By Lawrence Angus
ISBN-10: 0750701722
ISBN-13: 9780750701723
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That function was described by those who had established The Shop. They were eloquent and interested in The Shop (their construction). The others, the dropped out, described it in the same terms: a cooperative. I researched the coop and those involved in it with reference to that reality. However, RE-VISIONING EMPOWERMENT 39 those who named The Shop, and its role and functions, were those in power, the anarchists and Christians, the opt outs. They described the reality they had constructed. In the capacity of the right to name, power existed on a very fundamental non-overt and non-manifest level.
I reflect on the data and my analysis. My research perspective in part three is influenced by systems theory of the second generation (Rittel, 1982), and post-positivist philosophy (which embraces postmodernism and poststructuralism). I also use feminist theory in this tradition. I draw conclusions about the implications of the findings to empowerment. Reflexive Research 1990 After I had written up the findings I began to reflect on my earlier analysis of the data in part one and the data collected in 1990 more carefully.
Tim, who had been linked to store work while at The Shop, had obtained employment. He also had a close relationship with Joseph and got important support from him and Mary. However, both these young men had mothers who were professional nurses and therefore successful and ‘appropriate’ role models from the mainstream system. For example they owned their own homes. Perhaps, more significantly, their mothers were described positively by these young men. A positive relationship with a caring adult was identified by Werner (1989) as one of the factors identified in children from at risk backgrounds who were ‘resilient’ (they were no longer at risk).