Tammy Shefer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3590937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tammy Shefer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tammy |
| FAMILY NAME | Shefer |
| SIGNATURE | SHEFER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tronto's notion ofprivileged irresponsibilityand the reconceptualisation of care
This article takes on some of care theorist Joan Tronto's ideas on care and responsibility and asks what implications they have for critical pedagogies in higher education. The authors argue that Tronto's political ethics of care framework enriches the transformative potential of critical pedagogies, because it helps expose how power and emotion operate through (ir)responsibility. In particular, Tronto's notion of 'privileged irresponsibility' is…
Stigma, Culture, and HIV and Aids in the Western Cape, South Africa
HIV- and AIDS-related stigma has been reported to be a major factor contributing to the spread of HIV. In this study, the authors explore the meaning of stigma and its impact on HIV and AIDS in South African families and health care centers. They conducted focus group and key informant interviews among African and Colored populations in Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Mitchell's Plain in the Western Cape province. The audio-recorded interviews were t…
Evaluation of the Quality of Care for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Health Care Centres in South Africa
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the most common illnesses among adolescents and adults in developing countries. While research from other countries indicates that a lack of financial, infra-structural and human resources are central determinants of the quality of care for STIs, South African studies suggest that there are also problems in health workers' interactions with STI patients. This study investigates the quality of care…
Feminist Theories of the Role of the Body Within Women's Oppression
(1990). Feminist Theories of the Role of the Body Within Women's Oppression. Critical Arts: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 37-54
Tronto's notion ofprivileged irresponsibilityand the reconceptualisation of care
This article takes on some of care theorist Joan Tronto's ideas on care and responsibility and asks what implications they have for critical pedagogies in higher education. The authors argue that Tronto's political ethics of care framework enriches the transformative potential of critical pedagogies, because it helps expose how power and emotion operate through (ir)responsibility. In particular, Tronto's notion of 'privileged irresponsibility' is…
Stigma, Culture, and HIV and Aids in the Western Cape, South Africa
HIV- and AIDS-related stigma has been reported to be a major factor contributing to the spread of HIV. In this study, the authors explore the meaning of stigma and its impact on HIV and AIDS in South African families and health care centers. They conducted focus group and key informant interviews among African and Colored populations in Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Mitchell's Plain in the Western Cape province. The audio-recorded interviews were t…
Evaluation of the Quality of Care for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Health Care Centres in South Africa
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the most common illnesses among adolescents and adults in developing countries. While research from other countries indicates that a lack of financial, infra-structural and human resources are central determinants of the quality of care for STIs, South African studies suggest that there are also problems in health workers' interactions with STI patients. This study investigates the quality of care…
Feminist Theories of the Role of the Body Within Women's Oppression
(1990). Feminist Theories of the Role of the Body Within Women's Oppression. Critical Arts: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 37-54
Feminist Theories of the Role of the Body Within Women's Oppression
(1990). Feminist Theories of the Role of the Body Within Women's Oppression. Critical Arts: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 37-54
Evaluation of the Quality of Care for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Health Care Centres in South Africa
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are one of the most common illnesses among adolescents and adults in developing countries. While research from other countries indicates that a lack of financial, infra-structural and human resources are central determinants of the quality of care for STIs, South African studies suggest that there are also problems in health workers' interactions with STI patients. This study investigates the quality of care…
Stigma, Culture, and HIV and Aids in the Western Cape, South Africa
HIV- and AIDS-related stigma has been reported to be a major factor contributing to the spread of HIV. In this study, the authors explore the meaning of stigma and its impact on HIV and AIDS in South African families and health care centers. They conducted focus group and key informant interviews among African and Colored populations in Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Mitchell's Plain in the Western Cape province. The audio-recorded interviews were t…
Tronto's notion ofprivileged irresponsibilityand the reconceptualisation of care
This article takes on some of care theorist Joan Tronto's ideas on care and responsibility and asks what implications they have for critical pedagogies in higher education. The authors argue that Tronto's political ethics of care framework enriches the transformative potential of critical pedagogies, because it helps expose how power and emotion operate through (ir)responsibility. In particular, Tronto's notion of 'privileged irresponsibility' is…
Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Cape (1 work) · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy (1 work)