Children and food practices in residential care: ambivalence in the ‘institutional’ home
- N. Dorrer, I. Mcintosh, S. Punch, Ruth Emond
- Sociology
- 1 August 2010
Using an ethnographic approach, we provide an analysis of food practices in residential care to explore the atypical nature of children's homes as a three-fold space that combines characteristics of…
‘We Hate the English, Except for You, Cos You’re Our Pal’
- I. Mcintosh, D. Sim, D. Robertson
- History
- 1 February 2004
This article explores the experiences of the largest minority group in Scotland: the English-born. To date the English in Scotland are a relatively under researched group. Our research indicates that…
'You don't have to be watched to make your toast': surveillance and food practices within residential care for young people
- I. Mcintosh, S. Punch, N. Dorrer, Ruth Emond
- Medicine
- 2010
It is argued that surveillance is a crucial aspect of care and this can be experienced as both negative and positive by children and staff, and how forms of control and monitoring are conducted in relation to food and food practices is explored.
Children's food practices in families and institutions
- S. Punch, I. Mcintosh, Ruth Emond
- Sociology
- 1 August 2010
Food and food practices lend themselves to sociological and geographical analysis. In particular the study of the relationships that develop around and through food interactions and rituals can bring…
‘I Know we Can’t be a Family, but as Close as You Can Get’: Displaying Families within an Institutional Context
- I. Mcintosh, N. Dorrer, S. Punch, Ruth Emond
- Psychology
- 2011
Despite often expressed concerns over its apparent demise, the idea (or ideal) of ‘the family’ continues to exert a powerful presence within a range of contexts (McKie et al. 2005). As Weeks puts it:…
“It's as if you're some alien…’ Exploring Anti-English Attitudes in Scotland. ‘
- I. Mcintosh, D. Sim, D. Robertson
- History
- 1 May 2004
English people are the largest national or ethnic minority within Scotland but remain under-researched. This is despite a view taken by many writers, and by the popular press, that anti-English…
Anthropology, Self-determination and Aboriginal Belief in the Christian God
- I. Mcintosh
- Philosophy
- 1 June 1997
Over the past forty years the Aboriginal people of Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island) in north-east Arnhem Land have successfully incorporated Christianity into their world view. However, a Uniting Church…
‘Food is a funny thing within residential child care’: Intergenerational relationships and food practices in residential care
- S. Punch, I. Mcintosh
- Sociology
- 1 February 2014
This article is based on an ethnographic study that explored everyday food practices and relationships in three residential children’s homes in Scotland. On the one hand, food practices in…
Exploring what the Notion of ‘Lived Experience’ Offers for Social Policy Analysis
- I. Mcintosh, S. Wright
- SociologyJournal of Social Policy
- 24 August 2018
Abstract In this article, we suggest that social policy may be on the cusp of a large-scale adoption of the notion of lived experience. However, within social policy and allied disciplines, the…
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