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View article: Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach
Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach Open
Urban regeneration reshapes the meaning, use, and potential of urban spaces, yet its implications for older residents remain under theorised. This is despite the growing ageing urban population and policy focus on ‘ageing in place’, suppor…
View article: Sociology of Everyday Life in the Past and Future Uses of the Mass Observation Project: Methodology, Materiality and Personal Life
Sociology of Everyday Life in the Past and Future Uses of the Mass Observation Project: Methodology, Materiality and Personal Life Open
This article, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sociological Research Online, explores the sociological uses of the Mass Observation Project (MOP) for the study of everyday life. Mass Observation has been entangled with British sociology…
View article: Family life in urban public spaces: stretching the boundaries of sociological attention
Family life in urban public spaces: stretching the boundaries of sociological attention Open
This article contributes to a reconceptualisation of the boundaries of sociological attention regarding where family is enacted. Despite being aware of the cultural contingency of the distinction that is drawn between the public and privat…
View article: Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Struktur Modal Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Di BEI Periode 2017-2019
Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Struktur Modal Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Di BEI Periode 2017-2019 Open
This study aims to further examine the factors that affect the capital structure of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2017 - 2019. This study will use secondary data obtained from information in …
View article: Transanal total mesorectal excision for abdominoperineal resection is associated with poor oncological outcomes in rectal cancer patients: A word of caution from a multicentric Canadian cohort study
Transanal total mesorectal excision for abdominoperineal resection is associated with poor oncological outcomes in rectal cancer patients: A word of caution from a multicentric Canadian cohort study Open
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View article: On not ‘being there’: Making sense of the potent urge for physical proximity in transnational families at the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic
On not ‘being there’: Making sense of the potent urge for physical proximity in transnational families at the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic Open
This paper investigates transnational families’ experiences of the COVID‐19 pandemic outbreak and the accompanying sudden and unexpected travel restrictions. Our data consist of written stories collected in April–June 2020 from migrants wi…
View article: Ageing in Place Over Time: The Making and Unmaking of Home
Ageing in Place Over Time: The Making and Unmaking of Home Open
‘Ageing in place’ is a key component of UK policy, aimed at supporting older people to remain living in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Although wide-ranging, the scholarly literature in this field has not sufficie…
View article: Neighbours, neighbouring and acquaintanceship: in dialogue with David Morgan
Neighbours, neighbouring and acquaintanceship: in dialogue with David Morgan Open
In 2012, David Morgan gave a talk titled ‘Neighbours, neighbouring and acquaintanceship: some further thoughts’ at the University of Turku, Finland. In this article we engage in dialogue with Morgan’s talk, as well as his 2009 book Acquain…
View article: Micro-atmospheres of place: light and dark on a modernist housing scheme
Micro-atmospheres of place: light and dark on a modernist housing scheme Open
This paper examines the role that light and dark play in how residents of Claremont Court, a modernist housing scheme in Edinburgh, Scotland, form a sense of atmosphere of place. Our findings show that the design of Claremont Court affords…
View article: Holding back and hidden family displays: Reflections on aunthood as a morally charged category
Holding back and hidden family displays: Reflections on aunthood as a morally charged category Open
This article explores aunthood as a morally charged category. By conducting a thematic analysis, we analyse advice-seeking posts published in Dear Savvy Auntie, an American online advice forum for aunts. We examine the moral tales of aunth…
View article: Introduction: Nationalism’s Futures
Introduction: Nationalism’s Futures Open
At a time when nationalist sentiment is on the rise, this special issue takes stock of how sociology can contribute to understanding the past, present and future of nationalism. In contrast to declarations of ‘the end of history’, which wa…
View article: The Critical Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluating Patients With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
The Critical Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluating Patients With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Open
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare autoimmune systemic necrotizing vasculitis of blood vessels that often presents with hypereosinophilia. Cardiac involvement in EGPA directly correlates with the mortality of pa…
