
Cultural Identity and the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Ideology, Policy and Practice
This paper considers the directive contained in the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 to maintain a child’s cultural identity when they are placed in foster care following substantiated abuse or neglect. ... -
Current Debates on Variability in Child Welfare Decision-Making: A Selected Literature Review
This article considers selected drivers of decision variability in child welfare decision-making and explores current debates in relation to these drivers. Covering the related influences of national orientation, risk and ...