All Outputs (12)

Low-income mothers’ food practices with young children: A qualitative longitudinal study (2014)
Journal Article
Harden, J., & Dickson, A. (2015). Low-income mothers’ food practices with young children: A qualitative longitudinal study. Health Education Journal, 74(4), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896914535378

Objective: Young children living in socioeconomically deprived areas of Scotland have an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese. To enhance understanding of the wider contexts within which family food practices are developed, this study exami... Read More about Low-income mothers’ food practices with young children: A qualitative longitudinal study.

Oh what a tangled weave we weave: experiences of doing multiple perspectives research in families (2010)
Journal Article
Harden, J., Backett-Milburn, K., Hill, M., & MacLean, A. (2010). Oh what a tangled weave we weave: experiences of doing multiple perspectives research in families. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 13, 441-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645571003650979

It is not uncommon to explore the views of parents and children in qualitative research with families. Yet the implications and challenges of a multiple perspective approach often remain at a relatively taken‐for‐granted level. In this article we dra... Read More about Oh what a tangled weave we weave: experiences of doing multiple perspectives research in families.

Financial trajectories: how parents and children discussed the impact of the recession. (2010)
Journal Article
MacLean, A., Harden, J., & Backett-Milburn, K. (2010). Financial trajectories: how parents and children discussed the impact of the recession. Contemporary Social Science, 5, 159-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450141003783405

This paper presents findings from a qualitative longitudinal study which investigated processes of negotiation between parents and their primary school-aged children in addressing issues raised by working parenthood. Three waves of fieldwork were con... Read More about Financial trajectories: how parents and children discussed the impact of the recession..

Health, Illness and the body. (2009)
Book Chapter
Harden, J. (2009). Health, Illness and the body. In I. Marsh, M. Keating, S. Punch, & J. Harden (Eds.), Sociology: making sense of society, 513-554. Pearsons

The construction and negotiation of risk and trust in families (Risiko und Vertrauen in Familien ais Konstruktion und Aushandlungsprozess). (2008)
Book Chapter
Harden, J., & Backett-Milburn, K. (2008). The construction and negotiation of risk and trust in families (Risiko und Vertrauen in Familien ais Konstruktion und Aushandlungsprozess). In H. Kelle, & A. Tervooren (Eds.), Ganz normale kinder: heterogenitat und standardisierung kindlicherEnticklung Weinheim

Parenting a young person with mental health problems: temporal disruption and reconstruction (2005)
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2005). Parenting a young person with mental health problems: temporal disruption and reconstruction. Sociology of health and illness, 27(3), 351-371. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2005.00446.x

The article explores the experiences of parents living with a young person with mental health problems. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 25 parents (18 mothers and 7 fathers) whose child had a diagnosed psychiatric condition. It is argued t... Read More about Parenting a young person with mental health problems: temporal disruption and reconstruction.

“Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems. (2005)
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2005). “Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems. Qualitative Health Research, 15(2), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732304269677

In this article, the author discusses the experiences of parents of young people with mental health problems and their relations with health care professionals. She conducted qualitative interviews with 25 parents whose teenage child had a diagnosed... Read More about “Uncharted waters”: The experience of parents of young people with mental health problems..

How children and their families construct and negotiate risk, safety and danger. (2004)
Journal Article
Backett-Milburn, K., & Harden, J. (2004). How children and their families construct and negotiate risk, safety and danger. Childhood, 11(4), 429-447. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568204047105

This article presents an analysis of the family context and everyday negotiations around risk, safety and danger between children and parents in four families drawn from a larger qualitative study. The challenges of analysing accounts from several fa... Read More about How children and their families construct and negotiate risk, safety and danger..

‘Mother Russia’ at Work: Gender Divisions in the Medical Profession (2001)
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2001). ‘Mother Russia’ at Work: Gender Divisions in the Medical Profession. European Journal of Women's Studies, 8(2), 181-199. https://doi.org/10.1177/135050680100800204

One of the most significant changes in the medical professions in Europe is the trend towards feminization. Some of the patterns of gender inequality arising from the feminization of the European medical professions are clearly apparent within the Ru... Read More about ‘Mother Russia’ at Work: Gender Divisions in the Medical Profession.

Can't talk, won't talk?: methodological issues in researching children. (2000)
Journal Article
Harden, J., Backett-Milburn, K., & Jackson, S. (2000). Can't talk, won't talk?: methodological issues in researching children. Sociological Research Online, 5,

In this paper we explore some current issues in, what has come to be called, the new sociology of childhood and how these relate to the process of researching children's lives in general, and to our own research in particular. We discuss the developm... Read More about Can't talk, won't talk?: methodological issues in researching children..

Scary faces, scary places: children's perceptions of risk and safety (2000)
Journal Article
Harden, J., Backett-Milburn, K., Scott, S., & Jackson, S. (2000). Scary faces, scary places: children's perceptions of risk and safety. Health Education Journal, 59(1), 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789690005900103

Risks to children have been defined from an adult perspective with little or no space given to hearing from children themselves. In this paper we discuss children's perceptions of risk and safety. Children's risk landscapes were con tingent on a rang... Read More about Scary faces, scary places: children's perceptions of risk and safety.

"There's no place like home": the public/private distinction in children's theorising of risk and safety. (2000)
Journal Article
Harden, J. (2000). "There's no place like home": the public/private distinction in children's theorising of risk and safety. Childhood, 7(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568200007001005

This article explores children's theorizing around risk and safety in relation to the public/private distinction. While there has been considerable debate within sociology over the different meanings and applications of the public/private dichotomy,... Read More about "There's no place like home": the public/private distinction in children's theorising of risk and safety..