Publication Type: Poster
Abstract: This paper incorporates institutional ethnography to examine the work of being social inherent within the everyday experience of an individual diagnosed with mental illness. The argument made here is that the work processes involved with forming social relations are situationally dependent. Hence, those work processes necessary to form social connections differentiate depending on if the individual constructs their daily routine or whether another person or an organization mediates their routine.

I developed this particular problematic to create a mode of inquiry that provides understanding of the work processes that the mentally ill individual undergoes. The standpoint of my informant provides expert knowledge regarding the work of being social as a mentally ill person. Recognizing that the informant is the expert in knowing their standpoint allows the researcher to develop a solid methodological grounding in institutional ethnography. My informant’s work is situationally based because she makes constant residency transitions from her home to the psychiatric ward. Her two places of residence require her to do different types of work in order to be social. The study found a disjuncture between the work processes of being social at home and the work processes that are experienced by someone who is institutionalized. My inquiry provides an account of the role separation that manifests itself within the everyday work processes of being social.

Publication Type: Poster Presentation
Abstract: Soil carbon contents were measured on archived and recently sampled soils from the ARS Riesel Grassland soil and Water Research Laboratory, with a time span of 55 years between samples. The effect of soil management was modeled with the EPIC model using measured weather and recorded management practices. Management scenarios included native grassland, a previously tilled soil sprigged with Coastal Bermuda Grass 55 years before sampling, and row crop production practices.