Rachel C Berman
Biographic Data
| ID | 277235 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel C Berman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel C |
| FAMILY NAME | Berman |
| SIGNATURE | BERMAN R C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Critical Reflection on the Use of Translators/Interpreters in a Qualitative Cross-Language Research Project
Based on experiences from a qualitative research project on immigrant women's English language acquisition, we critiqued the traditional positivist model, and identified a number of issues related to the engagement of translators/interpreters in feminist and community-based research. The issues that we identified amount to serious questions about ambiguities and ownership of translated language content; assumptions about community familiarity and…
Pathologizing or Validating
We employ a feminist discursive lens to re-examine an earlier thematic-based analysis of intake workers' reports of interviews with mothers at a children's hospital. In the original study the first author focused on coping styles of parents of children with exceptionalities, whereas in the current study we demonstrate how intake workers' discursive constructions of mothers as pathological functions to dismiss mothers' views and concerns, and cons…
An Exploratory Examination of Identity Formation among Jewish Adolescents According to Context
Identity formation among Jewish adolescents was examined according to a goodness- '4f fit model and an exploration-based/perspective-taking model. Forty-eight high school students living in Jewish dominant neighborhoods and 54 high school students living in Jewish nondominant neighborhoods completed measures of ideological, interpersonal, and ethnic forms of identity, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. A series of 2 (Context) x 2 (Gender) x 4 (Gra…
The Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths
A Critical Reflection on the Use of Translators/Interpreters in a Qualitative Cross-Language Research Project
Based on experiences from a qualitative research project on immigrant women's English language acquisition, we critiqued the traditional positivist model, and identified a number of issues related to the engagement of translators/interpreters in feminist and community-based research. The issues that we identified amount to serious questions about ambiguities and ownership of translated language content; assumptions about community familiarity and…
The Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths
An Exploratory Examination of Identity Formation among Jewish Adolescents According to Context
Identity formation among Jewish adolescents was examined according to a goodness- '4f fit model and an exploration-based/perspective-taking model. Forty-eight high school students living in Jewish dominant neighborhoods and 54 high school students living in Jewish nondominant neighborhoods completed measures of ideological, interpersonal, and ethnic forms of identity, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. A series of 2 (Context) x 2 (Gender) x 4 (Gra…
The Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths
An Exploratory Examination of Identity Formation among Jewish Adolescents According to Context
Identity formation among Jewish adolescents was examined according to a goodness- '4f fit model and an exploration-based/perspective-taking model. Forty-eight high school students living in Jewish dominant neighborhoods and 54 high school students living in Jewish nondominant neighborhoods completed measures of ideological, interpersonal, and ethnic forms of identity, self-esteem, and self-acceptance. A series of 2 (Context) x 2 (Gender) x 4 (Gra…
Pathologizing or Validating
We employ a feminist discursive lens to re-examine an earlier thematic-based analysis of intake workers' reports of interviews with mothers at a children's hospital. In the original study the first author focused on coping styles of parents of children with exceptionalities, whereas in the current study we demonstrate how intake workers' discursive constructions of mothers as pathological functions to dismiss mothers' views and concerns, and cons…
A Critical Reflection on the Use of Translators/Interpreters in a Qualitative Cross-Language Research Project
Based on experiences from a qualitative research project on immigrant women's English language acquisition, we critiqued the traditional positivist model, and identified a number of issues related to the engagement of translators/interpreters in feminist and community-based research. The issues that we identified amount to serious questions about ambiguities and ownership of translated language content; assumptions about community familiarity and…
Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (2 works) · Jewish Identity and Society (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works)