This article describes and critically analyzes how sociologists in England have studied
racial/ethnic inequalities in secondary education between 1980 and 2005. This study is …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on bloomsburycollections. com. What is Qualitative Interviewing? is an …

The concept of intersectionality is reviewed and further developed for more effective use. Six
dilemmas in the debates on the concept are disentangled, addressed and resolved: the …

The insider/outsider dichotomy has been debated extensively, arguing for a more nuanced
way of thinking about positionality. In this review article, membership roles of those with …

The future is contested. What are the implications of the different social models that might
come into being? What is progress? Is it being richer, living longer, reduced inequality, or …

Cross-cultural research is rife with ethical and methodological challenges but, despite the
increased demand for such research, discussions on'culturally sensitive methodologies' are …

No precise figures are available as to how many children in the UK live with domestic
violence. 1 We do know, however, that there are many and that they are everywhere …

Muslims constitute Britain's second largest religious grouping, and writing about their
experiences has found a new audience in recent years-though not always through a positive …

Participation rates in higher education for British South Asian Muslim women are steadily
increasing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to explore motivations and influences for …

I was recently asked what drew me to research sexuality. My answer was that this area
carries a social stigma that renders talk about sexuality and its pleasures often …