The COVID-19 pandemic prompted concern about the wellbeing of older people, however,
there have also been accounts of increased sense of community in response to the …

Frontline workers in welfare systems are often understood as an 'uncaring'group, with their
affective labour co-opted and reframed in terms of systemic efficiency. Yet they also operate …

Obesity-related stigma is increasingly recognised as a public health issue, with serious
implications for mental and physical health. However, very little is known about what drives …

This paper uses Hochschild's theory of emotion management as a theoretical framework to
interrogate women's expressions of anger on Love Island. Using both critical discourse and …

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrities occupied a highly contested space within
the popular and political imaginary. Whilst the mass suffering unleashed by the pandemic …

Since the 1960s, Swedish family policies have encouraged parents to share their parental
obligations equally, and in the 1980s joint legal custody became standard after divorce or …

Editing techniques used in Factual Welfare Television (FWT) in the UK undermine narratives
of hardship and structural inequality in representations of the living places of welfare …

Love Island is a reality television series structured as a dating game, where participants
compete to form romantic relationships. This article puts the show in conversation with …

The centrality of consumption to the UK economy and the implications of consumer practice
to well-being (and even survival) has never been more pronounced and tangible than …

Rakkaussuhteet ovat kokeneet muutoksia viime vuosikymmeninä. Uusia suhdemuotoja on
ilmaantunut, mikä muuttaa käsitystä rakkaudesta, seksuaalisuudesta, avioliitosta ja …