“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..

Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents (2004)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Williams, B., McGinnis, A., Slane, P., Alder, E., & McMurdo, M. (2004). Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents. Age and ageing, 33(3), 287-292. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afh089

Background: regular physical activity has been shown to have many health benefits. However, many older people are physically inactive.

Objective: to investigate why older people are reluctant to participate in leisure time physical activity and to... Read More about Why older people do not participate in leisure time physical activity: a survey of activity levels, beliefs and deterrents.

Childcare: An investigation of labour market issues. (2003)
Journal Article
Thomson, E., Campbell, J., & Scott, G. (2003). Childcare: An investigation of labour market issues. Regional Studies, 37(9), 957-967. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340032000143940

Over recent years the UK government and the Scottish Executive have demonstrated a commitment to the development of childcare services through the use of both supply and demand subsidies. This paper reviews the rationale for the UK National Childcare... Read More about Childcare: An investigation of labour market issues..

A feminist trade union agenda? The continued significance of class, gender and race. (2001)
Journal Article
Munro, A. (2001). A feminist trade union agenda? The continued significance of class, gender and race. Gender, Work and Organization, 8(4), 454-471. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0432.00141

During the 1990s attempts to identify a feminist trade union agenda have focused on both the content and process of such a potential agenda. In a period in which trade unions have changed significantly, the general national agenda appears to be chang... Read More about A feminist trade union agenda? The continued significance of class, gender and race..

Enablers and barriers to the implementation of the Glasgow women's health policy (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, C. (2001, July). Enablers and barriers to the implementation of the Glasgow women's health policy. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Multi-organisational Partnerships and Co-operative Strategy, Bristol

‘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..

Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years (1997)
Journal Article
Cronin, B., Davenport, E., & Martinson, A. (1997). Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years. Journal of Documentation, 53(2), 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007196

Women‘s studies has emerged as a recognised academic specialty in recent years. We explored the social structure of the field by analysing bibliometrically all scholarly articles (n = 1,302) and acknowledgements (n = 595) appearing in three pioneerin... Read More about Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years.