On Cue

Speaker:Professor Emerita Thomasina Borkman, Sociology, George Mason UniversityThis presentation discusses four differing self-help traditions, three of which are international and have been ignored by researchers in North America. Dr. Borkman discusses the extensive benefits to individuals and community of these four self-help traditions.Dr. Borkman specializes in the sociology of health, illness, and disability. She is internationally renowned for her research and publications on self-help/mutual aid groups. A holder of a Fulbright Fellowship in 1995, she is also a past president of the Association for Research in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations. 12/01/08http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/borkman120108.mp3