Understanding Indigenous Australian women’s social and emotional wellbeing and wellness through yarning


Autoria(s): Walker, Melissa; Fredericks, Bronwyn L.; Anderson, Debra J.
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

This paper explores Indigenous Australian women’s understanding of wellness, through the lens of social and emotional wellbeing. The authors use a “yarning” approach to explore how wellness is important to Indigenous women who live in North Brisbane (Australia). They discuss the benefits of yarning and its strength as a methodology for conducting research and building activism within Indigenous Australian communities. They argue that, for Indigenous Australian women, wellness is linked to a sense of wholeness and strongly related to the feeling of connection that women get from meeting together and having time for women’s business. They describe the way that their research project developed into a community summit focused on Indigenous women’s wellness.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/58746/

Relação

http://www.indigenousdevelopment2012.ac.nz/news/conference-proceedings

Walker, Melissa, Fredericks, Bronwyn L., & Anderson, Debra J. (2012) Understanding Indigenous Australian women’s social and emotional wellbeing and wellness through yarning. In Indigenous Knowledges Development Conference, 27-31 June 2012, University of Auckland.

Fonte

Faculty of Education; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Nursing

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #111000 NURSING
Tipo

Conference Item