S Gifford
Biographic Data
| ID | 6555392 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S Gifford |
| GIVEN NAMES | S |
| FAMILY NAME | Gifford |
| SIGNATURE | GIFFORD S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Swinburne University of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences
6.1 Defining IPV 6.2 IPV Among Immigrants and Refugees 6.3 Risk and Protective Factors 6.4 Responses to IPV 6.5 Barriers to Help Seeking 6.6 Future Directions 6.7 Case Study 6.8 Conclusion 6.9 References
Digital Escapes? ICTs, Settlement and Belonging among Karen Youth in Melbourne, Australia
What does it mean to become 'at home' in a settlement context while at the same time remaining connected to global networks? And what does this tell us about how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the experiences and opportunities of young people in a settlement context? These are some of the key questions underpinning Home Lands, a digital media project that explored the proposition that, if resettled refugee youn…
Working Invisibly: Health Workers Talk About Capacity-Building in Health Promotion
A series of six focus groups was held with health promotion workers to explore the meaning and experience of ‘capacity-building’, a term which is used variously in the literature. The research is part of a participatory, practice-based project to develop outcome indicators in capacity-building. Capacity-building was defined as seeking to develop health promotion skills and resources, and also problem-solving capability, at five levels: the indivi…
Safe sex or safe love: Competing discourses
The way in which sex may be constructed as safe through its relationship with 'love' is the concern of this study. Interviews with 112 heterosexual women and men from discos and bars in Melbourne, Australia, catering to single adults revealed the pervasive construction of sex within the discourses of 'love' and 'romance'. The relationship of these discourses to unsafe practices is discussed and the article presents an analysis of the normative fu…
Digital Escapes? ICTs, Settlement and Belonging among Karen Youth in Melbourne, Australia
What does it mean to become 'at home' in a settlement context while at the same time remaining connected to global networks? And what does this tell us about how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the experiences and opportunities of young people in a settlement context? These are some of the key questions underpinning Home Lands, a digital media project that explored the proposition that, if resettled refugee youn…
Working Invisibly: Health Workers Talk About Capacity-Building in Health Promotion
A series of six focus groups was held with health promotion workers to explore the meaning and experience of ‘capacity-building’, a term which is used variously in the literature. The research is part of a participatory, practice-based project to develop outcome indicators in capacity-building. Capacity-building was defined as seeking to develop health promotion skills and resources, and also problem-solving capability, at five levels: the indivi…
Safe sex or safe love: Competing discourses
The way in which sex may be constructed as safe through its relationship with 'love' is the concern of this study. Interviews with 112 heterosexual women and men from discos and bars in Melbourne, Australia, catering to single adults revealed the pervasive construction of sex within the discourses of 'love' and 'romance'. The relationship of these discourses to unsafe practices is discussed and the article presents an analysis of the normative fu…
Digital Escapes? ICTs, Settlement and Belonging among Karen Youth in Melbourne, Australia
What does it mean to become 'at home' in a settlement context while at the same time remaining connected to global networks? And what does this tell us about how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming the experiences and opportunities of young people in a settlement context? These are some of the key questions underpinning Home Lands, a digital media project that explored the proposition that, if resettled refugee youn…
Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences
6.1 Defining IPV 6.2 IPV Among Immigrants and Refugees 6.3 Risk and Protective Factors 6.4 Responses to IPV 6.5 Barriers to Help Seeking 6.6 Future Directions 6.7 Case Study 6.8 Conclusion 6.9 References
Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Refugee (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)