Fishermen's wives: A case study of a middle atlantic coastal fishing community

Dixon, Richard D.; Lowery, Roger C.; Sabella, James C.; Hepburn, Marcus J.

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“…This is almost as true for social science research as it is for government policy-makers (Clement, 1983;Thiessen, 1986a, 1986b; Journal of Canadian Studies, 1984;Sinclair, 1984; Task Force on Atlantic Fisheries, 1983). Interest has begun to spread to additional areas, such as health and safety (Binkley, 1984), community attachment and job satisfaction (Apostle et al, 1985;Pollnac and Poggie, 19801, and family life (Dixon et al, 1984;Danowski, 1980). Although the political and economic features are key issues, it is important not to lose sight of these other, equally important, concerns.…”

Section: Victor Thiessen Dalhousie University Anthony Davis St Francmentioning

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Recruitment to small boat fishing and public policy in the Atlantic Canadian fisheries

Thiessen

1988

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Rev. canad. Soc. & AnthJCanad. Rev. SOC. & Anth. 25(4) 1988 604 VICTOR THIESSEN AND ANTHONY DAVISwe examine case study and survey data for the purpose of determining reasons why the occupation continues to attract and hold participants. Our analyses reveal that occupational attachment is strongest in the petty commodity sector and weakest in the industrial-capitalist sector, primarily because recruitment and participation in the former occurs in a social landscape of family, familiarity, community and control over labour processes. We argue that these social conditions take precedence over economiclincome considerations in the consciousness of fishermen, a consciousness reflective of occupational, familial and community solidarities and rationalities. In concluding we argue that state fisheries policy and social scientific analyses largely ignore the rationality of occupational and community attachment. As a result, both state policy and social research facilitate the bureaucratization and, consequent, dehumanization of the occupation.

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Section: Victor Thiessen Dalhousie University Anthony Davis St Francmentioning

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Recruitment to small boat fishing and public policy in the Atlantic Canadian fisheries

Thiessen

1988

Canadian Review of Sociology

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“…NAPA Bulletin 28, in fact, was devoted entirely to articles focusing on the intersection of anthropology and fisheries management in the United States. As well, a brief survey of such work includes general publications on the human dimensions of fisheries (Acheson 1981; Fricke 1985; Hanna and Jentoft 1996; Hillborn 2007; Jentoft 2000; McCay 1978; Pollnac and Littlefield 1983; Sepez et al 2006; Wilson 2006); on traditional fishing communities worldwide (Cordell 1990; Dyer and McGoodwin 1994; Ruddle 1994); on specific fishing communities (Dalton 2001; Garrity‐Blake 1996; Gatewood and McCay 1988; Gilmore 1986; Miller and van Maasen 1979); on fishing families (Danowski 1980; Davis 1986; Dixon et al 1984; Gersuny and Poggie 1973; Smith 1995); on various aspects of fisheries management (Browman and Stergiou 2005; Davis and Bailey 1996; Hanna and Smith 1993; Jentoft 1989; Jentoft and McCay 1995; Jentoft et al 1998; McCay et al 1998; Scholz et al 2004; Smith 1986; St. Martin 2001; Pinkerton 1989, 1995; Young and McCay 1995); and on theoretical approaches to the “commons” model of fisheries (Berkes 2006; Feeny et al 1996; Hanna 1990; McCay and Acheson 1990).…”

Section: Anthropology In Fisheriesmentioning

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Small Fish in a Big Pond: An Applied Anthropologist in Natural Resource Management

Gilden¹

2008

NAPA Bulletin

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This chapter relates the experiences of an applied anthropologist working in fisheries management. Although anthropology and other social sciences have much to contribute to fisheries management, fisheries managers focus mainly on biology and economics, and many are unaware of the contributions that social science can make. Motivation and effort are necessary to counteract the isolation that social scientists in biological fields can experience. Armed with an interdisciplinary background, a supportive community, a strong will, and an open mind, applied anthropologists working in fisheries management can bring new perspectives and solutions to this complex and challenging arena.

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“…Like other wives whose husbands have occupations that require extensive travel, wives of cowboys spend considerable time on their own (often with their offspring), but the husband's career, even in his absence controls the pace and structure of her life and that of the children (Dixon, Lowery, Sabella, & Hepburn, 1984;Finch, 1983;Forsyth & Gramling, 1990). For example, when a rodeo cowboy is not winning, a wife will sometimes hold down two jobs temporarily to help pay the bills.…”

Section: Fans Of the Rodeomentioning

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Helpmates of the Rodeo

Thompson

2007

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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This article provides an ethnographic account of women as supporting agents for professional cowboys and the rodeo enterprise. This research draws from participant observation, field interviews, western folklore and historical accounts, and Internet group discussions to provide a frame for and interpretation of women's patronage of rodeo cowboys. The primary data are derived from interviews with rodeo cowboys and women who are involved in rodeo life in various supporting roles. Interviews with professional cowboys provide validation of the vital nature of supporting roles for the success of rodeo careers. The analysis places women's supporting performances in historical and ideological contexts and illuminates the gendered nature of the rodeo as a professional sport.

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Fishermen's wives: A case study of a middle atlantic coastal fishing community

Cited by 11 publications

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Recruitment to small boat fishing and public policy in the Atlantic Canadian fisheries

Recruitment to small boat fishing and public policy in the Atlantic Canadian fisheries

Small Fish in a Big Pond: An Applied Anthropologist in Natural Resource Management

Helpmates of the Rodeo

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