Zadovoljstvo s stanovanji v naselju Braamfischerville v Sowetu in kakovost življenja v njih: Študija primera iz Južnoafriške republike

Vlada afriškega nacionalnega kongresa (ang. African National Congress ali ANC) se je v okviru programa rekonstrukcije in razvoja odločila za gradnjo, da bi zagotovila stanovanja nekdanjim socialno šibkejšim skupinam in rešila vprašanje velikih zaostankov v stanovanjski gradnji, ki so zadnja leta značilni za Južnoafriško republiko. Kljub dobrim namenom pa so ta stanovanja tarče ostrih kritik zaradi nizkih gradbenih standardov in slabe kakovosti ter tudi pomanjkanja osnovnih storitev in javnih dobrin na območju novogradenj. Raziskava, na podlagi katere je nastal ta članek, je bila opravljena leta 2008, v njej pa so sodelovali prebivalci območja Braamfischerville v Sowetu. S pomočjo vprašalnika smo za vsako gospodinjstvo med drugim zbrali demografske podatke ter podatke o mesečnih dohodkih in stroških. Stopnjo zadovoljstva s posameznimi prvinami stanovanja, kot so okna, vrata in streha, in tudi s samim stanovanjem na splošno, smo določili s pomočjo petstopenjske Likertove lestvice in intervjujev. Pri določanju dejavnikov, ki prispevajo k večjemu zadovoljstvu, smo ugotovili, da je bližina osnovnih storitev in javnih dobrin za stanovalce enako pomembna kot videz stanovanja. V bližini novozgrajenih naselij je zato treba zagotoviti osnovne javne dobrine. Stanovalci so se pritoževali nad kakovostjo stanovanj in dostopom do osnovnih storitev in javnih dobrin; te znižujejo stopnjo zadovoljstva s stanovanji in tako negativno vplivajo na kakovost življenja prebivalcev naselja Braamfisherville

Refining trait resilience: identifying engineering, ecological, and adaptive facets from extant measures of resilience

The current paper presents a new measure of trait resilience derived from three common mechanisms identified in ecological theory: Engineering, Ecological and Adaptive (EEA) resilience. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of five existing resilience scales suggest that the three trait resilience facets emerge, and can be reduced to a 12-item scale. The conceptualization and value of EEA resilience within the wider trait and well-being psychology is illustrated in terms of differing relationships with adaptive expressions of the traits of the five-factor personality model and the contribution to well-being after controlling for personality and coping, or over time. The current findings suggest that EEA resilience is a useful and parsimonious model and measure of trait resilience that can readily be placed within wider trait psychology and that is found to contribute to individual well-bein

Race, Slavery, and the Expression of Sexual Violence in Louisa Picquet, The Octoroon

Historically, victims of sexual violence have rarely left written accounts of their abuse, so while sexual violence has long been associated with slavery in the United States, historians have few accounts from formerly enslaved people who experienced it first-hand. Through a close reading of the narrative of Louisa Picquet, a survivor of sexual violence in Georgia and Louisiana, this article reflects on the recovery of evidence of sexual violence under slavery through amanuensis-recorded testimony, the unintended evidence of survival within the violent archive of female slavery, and the expression of “race” as an authorial device through which to demonstrate the multigenerational nature of sexual victimhood

Opportunities and challenges for a maturing science of consciousness

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USD AWOL - Winter Break Service Learning Experience

Where you are from has a major impact on your health. Rural areas have lower access to healthcare compared to their urban counterpart. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has found inequalities in rural areas cause higher rates of death due to heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke; causing a higher mortality rate compared to urban areas. An aspect that decreases access is affordability. When families are food insecure or have poor housing security, they must spend their money on essential needs of food and shelter. Since rural areas in the Midwest have less access to soup kitchens or food banks, due to a lack of public transportation or facilities, citizens must spend more of their income on food than food insecure urban citizens. Furthermore, urban areas have greater amounts of low-income or subsidized housing to obtain affordable housing. These expenditures decrease the availability of income for healthcare. This availability of income affects childhood development as children may not receive needed medical treatment, proper nutrition, or live in a safe environment. In South Dakota, from January 6-9, our AWOL alternative break group was able to explore these implications by volunteering with the Bishop Dudley house, Feeding South Dakota, the Ronald McDonald House of Sioux City, the Vermillion Backpack Program, and the Good Samaritan Society of Tyndall. We were able to see that many citizens of the Midwest are struggling with food security and homelessness, and as a result, healthcare is only accessed when critical, so chronic diseases tend to develop, and mental health goes untreated. This exposed us to the importance of becoming active citizens who are educated and involved with social issues that affect the community to work to improve societal conditions