Thomasina Borkman

Broschiertes Buch

Self-Help/Mutual Aid Groups and Peer Support

A Literature Review

Beschreibung

Social science research on self-help/mutual aid groups and organizations from 1960 on is reviewed. Voluntary peer-run mutually supportive groups' diversity illustrated through Alcoholics Anonymous, mental health groups and others. Socio-political contexts shape self-help/mutual aid. Borkman's autoethnographic narrative highlights her participation.

Autor

Author Thomasina Borkman, Ph.D. (1969) Columbia University, is Professor of Sociology Emerita at George Mason University. She is known for her research on self-help groups and peer support, especially her book Understanding Self-Help/Mutual Aid: Experiential Learning in the Commons (1999). Contributing Authors Carol Munn-Giddings, Ph.D. (2003) Loughborough University, is Professor of Participative Inquiry and Collaborative Practices at Anglia Ruskin University. She is known for her research on self-help/mutual aid and complementary participatory research that engage citizens and practitioners in the research process. Melanie Boyce, Ph.D. (2016) Anglia Ruskin University, is Senior Research Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University. She has expertise in undertaking community-based research with groups and communities that are often defined as marginalised, due to their health and/or social situation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 394g
• ISBN-13: 9789004447998
• ISBN-10: 9004447997
• Artikelnr.: 60415014