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Safbwynt/Perspective

Safbwynt Bangor ar y Byd CymdeithasolBangor’s View of the Social World

Cyfnodolyn Myfyrwyr Gwyddorau Cymdeithas ym

Mhrifysgol Bangor

A Student Journal for the School of Social Sciences

Bangor University

Cyfrol 2 Rhifyn 2Volume 2 Number 2

Rhifyn Arbennig ar Ddulliau YmchwilSpecial Issue on Research Methods

Mehefin 2009June 2009

Safbwynt/Perspective*

Safbwynt Bangor ar y Byd Cymdeithasol

Bangor’s View of the Social World

Cyfnodolyn Myfyrwyr Gwyddorau Cymdeithas ym Mhrifysgol Bangor

A Student Journal for the Social Sciences at Bangor University

Golygyddion/Editors:

Paul Carré, Cari Droia, Martina Feilzer, Bethan Judge, Harri Sethi, Jo Yates

Llun y Clawr Blaen/Front Cover Backdrop

Diolch i Cari Droia ac Emma Fenwick/Courtesy of Cari Droia and Emma Fenwick*Awgrymwyd y teitl gan Aaron Pritchard/Title suggested by Aaron Pritchard

Cyfnodolyn electronig wedi ei adolygu gangydweithwyr yw hwn ar gyfer myfyrwyrisraddedig ac ôl-raddedig yn YsgolGwyddorau Cymdeithas, Prifysgol Bangor.Cyfnodolyn dwyieithog ydyw a fydd ynderbyn cyfraniadau yn Gymraeg a Saesneg.Cyhoeddir y cyfnodolyn ddwywaith yflwyddyn yn yr hydref (mis Hydref) a’rgwanwyn (mis Mawrth).

This is a refereed electronic journal forundergraduate and graduate students at theSchool of Social Sciences, BangorUniversity. It is a bi-lingual journal and willaccept contributions in Welsh and English.The journal will be published twice a year inautumn (October) and spring (March).

Daw’r traethodau a’r erthyglau yn ycyfnodolyn hwn o holl sbectrwm gwyddoraucymdeithas, a bydd yn adlewyrchu datblygiadnaturiol yng ngallu academaidd myfyrwyrwrth iddynt symud yn eu blaen trwy gyrsiauisraddedig ac ôl-raddedig. Wrth bob erthyglceir enw’r awdur, y cwrs neu’r pwnc yrysgrifennwyd y darn yn wreiddiol ar ei gyfera’r flwyddyn astudio. Mae’r traethodau hyn ynenghreifftiau o ysgrifennu, ymchwilio adadlau da, ac addaswyd rhai ohonynt cyn eucyhoeddi yma. Mae pob erthygl yn wahanol oran llinyn y drafodaeth a’r arddull llenyddol.Yn hyn o beth ni ddylid edrych arnynt felatebion model. Darllenwch hwy felffynhonnell ysbrydoliaeth, cyflwyniad i bwncnewydd neu olwg newydd ar destuncyfarwydd.

The essays and articles within this journal aredrawn from across the social sciencespectrum, reflecting the natural developmentof academic ability as students progressthrough undergraduate and postgraduatecourses. Each article is labelled with theauthors’ name, the course or subject theirpiece was originally written for and the yearof study. They are examples of well-written,researched and argued essays, some ofwhich have been modified for the purposes ofpublication herein. Every essay is different,both in line of argument and literary style. Assuch, they should not be treated as modelanswers. Read them as a source ofinspiration, an introduction to a new subjector a fresh take on a familiar topic.

Rydym yn croesawu traethodau a gafodd farco 65% neu uwch gan fyfyrwyr israddedig neuôl-raddedig o fewn Ysgol y GwyddorauCymdeithas (Criminology and CriminalJustice, Cymdeithaseg a PholisiCymdeithasol, Health and Social Care, SocialPolicy, Social Work, and Sociology). Rydymyn croesawu hefyd draethodauamlddisgyblaethol, adolygiadau llyfrau,awgrymiadau ar gyfer adolygiadau,sylwadau, cymdeithaseg weledol acerthyglau heb eu hasesu a ysgrifennwyd ganfyfyrwyr. Os ydych yn dymuno ysgrifennuerthygl yn unswydd ar gyfer Safbwynt awnewch chi anfon e-bost yn gyntaf yn rhoicrynodeb byr.

We welcome the submission of essaysmarked 65% or above from undergraduateand postgraduate students within the Schoolof Social Sciences (Criminology and CriminalJustice, Cymdeithaseg a PholisiCymdeithasol, Health and Social Care, SocialPolicy, Social Work, and Sociology). We alsowelcome multidisciplinary essays, bookreviews, tips for revisions, commentary,visual sociology, and non-assessmentarticles written by students. If you wish towrite an article specifically for publication inPerspective please e-mail us first with a briefoutline.

Mae pob darn a gyflwynir yn cael ei adolygugan ein bwrdd golygyddol sy’n cynnwys staffa myfyrwyr. Cyhoeddiad myfyrwyr ydym ni,ac rydym yn mynd ati i annog myfyrwyr i fodyn rhan o’r gwaith, naill ai fel rhan o’r tîmgolygyddol a chyhoeddi neu drwy gynnigsylwadau ac awgrymiadau.

Each submitted piece is peer reviewed by oureditorial board comprised of staff andstudents. We are a student publication andactively encourage student participation,either as part of the editorial and publicationteam or through comments and suggestions.

Anfonwch waith i’w gyflwyno, cynigion achwestiynau I [email protected]’r dyddiadau cau ar gyfer cyflwyno fel aganlyn: diwedd Gorffennaf ar gyfer rhifyn yrhydref a diwedd Chwefror ar gyfer rhifyn ygwanwyn.

Please send submissions, proposals, andqueries to [email protected] for submission are: End of July forautumn edition and end of February forspring edition.

HawlfraintRhoddir yr hawlfraint i’r Cyfnodolyn Myfyrwyr,yn amodol ar gadw hawl yr awdur(on) iailddefnyddio’r deunydd mewn cyhoeddiadaueraill a ysgrifennir neu a olygir gan yrawdur(on). Gellir argraffu /lawr lwytho’rcyfnodolyn heb fod angen caniatâd ymlaenllaw. Yr awduron sy’n gyfrifol am gaelcaniatâd deiliaid hawlfraint i atgynhyrchuunrhyw dablau, ffigurau neu ddyfyniadau hira gyhoeddwyd eisoes yn rhywle arall.

CopyrightCopyright will be assigned to the Perspective,subject to retaining the author’s right to reusethe material in other publications written oredited by the author(s). The journal can beprinted/downloaded without the need for priorpermission. Authors are responsible forobtaining permission from copyright holdersto reproduce any tables, figures or lengthyquotations previously published elsewhere.

Llên-ladradGwaith y cyfranwyr unigol a gyflwynir yn ycyfnodolyn hwn ac ni ddylid ei gopïo na’iaralleirio heb gyfeirio’n briodol. Cedwir yr hollwaith ar y gronfa ddata ‘Turn it in’ (offerynatal a chanfod llên-ladrad). Trwy gyflwynogwaith myfyrwyr ar y ffurf hon gobeithiwn ybydd yn ysbrydoliaeth i chi yn eich gwaitheich hun ac yn enghraifft o’r hyn y gallai pobun ohonoch ei wneud.

PlagiarismThe work presented in this journal is that ofthe individual contributors and should not becopied or paraphrased without properreference. All work will be stored on the ‘Turnit in’ database (a plagiarism prevention anddetection tool). Presenting student work inthis form should be an inspiration for yourown work and serve as an example of whatyou are all capable of producing.

YmwadiadMae datganiadau am ffeithiau a safbwyntiauyn y papurau gan fyfyrwyr a gyflwynir ynSafbwynt yn eiddo i’r cyfranwyr unigol ac nidydynt o anghenraid yn adlewyrchu meddwlna barn Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithas naPhrifysgol Bangor. Yr awduron sy’n gyfrifolam unrhyw wallau, unrhyw beth a adawydallan ac unrhyw beth anghywir.

DisclaimerStatements of fact and opinion in the studentpapers included in Perspective are those ofthe respective authors and contributors andnot necessarily those of the School of SocialSciences or Bangor University. Any errors,omissions, and inaccuracies are those of theauthors.

Sasbwynt/Perspective Cyfrol 2(2) Mehefin 2009/Vol 2(2) June 2009

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Safbwynt/Perspective

Safbwynt Bangor ar y Byd CymdeithasolBangor’s View of the Social World

Cyfrol 2 Rhifyn 2 Mehefin 2009Volume 2 Number 2 June 2009

Rhifyn Arbennig ar Ddulliau Ymchwil: Ond Pam?Special Issue on Research Nethods: But Why

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Arwedd/FeatureFinding Information Resources in the Library

Vashti Zarach3

Papurau/Papers

How far can we trust official statistics?Jo Yates

SXU2001: Methods of Social Research, 2007/ 20085

An investigation into the style of lyrics in Nirvana’s Pennyroyal TeaJoe Hussey

SXS2038: Media, Culture and Society, 2007/ 20089

What is Symbolic Interactionism and how has it contributed to ethnography?Daniel Bryant

SXU3004: Ethnography, 2007/ 200813

Anarchist Anthropologists and Militant Ethnographers: Rebels without a method?By Cari Droia

SXU3004: Ethnography, 2007/200817

“Where Everybody Knows Your Name: An observational study of socio-criminal categorizationand presuppositions at Prestatyn Magistrates’ Court.”

Paul CarréSXU4002: The Research Proccess, 2006/2007

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Visual EthnographyAaron Pritchard, BA Sociology, Bangor University

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Respected or Tolerated?Jo Yates

SXU2010: Dissertation presentation, 2008/0929

Waiting to Perform: are waiters and waitresses merely performers?Daniel Bryant

SXU2010: Dissertation presentation, 2007/0831

Finding Identities in EuropeSXU3003 Biographical Research Methods

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When the Cat is away…35

Pwy yw pwy yn yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas/Who’s who at the School of SocialSciences

Catherine Robinson, Director of AWARD, Senior Research Fellow41

Careers Advice on the Web for Social Sciences Students44

Pwyllgor Staff-Myfyrwyr yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas/Staff-Student Committee at theSchool of Social Sciences

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Galw am Bapurau/Call for Papers47

Calendar Digwyddiadau/Events Calendar48


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Rhifyn Arbennig ar Ddulliau YmchwilSpecial Issue on Research Methods

Ond pam?But why?

Pam (cwestiwn da bob amser) cael Rhifyn Arbennig ar Ddulliau Ymchwil? Gellir maddau ifyfyrwyr am gredu bod ganddynt eisoes hen ddigon o fodiwlau, gwerslyfrau, neu waitheisoes ar ddulliau ymchwil, diolch yn fawr. Ymddengys fod tuedd i edrych ar ddulliauymchwil fel pe baent ar wahân i’r ‘materion o bwys’, y mae gwyddorau cymdeithas ynymdrin â hwy. Dulliau ymchwil yw rhan beirianegol, gwyddorau cymdeithas, eu mecaneg,modd i gyrraedd nod sydd ymhell ar wahân i’r cynnwys. Ond a yw hyn yn wir?

Why (always a good question) have a Special Issue on Research Methods? Students maybe forgiven for thinking that they have quite enough research methods modules, textbooks,or work already, thanks. There seems to be a tendency to look at research methods asdivorced from the ‘big issues’ social sciences deal with. Research methods are theengineering part, the mechanics of social sciences, means to an end, which live quiteapart from the content. Or do they?

