Kaisa Ketokivi
Biographic Data
| ID | 370519 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaisa Ketokivi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Ketokivi |
| SIGNATURE | KETOKIVI K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 112 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Relational Persons and Relational Processes
The concept of relationality has recently found widespread favour in British sociology, particularly in the emergent sub-field of the sociology of personal life, which is characterized by its attachment to the concept. However, this 'relational turn' is under-theorized and pays little attention to the substantial history of relational thinking across the human sciences. This article argues that the notion of relationality in the sociology of pers…
The dilemma of ‘the capable actor’ and the case of disrupted lives
This article considers the notion of ‘the capable actor’, a prevalent figure in social theory which contemporary people in Western societies are expected to embrace. The question of agency is approached by looking at the phases of life in which people ‘fail’ to perform individual agentic capacities. The article draws on studies on biographical disruption caused by the loss of a spouse and serious illness on one hand, and on prenatal testing and t…
Studying the Complex Dynamics of Family Relationships
In this paper, we present a figurational approach to studying family relationships drawing from Norbert Elias's notion of figuration that combines insider and outsider perspectives to complex relational dynamics. In recent discussions on intimacy and personal lives, the family has been viewed as a subset of any personal relationships despite the structural dynamics of, for example, gender and generation that are at play within families. On the ot…
Mental illness, stigma and belonging in family relationships
This article examines how belonging in Finnish families is negotiated in the presence of mental illness. The research materials consist of in-depth interviews and figurations of significant relationships of Finnish parents of mentally ill grown children (N = 8) and adults themselves suffering from mental health issues (N = 9). A pragmatist reading of stigma focuses on what happens in relations, both within families and with other social groupings…
The Intimate Couple, Family and the Relational Organization of Close Relationships
The article examines the relational organization of close relationships. It identifies 'the intimate couple' as central in organising close relationships. The analysis draws from 35 configurations of intimates and personal narratives of heterosexual Finns, examining who they cite as intimate and how their intimacies are organized and narrated. The analysis shows how living with a partner in 'the family setting' generates 'exclusive family intimac…
Sharing the Same Fate
Peer support has become a growing source of consolation for individuals in contemporary social life. This article examines the social bond between selves and their fellow sufferers ‘sharing the same fate’ in support groups and personal networks. Analyzed fateful conditions include serious illness, premature loss of a spouse through death or abandonment, infertility and family disruptions. The results show that selves colonized by agonizing life e…
At a Crossroads
Relational Persons and Relational Processes
The concept of relationality has recently found widespread favour in British sociology, particularly in the emergent sub-field of the sociology of personal life, which is characterized by its attachment to the concept. However, this 'relational turn' is under-theorized and pays little attention to the substantial history of relational thinking across the human sciences. This article argues that the notion of relationality in the sociology of pers…
The Intimate Couple, Family and the Relational Organization of Close Relationships
The article examines the relational organization of close relationships. It identifies 'the intimate couple' as central in organising close relationships. The analysis draws from 35 configurations of intimates and personal narratives of heterosexual Finns, examining who they cite as intimate and how their intimacies are organized and narrated. The analysis shows how living with a partner in 'the family setting' generates 'exclusive family intimac…
Studying the Complex Dynamics of Family Relationships
In this paper, we present a figurational approach to studying family relationships drawing from Norbert Elias's notion of figuration that combines insider and outsider perspectives to complex relational dynamics. In recent discussions on intimacy and personal lives, the family has been viewed as a subset of any personal relationships despite the structural dynamics of, for example, gender and generation that are at play within families. On the ot…
At a Crossroads
The dilemma of ‘the capable actor’ and the case of disrupted lives
This article considers the notion of ‘the capable actor’, a prevalent figure in social theory which contemporary people in Western societies are expected to embrace. The question of agency is approached by looking at the phases of life in which people ‘fail’ to perform individual agentic capacities. The article draws on studies on biographical disruption caused by the loss of a spouse and serious illness on one hand, and on prenatal testing and t…
Sharing the Same Fate
Peer support has become a growing source of consolation for individuals in contemporary social life. This article examines the social bond between selves and their fellow sufferers ‘sharing the same fate’ in support groups and personal networks. Analyzed fateful conditions include serious illness, premature loss of a spouse through death or abandonment, infertility and family disruptions. The results show that selves colonized by agonizing life e…
Mental illness, stigma and belonging in family relationships
This article examines how belonging in Finnish families is negotiated in the presence of mental illness. The research materials consist of in-depth interviews and figurations of significant relationships of Finnish parents of mentally ill grown children (N = 8) and adults themselves suffering from mental health issues (N = 9). A pragmatist reading of stigma focuses on what happens in relations, both within families and with other social groupings…
Sharing the Same Fate
Peer support has become a growing source of consolation for individuals in contemporary social life. This article examines the social bond between selves and their fellow sufferers ‘sharing the same fate’ in support groups and personal networks. Analyzed fateful conditions include serious illness, premature loss of a spouse through death or abandonment, infertility and family disruptions. The results show that selves colonized by agonizing life e…
At a Crossroads
The Intimate Couple, Family and the Relational Organization of Close Relationships
The article examines the relational organization of close relationships. It identifies 'the intimate couple' as central in organising close relationships. The analysis draws from 35 configurations of intimates and personal narratives of heterosexual Finns, examining who they cite as intimate and how their intimacies are organized and narrated. The analysis shows how living with a partner in 'the family setting' generates 'exclusive family intimac…
Mental illness, stigma and belonging in family relationships
This article examines how belonging in Finnish families is negotiated in the presence of mental illness. The research materials consist of in-depth interviews and figurations of significant relationships of Finnish parents of mentally ill grown children (N = 8) and adults themselves suffering from mental health issues (N = 9). A pragmatist reading of stigma focuses on what happens in relations, both within families and with other social groupings…
The dilemma of ‘the capable actor’ and the case of disrupted lives
This article considers the notion of ‘the capable actor’, a prevalent figure in social theory which contemporary people in Western societies are expected to embrace. The question of agency is approached by looking at the phases of life in which people ‘fail’ to perform individual agentic capacities. The article draws on studies on biographical disruption caused by the loss of a spouse and serious illness on one hand, and on prenatal testing and t…
Studying the Complex Dynamics of Family Relationships
In this paper, we present a figurational approach to studying family relationships drawing from Norbert Elias's notion of figuration that combines insider and outsider perspectives to complex relational dynamics. In recent discussions on intimacy and personal lives, the family has been viewed as a subset of any personal relationships despite the structural dynamics of, for example, gender and generation that are at play within families. On the ot…
Relational Persons and Relational Processes
The concept of relationality has recently found widespread favour in British sociology, particularly in the emergent sub-field of the sociology of personal life, which is characterized by its attachment to the concept. However, this 'relational turn' is under-theorized and pays little attention to the substantial history of relational thinking across the human sciences. This article argues that the notion of relationality in the sociology of pers…
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (2 works) · Critical Realism in Sociology (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works)