View article: Material–temporal registers of belonging: Theorising the interplay between temporality and the built environment
Material–temporal registers of belonging: Theorising the interplay between temporality and the built environment Open
This paper explores the interplay of temporality and the built environment in diverging discourses of belonging at Claremont Court, a modernist housing scheme in Edinburgh which was designed in 1958 by Sir Basil Spence, a key figure of pos…
View article: Displaying morally responsible motherhood: lone mothers accounting for work during non-standard hours
Displaying morally responsible motherhood: lone mothers accounting for work during non-standard hours Open
This study examined how lone mothers rationalise their work during non-standard hours (e.g., evenings and weekends), which they perceive as problematic in terms of child wellbeing, and thereby as violating the culturally shared moral order…
View article: Michael Banton and <i>Sociology</i>
Michael Banton and <i>Sociology</i> Open
Professor Michael Banton died in May 2018 aged 91. His long career involved a decade at the University of Edinburgh in the Department of Social Anthropology before spending the rest of his career at the University of Bristol. In Bristol he…
View article: Researching embodied relationships with place: rehabilitating the sit-down interview
Researching embodied relationships with place: rehabilitating the sit-down interview Open
This article explores the utility of sit-down interviews in researching people’s embodied relationships with place. We offer a critical intervention in the ongoing debates concerning methodological ‘innovation’ by exploring under which cir…
View article: Nonstandard Work Hours and Single Versus Coupled Mothers' Work‐to‐Family Conflict
Nonstandard Work Hours and Single Versus Coupled Mothers' Work‐to‐Family Conflict Open
Objective To compare single and coupled mothers' experiences of time‐based work‐to‐family conflict (WFC) and work‐to‐family positive affective spillover (PAS) in the context of maternal nonstandard work hours. Background Despite having bec…
View article: Linking Formal Child Care Characteristics to Children’s Socioemotional Well-Being: A Comparative Perspective
Linking Formal Child Care Characteristics to Children’s Socioemotional Well-Being: A Comparative Perspective Open
Most research on formal child care and children’s outcomes has focused on single countries. We, however, contend that policy context may moderate the association between formal child care characteristics and children’s socioemotional well-…
View article: Researching the home using architectural and social science methods
Researching the home using architectural and social science methods Open
This article explores the possibilities of using innovative, interdisciplinary methods for understanding home-making. Drawing on a study of Claremont Court (1959–1962), a post-war social housing scheme designed by Sir Basil Spence in Edinb…
View article: ‘Families and Relationships’ e-Special Issue Introduction
‘Families and Relationships’ e-Special Issue Introduction Open
This ‘Families and Relationships’ e-Special Issue contains a selection of 10 articles previously published in Sociology. In this Introduction, we first outline the broader sub-disciplinary context and explain our selection criteria. The in…
View article: The Involved Observer: A Simmelian Analysis of the Boundary Work of Aunthood
The Involved Observer: A Simmelian Analysis of the Boundary Work of Aunthood Open
The aims of this article are to, first, empirically investigate the experiences of aunts, who to a large extent have been ignored by family sociologists. Second, we aim to add to the existing theorising of everyday family life by bringing …
View article: Belonging across the lifetime: Time and self in Mass Observation accounts
Belonging across the lifetime: Time and self in Mass Observation accounts Open
Our sense of belonging rarely stands still, yet the research literature has hitherto paid little attention to the temporal nature of belonging. Based on an analysis of 62 Mass Observation Project (MOP) accounts written by people living in …
View article: Just One? Solo Dining, Gender and Temporal Belonging in Public Spaces
Just One? Solo Dining, Gender and Temporal Belonging in Public Spaces Open
In recent years, various lifestyle websites have offered tips on eating out alone as well as lists of the best restaurants for solo dining in major cities of the world. Utilising the theoretical concepts of participation units, territories…
View article: Belonging from afar: nostalgia, time and memory
Belonging from afar: nostalgia, time and memory Open
Belonging is a fundamentally temporal experience that is anchored not only in place but also time, yet this dimension of belonging has so far remained under-researched. Based on an analysis of 25 British Mass Observation Project accounts I…
View article: What does the duration of belonging tell us about the temporal self?
What does the duration of belonging tell us about the temporal self? Open
Belonging is a fundamentally temporal experience, yet there exists to date little research on belonging as a temporal phenomenon. This paper offers an important contribution to the literatures on belonging, time and the self by exploring h…