Tweets from the Families and Relationships Study Group of the British Sociological Association.
Re/tweets do not necessarily represent views of BSA or FAR
How and why do friendships last across sometimes deep cultural differences?
Read the latest article by CRFR Co-Director Shruti Chaudhry, published this week in the Sociological Review: https://t.co/DebznAeNYK
@BSA_FARGroup@uoessps
Call for papers by 25 March for ‘Doing Research Differently: Methodological Creativity and Innovation in the Sociology of Families and Relationships’ a @BSA_FARGroup event, 12 June, University of the West of England, Bristol https://t.co/q9C6YQCEje
**Book now for ‘Caring is Sharing? Couples navigating parental leave at the transition to parenthood’, a free online @BSA_FARGroup Group webinar, THIS FRIDAY 10th January https://t.co/ZdCge5nnT4 #sociology#parentaleave@KTwamley@UCLSocRes
Only two weeks to go to Battle of Ideas.
We are delighted to be partnering again this year, for 'The politicisation of maternity' with @clareemurph@drruthannharpur@EmilyJBarley@Ella_M_Whelan and CPCS' Ellie Lee
Loads of great discussion - programme:
https://t.co/WNBPo5qrsP
Book now for ‘Muslim family life as a site of struggle: discrimination, inequality and poverty’, a free @BSA_FARGroup event, 8 October https://t.co/pgPO64jzVU #sociology
We’re proud to be supporting the 1st International Child and Family Conference!
Save the date: 17-19 June 2025, University of Bristol, UK
https://t.co/WPAzi8qjv7
@afua_td_imoh@estherdermott@UoBrisSPS#FamilyStudies
‘Lateral Financial Assistance with Home Ownership’ by @julia_anne_cook outlines practices through which lateral financial assistance between siblings tends to be transmitted.
Read her article now #OpenAccess
https://t.co/Zzng41DAhE
Delighted to share that registration is now open for our BSA FAR webinar with Dr Jo Britton discussing 'Muslim Family Life as a Site of Struggle' https://t.co/ENhXgygO4X Please RT
🚨 New policy publication @VanierInstitute w/ the fabulous @n_denier, Rebecca Deutsch & @yueqian_soc:
We reflect on what digitalization means for family diversity & inequality and take stock of where policies are and should be headed ⬇️
https://t.co/jOJAn9olDr
📣Call for Special Issue Proposals📣
DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Do you want to be the next guest editorial team for SRO? Submit your special issue proposal now!
The full call can be found below. Deadline 3 October 17:00 BST
https://t.co/rQ975jVUoO
Advance your research and reinforce your expertise at #britsoc25. Engage with peers, explore new directions and contribute to the critical discussions defining sociology today. Submit your abstract by 18 October https://t.co/yMhEJR1DeQ
Delighted to share that registration is now open for our BSA FAR webinar with Dr Jo Britton discussing 'Muslim Family Life as a Site of Struggle' https://t.co/ENhXgygO4X Please RT
We're pleased to announce our calendar of events for the coming semester. And esp. delighted to share that Dr Jo Britton will be our first webinar speaker on 8 October. Put the dates in your diary now and look out for FAR emails with details of how to register. Please RT.
Analyzing data from @ESS_Survey across 29 countries, we identified 5 profiles of work-family digital communication & three concerning patterns:
1⃣ Gendered digital double burden: women are more likely to juggle the 'dual burden' of digital labor both at home and at work (2/5)
After an impressive 5 years supporting the @BSA_FARGroup community, @JCWalsh5 is today stepping down as co-convener. We want to say a huge thank you to Julie for all her amazing work in this role and for being such an amazing and supportive colleague. We will miss you!
Take a look at the shiny new, award winning DigiDAD website! Co-created with the fab dads at @NEYDandL the site now has the slick look it so deserves! Please do share and sign up for great content, parenting courses and more! https://t.co/7BhTOr3nbp
Check out this new open access paper by Caroline Law, CRR researcher, on men and intimate connections and the timing of fatherhood
https://t.co/kQZlgtuEJP
🌟 Call for Participation: Virtual Workshop for Early Career Researchers on Family Research 🌟
📅 Workshop Details:
Dates: November 28 and 29, 2024
Location: Online (Virtual)
Theme: Open call for any topic related to family research