By Christine Hine New digital technologies offering “smart” monitoring of health and wellbeing at home have a lot to offer for those with care needs: but how can we make informed choices about which solutions are right for us? Within a burgeoning market for assistive technologies (a term used for products designed to promote independence […]
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By Ranjana Das How might algorithms shape everyday practices and decisions in parenting? How do parents understand, resist or work within algorithmic systems? My new book contracted with Rowman and Littlefield for 2023 will draw out the nuances of what happens when parents go about their everyday life making decisions in parenting and coping with […]
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By Karen Bullock and Melissa Pepper Karen Bullock and Melissa Pepper have a long history of working independently and together to understand how volunteers and volunteering may be used to reduce crime and improve community safety. We have recently been awarded funding from the Road Safety Trust to conduct research looking at the role of […]
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By Paul Hodkinson and Matt Hall Head-hair is often regarded by men as key to their body image and identity, with a full head of hair often associated with ideals of masculine success. As a consequence, the experience of going bald can be a turbulent and sometimes even distressing life transition for men, with implications […]
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By Matthew W. Hughey I owe thanks to the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey. They served as host for my six-month Fulbright Scholar Fellowship from May to November 2022. Now back home across the pond, I am analyzing the data from a multi-year ethnographic study of majority-White British organizations in the larger […]
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By Emily Setty At a time when we are more aware than ever of the problem of sexual violence, abuse and harassment (‘sexual harm’) among young people—and in society more generally—it may seem obvious that we need to be educating them about consent. After all, the idea is that sexual harm is, by definition, non-consensual—hence, […]
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