"Playing with monopoly money" : a participatory exploration of the space-time aspects of homeless social capital
department or school: Arts and Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of (Okanagan)
department or school: History and Sociology, Department of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Cook, Shelley B.
issued: 2019-05-17T15:18:06Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Social capital is generally understood as the benefits received through people’s relationship with others. Although social capital is recognized as a fundamental ingredient in the psychological and material wellbeing of all people, little is known about how it functions for the homeless. Even less is known about context-sensitive accounts that consider the relevance of space and time in the production of social capital, the connection to the construction of homeless identity, and how social capital experiences of homeless people vary based on different factors, including gender. My doctoral research is an exploratory, participatory investigation of the space-time aspects of homeless social capital and the relationship to the trajectory of homelessness. It furthers theoretical and practical knowledge of homelessness, social capital, and the influence of gender through the use of Bourdieusian social capital theory and multiple methods and data sources. My research was conducted in Kelowna, BC, a mid-sized Canadian city, and involved one-year of fieldwork with time spent on city streets in locations known to be pivotal hubs of homeless activity. I conducted participatory mapping on an individual-basis with 29 street homeless adults, and on a group-basis with participants separated through a female/male binary. I used an advisory committee composed of formerly homeless people to guide research and interviews with key stakeholders with knowledge of street homelessness locally to inform my research approach. As a way to enhance policy and service recommendations, focus groups with key stakeholders and the advisory committee for the project were used to leverage research findings. Three key areas of findings were identified: 1) six distinct categories of homeless social capital with defined geographies, temporal aspects, and gender profiles; 2) three categories of fixed or variable factors with gender being the most important in shaping the space-time aspects of homeless s…
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note: “Playing with Monopoly Money” – A Participatory Exploration of the Space-Time Aspects of Homeless Social Capital by Shelley B. Cook M.A., University of Victoria, 2002 B.A. (Hons), University of Victoria, 1993 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) May 2019 © Shelley B. Cook, 2019 ii The undersigned certify that they have read and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: “Playing with Monopoly Money” – An Exploratory, Participatory Approach to Understanding the Space-time Aspects of Homeless Social Capital Submitted by Shelley B. Cook in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of the Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Rachelle Hole, Associate Professor, UBC (Okanagan) Co-supervisor Dr. Jon Corbett, Associate Professor, UBC (Okanagan) Co-supervisor Dr. Carey Doberstein, Associate Professor, UBC (Okanagan) Supervisory Committee Member Bernard Momer, Associate Professor, UBC (Okanagan) Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Julien Picault, UBC (Okanagan) University Examiner Dr. Agnieszka Leszczynski, Western University External Examiner Date submitted to College of Graduate Studies: March 13th, 2019. iii ABSTRACT Social capital is generally understood as the benefits received through people’s relationship with others. Although social capital is recognized as a fundamental ingredient in the psychological and material wellbeing of all people, little is known about how it functions for the homeless. Even less is known about context-sensitive accounts that consider the relevance of space and time in the production of social capital, the connection to the construction of homeless identity, and how social capital experiences of homeless people vary based on different factors, including gender. My doctoral research is an exploratory, participatory investigation of the s…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0378853
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70195