Margaret Richardson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3711280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Richardson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Richardson |
| SIGNATURE | RICHARDSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waikato |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Journeying through inner and outer worlds: The significance of travel across the works of Rabindranath Tagore
Travelling is a common subject and motif throughout the works of Indian poet, philosopher and artist Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). Tagore travelled across India and the world throughout his life, especially after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. He often wrote of his journeys and their lessons in letters, memoirs, and essays and frequently used travelling and related themes as metaphors or allusions in written and visual works. Travelli…
Implementing Trauma-Informed Practice in Juvenile Justice Systems: What can Courts Learn from Child Welfare Interventions
Cultivating belonging: Refugees, urban gardens, and placemaking in the Midwest, U.S.A
In the aftermath of failed urban renewal projects and the decline of central cities, community gardens have become increasingly popular in urban planning, public health, and environmental circles. However, gardens still occupy a tenuous and contradictory position in the city. While urban gardens are bounded spaces, they are also dynamic places where different understandings of (agri)culture, land use, and belonging are enacted and contested. In t…
Customer dissatisfaction among older consumers: A mixed-methods approach
Worldwide, populations are ageing and consequently so are the consumer profiles for most organisations. Understanding how best to ensure satisfaction in interactions with older customers, patients, members of organisations, and so on is therefore increasingly important. This paper examines two research questions: (a) How satisfied or dissatisfied are older people with their customer service experience, and what are the factors associated with dis…
Evaluation of Real Life Heroes treatment for children with complex PTSD
An evaluation of mixed methods (diaries and focus groups) when working with older people
This paper considers the advantages and limitations of using mixed methods, diaries and focus groups in research with older people, specifically research investigating the interaction experiences of older individuals as customers, members and workers with public-, private- and community-based organisations. Drawing on the literature on mixed method integration, five distinct advantages were identified: development, completeness, expansion, offset…
A job, a dream or a trap? Multiple meanings for encore careers
Governments and activists are interested in the ageing workforce, as both a problem and, potentially, an asset. Terms such as 'positive ageing' and 'successful ageing' are increasingly used rhetorically to (re)frame the working lives of elders, and demand careful examination. A recent entry in the discursive re-construction of work in later life is 'encore careers', which highlights retirement as a time when individuals choose to use their wealth…
Older People and New Communication Technologies Narratives from the Literature
The chapter reviews the literature on older people and new communication technologies, focusing particularly on their experiences with personal computers and the Internet. The review covers the scholarly literature published primarily between 1990 and 2010. We organize the review around a series of narratives identified as prominent in the literature. Three master narratives dominate the ways in which the relationships between older people and co…
Goods Not Wanted: Older people's narratives of computer use rejection
In societies where the use of computers is pervasive, individuals who resist using the technology are often studied in order to determine how susceptible their views might be to change. This research takes a different approach, focusing not on the non-use of computers as a problem but as an opportunity to explore how the proponents of such views make sense of computers and computer use and to accord respect for, rather than dismissal of, their vi…
Multiple Types of Maltreatment: Behavioral and Developmental Impact on Children in the Child Welfare System
Dramaturgy, humor, and criticism: How Goffman reveals Seinfeld's critique of American culture
Both Goffman's dramaturgical paradigm and the humor of the television program
Sociology of Humor and a Critical Dramaturgy
Goffman's analytic framework can provide tools useful for a critical theory of modern society. While commentators have remarked on Goffman's apparent technical neutrality, a sociology of humor can help reveal his critical thrust. Using a latent content analysis, we demonstrate how several frames found in Jerry Seinfeld's humor are both dramaturgical and covertly critical. We use these themes to illuminate the critical analyses of modern social li…
Getting on’: Older New Zealanders’ perceptions of computing
This article explores older New Zealanders’ perceptions of the barriers to, benefits and negative consequences of computer-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of focus group discussions involving 98 respondents. Older people engage with computers in a context constituted by discourses positioning them as declining in the ability to learn skills such as computing, but creating a burden on society if they do…
Wornum, (George) Grey
The Relevance of Growth Center Strategies to Latin America
The theory of growth poles is too well known to require a detailed elaboration here [14; 20; 21; 23; 24; 34]. The theory has been broadened considerably since its early and narrow statement by Perroux [37]. Drawing upon the theory of innovations as developed by Schumpeter, Perroux confined the growth pole concept to abstract (economic) space. A growth pole was defined as a large group of industries strongly related through input-output linkages a…
Cultivating belonging: Refugees, urban gardens, and placemaking in the Midwest, U.S.A
In the aftermath of failed urban renewal projects and the decline of central cities, community gardens have become increasingly popular in urban planning, public health, and environmental circles. However, gardens still occupy a tenuous and contradictory position in the city. While urban gardens are bounded spaces, they are also dynamic places where different understandings of (agri)culture, land use, and belonging are enacted and contested. In t…
A job, a dream or a trap? Multiple meanings for encore careers
Governments and activists are interested in the ageing workforce, as both a problem and, potentially, an asset. Terms such as 'positive ageing' and 'successful ageing' are increasingly used rhetorically to (re)frame the working lives of elders, and demand careful examination. A recent entry in the discursive re-construction of work in later life is 'encore careers', which highlights retirement as a time when individuals choose to use their wealth…
Getting on’: Older New Zealanders’ perceptions of computing
This article explores older New Zealanders’ perceptions of the barriers to, benefits and negative consequences of computer-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of focus group discussions involving 98 respondents. Older people engage with computers in a context constituted by discourses positioning them as declining in the ability to learn skills such as computing, but creating a burden on society if they do…
The Relevance of Growth Center Strategies to Latin America
The theory of growth poles is too well known to require a detailed elaboration here [14; 20; 21; 23; 24; 34]. The theory has been broadened considerably since its early and narrow statement by Perroux [37]. Drawing upon the theory of innovations as developed by Schumpeter, Perroux confined the growth pole concept to abstract (economic) space. A growth pole was defined as a large group of industries strongly related through input-output linkages a…
An evaluation of mixed methods (diaries and focus groups) when working with older people
This paper considers the advantages and limitations of using mixed methods, diaries and focus groups in research with older people, specifically research investigating the interaction experiences of older individuals as customers, members and workers with public-, private- and community-based organisations. Drawing on the literature on mixed method integration, five distinct advantages were identified: development, completeness, expansion, offset…
Sociology of Humor and a Critical Dramaturgy
Goffman's analytic framework can provide tools useful for a critical theory of modern society. While commentators have remarked on Goffman's apparent technical neutrality, a sociology of humor can help reveal his critical thrust. Using a latent content analysis, we demonstrate how several frames found in Jerry Seinfeld's humor are both dramaturgical and covertly critical. We use these themes to illuminate the critical analyses of modern social li…
Dramaturgy, humor, and criticism: How Goffman reveals Seinfeld's critique of American culture
Both Goffman's dramaturgical paradigm and the humor of the television program
Customer dissatisfaction among older consumers: A mixed-methods approach
Worldwide, populations are ageing and consequently so are the consumer profiles for most organisations. Understanding how best to ensure satisfaction in interactions with older customers, patients, members of organisations, and so on is therefore increasingly important. This paper examines two research questions: (a) How satisfied or dissatisfied are older people with their customer service experience, and what are the factors associated with dis…
Older People and New Communication Technologies Narratives from the Literature
The chapter reviews the literature on older people and new communication technologies, focusing particularly on their experiences with personal computers and the Internet. The review covers the scholarly literature published primarily between 1990 and 2010. We organize the review around a series of narratives identified as prominent in the literature. Three master narratives dominate the ways in which the relationships between older people and co…
The Relevance of Growth Center Strategies to Latin America
The theory of growth poles is too well known to require a detailed elaboration here [14; 20; 21; 23; 24; 34]. The theory has been broadened considerably since its early and narrow statement by Perroux [37]. Drawing upon the theory of innovations as developed by Schumpeter, Perroux confined the growth pole concept to abstract (economic) space. A growth pole was defined as a large group of industries strongly related through input-output linkages a…
