Session Name: A Relational Approach to Caring: Health and Interdependence in Everyday Social Life
Interdependence and Care: Exploring How Students Rely on Each Other During Illness
Thursday, August 1, 2024
14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
Paper Abstract: Anyone, including students studying away from family and even close relatives, cannot avoid illness. Generally, someone will rely on people who are nearby to help provide care; in the case of sick students, of course, they will rely on the care of fellow students. Care itself can be defined as care in a relationship between individuals and groups based on moral similarities, collectivity, and trust strengthened by emotional connection (McKearney and Amrith 2021). The beliefs about who is entitled to be given and to give care certainly affect the form of care that each person will give. Therefore, this paper will try to find out how students view care and their considerations while providing care. This ethnographic research is conducted using various methods, including in-depth interviews and participatory observation. Informants will be selected by taking into account the diversity of UGM students' backgrounds, including gender, level of study, and their experience of living away from their families. This paper is expected to provide a deeper understanding of how students view the concept of care and how this view affects student interactions, as well as identify and analyze differences in perceptions of care among students and how they provide this care.
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