Turf Böcker Jakobsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 235226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Turf Böcker Jakobsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Turf Böcker |
| FAMILY NAME | Jakobsen |
| SIGNATURE | JAKOBSEN T B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Danish National Centre for Social Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Debt as the new credit or credit as the new debt? A cultural analysis of credit consumption among Danish young adults
This article focuses on credit consumption and increasing debt among Danish young adults by viewing this as closely related to new cultural concepts of money in credit based markets. Along with deregulation of financial markets and the introduction of new forms of credit, most OECD countries have in recent years witnessed a change in consumers’ financial practices including an increasing role of credit in consumption. Young people seem particular…
What has debt got to do with it? The Valuation of Homeownership in the Era of Financialization
Based on comparative focus group data from Norway, Denmark and England, this article asks why people take on substantial mortgages to become homeowners. It argues that financialization of the housing market has resulted in a widespread investment philosophy at the household level and changed the way people think and talk about “the home”. High levels of mortgage borrowing have become commonplace and are justified by social valuations of owner-occ…
Anti-social youth? Disruptions in care and the role of ‘behavioral problems’
What Troubled Children Need’ Constructions of Everyday Life in Residential Care
This article argues that key values of child protection work are not the appropriate point of departure for contemplating the welfare of children in professional care. Central values, such as ‘comfort’, ‘recognition’ or ‘appreciation’ say very little about the social practices of residential care. Using data from an ethnographic study in Denmark, the article demonstrates that ideas about the needs of troubled children are realised in dissimilar w…
Standardized Individual Therapy: A Contradiction in Terms
This article explores a paradox that was identified during an ethnographic study of two Danish therapeutic residential institutions for children with emotional and behavioural problems. The key objective of these institutions is to provide specialized treatment for the individual child. However, the task of organizing everyday life for a group of troubled children is so demanding that little room is left for individualization. In practice, treatm…
Introduktion
INTRODUKTION
Retssikkerhed som rationalitetsmyte: Administrativ praksis inden for det sociale klagesystem
The Notion of Legal Rights as a Rationalized Myth: Administrative Proceedings in the Social Appeals System The social appeals system is expected to safeguard the legal rights of Danish citizens, a task it shares with other bodies that deal with complaints about public decision-making. However an ethnographic inquiry into the actual proceedings of the appeals system reveals that this objective is rather ambiguous. The notion of legal rights does n…
På Gyngende Grund: Udfordringer ved den multilokale forskningsmetode
George E. Marcus has introduced the notion of a multi-sited ethnography as an attempt to deal methodologically and analytically with anthropological fieldwork in a postmodern era. This article discusses some of the crucial challenges of this approach. Particular attention is paid to the various 'tracking strategies' suggested by Marcus, e.g. 'following the conflict'. A study of an institutional complex of complaint boards, established to secure t…
Introduktion: Arbejdets Anatomi
Der hersker almindelig enighed om, hvad begrebet arbejde dækker over. Vi mener at vide, hvad der refereres til, når nogen spørger os, 'hvad vi laver'. Og vi kender hver især dusinvis af mennesker med stillinger, hvis indhold vi mener at have begreb om - men hvor vi hurtigt ville komme til kort, hvis vi blev bedt om at forklare, hvad disse personer rent faktisk foretager sig. Det hænger sammen med, at arbejdsbegrebet har en 'institutionaliseret' k…
Debt as the new credit or credit as the new debt? A cultural analysis of credit consumption among Danish young adults
This article focuses on credit consumption and increasing debt among Danish young adults by viewing this as closely related to new cultural concepts of money in credit based markets. Along with deregulation of financial markets and the introduction of new forms of credit, most OECD countries have in recent years witnessed a change in consumers’ financial practices including an increasing role of credit in consumption. Young people seem particular…
Anti-social youth? Disruptions in care and the role of ‘behavioral problems’