Nid oes modd ymdrin yn feirniadol â gwaith ym maes gwyddorau cymdeithas heb yngyntaf ddeall y dull(iau) a ddefnyddir wrth wneud y gwaith. Mae cwestiynau sylfaenol,megis ‘sut y casglwyd y data?’ a ‘faint o gyfranogwyr oedd yn rhan o’r ymchwil?’ yn myndrywfaint o’r ffordd tuag at ddeall y sylfeini sydd wrth wraidd darn o ymchwil ym maesgwyddor cymdeithas. Fodd bynnag, mae dulliau ymchwil yn ymwneud â mwy na mecanegcasglu data; maent yn cynnig golwg ar faterion sylfaenol, megis sut y mae gweithiwrpenodol yn y maes yn gweld y byd (ei safbwynt ontolegol) a sut y gellir cael gwybodaethddilys (eu safbwynt epistemolegol). Nid tyfu o’r unlle y mae’r ffactorau hyn, sy’n effeithio aryr holl wyddonwyr cymdeithas yn datblygu ond, yn hytrach, maent yn deillio oddiddordebau theori ac ymchwil ac yn cyfrannu atynt. Yma y gwelir rhan o bwysigrwydddeall dulliau ymchwil ac adnabod eu harwyddocâd.

It is impossible to critically engage with social scientific work without first understanding themethod(s) employed in its production. Basic questions such as ‘how was the datagathered?’ and ‘how many participants did the research include?’ go some way towardsunderstanding the foundations upon which a given piece of social science research isbased. However, research methods are about more than the mechanics of gathering data,they offer a window onto fundamental issues such as how does this social scientist see theworld (their ontological stance) and how valid knowledge can be achieved (theirepistemological stance). These factors, which affect all social scientists, do not grow out ofnowhere but are themselves informed by, and inform, theoretical and research interests.Herein lies part of the importance of understanding research methods and recognisingtheir significance.

Mae’r rhifyn hwn o Perspective yn ymgais i amlygu mor bwysig yw dealltwriaeth drylwyr oddulliau ymchwil; i’r myfyriwr, i’r ymchwilydd, ac i’r theorydd ‘pur’ fel ei gilydd. Mewnerthygl arbennig, mae Vashti Zarach yn rhoi rhywfaint o gyngor ar chwilio’r llyfrgell a’r weam lenyddiaeth ymchwil, ac mae’r rhifyn hefyd yn cynnwys trafodaeth ar y cyfle a gaiffmyfyrwyr Gwyddorau Cymdeithas i wneud eu hymchwil eu hunain ar gyfer traethawd hireu gradd gyntaf. Ar ben hynny, mae rhai o’r papurau’n defnyddio neu’n trafod enghreifftiauo ddulliau ymchwil a fydd yn gyfarwydd i fyfyrwyr, er enghraifft, traethawd Jo Yates argyfyngiadau ystadegau swyddogol. Gall eraill, megis dadansoddiad Joe Hussey o eiriau


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cân gan Nirvana, fod yn llai cyfarwydd. Doed a ddêl, rydym yn gobeithio y cewch eu bod igyd yn ddiddorol, ac y cewch ysbrydoliaeth i feddwl o’r newydd am y berthynas a geirrhwng theori a methodoleg ymchwil.

This issue of Perspective attempts to highlight the importance of a thorough appreciationof research methods for the student, researcher, and ‘pure’ theorist alike. In a specialfeature, Vashti Zarach gives some advice on searching the library and the web forresearch literature, and the issue also contains a discussion of Social Sciences students’chance to carry out their own research for their undergraduate dissertation. Further, someof the papers apply or discuss examples of research methods which will be familiar tostudents, for example Jo Yates essay on the limitations of official statistics. Others, suchas Joe Hussey’s analysis of the lyrics of a Nirvana song, may be less familiar. Regardless,we hope you find them all interesting and that you will be inspired to think afresh about therelationship between theory and research methodology.


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Finding Information Resources in the Library

Vashti Zarach, User Support Assistant in the Main Arts Library introduces us to the User SupportService, and gives an overview of library resources and some useful information searching tips,

illustrated with examples from enquiries from Social Science students

1.Introduction

“When it was proclaimed that the Library contained all books, the first impression was one ofextravagant happiness…There was no personal or world problem whose eloquent solution did notexist in some hexagon…For four centuries now men have exhausted the hexagons ...they alwaysarrive extremely tired from their journeys; they speak of a broken stairway which almost killedthem…sometimes they pick up the nearest volume and leaf through it...Obviously, no one expectsto discover anything. As was natural, this inordinate hope was followed by an excessive depression.The certitude that some shelf in some hexagon held precious books and that these precious bookswere inaccessible, seemed almost intolerable.”(Jorge Luis Borges: http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html)

Fortunately for students and staff at Bangor, it is possible to discover and access information in thelibrary, and there are some fantastic resources here. However, even the most skilful of scholars canat times wonder where to begin the search, and how to unearth the most useful and relevantinformation for their research.

Each information search is unique, and produces different results. A recent enquiry about circushistory revealed various interesting old books located in the Main Arts Library; and, by contrast, asearch for information on positive experiences within stepfamilies found the best quality, most up todate, and relevant academic research was in articles in the library’s electronic journal databases.The process of searching is often a learning experience in itself!

2. Successful Information Searching using Keywords

Creative thinking is crucial for information hunting. Simply typing in a couple of very general keywords into Google and the library catalogue is not necessarily going to get you very far, it might getyou a few results, but may not retrieve the depth and breadth of knowledge you truly need to makeyour research sparkle with understanding and distinctiveness.

Searching for stilettos…One tricky information enquiry was for sources on the subject of stiletto heels.Initially there was very little to be found by hunting for the keywords stilettos andheels, but expanding the search to explore combinations of the terms “foot” and“shoe” and “fashion” and “history” and “beauty” and “women” across a range of

resources, including the library catalogue, the electronic journals, the citation databases, andGoogle Books slowly produced more results.

