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The construction of identity: a case study of elder volunteers in a multi service center.

Mak Wing-yan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 207-215). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iv / CONTENTS --- p.vi / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- Introduction: Problematic Endeavour of Identity in Old Age --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Prologue / Chapter 1.2 --- Segmentation of Life Stages / Chapter 1.3 --- Blurring of Life Stages / Chapter 1.4 --- Over Institutionalization: Sequestration of Experiences / Chapter 1.5 --- Relevance to Present Study / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- "Literature Review: Old Age Identity in Structural, Institutional And Interactional Settings" --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1 --- Structural Dimension: Policy and Social Identity / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The development of social policy in Hong Kong / Chapter 2.1.2 --- "Problematic nature of ""care in community"" and the objectification of elderly" / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Stigmatization: delineation of the social position / Chapter 2.2 --- Institutional Dimension: Segregated Settings and Identity / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Segregated settings and social space / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Volunteering ´ؤ The interplay between policy and institutional forces / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Elder participation in volunteer working in Hong Kong / Chapter 2.3 --- Interactional Dimension: Discourse Analysis and Identity Negotiation / Chapter 2.4 --- Merging of the Streams of Thought / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- Conceptual Framework --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1 --- Conceptual Discussion of Identity / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Presumptions of identity: relational approach / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Giddens: modernity and self-identity / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Goffman: stigma and the management of spoiled identity / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Identity and inter-group relation / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Relevance to present study / Chapter 3.2 --- Conceptual Discussion of Social Space / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Relationship between social space and social setting / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Features examined within social space / Chapter 3.3 --- Identity Constitution / Chapter 3.4 --- Possibilities for Identity: From Conceptual to Empirical / Chapter 3.5 --- Research Questions / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- Methodology and Overview of the Field --- p.60 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Research / Chapter 4.2 --- An Overview of the Field / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Structure of membership / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Typology of volunteering activities / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- Positioning of the Age Identity --- p.71 / Chapter 5.1 --- Meaning for Joining the Volunteer Group / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Reasons of entry from the professional point of view / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Meaning of entry from the volunteers' point of view / Chapter i. --- A cleavage from disturbing life event / Chapter ii. --- Concealment of stigma / Chapter iii. --- Conformity to the life stage arrangement / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Pain or pleasure / Chapter 5.2 --- Location of Reference Groups - Learning of Elderly Role / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Positive valuation on the present / Chapter i. --- Comparison with the past / Chapter ii. --- Projection over the future / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Accommodation of identity / Chapter 5.3 --- Concluding Remark: Motivations and Capacity for Identity Process / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- Perception of the Context and the Projection of Actors' Agency --- p.92 / Chapter 6.1 --- User Participation: Social space as perceived by social workers / Chapter 6.2 --- Boundary Control: Defining Professional Realm of Reference / Chapter 6.3 --- Perception of Constrains and Possibilities / Chapter 6.4 --- Boundary Management: volunteers' realm of choice and control / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Personal choice / Chapter 6.4.2 --- "Defensive boundary control: managing their identity by securing their ""time""" / Chapter 6.5 --- Case Study: Nature of Relationships and Boundary Control / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Case 1: Heart-to-heart Programme (the Telephone Visit Team) / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Case 2: Visiting Pioneers (The visiting team) / Chapter 6.6 --- Concluding Remark: Horizon in Perceiving the Aging Process / Chapter CHAPTER 7: --- Consolidation of Identity: Dimensions of Identification --- p.117 / Chapter 7.1 --- Contours of Aging Experience: A Hypothetical Illustration / Chapter 7.2 --- The Vertical Identification: Keep Active / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Locating the volunteers: / Chapter 7.2.2 --- "The meanings of ""active""" / Chapter 7.2.3 --- "Reaffirmation from the structure and the reproduction of ""being active""" / Chapter 7.2.4 --- Dynamics for identification / Chapter 7.3 --- Volunteering and the Site for Social Exclusion / Chapter 7.3.1 --- "Exclusion: delineation of ""they"" and ""we""" / Chapter 7.4 --- Inclusionary Effort by the Volunteers: Sympathetic Attitude Towards the Elderly / Chapter 7.4.1 --- "The concept of ""care"" and ""concern""" / Chapter 7.4.2 --- "Cultivation of the sense of ""sameness"": proximity of experiences" / Chapter 7.5 --- Identity as a Politics: a Convergent Point Case study: The Community Forum / Chapter 7.6 --- Concluding Remarks / Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- "Conclusion and Discussion: ""Staying Active"" as a Theme in Aging Process" --- p.147 / Chapter 8.1 --- Summary of Arguments / Chapter 8.1.1 --- Schema for comparison: positioning and aging self in society / Chapter 8.1.2 --- "Negotiation, boundary control and shaping of identity" / Chapter 8.1.3 --- Consolidation of identity: Two paths for the same end / Chapter 8.2 --- Epilogue: Identity as a Cutting Point for Researching Old Age in Modern Society / Chapter 8.2.1 --- Nature of social space and the presentation of identity / Chapter 8.2.2 --- Rethinking the place of human action in theory of aging / Chapter 8.2.3 --- Identity as a politics / Chapter 8.2.4 --- Policy Reflections / Chapter 8.3 --- Outlook and Vision / APPENDICES / Figure 4.1 Organization Chart of the Service Center (In Chinese) --- p.172 / Figure 8.1 Model of Identity Constitution --- p.173 / Table 1.1 Major Events of Elderly Issues --- p.174 / Table 4.1 Elderly Population --- p.181 / Table 4.2 Summary of Activities --- p.182 / Table 4.3 Profiles of Informants --- p.184 / Table 4.4 Summary of Respondents --- p.186 / Table 5.1 Summary of Core Questions --- p.188 / Table 8.1 Control of Boundary --- p.196 / Document 4.1 Guiding Questions for Interviews --- p.197 / Document 5.1 Promotion Leaflet of the Service Center (In Chinese) --- p.199 / Document 6.1 Report of Implementation of User-Participation (In Chinese) --- p.203 / Document 6.2 Promotion Leaflet of the Community Support Service of Elderly (In Chinese) --- p.206 / BIBIOGRAPHY --- p.207

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323511
Date January 2001
ContributorsMak, Wing-yan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, viii, 216 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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