What has debt got to do with it? The Valuation of Homeownership in the Era of Financialization
Based on comparative focus group data from Norway, Denmark and England, this article asks why people take on substantial mortgages to become homeowners. It argues that financialization of the housing market has resulted in a widespread investment philosophy at the household level and changed the way people think and talk about “the home”. High levels of mortgage borrowing have become commonplace and are justified by social valuations of owner-occ…
Standardized Individual Therapy: A Contradiction in Terms
This article explores a paradox that was identified during an ethnographic study of two Danish therapeutic residential institutions for children with emotional and behavioural problems. The key objective of these institutions is to provide specialized treatment for the individual child. However, the task of organizing everyday life for a group of troubled children is so demanding that little room is left for individualization. In practice, treatm…
Retssikkerhed som rationalitetsmyte: Administrativ praksis inden for det sociale klagesystem
The Notion of Legal Rights as a Rationalized Myth: Administrative Proceedings in the Social Appeals System The social appeals system is expected to safeguard the legal rights of Danish citizens, a task it shares with other bodies that deal with complaints about public decision-making. However an ethnographic inquiry into the actual proceedings of the appeals system reveals that this objective is rather ambiguous. The notion of legal rights does n…
På Gyngende Grund: Udfordringer ved den multilokale forskningsmetode
George E. Marcus has introduced the notion of a multi-sited ethnography as an attempt to deal methodologically and analytically with anthropological fieldwork in a postmodern era. This article discusses some of the crucial challenges of this approach. Particular attention is paid to the various 'tracking strategies' suggested by Marcus, e.g. 'following the conflict'. A study of an institutional complex of complaint boards, established to secure t…
Introduktion: Arbejdets Anatomi
Der hersker almindelig enighed om, hvad begrebet arbejde dækker over. Vi mener at vide, hvad der refereres til, når nogen spørger os, 'hvad vi laver'. Og vi kender hver især dusinvis af mennesker med stillinger, hvis indhold vi mener at have begreb om - men hvor vi hurtigt ville komme til kort, hvis vi blev bedt om at forklare, hvad disse personer rent faktisk foretager sig. Det hænger sammen med, at arbejdsbegrebet har en 'institutionaliseret' k…
Introduktion
INTRODUKTION
Standardized Individual Therapy: A Contradiction in Terms
This article explores a paradox that was identified during an ethnographic study of two Danish therapeutic residential institutions for children with emotional and behavioural problems. The key objective of these institutions is to provide specialized treatment for the individual child. However, the task of organizing everyday life for a group of troubled children is so demanding that little room is left for individualization. In practice, treatm…
What Troubled Children Need’ Constructions of Everyday Life in Residential Care
This article argues that key values of child protection work are not the appropriate point of departure for contemplating the welfare of children in professional care. Central values, such as ‘comfort’, ‘recognition’ or ‘appreciation’ say very little about the social practices of residential care. Using data from an ethnographic study in Denmark, the article demonstrates that ideas about the needs of troubled children are realised in dissimilar w…
Anti-social youth? Disruptions in care and the role of ‘behavioral problems’
What has debt got to do with it? The Valuation of Homeownership in the Era of Financialization
Based on comparative focus group data from Norway, Denmark and England, this article asks why people take on substantial mortgages to become homeowners. It argues that financialization of the housing market has resulted in a widespread investment philosophy at the household level and changed the way people think and talk about “the home”. High levels of mortgage borrowing have become commonplace and are justified by social valuations of owner-occ…
Debt as the new credit or credit as the new debt? A cultural analysis of credit consumption among Danish young adults
This article focuses on credit consumption and increasing debt among Danish young adults by viewing this as closely related to new cultural concepts of money in credit based markets. Along with deregulation of financial markets and the introduction of new forms of credit, most OECD countries have in recent years witnessed a change in consumers’ financial practices including an increasing role of credit in consumption. Young people seem particular…
Sociology (7 works) · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Danish (2 works)