Another useful strategy is to use advanced search screens, available in the library catalogue,electronic resources, and even Google, and often overlooked by searchers. Advanced searchingcan make a huge difference to your information search, allowing you to do things like specify dates,or narrow searches to article title only, which is very useful if your keyword is in the general text ofmany documents.

Uncovering prostitution…Some searches are problematic due to too many results being returned, rather than too few,and here the trick is to narrow down the results to those which are most relevant. A quest forsources on 19

thcentury prostitution proved overwhelming in the journal databases which had

hundreds of articles on modern day, global and historical prostitution, but adding the keywordVictorian returned more relevant results.

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3. Library Resources: Printed and Electronic

The University libraries have a wide range of books, and with a bit of careful explorationaroundyour topic, useful books can usually be found for your research. One suggested search strategy isto find books which sound relevant in the library catalogue, note down the classmarks and go to theshelves and browse the area, making unexpected discoveries.

We have a wide range of electronic resources, which are collections of scholarly informationsubscribed to by the university. There are several different full text journal databases (e.g.Blackwell Synergy, JSTOR and Science Direct), which enable you to open and read articles online,as long as they are in journals the university has subscribed to.

There are two kinds of journals at the libraries: printed journals, which you can search by typingthe name of the journal in the library catalogue advanced search page, and changing the formattype lower down the page to journal; and electronic journals, which can be searched using the Ato Z list of electronic journals.

Burlesque Bibliography…The library also has citation databases (CSA, Web of Science), which enable you totype in search terms and receive a list of references containing titles of articles and

other resources, which can be useful when an enquiry search is proving difficult. An enquiry on theneo-burlesque movement yielded very little, until a list was produced using a citation database, andthen the library user was able to hunt online and in the library for the list items.

4. Google & Wikipedia vs Library Resources?

Google and Wikipedia have their place in the information search, and can be very useful for helpingyou brainstorm ideas, and also for hunting for information about certain things, for example, anacademic’s list of publications. For scholarly quality, and suitable sources for research, however,there are usually more relevant resources in library collections.

Looking for LabyrinthsGoogle Books contains many books in limited preview (part of the book) or full view (thewhole book). As there are only a few books on the topic of labyrinths in the librarycollection, a student researching the subject was pleased to find some relevant sources on GoogleBooks.

5. User Support

If this basic introduction interests you, and you would like help looking for information, usingdatabases, or learning some new search skills, come and visit one of our user support librarians.Email in advance, or ask at the library desk.Vashti is also available to visit lecture groups and talk to students about library user support.

Contact Details

User Support: Vashti: [email protected]: Marion: [email protected] / Gwyneth: [email protected]: Mairwen: [email protected]

Links

Library Catalogue: http://library.bangor.ac.uk/search/XElectronic Databases: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/library/resources/resources.phpA-Z eJournals List: http://hy8wp2fz9c.search.serialssolutions.com/

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://library.bangor.ac.uk/search/Xhttp://www.bangor.ac.uk/library/resources/resources.phphttp://hy8wp2fz9c.search.serialssolutions.com/


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When the Cat is away…

Have you ever wondered what your lecturers get up to when you areaway?

You may be pleased to know that they are not just ‘playing’ but that theyare actively engaged in research, theoretical developments, publishing,

editing of journals, and many other things.

To illustrate the range of activities we have included a few examples ofrecent research carried out by staff at the School of Social Sciences.

For a full list of research activity and grant capture, seehttp://www.bangor.ac.uk/so/research/news.php.en

Carers for people with mental health problems: needs assessmentto service provision. Robinson, C.A., Seddon, D. and Bowen, S.

Funded by the Big Lottery health and social care research fund, 2005-2010.This study addresses important gaps in our understanding of the needs,circumstances and support requirements of carers for people with mental healthproblems. It will help to identify the parameters of service provision for carers forpeople with mental health problems and to highlight areas of good practice. Thestudy will inform the future development and implementation of the National Strategyfor Carers and other initiatives that span a broad range of policy areas, for example,the National Service Framework for Mental Health. This is a collaboration withCrossroads Caring for Carers. Dr Yvonne Tommis is a member of the research team.

Managing Medical Performance: a pilot study to investigate the impact ofsurgical performance upon clinicians and managers. Exworthy, M. Gane, J. andJones. I.R. (2008), Ref No. RES-153-25-0100This project will undertake a pilot study to investigate the emergent impacts of thepublication of performance data relating to cardiac surgery upon principal stakeholdergroups at micro, meso and macro levels. The study will involve mainly qualitativemethods, a unique aspect of which will be the collection of detailed observationaldata of clinical teams and organisation processes and practices. The site of thisinvestigation will be St. George's Hospital Trust (SGHT) (south London), a majorcentre of expertise and one of the hospitals leading the publication of performancedata in the UK. This study represents a unique opportunity to examine, incollaboration with the NHS Trust, the evolution and impact of a major initiative whichwill have wider practical and theoretical implications across clinical and managerialdomains.

The Evolution of European Identity: Using biographical methods to study thedevelopment of European identity (EU 7th Framework Programme), 2008-11.Leader of Bangor team including Dr Sally Baker (Research Fellow) and MartaKowalska (Research Assistant). This three year project is coordinated by ProfessorRobert Miller from Queen’s University, Belfast. The other partners are from theInstitute of Sociology, Magdeburg, Germany; the Department of European CultureStudies, University of Lodz, Poland; the School of Economics and BusinessAdministration, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia; the Institute of Sociology,

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Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria; and the Department of Sociology,‘Frederico II’ University, Naples, Italy.Project website: http://www.euroidentities.org

Evaluation Report on the Ready SET Go project for Chwarae Teg. Delyth Morris(2006) – an evaluation of Chwarae Teg’s programme to increase female participationin the non-traditional skill areas, especially in science, engineering and technology.

