Browsing by Supervisor "Stolte, Ottilie Emma Elisabeth"
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The Emotional Lives of Men: The Complexities of Expressing Emotions
(University of Waikato, 2010)This research responds to the widely held view expressed in academic and popular literature that men have difficulties expressing themselves emotionally. Both popular and academic literatures on men’s emotional lives often ... -
Hidden hardship in Aotearoa: An explorative study of older adult hardship
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues in modern times (Lister, 2004). One fifth of older New Zealanders report hardship (Ministry of Social Development 2018), yet little is known about the daily experience of living ... -
Housing, mental health, and homelessness: Exploring lived experiences of homelessness to identify barriers to sustainable housing for vulnerable populations
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Homelessness has become a much talked about topic in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2018 and the preceding years. This thesis explores the experiences of five people who have mental illness and have lived experience of homelessness ... -
Hybrid cultural identities and Cook Islands tertiary students in a cross-cultural contact zone: A case study approach
(The University of Waikato, 2022)This thesis focuses on how cultural identities of Cook Islands students are renegotiated in ‘the Conch’, a dedicated Pacific student space at the University of Waikato. Of particular interest is the significance of the ... -
I want to be employable! Constructions of employability from university students and recent graduates in New Zealand.
(The University of Waikato, 2018)In the 21st century, due to changes driven by neoliberal ideology, global markets, and innovations in technology, the labour market has become more competitive in most industrialised countries, and people carry more ... -
Māori men's positive and interconnected sense of self, being and place
(University of Waikato, 2015)Māori men are on the wrong side of the ledger when it comes to illness and crime rates. Correspondingly, there is a significant amount of research into issues such as abuse and premature death involving Māori men, who are ... -
Moving beyond psychocentric perspectives of suicide: Towards an ecological and social justice understanding
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Suicide is a fundamentally political and deep moral concern within Aotearoa, New Zealand. The act of suicide is best understood as a complex phenomenon occurring within multiple biological, psychological, philosophical, ... -
Oceans away: Sri Lankan migrants in New Zealand - Explorations of hybrid identities, distance & everyday material practices
(University of Waikato, 2017)The past 50 years have seen a remarkable increase in migration, with more people moving than ever before. In New Zealand, foreign born peoples comprised over a quarter of the population in 2013, most of whom were from Asian ... -
Re-membering those lost: The role of materiality in narrative repair following a natural disaster
(University of Waikato, 2013)The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami resulted in a tragic loss of life and immense suffering. This thesis explores the ways in which five people from Sri Lanka worked to address the disruption to their life narratives caused by ... -
Rehumanising housing: an ecological understanding of the landlord - tenant relationship
(The University of Waikato, 2021)2021 Aotearoa New Zealand is experiencing a housing crisis that is benefitting some while hurting others. In Aotearoa New Zealand it is estimated that 50 percent of the population are living in rental homes. While the ... -
Shifting Selves: Home beyond the House - A Study of Ageing, Housing and Wellbeing of Older Chinese Migrants to New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2011)Older Chinese immigrants are one of the largest ethnic ageing groups in New Zealand. However, people‘s everyday experiences of settling in a new and unfamiliar environment have been largely overlooked, particularly for ... -
Te mana o ngā toa: Māori experiences of Ngāti Tūmatauenga, the New Zealand Army
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Diverse realities impact Māori people and their capacity to flourish. It is well- established that Māori are significant contributors to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), and especially the New Zealand Army. Noteworthy ... -
"Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are (and where you are from)." Food, culture and re-membering in New Zealand: A case study approach.
(University of Waikato, 2013)This thesis focusses on processes of re-membering and the transmission of culturally patterned food-related practices across generations. Of particular interest is how the preparation, serving and eating of food acts to ... -
The treadwheel of welfare: A narrative exploration of sole mothers’ experiences of accessing support from the Aotearoa/New Zealand welfare system
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Neoliberal ideology has been the dominant political and economic underpinning of the Aotearoa/New Zealand social welfare system for the past forty years. The main neoliberal principles of individual responsibility, free ... -
To medicate or not to medicate? Exchange, identity and care in everyday household medication practices
(University of Waikato, 2011)In contemporary societies, medications are one of the most commonly used resources for the prevention, treatment, or cure of illness and disease (Shoemaker & de Oliveira, 2008). Despite this, there is a lack of understanding ...
