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This article contends with the question “what is good poetry?” The author argues that those interested in poetry as a means to represent research must be aware of poetic traditions and techniques engage critically discussion how an understanding informs their work. One by which accomplish this through use ars poetica(art poetry). presents function utility poetica for craft, articulating one's own poetica, examples some poets' conceptualizations poetry, implications artistic criteria. In...

Research on cross-sex friendships has noted the presence of sexual tension in many these relationships. Yet, to our knowledge, no studies have directly examined frequency and effect contact friendships. This investigation provides an initial look at prevalence activity otherwise `platonic' applies a recently developed model expectation violations understand related consequences that behavior. Results suggest approximately half heterosexual college student population engaged platonic...

The incidence of breast cancer is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and efforts at early diagnosis have not been very successful because public has scant knowledge about disease, a large percentage cases are diagnosed late mainly rural SSA women's practice self-examination poor. In this paper, we argue that an examination social cultural contexts influence management region needed. We discuss implications sociocultural factors, such as gender roles spirituality, SSA.

In this autoethnographic essay, the author argues for use of poetic inquiry as a feminist methodology by showing her poetry research method during past 13 years. Through examples work, details how offers Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies scholars means doing, showing, teaching embodiment reflexivity, way to refuse mind-body dialectic, form ethnography, catalyst social agitation change. The uses ethnographic that critique middle-class White motherhood, address problems feminism, reflects...

There are myriad technological devices, computer programs, and online information sources available for people to manage their health the of others. However, must be technologically literate capable accessing, analyzing, sharing they encounter. The authors interviewed middle-aged older adults about seeking behavior discovered that technology literacy influenced by a collective ability needs family. We used management theory frame participants' experiences self-efficacy using loved ones....

I use the erasure poems in poetry chapbook, "Bringing Up Baby," as Critical Interpersonal and Family Communication (CIFC) research to critique white middle-class notions of mothering motherhood. Poetic inquiry is a form Arts-Based Research (ABR) methodology that offers (CFC) researchers way highlight aesthetics personal experience, focus on embodiment participatory measures, artistic forms meld scientific humanistic understandings relationships. argue poetic CFC adds family communication...

We focused on the closetable identities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered queer (LGBTQ) Jewish Americans through use identity narratives. Thirty-one people participated in narrative interviews about their negotiation decisions. The Communication Theory Identity framed inquiry by showing how interpenetrations layers and critical elements created changes conflict participants’ lives that necessitated negotiating LGBTQ identity. Analyses revealed conflicts related to self-perception,...

Using Feminist Participatory Action Research, graduate and undergraduate students at a midsized, midwestern public university collaborated with investigators on welcoming inclusive practices in the classroom through focus-group discussions. The research team conducted six sessions 39 from marginalized communities about how instructors can include center intersecting identities based age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, ability, socioeconomic status face-to-face online...

The author presents ars criteria (the art of criteria) poems as a re-entry into the dialogue about rigor and quality in qualitative research using arts-based research, poetry particular. This piece uses found to address questions critical vigorous application research. She argues that we need continue applying with or adopting believes “flexible criteria” exist should be used when evaluating poetic inquiry.

In this study, we examined young adults’ conversational descriptions of satisfying and unsatisfying sexual conversations with a romantic partner the relational outcomes. We coded participants’ responses for content, when where occurred, results conversations. Most often, occurred in residences at beginning relationships addressed pleasure, relationship issues, health, past experience, attitudes/values, decision making. The included consequences such as distrust, anger, understanding, being...

Through an autoethnographic poetry manifesto, the author makes case for as political, feminist practice, social research and autoethnography, personal that becomes universal, visionary activism. The use of engages political power to present embodied, nuanced, myriad scenes marginalized stigmatized identities.

This study provides theoretical understanding of 31 young adult Latinas' (Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban) experiences understandings sexuality through in-depth interviews. The grounded theory analysis defining sex sexual relationships revealed similar descriptions processes within accounts. Women's responses included as intercourse, virtually anything, making distinctions between love. Women also offered definitions safer their ideal relationships. Ideas about men's uncontrollable led...

Young Latinas' experiences and meanings of sexuality were explored through 31 interviews, with grounded theory used to provide theoretical understanding sexual talk. The women's level comfort talk their explicitness influenced the kind they engaged in partners. analysis being a romantic relationship revealed similar descriptions processes within accounts that led discovery core variable reconciling messages. This describes process accepting messages fit value system, rejecting theyfeel...

Abstract Ten HIV‐positive African American adolescent females were interviewed regarding disclosure of their HIV infection in various relationships. Communication Boundary Management (Petronio, 1991) provided a framework for understanding patterns these Participants described expected (n = 113) and actual 94) responses to disclosing an diagnosis. The findings indicate that response the target affect adolescents' decisions. targets respond as follows: experience negative emotional reactions,...