Interrogating the British Crime Survey from a local perspective: The case ofNorth Wales. Martina Feilzer, Yener Altunbas and Shanti Chakravarty, 2008The British Crime Survey (BCS) is a national victim survey which assessesexperiences of crime, the behaviour of victims of crime in regard to reporting ofcrimes to the police, and survey respondents’ attitudes to, and confidence in, thecriminal justice system and its main agencies. Certain components of the BCS arenow used as performance indicators which contribute to the assessment of localpolice force performance. This is a fairly new development and there has beenlimited academic discussion of the suitability of the BCS for this purpose. Thisresearch responds to concerns about the use made of BCS data in performancemanagement and allocation of resources at a /local/ police force level. The researchwill explore the suitability, validity, and reliability of BCS data for performancemanagement, production of crime estimates, and resource allocation on an individualpolice force level; and include a secondary analysis of British Crime Survey datausing a context-sensitive ‘bottom-up’ approach.

Recent Research Grant Capture:

Alcohol Related Deaths: Feasibility Study, North Wales Police; Robinson, C A (2009)

How Patients Develop Trust in their Surgeons when Undergoing ElectiveCardiothoracic Surgery, NIHR, Jones, I R, Exworthy, M and Gabe, J (2009-2011)

National Surveys Secondary Analysis Project, Welsh Assembly Government;Tommis, Y (2009)

Interrogating the British Crime Survey from a local perspective: The case of NorthWales, North Wales Police; Feilzer, M, Altunbas, Y and Chakravarty, S (2008)

The Evolution of European Identity: Using biographical methods to study thedevelopment of European identity, EU 7th Framework Programme; Miller, R, Schütze,F, Piotrowski, A, Davis, H, Paadam, K, Jeleva, R, Spanò (2008-2011)

Managing Medical Performance: a pilot study to investigate the impact of surgicalperformance upon clinicians and managers. ESRC Ref No. RES-153-25-0100;Exworthy, M. Gane, J. and Jones. I.R. (2008)

Mapping changes in lifestyle, from middle age to later life and across time, space andclass: a secondary analysis of the British Regional Heart Study using multiplecorrespondence analysis. ESRC: RES-062-23-0477; Jones, I.R. Morris, R. Whincup,P. and Wannamethee, G. (2007-2009)

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A History of Public Health in Wales, 1800-2008, Chief Medical Officer for WalesResearch Budget; Michael, P F (2008)

CREW (Collaborative Research Events on the Web), JISC; Slack, R et al (2007-2009)

Mothers, Wives and Changing Lives, British Academy; Davis, H & Baker, S (2007)

Preventing Ani-social Behaviour in North West Wales: research with the Gwynedd-Mon Youth Offending Team, Youth Justice Board; Wardhaugh, J (2007)

Comparative assessment of environmental, community and nutritional impacts ofconsuming fruit and vegetables produced locally and overseas. Interdisciplinaryresearch project funded under the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) Programmeof the Research Councils, UK (ESRC, NERC, and BBSRC); Edwards-Jones, G,Tudor, R, Day, G, A, S, Tomos, A, D, Croft, A, Paisley, C, Cowell, S, Wilson, A,Jones, D, L and Harris, I, L ( 2005-08)

But that is not all, oh no…

The research community at the School is alive and well.

The School of Social Sciences has a substantial number of researchstudents and research associates.

Current PhD students and their research topics:Paul CarréThe impact of cultural, structural and socio-environmental influences on the processof military socialization for recruits in the British Army

Amey FaggFrom Prison to Community: restorative justice and rehabilitation.

Ian GardnerPublic response to windfarms

Rhian HodgesFactors that influence families in their choice of Welsh medium education for theirchildren within the Cardiff area

Tim HolmesIdentity Fraud

Karen JonesCitizens - Advice Bureau research

Wulf LivingstonMeasuring the effectiveness of training & consultancy in improving social workersattitudes, perception & knowledge towards working with alcohol and clients whomisuse alcohol

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Jane McKayCategorisation and Special Educational Needs: Implementing the SEN code ofpractice

David MatthewsNotions of Welsh Identity

Henry NgaihteTrends of Youth Homelessness

Corinna PattersonWales in a Global Neighbourhood

Cynog PrysThe Use of the Welsh Language in the Voluntary Sector in Wales

Izaddin RasoolThe Role of Social Agencies in Providing Care for Older People: the KurdistanRegion of Iraq as a case study

Rebecca WoolfordHate speech

Lowri Wynn CunningtonLanguage Planning: outmigration of young people from the 'Welsh heartlands'

And…The North Wales section of AWARD has joined the School ofSocial Sciences

The North Wales section of the All Wales Alliance for Research and Development inHealth and Social Care (AWARD) has now become part of the School of SocialSciences.

The team consists of:Dr Catherine Robinson, Director, AWARD North Wales (for a feature of Catherine’slife in Social Sciences see the Who’s Who, p. XXX)Dr Diane Seddon, Research FellowDr Yvonne Tommis, Research FellowDr Sally Baker, Research FellowDr Fiona Zinovieff, Research FellowAnne Krayer, Research OfficerRhodri Morgan, Research OfficerJenny Perry, Research OfficerSue Davies, Research SecretaryFelicity Ball, Administrator/PA

Research areas for AWARD• Social care and health care policy, policy implementation and practice development• Assessment, care management and service provision• Interface between health and social care• Family caring• Policy and service evaluation

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• Questionnaire design and analysis• Integration of quantitative and qualitative research methods of data collection andanalysis.

And finally there is….The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data andMethods (WISERD)

WISERD is jointly funded from the Welsh Assembly Government (HEFCW) and theUK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to draw together and build uponthe existing expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods andmethodologies at Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor and GlamorganUniversities. WISERD will embark on an ambitious data integration, primary researchand capacity building programme in Wales.

WISERD is coordinated from an administrative centre at Cardiff University. Theresearch activity and programme of capacity building of WISERD is distributedacross the partner HE institutions and also involves the Welsh AssemblyGovernment, ONS and other public organisations. WISERD is an interdisciplinarysocial science research centre. Contributing disciplines include sociology, geography,social and public policy, law, economics, politics, education and social work.

The WISERD team in Bangor includes:

Professor Howard Davis Mr Graham Day Professor Ian Rees Jones Dr Robin Mann Professor Stuart McLeay Dr Alexandra Plows Dr Catherine Robinson Dr Yvonne Tommis

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Careers Advice on the Web for SocialSciences Graduates…

Bangor University Centre for Careers and Opportunities Website: Lots of goodadvice on general graduate prospects and CV workshopshttp://www.bangor.ac.uk/careers/

British Society of Criminology Jobs Board:http://www.britsoccrim.org/jobs.htm

Careers in the Police Force:www.metpolicecareers.co.uk

Community Care Website: A very useful website for those working or wanting towork in social care, with links to social care recruitmenthttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Home/Default.aspx

Guardian Newspaper Article Online: Very informative advice for criminologygraduates considering Master’s degree training:http://jobsadvice.guardian.co.uk/graduate/story/0,,2261178,00.html

Health Care Jobs Network: A very useful website with details of vacanciescountrywide and salary specifications.http://www.healthcarejobsnet.co.uk/

Jacksonville State University Website: Provides lots of useful links on careers forsociology graduates:http://www.jsu.edu/depart/soc/jobs_for_sociologists.html

Jobs website specifically aimed at those wanting to work in research, science oracademia: plenty of social policy related jobs advertised:http://www.jobs.ac.uk/categories/socialpolicy

London School of Economics Job Vacancies: Particularly in Social Policyhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/recruitment/jobsAtLSE/CurrentVacancies.htm

Plymouth University Website: Careers advice webpage with specific reference tojob opportunities for sociology graduates;http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=8722

Prospects website for graduates, contains specific advice on the types of careersmost followed by sociology graduates;http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Options_with_your_subject/Your_degree_in_sociology/Job_options/p!eaLfdiX

Social Work Jobs: Advertises latest jobs in Social Workhttp://www.greatsocialcare.co.uk/

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Pwyllgor Staff-Myfyrwyr yr Ysgol GwyddorauCymdeithas

A ydych eisiau cymryd rhan mewn rhywbeth arbennig?A ydych eisiau trafod ffyrdd i wella dysgu a bywydau myfyrwyr yn yr Ysgol

Gwyddorau Cymdeithas?A ydych eisiau cael dweud eich dweud?

Dewch draw i’r cyfarfod nesaf

☺☺☺☺☺☺

Fforwm Agored y Pwyllgor Staff-MyfyrwyrDdydd Mercher, 4 Tachwedd 2009 am 3yp yn Ystafell Seminar

Neuadd Ogwen

☻☻☻☻☻☻

A/neu gwirfoddoli i fod yn gynrychiolydd myfyrwyr ar y pwyllgor.Am fwy o wybodaeth ynglŷn â’r cynrychiolwyr myfyrwyr cyfredol a pwyllgor staff-

myfyrwyr, ewch i’r adran cefnogaeth myfyrwyr ar Blackboard.


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School of Social Sciences Staff-StudentCommittee

Want to be part of something special?Want to comment on how teaching and student life could be improved in the School

of Social Sciences?Want to Have your Say?

Why not come to the next

☺☺☺☺☺☺

Staff-Student Committee Open ForumWednesday, 4 November 2009, 3pm in the Seminar Room,

Neuadd Ogwen

☻☻☻☻☻☻

And/Or volunteer to be a student representative on the Committee.For more information on current student representatives and the Staff-Student

Committee, see the Student Support Section on Blackboard.


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Safbwynt – Galw am Bapurau!!Perspective – Call for Papers!!

Safbwynt Bangor ar y Byd Cymdeithasol/Bangor’s View of the Social World

Hoffech chi gyfrannu at gyfnodolyn electronig sy’n cael ei gloriannu i fyfyrwyrisraddedig ac ôl-raddedig yn yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas, Prifysgol Bangor?Mae Safbwynt yn gyfnodolyn dwyieithog, ac mae’n derbyn cyfraniadau yn y Gymraega’r Saesneg. Am rifynnau blaenorol, edrychwch ar fodiwl Blackboard, ‘Student StudySupport’, ‘Perspective’.

Would you like to contribute to a refereed electronic journal for undergraduate andgraduate students at the School of Social Sciences, Bangor University? Perspectiveis a bi-lingual journal and accepts contributions in Welsh and English. For previousissues see the Blackboard module ‘Student Study Support’, ‘Perspective’.

Os ydych chi wedi cyflwyno aseiniad i’r Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas, ac wediderbyn marc o 65%+ ac yr hoffech ei rannu gyda’ch cyd-fyfyrwyr, a fyddech cystal â’igyflwyno i’r cyfnodolyn drwy e-bostio [email protected] [email protected].

If you submitted an assignment for the School of Social Sciences which was marked65%+ and you would like to share it with your fellow students, please submit it to thejournal by e-mailing [email protected] or [email protected]. Theeditorial team will review it and give you feedback on your submission.

Rydyn ni hefyd yn croesawu cyfraniadau eraill fel adolygiadau o lyfrau, sylwebaethneu awgrymiadau ar gyfer adolygu.

We also welcome other contributions such as book reviews, commentary, or tips forrevision.

Mae angen eich cyfraniad arnom!We need your contribution!

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Calendar Digwyddiadau/Events Calendar

Cofiwch roi gwybod i ni am unrhyw ddigwyddiadau, grwpiau neu adnoddau a allai fodo ddiddordeb i fyfyrwyr Gwyddorau Cymdeithas!

Please let us know of any events, groups, or resources which could be of interest toSocial Science students!

Cyfres Seminarau Ymchwil @ yr Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas/Research Seminar Series @ School of Social Sciences

Trwy gydol y flwyddyn, mae’r Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas yn cynnal rhaglenseminarau ymchwil yn trafod agweddau sydd o ddiddordeb arbennig i weithwyr acymchwilwyr ym maes gwyddorau cymdeithas, am fanylion ynglŷn â rhaglen2008/2009, ewch i: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/so/research/seminars0809.php.enThe School of Social Sciences runs a research seminar programme discussingaspects of special interest to social scientists and researchers throughout the year,for details of the 2008/2009 programme visit:http://www.bangor.ac.uk/so/research/seminars0809.php.en

Seminarau yn y Sefydliad Cymreig ar Faterion Cymdeithasol aDiwylliannol, Prifysgol Bangor/Seminars @ Welsh Institute for Socialand Cultural Affairs, Bangor University:

Mae WISCA yn cynnal rhaglen seminarau â phwyslais arbennig ar bob agwedd arfywyd cymdeithasol a diwylliannol Cymru. I gael manylion rhaglen 2008/2009 ewchat: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/wisca/.WISCA runs a seminar programme with special emphasis on all aspects of Welshsocial and cultural life, for details of the 2008/2009 programme visit:http://www.bangor.ac.uk/wisca/.

Fe welwch fanylion am ddigwyddiadau eraill ym Mhrifysgol Bangor o dan'Digwyddiadau i ddod'Other events @ Bangor University can be found under ‘Forthcoming events’https://intranet.bangor.ac.uk/

I weld y wybodaeth a ddarperir gan sefydliadau Gwyddorau Cymdeithas, ewch erenghraifft at:For information provided by Social Sciences organisations see, for example:

British Society of Criminology, http://www.britsoccrim.org/

The British Sociological Association, http://www.britsoc.co.uk/

International Federation of Social Workers, http://www.ifsw.org/

UK Social Policy Association, http://www.social-policy.com/

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Mehefin/June 2009

Getting a better picture: the use and scope of visual methodsin geography and social science

24th June 2009, 12.30-3.30pmL/T B (Room 1057) Shackleton Building (Building 44), University of

Southampton

Speakers: Dr Michael Crang, University of Durham and Professor Les Back,Goldsmiths, University of London

Organisers: Dr Roberta Comunian, School of Geography, & Dr PaulSweetman, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton

Despite growing interest in and use of visual methods across the socialsciences and in geography, such methods are not always utilised as fully or insuch an informed way as more ‘traditional’ methods of research. This seminar,sponsored by the National Centre for Research Methods, is an opportunity tolearn more about the use and scope of visual methods in contemporary socialscience and their potential for developing innovative research within thedisciplines concerned.

Programme:

12.30-12.40 Introduction

12.40-1.40 Dr Michael Crang, Reader in the Department of Geography,University of Durham: “Seeing Places, Doing Tourism, WatchingTourists: the challenges of visual methods”

1.40-2.00 Tea and Coffee

2.00-3.00 Professor Les Back, Professor in the Department of Sociology,Goldsmiths, University of London: “Portrayal and Betrayal:Photography and Sociological Craft”

3.00-3.30 Discussion and Conclusion

Attendance is free but spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come,first-served basis. Please email Roberta Comunian [email protected] the 20th of June if you wish to attend the seminar.

All academic staff and postgraduate students from the University ofSouthampton are welcome. Students and academics from other institutionsshould contact Roberta Comunian to see if spaces are available.


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Gorffennaf/July 2009

Valuing Qualitative Research:Diversity and Debate in Alternative & Complementary

Health 13 – 14 July 2009; University of York

Confirmed Keynotes: Prof Jane Springett & Prof Nicky Britten

This dedicated conference for the presentation and discussion of qualitativework may be just what you have been looking for. The ACHRN conferenceteam identified the need to support qualitative research in CAM, and inresponse we are offering a unique conference to encourage critical discussionof keynote speakers’ and delegates’ research.

The main objective of this event is to consider the value of qualitativeresearch as it applies to alternative and complementary health. We are keenfor delegates to see the conference as a space where they can reflect on theirown work in relation to keynote presentations, and the work of others. Wehope you will return to the field inspired and more aware of the potentialcontribution of qualitative research to investigating CAM.

This year the conference will be held within the scenic and easily accessiblecampus of the University of York. Your delegate fee covers the full conferenceexperience: accommodation for 12th and 13th July, all meals, conferenceattendance for Monday and Tuesday, and the famous Monday eveningentertainment. Details will be posted on our website: www.achrn.net

Numbers will be strictly limited to enhance the collaborative nature of thisevent and we encourage you to book early! Bookings will open soon.

Poster abstract submission deadline: 1st March 2009Conference Fees: £295 (bursaries are available)

Booking forms: will be available from our website www.achrn.netConference Organiser: Morag Heirsc/o CRD, Alcuin, University of York, York YO10 5DDEmail: [email protected] Phone: 01904 321 070

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Medi/September 2009

Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference 2009

3rd–5th September 2009University of Manchester, UK

We look forward to welcoming you to the 2009 Annual Medical SociologyConference. The conference will celebrate our international links with Scandinavia -exploring and comparing developments within Medical Sociology.

2009’s conference will take place at The University of Manchester. The SackvilleStreet campus is ideally situated in the heart of Manchester city centre and is just a 5minute walk from Picadilly Rail Station.The annual conference provides delegates with the opportunity to discuss thediscipline’s ‘hot topics’ within a real community of medical sociologists.

Plenary Speakers:

Professor Evan Willis “Climate Change and Medical Sociology”Professor Joan Busfield

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Explorations in Ethnography,Language and Communication

Following the success of the first annual conference in Ethnography Language andCommunication, we are now inviting abstracts for papers and posters for 2009. Wewelcome abstracts that explore the possibilities and problems of employingethnographically sensitive approaches to language and communication researchacross a wide range of disciplines and topics (including health, education, social andpolitical processes, culture and identity). The second annual event has a focus ondata and methodology. The selection process will therefore give particularconsideration to those abstracts (a) oriented towards the concepts and methods ofethnography and (b) providing a clear focus on how these methods can be applied tothe collection and analysis of language data. The conference is run as a one-dayevent. Oral presentations will be 30 minutes in length, followed by 15 minutes fordiscussion. Dedicated time and space will also be allocated for poster presentations.

Friday 11th September 2009

Birmingham

Aston University

Plenary speakers

Professor Jan Blommaert, Department of Languages, University of Jyvaskyla

Professor Martyn Hammersley, The Open University

Registration for the conference will open in June 2009. The one-day conference feeis £35, including a buffet lunch, tea and coffee, with a reduced rate of £15 forstudents. There will be a charge of £10 for the optional data-focused workshop.Places for the data workshop will be limited so early registration is advised.

For further details see: http://elc.ioe.ac.uk/aston.html

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Hydref/October 2009

Solo Living Seminar- call for participants

Monday 26th October 2009Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

University of Edinburgh

This day long event provides an interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of anddiscussion about research on solo living, or one-person households. The morning sessionreports the findings of a two year in-depth study investigating the experiences andcircumstances of working age adults living alone in various locations in Scotland(Rural And Urban Solo Living) with presentations by Professors Lynn Jamieson and FranWasoff, and Dr. Roona Simpson. The afternoon session is an opportunity for those working inthis area to present their research, including work in progress, and to explore possibilities forinternational collaborative research. Members of the Solo Living Research Network areparticularly welcome.

Solo living is analytically separate from being single, although partnership status and livingarrangements are often related. The number of people who live alone is growing at all ages ofadult life and across many societies. In any one country, this population is not homogeneousbut made up of diverse socio-demographic characteristics and circumstances, with cleargender differences. This trend can be interpreted as an aspect of more general processes ofincreasing individualization, or more optimistically of greater democracy in intimaterelationships. It is also a trend which impacts on future demands for a range of socialprovision such as income support, pensions, health, housing and transport. For boththeoretical and policy reasons, it is particularly important to broaden and deepen ourunderstanding of this growing population.

This international seminar welcomes participants using various methodologies and from arange of academic backgrounds. We encourage participation from those working on specificsub-populations, such as those in living-apart-together (LAT) relationships or non-residentparents, on related areas such as singleness, fertility, or migration trends, or looking at solo-living across the life course or living alone at younger or older ages. We also inviteattendance from those interested in learning more about the topic area and using livingarrangement as a category of analysis.

AbstractsAbstracts of 250 words for 10-15 minute presentations by 30th June 2009to [email protected]. Please note these are not formal paper presentations, rather anopportunity to communicate ongoing work and discuss this topic area with others.

CostRegistration £20 (including lunch and refreshments).

There are a limited number of bursaries (contribution towards travel and waiver of registrationfee) for non-funded students: email [email protected] for further information.

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Rhagfyr/December 2009

Centre for Excellence in Preparing for Academic Practice:Third conference, 13-15 December 2009“Beyond Teaching and Research: inclusive understandings of AcademicPractice”

The third conference organised by the Centre for Excellence in Preparing forAcademic Practice will be held at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, from 13to 15 December 2009. The event will be focused on the development of holisticdepictions of academic careers - ones conceptualized as more than teaching and/orresearch. We seek a wide range of creative responses to this idea, but initialsuggestions include academic practice as career development, mentoring, academicclimate, relationships between academic work and wider life, academic writing anddiscourse, and emotions or affect in academic work.

There will be two strands to which submissions can be directed: a) Research, and b)Evaluation of Practice(s).

In addition to keynotes, there will also be semi-formal discussion sessions, addressingsubjects of particular shared interest; a private reception for early career academics(doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, research staff and new lecturers); andhopefully a third strand – narrative histories – in which those imagining or beginningacademic careers reflect on their own experiences and offer their distinct perspectiveson Academic Practice; this will probably be run on an invitation basis.

Papers for the conference will be invited from 1 December 2008. The deadline forproposal submissions will be June 1 2009 with decisions reported back by August 12009.

We are also inviting individual narratives and reflections on Academic Practice,which we hope to build into a less formalised section of the conference. Numbers willbe limited to around 120 as the feedback from the two previous conferences hasemphasized how much this intimacy is valued. It is intended that there will be 25-30presentations over the three day period.

We also intend offering at least one free ‘alternative’ tour of Oxford (City andUniversity), with architectural highlights, insights into student and academic life,sneak peaks, and insider information on hideaway venues etc. Questions about theevent should be addressed in the first instance to Richard Arnold, +44 1865 286828,or [email protected]. Further details of the conference, includingproposal forms, are available at http://www.learning.ox.ac.uk/academicpractice

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Ionawr/January 2009

Call For Papers: Teaching Sensitive Topics in the Social Sciences

Whilst to some extent sensitive issues have always been touched on within social sciencesubjects, teaching in these areas have developed radically over the past three decades. Thishas raised important questions about what it is that we teach, how we teach, about therelationship between teaching and research and about how students respond to the nature ofthe reality that is being examined.

This call is for papers for a special issue of EliSS (http://www.eliss.org.uk to address therange of issues that shape choices and directions in teaching sensitive topics. Papers mightaddress specific sensitive areas of teaching, define the boundaries of what we teach, theshifting conceptual and empirical agendas that influence both research and teaching onsensitive topics and some of the challenges that are coming to the fore at the present time andhow we can try to respond to them.

We would welcome academic articles, practice papers, reports and material inalternative formats.

Potential contributors are encouraged to contact the editors, Dr Helen Jones([email protected]) Dr Pam Lowe ([email protected]) to discuss ideas forsubmission.

Papers could consider, but are not limited to, the following issues:

The ethics of teaching sensitive subjects

Student/teacher relationships

Personal identity and experiences in the classroom

The impact of globalisation, internationalisation on the multi-ethnic

classroom

Consideration of sensitive topics for example rape, terrorism, racism,

sexism, religion etc

Respondents to this call will also be invited to a 'Teaching Sensitive Topics' workshop.

The deadline for submission of papers is: 31st January 2010

http://www.eliss.org.uk/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

Safbwynt/PerspectiveYsgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithas

School of Social SciencesBangor University

Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 [email protected]

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