Wornum, (George) Grey
Getting on’: Older New Zealanders’ perceptions of computing
This article explores older New Zealanders’ perceptions of the barriers to, benefits and negative consequences of computer-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of focus group discussions involving 98 respondents. Older people engage with computers in a context constituted by discourses positioning them as declining in the ability to learn skills such as computing, but creating a burden on society if they do…
Dramaturgy, humor, and criticism: How Goffman reveals Seinfeld's critique of American culture
Both Goffman's dramaturgical paradigm and the humor of the television program
Sociology of Humor and a Critical Dramaturgy
Goffman's analytic framework can provide tools useful for a critical theory of modern society. While commentators have remarked on Goffman's apparent technical neutrality, a sociology of humor can help reveal his critical thrust. Using a latent content analysis, we demonstrate how several frames found in Jerry Seinfeld's humor are both dramaturgical and covertly critical. We use these themes to illuminate the critical analyses of modern social li…
Multiple Types of Maltreatment: Behavioral and Developmental Impact on Children in the Child Welfare System
Goods Not Wanted: Older people's narratives of computer use rejection
In societies where the use of computers is pervasive, individuals who resist using the technology are often studied in order to determine how susceptible their views might be to change. This research takes a different approach, focusing not on the non-use of computers as a problem but as an opportunity to explore how the proponents of such views make sense of computers and computer use and to accord respect for, rather than dismissal of, their vi…
Older People and New Communication Technologies Narratives from the Literature
The chapter reviews the literature on older people and new communication technologies, focusing particularly on their experiences with personal computers and the Internet. The review covers the scholarly literature published primarily between 1990 and 2010. We organize the review around a series of narratives identified as prominent in the literature. Three master narratives dominate the ways in which the relationships between older people and co…
An evaluation of mixed methods (diaries and focus groups) when working with older people
This paper considers the advantages and limitations of using mixed methods, diaries and focus groups in research with older people, specifically research investigating the interaction experiences of older individuals as customers, members and workers with public-, private- and community-based organisations. Drawing on the literature on mixed method integration, five distinct advantages were identified: development, completeness, expansion, offset…
A job, a dream or a trap? Multiple meanings for encore careers
Governments and activists are interested in the ageing workforce, as both a problem and, potentially, an asset. Terms such as 'positive ageing' and 'successful ageing' are increasingly used rhetorically to (re)frame the working lives of elders, and demand careful examination. A recent entry in the discursive re-construction of work in later life is 'encore careers', which highlights retirement as a time when individuals choose to use their wealth…
Evaluation of Real Life Heroes treatment for children with complex PTSD
Customer dissatisfaction among older consumers: A mixed-methods approach
Worldwide, populations are ageing and consequently so are the consumer profiles for most organisations. Understanding how best to ensure satisfaction in interactions with older customers, patients, members of organisations, and so on is therefore increasingly important. This paper examines two research questions: (a) How satisfied or dissatisfied are older people with their customer service experience, and what are the factors associated with dis…
Cultivating belonging: Refugees, urban gardens, and placemaking in the Midwest, U.S.A
In the aftermath of failed urban renewal projects and the decline of central cities, community gardens have become increasingly popular in urban planning, public health, and environmental circles. However, gardens still occupy a tenuous and contradictory position in the city. While urban gardens are bounded spaces, they are also dynamic places where different understandings of (agri)culture, land use, and belonging are enacted and contested. In t…
Implementing Trauma-Informed Practice in Juvenile Justice Systems: What can Courts Learn from Child Welfare Interventions
Journeying through inner and outer worlds: The significance of travel across the works of Rabindranath Tagore
Travelling is a common subject and motif throughout the works of Indian poet, philosopher and artist Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941). Tagore travelled across India and the world throughout his life, especially after winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. He often wrote of his journeys and their lessons in letters, memoirs, and essays and frequently used travelling and related themes as metaphors or allusions in written and visual works. Travelli…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Law (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works)