Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, D., Kennedy, C., Kilbride, L., Satge, D., & Sullivan, S. G. (2008). Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 7, 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1515/IJDHD.2008.7.4.405

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasm observed among women. For the subgroup of women with learning/intellectual disability, it is unclear whether their risk for breast cancer is as high as it is for the general population.

Object... Read More about Breast cancer surveillance in women with intellectual disabilities.

A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause? (2008)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2008). A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause?. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 12, 9-23.

Carr and Hollins highlighted the paucity of research on the menopause in women with intellectual disabilities and, 10
years on, this area still remains poorly researched. Work exploring the age of onset of the menopause has suggested that the menopa... Read More about A decade on, what have we learnt about supporting women with intellectual disabilities through the menopause?.

Young people's homeless pathways (2008)
Report
Mayock, P., Corr, M.-L., & O'Sullivan, E. (2008). Young people's homeless pathways. Homeless Agency.

This is a qualitative longitudinal study of homeless young people in Dublin city. The research adopted a pathways approach and set out to document, record and understand temporal change in the homeless experience over time. A core aim was to generate... Read More about Young people's homeless pathways.

The experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers in general hospitals: a focus group study (2008)
Journal Article
Gibbs, S. M., Brown, M., & Muir, W. J. (2008). The experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers in general hospitals: a focus group study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52, 1061-1077. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01057.x

Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have higher levels of health needs compared with the general population, many of which are unrecognised and unmet. While there has been interest and research into the primary health provision for... Read More about The experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers in general hospitals: a focus group study.

The normative crisis of the information society. (2008)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2008). The normative crisis of the information society. Cyberpsychology, 2. https://cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2008051201&article=1

The information society thesis, as a set of sociological propositions pertaining to a range of advanced nations, is now widely accepted. Attention, therefore, should increasingly be focused upon the normative dimensions of that thesis. The article cl... Read More about The normative crisis of the information society..

R. H. Tawney. (2008)
Book Chapter
Duff, A. (2008). R. H. Tawney. International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (pp. 271-272). Macmillan Reference USA.

What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull? (2008)
Report
Brown, S., & Thornton-Jones, H. (2008). What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull?. University of Hull. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9968

The recent public health white paper “Choosing Health” (2004) made significant commitments to sexual health and in particular the reduction of unintended teenage pregnancies, especially in areas with high teenage conception rates. Despite a strong lo... Read More about What are the factors underlying unintended pregnancy in young women in Hull?.

Employment and employability (2008)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2008). Employment and employability. In M. A. Mulhern, J. Beech, & E. Thompson (Eds.), Scottish Life and Society, the working life of Scots (pp. 67-84). Birlinn, University of Edinburgh.

Ethical messages: R H. Tawney confronts the information age. (2008)
Book Chapter
Duff, A., & Melville, R. (2008). Ethical messages: R H. Tawney confronts the information age. In R. Keeble (Ed.), Communication Ethics Today (pp. 125-133). Troubador Publishing.

This chapter sets ethical thinker R H Tawney in context as a dissident son of the British establishment. We explore the roots of his politics in philosophical idealism and religious socialism, before translating his famous critiques of acquisitivenes... Read More about Ethical messages: R H. Tawney confronts the information age..

The European information society. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duff, A. (2008, November 1). The European information society. [Paper presentation]. 25th Anniversary Conference of the Japan Society of Information and Communication Research.

Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Bond, S. (2008, August 27-31). Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families. ERSA Conference. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2751

Parents who are disadvantaged in terms of being lone parents or living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods have particular problems getting into work, training or post-secondary education. The Scottish Government set up a �50 million (�75m) programme ove... Read More about Employability and disadvantaged parents: the case of working for families.