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A greasy-skinned worker: gender, class and work in the 20th-century life story of a female labourer
2013
Marimekko : gender and nation through text and image - an international perspective
2007
Finnish welfare service system from the standpoint of women in vulnerable life situations
2020
In this chapter, the authors analyse how the Finnish welfare service system, as it consists of different institutions and professionals, meets or fails to meet the needs of women in varying vulnerable life situations. The participants are women with severe substance abuse problems, women sentenced for committing a crime and poor lone mothers living on basic social benefits. The findings show that women’s experiences of encounters with welfare professionals as well as their access to and use of the services share a number of characteristics. They described several barriers and problems related to the complexity of the service system. These included receiving only limited support for basic ne…
Pinnallisuudesta hyödyllisyyteen : tyttöjen koulutus Yhdysvaltain pohjoisosissa 1800-luvun alussa
2013
Tyttöjen koulutus nousi Yhdysvalloissa 1800-luvun alussa yhdeksi keskeisimmistä keskustelunaiheista. Vuosisadan alussa ryhdyttiin tyttöjen koulutusmahdollisuuksia parantamaan myös käytännössä. Lisäksi ajankohtaan kytkeytyvät naisten rooleihin ja tehtäviin tehdyt tarkennukset, jotka nivoutuvat opetuksen kehitykseen ja aatemaailman sekä talouden muutoksiin. Tutkin tässä työssä tyttöjen koulutusta kyseisellä aikakaudella julkaistujen teosten ja aikakausjulkaisujen pohjalta. Tarkoituksena on selvittää, miten tyttöjen koulutus kehittyi Yhdysvalloissa 1800-luvun alussa ja mitkä seikat vaikuttivat opetuksen sisältöön ja tasoon. Käsittelen hieman myös poikien koulutusjärjestelmää ja yleisen perusop…
In the shadows of machismo : Ecuadorian women and football
2011
Adult attachment styles : a person-oriented approach
2001
Ladies in armour : a phenomenological investigation of experiences of highly skilled Finnish female kendo athletes
2013
Women in sports have historically been marginalised. Feminist studies have revealed a struggle to balance athletic and feminine identities in “conventionally masculine” sports. However, there is a need to explore women's experiences in a variety of sports. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to explore the experiences of three highly skilled Finnish female athletes of Japanese kendo in order to better understand personal and social meanings of gender and sport. Participants were asked to write a personal story based on a prompt statement “A woman in kendo” and comment on other participant's stories. The data was then interpreted and the following broad themes emerged: personal…
Erityinen ystävyys : miehen ja naisen välinen rakkaus uuden ajan alun Suomessa (n. 1650-1700)
2015
"Successful and feminine athlete" and "natural-born fighter" : a discursive exploration of female judoka's identities in Greece and Finland
2018
Despite feminist concerns about the asymmetrical distribution of power in martial arts and combat sports (MACS), sport psychology research has overlooked issues of inequality and socio-cultural difference, as well as their effects on athletes’ experiences and identity negotiation. The present doctoral dissertation explores the intersection of gender, culture, and identity in judo through the lens of cultural praxis and feminist poststructuralist frameworks. The aim was to explore in what ways the cultural context shapes the experiences and identities of female judoka (judo athletes). Two specific objectives were set: to trace the discourses (systems of knowledge) through which female judoka…
Narrative Tensions in Strained Junior Elite Performers’ Experiences of Becoming Elite Performers
2021
Contextualized within narrative theory and the field of talent identification and development systems (TIDS), this interview study examined strained junior elite performers’ experiences of becoming elite performers while participating in prestigious national TIDS. The study explored how junior elite performers perceive and negotiate their personal narratives of becoming within a cultural master narrative of being. The focus is on how the quality of person-environment interaction, characterized by narrative alignment or tensions, relates to perceptions of identity, agency, and physical and mental health. We purposefully recruited eight participants (Mage = 17.31, SD = 0.9) from a previously …