"Making change by shared doing": An examination of occupation in processes of social transformation in five case studies.
Scand J Occup Ther
; 30(7): 939-952, 2023 Oct.
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BACKGROUND: As social and health inequalities deepen around the world, scholarship in occupational therapy and occupational science has increasingly emphasised the role of occupation as a powerful tool in transformative processes. OBJECTIVE: To explore how opportunities for everyday doing together may contribute to processes of social transformation by identifying ways occupation is being taken up in socially-transformative practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A generic descriptive qualitative case study design was utilised in order to describe current practice examples and identify ways occupation was being taken up in five initiatives working towards social transformation located in Canada, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom. RESULTS: Focussing on the positioning of occupation within the initiatives, three themes were developed: The intentionality of the process, the nature of occupation within the initiatives, and the role of occupation within the processes of social transformation. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Providing examples of agency on the micro level and of engagement with socioeconomic, political and cultural power structures at the societal level, this analysis raises important considerations in addressing how occupational therapy practice can move in socially responsive and transformative directions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapia Ocupacional
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Occup Ther
Asunto de la revista:
REABILITACAO
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido