Realities: Key publications and outputs
This is an edited list of publications and other outputs from Realities between 2008-2011, during which time we were funded by ESRC as part of their National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM).
For a complete list of outputs, see the NCRM Eprints repository (use the advanced search (Opens in new window) and tick 'Realities' in the ESRC Grant number field).
Jump to: Books | Book chapters | Journal articles | Special issues of journals | Online resources: Working papers, toolkits and audio/video | Selected presentations | Media | List of training and research events organised
Books
Mason, J and Dale, A (eds) (2011) Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively about Method. Sage: London.
May, V (2011) Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Book chapters
May, V and Griffin, A (forthcoming 2012) ‘Narrative analysis and interpretive phenomenological analysis’ in Seale, C. (ed.) Researching Society and Culture (3rd ed), London: Sage.
Davies, K (2011) 'Friendship and Personal Life'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Davies, K (2011) 'Making Sense of Family Resemblance: the Politics of Visual Perception'. In: Researching Families and Relationships: Reflections on the Process. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
Heaphy, B (2011) ‘Critical Relational Displays’ in Dermott, E and Seymour, J (eds) Displaying Families. Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Mason, J (2011) 'What it Means to be Related'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Mason, J and Dale, A (2011) 'Creative Tensions in Social Research: Questions of Method'. In Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively About Method. Sage: London, pp 1-26.
Mason, J and Davies, K (2011) 'Experimenting with Qualitative Methods: Researching Family Resemblance'. In: Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively about Method. Sage: London, pp. 27-48.
May, V (2011) 'Researching Personal Life'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
May, V (2011) 'Personal Life in Public Spaces'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
May, V (2011) 'Introducing a sociology of personal life'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
May, V (2011) 'Conclusion: Why a sociology of personal life?' In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Nazroo, James (2011) 'Using Longitudinal Survey Data: Researching Changing Health in Later Life'. In: Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively about Method. Sage: London, pp. 225-242.
Smart, C (2011) 'Relationality and Socio-Cultural Theories of Family Life'. In: R. Jallinoja and E. Widmer (eds) Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Smart, C (2011) 'Children's Personal Lives'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Smart, C (2011) 'Close Relationships and Personal Life'. In: Sociology of Personal Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Smart, C (2010) 'Repensando el Derecho de Familia' ('Rethinking Family Law'). In Daniela Heim and Encarna Bodelon Gonzales (eds): Derecho, Genero e Iqualdad. Institut Catala de les Dones, Barcelona, pp 373-390
May, V (2009) 'How Families still matter'. In: Devine, F and Heath, S (eds) Doing Social Science. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Smart, C (2009) 'Making Kin: Relationality and Law'. In: Changing Contours of Domestic Life, Family and Law: Caring and Sharing. Hart Publishing, Oxford.
Special issues of journals
‘Crossing Boundaries’, special issue of Methodological Innovations Online, guest edited by Davies, K, Mason, J, and Heath, S (2011), 6 (3).
Journal articles
Muir S, and Mason J, (2012) ‘Capturing Christmas: the sensory potential of data from participant produced video’, accepted for publication in Sociological Research Online
Smart, C., Davies, K, Heaphy, B and Mason, J (2012) 'Difficult friendships and ontological insecurity' The Sociological Review 60(1): 91-109 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2011.02048.x
Davies, K (2011) 'Knocking on Doors: recruitment and enrichment in a qualitative interview based study'. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 14 (4). pp. 289-300.
Davies, K and Heaphy, B (2011) 'Interactions that Matter: Researching Critical Associations'. Methodological Innovations Online, 6 (3). x-x.
Mason, J (2011) 'Facet Methodology: the Case for an Inventive Research Orientation'. Methodological Innovations Online, 6 (3). x-x.
May, V (2011) 'Self, Belonging and Social Change'. Sociology, 45 (3). pp. 363-78.
Smart, C (2011) 'Ways of Knowing: Crossing species boundaries'. Methodological Innovations Online, Special Issue on Crossing Boundaries (forthcoming)
Smart, C (2011) 'Families, Secrets and Memories'. Sociology, 45 (4). pp. 539-553.
Smart, C (2010) 'Law and the Regulation of Family Secrets'. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 24 (3). pp. 397-413.
Mason, J and Davies, K (2009) 'Coming to our senses?: A critical approach to sensory methodology'. Qualitative Research, 9 (5). pp. 587-603.
Smart, C (2009) 'Shifting Horizons: Reflections on qualitative methods'. Feminist Theory, 10 (3). pp. 295-308.
Smart, C (2009) 'Family Secrets: law and understandings of openness in everyday relationships'. Journal of Social Policy, 38 (4).
Mason, J, (2008) 'Tangible Affinities and the Real Life Fascination of Kinship' Sociology, 42 (29) pp 29-45.
Online resources: Working papers, toolkits and audio/video clips
We are still producing these resources. See our working papers, toolkits and audio/video pages for a full list.
Working papers
- Mason, J and Muir, S (2011) Conjuring up Traditions: atmospheres, eras and family Christmases
- Mason, J (2011) Knowing the in/tangible
- Reason, M (2010) Mind maps, presentational knowledge and the dissemination of qualitative research
- Ingold, T (2010) Bringing things back to life: Creative entanglements in a world of materials
- Allett, N (2010) Sounding Out: Using music elicitation in qualitative research
- Smart, C (2010) Disciplined Writing: On the problem of writing sociologically
- Prosser, J, Clark, A and Wiles, R (2008) Visual Research Ethics at the Crossroads
- Prosser, J (2008) The Darker Side of Visual Research
Toolkits
- Bartlett, R (2011) Using diaries in research with people with dementia
- Richards, N (2011) Using participatory visual methods
- Allet, N, Keightley, E and Pickering, M (2011) Using self-interviews
- Burke, H (2011) Using an external agency or individual to transcribe your qualitative data
- Irvine, A (2010) Using phone interviews
- Clark, A, and Emmel, N (2010) Using walking interviews
- May, V (2010) What to do with contradictory data?
- May, V and Burke, H (2010) Practical considerations of leading and working on a mixed methods project
- Snee, H (2010) Using blog analysis
- Gibson, L (2010) Using email interviews
- Burke, H, Jenkins, L, Higham, V (2010) Transcribing your own qualitative data
- Allett, N (2010) Using Music Elicitation to Research People’s Relationship with Music
- Burke, H (2009) After the Ethical Approval Form: Ethical considerations of working in research teams
Audio/video clips
- Mason, J (2010) Creative interviewing
- Davies, K (2010) Creative approaches to public engagement in qualitative research
- Smart, C (2010) The emotional challenges of writing
- May, V (2010) Using a case study approach to data analysis
- Smart, C (2010) Qualitative research impact beyond academia
Selected presentations by staff
Keynotes
- Heaphy, B (2011) The Personal and the Social in Turbulent Times. In: European Sociological Association, 7-10 September, 2011, Geneva.
- Mason, J (2010) Knowing the In/tangible. In: Vital Signs 2: Engaging Research Imaginations, 7-9 September 2010, University of Manchester.
- Mason, J (2009) Creative Tensions? Reflections on mixing methods in a qualitatively-driven way. In: 5th International Mixed Methods Conference, 9-10 July 2009, Harrogate.
- Mason, J (2009) The Nature of Evidence. In: Informing Public Policy: New Agendas for Social Research.
- Mason, J (2008) Vital Explanations? The art of generalising from qualitative research. In: 9th International Advances in Qualitative Methods Conference, 8-11 October 2008, Banff, Canada.
- Smart, C (2008) ‘Relationality and the Rise of Socio-cultural Theories of Family Life’ ESA Interim Meeting, University of Helsinki, 27– 29 August 2008.
- Smart, C (2009) ‘Making Kin: Relationality & Law’, International Congress on Law, Gender and Equality, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 4–5 March 2009.
International conferences, seminars and workshops
- Heaphy, B, and Davies, K (2010) Researching ‘Critical’ chosen relationships. In: XVII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, 11-17 July 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Mason, J and Muir, S (2010) Generations beyond Families: Inter/Generational Dynamics in Personal Life. In: XVII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, 11-17 July 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Mason, J and Davies, K (2010) ‘Using qualitative, sensory and experimental methods to research family resemblances’ ISA World Congress of Sociology, Research Committee on Family Research RC06, 11-17 July 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Smart, C (2010) Families, Secrets and Memories. In: XVII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, 11-17 July 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden.
National conferences, seminars and workshops
- Davies, K, and Heaphy, B (2010) ‘Interactions that matter: researching critical associations’, 4th ESRC Research Methods Festival, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, 5-8 July.
- May, V, Muir, S, Nazroo, J Mason, J (2011) 'Those Pesky Kids: Ways of researching intergenerational tensions', Methodological Tensions? New ways of thinking about mixed methods (Realities Interdisciplinary Dialogue series), 4 April, University of Manchester.
- May, V and Muir, S (2011) Belonging as relationality: capturing everyday belongings. In: British Sociological Association Conference, 6-8 April 2011, London School of Economics.
- Mason, J (2011) Facet Methodology. In: Realities Interdisciplinary Dialogue: Engaging Qualitatively and Quantitatively, 4 April 2011, University of Manchester.
Media
- Carol Smart interviewed about her research on family secrets and memories (link opens in new window)on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed,21 September 2011 (starts 16.50 mins into programme)
- Carol Smart discussing the 'ups and downs' of friendship, radio discussion, Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 4 June 2010 (Link opens in new window)
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'Why dumping a friend is hard'(Link opens in new window) Nina Lakhani, Independent, 11 April 2010
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'Breaking up is hard to do... but even harder when it comes to friends'(Link opens in new window) Daily Mail Reporter, Daily Mail Online, 12 April 2010.
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'Women find it easier to dump a lover than a friend'(Link opens in new window) John Scheerhout, Manchester Evening News, 12 April 2010.
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'Breaking up with friend is harder than splitting up with lover'(Link opens in new window) Telegraph, 13 April 2010.
List of training and research events organised
We have produced over 50 audio/video recordings of many presentations given at our events. They are available via the Morgan Centre podcast on iTunes.
Training workshops
- Doing Mixed Methods Research, 18 March 2011
- Metaphor Analysis, 17 February 2011
- Analysing Qualitative Data, 11 November 2011
- Doing Mixed Methods Research, 23 June 2010
- Writing Methods, 2 March 2010
- Using Unusual Data, 19 November 2010
- Memory Methods, 18 June 2009
- Sensory Methods, 14 May 2009
- Real Life Ethics, 12 February 2009
- Creative Interviewing, 20 November 2008
Methods in Dialogue workshops
- Researching Mobilities, 9 March 2011
- Researching Diversity, 9 February 2011
- Researching Closeness, 10 November 2010
- Researching the Environment, 13 October 2010
- Researching Home, 12 May 2010
- Researching Nature, 10 March 2010
- Researching Migration, 17 December 2009
- Researching Place, 14 October 2009
- Researching Sexualities, 22 April 2009
- Researching Emotions, 25 February 2009
- Researching Social Class/Stratification, 10 December 2008
- Researching Ageing, 15 October 2008
Conferences
- Vital Signs 2: Engaging Research Imaginations, 7-9 September 2010
- Vital Signs: Researching Real Life, 9-11 September 2008
Interdisciplinary dialogues
- Engaging qualitative and quantitatively strand:
- Methodological tensions? New ways of thinking about
mixed methods, 4 April 2011 - Processes and products, 11 May 2010
- Linking qualitative studies with qualitative longitudinal datasets, 17 December 2009
- Methodological tensions? New ways of thinking about
- Researching in/tangibles strand:
- Researching ethereality, 3 March 2011
- Auras of place, 16 March 2010
- Working with data, 5 June 2009
- Thinking and theorising with data:
- Who needs (social science) research? 9 December 2010
- Thinking and theorising with data, 20 May 2010
- Writing knowledge and imagination, 5 November 2009