Michelle Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4257378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Sociology University of Toronto Mississauga |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
For the Children: Notions of Childhood in Women's Narratives of Home in Rural Newfoundland
When rural women involved in a research project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada told stories about home, many shared a common narrative of a changing rural childhood. I discuss the ways in which these women's narratives engaged with notions of change in relation to childhood in rural Newfoundland. I argue that research on changing notions of childhood and how these affect the residential decisions of parents and mothers is required to better…
Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide
The trajectory of aging is profoundly impacted by the physical and social environmental contexts in which we live. While “top–down” policy activities can have potentially wide impacts on such contexts, they often take time, resources, and political will, and therefore can be less accessible to underserved communities. This article describes a “bottom–up”, resident-engaged method to advance local environmental and policy change, called Our Voice, …
Walking Point: American Narratives of Vietnam
For the Children: Notions of Childhood in Women's Narratives of Home in Rural Newfoundland
When rural women involved in a research project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada told stories about home, many shared a common narrative of a changing rural childhood. I discuss the ways in which these women's narratives engaged with notions of change in relation to childhood in rural Newfoundland. I argue that research on changing notions of childhood and how these affect the residential decisions of parents and mothers is required to better…
Walking Point: American Narratives of Vietnam
Employing Participatory Citizen Science Methods to Promote Age-Friendly Environments Worldwide
The trajectory of aging is profoundly impacted by the physical and social environmental contexts in which we live. While “top–down” policy activities can have potentially wide impacts on such contexts, they often take time, resources, and political will, and therefore can be less accessible to underserved communities. This article describes a “bottom–up”, resident-engaged method to advance local environmental and policy change, called Our Voice, …
For the Children: Notions of Childhood in Women's Narratives of Home in Rural Newfoundland
When rural women involved in a research project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada told stories about home, many shared a common narrative of a changing rural childhood. I discuss the ways in which these women's narratives engaged with notions of change in relation to childhood in rural Newfoundland. I argue that research on changing notions of childhood and how these affect the residential decisions of parents and mothers is required to better…
Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Active living (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Business (1 works)