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The embodied sensory experiences of latino migrants to smalltown, North Carolina

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Bailliard, AL
Published in: Journal of Occupational Science
June 10, 2013

Latino migration to the United States has substantially increased in past decades. This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study with the migrant Latino community of Smalltown (pseudonym), North Carolina. Analyses of participant observations and semi-structured interviews found that Latinos experienced sensory issues during their occupations in Smalltown. Occupational science has primarily focused on the conscious experience of sensation during occupation. The Smalltown study proposes that sensory issues can impose a substantial and unconscious effect on experiences of occupation. Findings suggest that study participants embodied their sensory experiences with occupations through repeated participation in specific sensory environments. The embodiment of past occupational experiences fostered the development of particular sensory expectations during occupation, the absence of which was associated with feelings of loss of well-being. Moreover, migrants' occupations occurred through multisensory environments such that sensations were felt with innumerable additional sensations. Difficulty replicating the multisensory qualities of past occupations affected experiences of well-being during present occupations. This paper suggests occupational science would benefit from additional focus on the pre-cognitive or unconscious elements of occupation and their impact on the lived experience of occupation. © 2013 The Journal of Occupational Science Incorporated.

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Journal of Occupational Science

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2158-1576

ISSN

1442-7591

Publication Date

June 10, 2013

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

120 / 130

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Bailliard, A. L. (2013). The embodied sensory experiences of latino migrants to smalltown, North Carolina. Journal of Occupational Science, 20(2), 120–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2013.774931
Bailliard, A. L. “The embodied sensory experiences of latino migrants to smalltown, North Carolina.” Journal of Occupational Science 20, no. 2 (June 10, 2013): 120–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2013.774931.
Bailliard AL. The embodied sensory experiences of latino migrants to smalltown, North Carolina. Journal of Occupational Science. 2013 Jun 10;20(2):120–30.
Bailliard, A. L. “The embodied sensory experiences of latino migrants to smalltown, North Carolina.” Journal of Occupational Science, vol. 20, no. 2, June 2013, pp. 120–30. Scopus, doi:10.1080/14427591.2013.774931.
Bailliard AL. The embodied sensory experiences of latino migrants to smalltown, North Carolina. Journal of Occupational Science. 2013 Jun 10;20(2):120–130.

Published In

Journal of Occupational Science

DOI

EISSN

2158-1576

ISSN

1442-7591

Publication Date

June 10, 2013

Volume

20

Issue

2

Start / End Page

120 / 130

Related Subject Headings

  • Rehabilitation
  • 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences