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ESDS Qualidata catalogued the following datasets in the year 2004. These represent data not held by the ESDS, but catalogued by us to enable users to more easily locate qualitative data held in other locations.


  • Social and Political Implications of Household Work Strategies, 1978-1983
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 16 December 2004

    Abstract: This includes original material from three related studies: Isle of Sheppey Survey, 1981 (SS81); The Social and Political Implications of Household Work Strategies, 1982 (HWS) and 1983 (HWS83); as well as the small pilot study of 1978 (HWS PIL). These projects examined the way in which households in a selected local labour market deployed their collective time, energies and resources to get work done. Work may be done in the formal economy as employment, in the house as domestic work, and, more informally, as a favour or for cash. The effect of opportunities for full or part-time work on the relative balance between these different kinds of work was explored. The 1982 and 1983 studies used a sub-sample of the much larger 1981 survey of householders.

    The collection comprises: 951 questionnaire extracts; 20 other questionnaires; 64 audio-cassette tapes; 34 transcripts; and 29 thematically organised transcripts.

    Main Topics: Household work strategies; household; family life; community life; labour and employment; unemployment; home-based work; casual employment; employment opportunities; subsidiary employment; neighbours; political behaviour; political allegiance; kinship; income.

    The full catalogue record for Social and Political Implications of Household Work Strategies, 1978-1983 (SN 4876) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1961-1962
    Goldthorpe, J.H., University of Oxford. Nuffield College,
    Bechhofer, F., University of Edinburgh. Research Centre for Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 16 December 2004

    Abstract: The Affluent Worker project was undertaken during 1961-1962 to test empirically the thesis of working class embourgeoisement. Married male workers from three Luton factories were interviewed at work and then, once again, with their wives at home. Additionally, a sample of white-collar workers from the same factory were interviewed at home. This material formed the basis for one of the most influential sociological publications of the 1960s; The Affluent Worker in the Class Structure. Aside from the book there were also two long reports based upon the project.

    In addition to the research material gathered in Luton, this collection also includes a substantial set of pilot interviews (300+) with teachers, grocers, bank employees and factory electricians, made in the Cambridge area.

    Main Topics: Ambition; aspiration; British Labour Party; children; class consciousness; class differentiation; community; education; employment; factory workers; family life; friends; household budgets; industrial sociology; industrial workers; job security; leisure time activities; life styles; middle class; parent-child relationships; politics; political allegiance; social change; social class; social life; social mobility; social stratification; social structure; society; technology; trade unions; wages; working class.

    The full catalogue record for Affluent Worker in the Class Structure, 1961-1962 (SN 4871 ) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Black Immigrants to Britain, 1890-1975
    Thompson, P., University of Essex. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 16 December 2004

    Abstract: Life-history interviews with black immigrants born before 1911 focusing on family life, community and work experience in England and Wales before 1918. The interview schedule covered first impressions of Britain; domestic routine, including the roles of husbands, wives and children; meals; the upbringing of children; emotional relationships and values in the family; leisure; religion; politics; race discrimination; culture; school; courtship and marriage; the wider family; relationships with neighbours and perception of the community structure.

    The collection comprises 17 interviews on 32 open-reel tapes. There are transcriptions of seven of these interviews.

    Main Topics: Immigrants; black people; family life; community life; occupational life; education; leisure; religion; politics; marriage; children; childhood; culture; racial discrimination; race relations.

    The full catalogue record for Black Immigrants to Britain, 1890-1975 (SN 4936) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Creation and Collapse of an Occupational Community, the Case of Sheerness Naval Dockyard, 1950-1980
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 16 December 2004

    Abstract: This study aimed to provide support for other, parallel, research on aspects of the contemporary labour market of the Isle of Sheppey. It focused on the Naval Dockyard which had dominated the labour market and the social life of Sheerness, the Island's principal town, until its closure in 1960. The interview material held here is made up of nine interviews, of which seven are transcribed, with retired dockworkers who describe many aspects of their long working lives at the Dockyard.

    Main Topics: Dockyards; shipbuilding; labour and employment; occupational life; working experience; working conditions; apprenticeship; craftsmen; technological change; work history; families; households.

    The full catalogue record for Creation and Collapse of an Occupational Community, the Case of Sheerness Naval Dockyard, 1950-1980 (SN 4873) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Families, Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Values, Britain and Russia, 1915-1991
    Thompson, P., University of Essex. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This study proposed to conduct a comparative investigation, through in-depth life story interviews, of family and cultural sources for entrepreneurial values and activity in Britain and Russia. In the event, no British interviews were carried out, and the Russian interviews were only partially completed. Interviews were carried out with two members of different adult generations in twelve families from Moscow and ten families from Leningrad. A total of 45 interviews were conducted, which cover 114 audio cassettes. The aim was to identify the cultural factors which may assist or inhibit entrepreneurial development and investigate the transmission of economic attitude within families across the generations.

    Main Topics: Family life; work; socio-cultural activities; social values; politics; internal migration; private sector economics; money; socio-economic analysis.

    The full catalogue record for Families, Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Values, Britain and Russia, 1915-1991 (SN 4942) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Time Used in the Family Care of the Handicapped, Elderly and Children, 1980-1982
    Nissel, M.., Policy Studies Institute.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This study is concerned with the time spent by households in caring for dependent adults and for children. It covers the time allocated to caring, the particular times during the day when care is required, and their relationship to other support services available in the community.

    The study examines: the extent to which the caring function of the family constrains women's participation in the community; problems created by the mismatch between times when support services are available and the needs of the household.

    Main Topics: Family; care of the elderly; care of the disabled; child care; social support; care in the community; women; identity; employment.

    The full catalogue record for Time Used in the Family Care of the Handicapped, Elderly and Children, 1980-1982 (SN 4878) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Impact of Family Change on Older People : the Case of Stepfamilies, 1994-1996
    Bornat, J., Open University. Department of Health and Social Welfare.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This project was concerned with the effects on the lives of older people of the changing structure of the family through separation/divorce and re-marriage. The main points of interest were: caring for older people; ties between the generations; grandparenting; and changes in the ways resources, e.g. property and money, are exchanged between family members. The two year project combined the use of a range of qualitative methods, including genograms describing family structure, and life history interviews with family members from at least two generations in order to develop an understanding of how stepfamilies experience issues relating to their older generations.

    Main Topics: Ageing; broken families; care of the elderly; common-law marriages; divorce; family; family life; family relationships; family role; grandparents; inheritance; kinship; marital separation; old age; property.

    The full catalogue record for Impact of Family Change on Older People : the Case of Stepfamilies, 1994-1996 (SN 4875) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Women and Conflict Archive, 1947-1995
    Bennett, O., The Panos Institute.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This project involved interviewing women in conflict-affected areas in Vietnam, Somaliland, Uganda, India, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Lebanon, Tigray, Croatia and Bosnia and Liberia.

    The project was designed to increase understanding of women's actual and potential roles within communities both during and after conflict, and was conceived in response to the fact that development activities were increasingly being affected by civil unrest, war and its aftermath. There was a particular desire to understand more about the impacts on women, and their responses to conflict. This reflected the increasing recognition of women's crucial role - social and economic - in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of families and societies. This project sought to complement existing texts by gathering material which was personal, wide-ranging, and based on first-hand experience. The testimonies reveal the views and experiences of women as fighters, participants, refugees, victims caught between warring factions, organisers for peace and rehabilitation, carers, mothers, relatives and partners of the dead and disappeared.

    The collection comprises 189 interview transcripts, 49 interview summaries, 8 indexes of themes and 1 glossary. The text of the transcripts have not been altered or corrected. Twenty-six are in Spanish.

    Main Topics: Women; war; conflict; victims of war; civil war; terrorism; refugees; politics; peace; death; families; households; communities; violence; mothers; children; health.

    The full catalogue record for Women and Conflict Archive, 1947-1995 (SN 4900) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Changing Sociological Construct of the Family, 1930-1986
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This study uses in-depth interviews to build up a picture of one large and complex working-class family. Using a small sample from the population of the Isle of Sheppey, the interviews cover sources of support and help for family members. The relative importance of neighbours, family and official state-provided services are also examined. "We were interested in everything, from help with marital problems to day-to-day assistance with baby sitting or borrowing the traditional cup of sugar".

    The research supports the proposition that the family is best understood as a system of relationships that change over time. Findings also question the view that equate the family with the household.

    Main Topics: Families; family life; kinship; households; life cycle; marriage; child care; everyday life; neighbours; friends; community life; employment; household income; working class.

    The full catalogue record for Changing Sociological Construct of the Family, 1930-1986 (SN 4872) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Sheffield Cohabitation Study, 1930-1985
    Clark, D., University of Sheffield. Department of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences. Palliative Medicine Section.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This is a comparative qualitative study of a sample of cohabiting couples and a sample of re-married couples who were drawn from Burgoyne and Clark's 'Re-marriage and Subsequent Family Formation.'Couples were asked to evaluate: their first and subsequent marriages; their relationships with their children, stepchildren, ex-partners and non-custodial partners; their experiences of legal and welfare institutions; and their understanding and experience of cohabitation.

    A total of 31 interviews were conducted and recordings and transcripts from these are held as part of the collection.

    Main Topics: Re-marriage; common law marriage; stepfamilies; family life; marriage; step-parents; children; child care; household budgets; friends; kinship; family welfare; family law; family relationships.

    The full catalogue record for Sheffield Cohabitation Study, 1930-1985 (SN 4868) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • School Leavers Study, 1978
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: Teachers at a comprehensive school on the Isle of Sheppey were asked to set a particular essay to those pupils who were students in English lessons about ten days before they were due to leave school. The students were asked to imagine that they were nearing the end of their life, and that something had made them think back to the time when they left school. They were then asked to write an imaginary account of their life over the next 30 or 40 years. A total of 142 essays were analysed.

    Main Topics: School leavers; school - work transition; youth; youth employment; youth unemployment; gender; employment; youth opportunities; working class life; apprenticeships; family; marriage; employers; social attitudes.

    The full catalogue record for School Leavers Study, 1978 (SN 4867) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Metropolitan Villages Survey, 1966-1968
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This study examined some of the social, economic and administrative aspects of the growth of housing in the outer metropolitan region in new or expanded small settlements. It took the example of the (then) New Ash Green housing development in Kent. The data held includes the minutes of meetings of the New Ash Green Advisory Committee, as well as correspondence and some draft reports.

    Main Topics: Social change; social mobility; geographical mobility; housing; householders; housing policy; housing history; residential areas; estates; New Ash Green; Kent.

    The full catalogue record for Metropolitan Villages Survey, 1966-1968 (SN 4865) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Race Equality in Social Services Departments, 1980-1986
    Connelly, N., Policy Studies Institute. Department of Social Administration.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: A project which examined race issues at policy and practice levels, at a time when most social services departments were just beginning to recognise that there were issues to be addressed. The collection addresses how departments reviewed policies and practices and attempted to implement and monitor change.

    Main Topics: Race; race relations; racial discrimination; racial inequality; racial prejudice; legislation; local authorities; social policy; social services; social welfare administration; social workers.

    The full catalogue record for Race Equality in Social Services Departments, 1980-1986 (SN 4866) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Sheffield Stepfamilies Study, 1930-1982
    Clark, D., University of Sheffield. Department of Surgical and Anaesthetic Sciences. Palliative Medicine Section.

    Date of Release: 2 December 2004

    Abstract: This exploratory study of 40 re-married couples and their children was begun in June 1977. Couples in the study were interviewed three times. Preliminary analysis demonstrated that material from such structured interviews provided an important source of information about the experience of re-marriage and subsequent family life.

    Recordings and interview transcripts derived from 62 interviews were created. Detailed analysis of the interview data focuses on: partner's comparison and evaluation of first and subsequent marriage; the effects of continuing relationships with ex-partners and non-custodial parents on the married couple and their new family; experience of public interest and control though legal institutions; other welfare institutions and social work; beliefs about blood-ties and step-relationships within the wider kin network; attempts to recreate 'normal' family life.

    Main Topics: Stepfamilies; family life; divorce; marriage; step-parents; children; child care; household budgets; friends; kinship; social work; social welfare; family law.

    The full catalogue record for Sheffield Stepfamilies Study, 1930-1982 (SN 4869) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Managers and Their Wives: a Study of Career and Family Relationships in the Middle Class, 1965-1967
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 26 November 2004

    Abstract: This study was concerned with middle class men and women typically living in privately built houses on suburban estates around the major industrial cities of Britain. It was based upon 172 completed questionnaires and extensive interview notes. The research endeavoured to present some of the dilemmas which such people faced in relating their work life to their family life, and considered related issues of value, ambition, success and reward.

    Main Topics: Managers; middle class; employment; marriage; family life; fathers; husbands; mothers; housewives; women's role; social mobility; geographical mobility; social class; social life; social values; career development; community life; community participation.

    The full catalogue record for Managers and Their Wives: a Study of Career and Family Relationships in the Middle Class, 1965-1967 (SN 4864) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Life Styles and Patterns of Mobility in Hertfordshire Commuter Villages, 1964-1965
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 26 November 2004

    Abstract: This small data set includes research material collected from two related projects: 'The Brickendon Lane Estate Mobility Survey, 1965' and the 'Survey of the Wife in the Family, 1964-65'. These were both carried out as part of the activities of the University of Cambridge Extra-Mural Studies Department. The collection includes 30 brief interview notes and 3 completed questionnaires.

    They can be seen to represent Professor Pahl's initial enquiries into topics given fuller consideration in his later study: 'Managers and Their Wives'.

    Main Topics: Social change; social mobility; geographical mobility; family; family life; housewives; husbands; class; middle class; community life; community participation; occupations; occupational status; politics; rural life; communications; transport; rural transport; commuting; social life.

    The full catalogue record for Life Styles and Patterns of Mobility in Hertfordshire Commuter Villages, 1964-1965 (SN 4863) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Growing Up in Stepfamilies, 1958-1990
    Thompson, P., University of Essex. Department of Sociology,
    Barnes, G.G., Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust,
    Daniel, G.., Oxford Family Institute,
    Burchardt, N., Tameside General Hospital.

    Date of Release: 26 November 2004

    Abstract: This study of fifty children, born in 1958, examines the long-term experiences of growing up in stepfamilies using in-depth evidence. Research themes include: communication and discipline within families; the role of the extended family; the absent parent, and gender. An overriding concern was with the factors which help or hinder stepchildren in the long-term.

    The authors emphasise how change is possible not only in childhood, but also in adulthood. Through the life story method, the authors draw together sociological and social-historical interpretations, clinical experience in child and adolescent psychiatry, and the systems approach used in family therapy. There are 50 transcripts with summarised notes, together with recordings of 21 of the interviews.

    Main Topics: Stepchildren; families; family life; family relationships; childhood; parent-child relationships; parents; childcare; discipline; extended families; marriage; divorce; broken families; gender; death; divorce; United Kingdom.

    The full catalogue record for Growing Up in Stepfamilies, 1958-1990 (SN 4861) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • 17-19 and Unemployed on the Isle of Sheppey, 1980
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 26 November 2004

    Abstract: This small-scale study for the Department of Employment, examined the experience of youth unemployment on the Isle of Sheppey. It drew on extended interviews with unemployed 17-19 year olds.

    Main Topics: School leavers; school - work transition; youth; youth employment; youth unemployment; gender; employment; youth opportunities; working class life; apprenticeships; family; marriage; employers; social attitudes.

    The full catalogue record for 17-19 and Unemployed on the Isle of Sheppey, 1980 (SN 4860) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Aberdeen Marriage and Re-marriage Study, 1930-1982
    Clark, D., University of Aberdeen. MRC Medical Sociology Unit.

    Date of Release: 26 November 2004

    Abstract: A study of 49 recently married, in some cases re-married, couples. The couples were interviewed separately and jointly on the subject of their marriage, with a particular focus on courtship, wedding and honeymoon. Other issues discussed included their: perceptions of marriage as both relationship and institution; financial resources; understanding of the reasons behind the increasing breakdown of marriage; plans for children.

    Main Topics: Courtship; marriage; re-marriage; family life; divorce; children; household budgets; kinship; family relationships; contraception.

    The full catalogue record for Aberdeen Marriage and Re-marriage Study, 1930-1982 (SN 4859) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Adultery : an Analysis of Love and Betrayal, 1920-1983
    Lawson, A., ETHOS.

    Date of Release: 26 November 2004

    Abstract: This study centred on 600 mainly white, and mainly middle-class women and men, either married or involved in long-term live-in relationships. It used structured questionnaires, individual interviews and small group discussions to examine the views, motivations and experiences of respondents involved in, or affected by, extra-marital affairs.

    A request for partipants in the national press yielded a initial high response in the form of correspondence on experiences of adultery. Further research created a collection of 300 questionnaires, 70 audio-cassette recordings of interviews and discussions, 40 transcripts and related documentation.

    Main Topics: Adultery; marriage; families; gender; extra-marital sex; sexual partnerships; sexual behaviour; love; jealousy; excitement; divorce; marital separation; moral behaviour; moral values; religious belief; tolerance; interpersonal relations.

    The full catalogue record for Adultery : an Analysis of Love and Betrayal, 1920-1983 (SN 4858) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Consumer Study in Old People's Homes : Four Homes Studied in Detail, 1980-1981
    Peace, S., Open University. Department of Health and Social Welfare.

    Date of Release: 23 November 2004

    Abstract: This project had five main objectives: to assess the reaction of elderly residents in care homes to their present environment and to interpret the practical implications this has for planners and architects; to explore the attitudes of old people to residential care and identify consumer preferences, or aspirations, for environmental improvement; to investigate attitudes and experiences of staff; to determine the way in which quality of life may be influenced by a range of factors relating to the physical environment, institutional environment and resident mix; to determine the importance of locational factors.

    Main Topics: Age, anxiety, bathrooms, bedrooms, building design, buildings, care of the elderly, depression, elderly, food, friends, furniture, gardening, gender, handicrafts, health, hobbies, indoor games, incontinence, interpersonal relationships, kinship, lavatories, living conditions, meals, quality of life, residential care of the elderly, room sharing, social isolation, urinary appliances, visitors, warning devices, washing facilities.

    The full catalogue record for Consumer Study in Old People's Homes : Four Homes Studied in Detail, 1980-1981 (SN 4856) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Employers on the Isle of Sheppey, 1981-1985
    Pahl, R.E., University of Kent at Canterbury. Faculty of Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 23 November 2004

    Abstract: This is a project based upon two studies into employment and employers on the Isle of Sheppey - a small island off the north Kent coast. A qualitative survey in 1981 and a 1985 follow-up examine, in detail, the views of a sample of employers on the island. Issues covered include: distinctive divisions within companies, workers and clients; training and recruitment practices; the particular problems faced by individual companies; comments about the island's schools; views on the labour force; and suggestions for the future. The Managing Director or another senior executive of the company was interviewed. A total of 48 interviews were conducted. There are 38 audio recordings available for use as well as detailed background documentation about each firm.

    Main Topics: Employers; labour and employment; occupations; recruitment; employer-sponsored training; employers'organisations; apprenticeship; craftsmen; technological change; work history; workers; industrial workers; women workers; working mothers; semi-skilled workers; manual workers; shift-work; working conditions; work attitudes; work experience; wages; management; management techniques; labour relations; industry; industrial products; industrial planning; industrial development; industrial injuries; education; families; households.

    The full catalogue record for Employers on the Isle of Sheppey, 1981-1985 (SN 4854) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Development of and Participation in Political Organisations in New Towns in the UK, 1950-1975
    Baer, M., Northeastern University. Office of the Provost.

    Date of Release: 22 November 2004

    Abstract: The collection includes interviews with social development officers in English and Scottish New Town corporations. It provides a fascinating account of the role of new town corporations in facilitating; political participation; the creation of new community groups; and the integration of residents into their new environment.

    Baer examines the development of social and political organisations, for example tenants groups, resident associations, religious and voluntary groups. The role of social development officers in encouraging the establishment of such groups is also reviewed. Finally, information is provided on the origins of new towns, employment opportunities and amenities.

    This study of British New Towns yielded both qualitative and quantitative data. The latter is also held at the UK Data Archive, as SN: 520.

    Main Topics: New towns; urban planning; urban development; social participation; community action; community development; community involvement; community leaders; community participation; politics; political participation; local authorities; local government organisations; housing; amenities; employment opportunities; England; Scotland.

    The full catalogue record for Development of and Participation in Political Organisations in New Towns in the UK, 1950-1975 (SN 4853) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Family Obligations, Partnerships and Generational Issues, 1997-1998
    Lewis, J., University of Oxford. Department of Social Policy and Social Work.

    Date of Release: 22 November 2004

    Abstract: This research project examined two generations of husbands and wives'models of marriage. Using in-depth interviews to examine the extent to which changes in the law, elite opinion and economic circumstances have affected the views of the two generations, the researchers also explore the implications of change in models of marriage for its future. The research concentrated on intact relationships of married and cohabiting couples with children under 11, and the relationships of their parents. In total there are 129 interview transcripts and 170 audio-cassette tapes.

    Main Topics: Marriage; common law marriage; family relationships; heterosexual relationships; individualism; mothers; fathers; children; family life; parent-child relationship; parents attitude; generations.

    The full catalogue record for Family Obligations, Partnerships and Generational Issues, 1997-1998 (SN 4851) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Effects of Long-term Imprisonment, 1966-1975
    Cohen, S., University of Essex. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 11 November 2004

    Abstract: This collection of data builds on material generated by Cohen and Taylor's initial, 1967-1971 study on the effects of long-term imprisonment which centred on Durham Prison's E-Wing, together with later material concerning a proposed follow-up study of the same group of men as they were dispersed throughout the prison system. Problems with gaining Home Office approval for continued access to the group caused the follow-up study to be abandoned.

    Main Topics: Prisoners; prisons; long-term imprisonment; criminals; rights of prisoners; punishment; prison sentences; escape from prison; appeals (legal); personal contact; family; friends; friendship; education; psychological well-being.

    The full catalogue record for Effects of Long-term Imprisonment, 1966-1975 (SN 4881) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Fishing Community and Industry : East Anglia and North East Scotland, 1870-1950
    Thompson, P., University of Essex. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 1 November 2004

    Abstract: A study of the family and community life of East Anglian and North East Scotland fishermen in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Using both documentary research and interviews the research aimed to study the social history of a major regional industry, then in decline; the distinctive urban culture of the fishing towns; and the relationship of work to family life.

    The publication based upon this research was augmented by further research into Lancashire fishing by Wailey.

    Main Topics: Fishing industry; employment; work; family life; towns; labour and employment; social history; religion; leisure; local communities; crofting; politics; working class; education; household work strategies.

    The full catalogue record for Fishing Community and Industry : East Anglia and North East Scotland, 1870-1950 (SN 4935) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Workers' Report on Vickers, 1970-1979
    Wainwright, H., University of Manchester. Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies.

    Date of Release: 16 Septmeber 2004

    Abstract: This material relates to a report by the depositors and the National Shop Stewards Combine Committee of Vickers Ltd in the face of reorganisation and restructuring of British industry. The depositors were involved in the activities of the Combine Committee and had discussions with workers and shop stewards at Vickers. The report reflected concerns about how the company was changing and the impact of this on jobs. The effects of rationalisation, efficiency and technical advance are prominent examples. The research also examined the problems and potential of combine committees and rank-and-file organisation. The material is largely contextual and includes correspondence, reports and minutes of meetings. This deposit forms part of Hilary Wainwright's wider collection of material relating to socialist and feminist organisations, trade unionism and local government.

    Main Topics: Industrial democracy; industrial relations; trade unions; trade union officials; electronics industry; aerospace technology; business closures; workers; workers' participation; redundancy.

    The full catalogue record for Workers' Report on Vickers, 1970-1979 (SN 4920) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Survey of Racial Attitudes, 1956-1957
    Banton, M., University of Bristol. SSRC Research Unit in Ethnic Relations.

    Date of Release: 6 October 2004

    Abstract: This research, conducted in 1956, examined the attitudes of the general population towards newly-arrived immigrants from the then-colonies. Three hundred white men and women were interviewed in six localities in England and Scotland. Attitudes on a range of issues were examined: integration into, and mixing with, the white population; stereotypes; the provision of employment and housing opportunities. The study concluded that although prejudice "by colour" was not widespread amongst individuals, general discrimination still prevailed.

    Main Topics: Race; race relations; inter-ethnic relations; ethnic minorities; racism; racial prejudice; racial integration; immigration; immigrants; housing; employment; colonies; social attitudes.

    The full catalogue record for Survey of Racial Attitudes, 1956-1957 (SN 4883) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Investigation into the Social Construction and Consequences of the Label Epilepsy, 1974-1975
    West, P., University of Glasgow. MRC Medical Sociology Unit.

    Date of Release: 6 October 2004

    Abstract: This project focused principally on 24 families with an epileptic child. It aimed to treat the meaning of epilepsy as a central research issue and thus to examine the source and manner by which the meanings of epilepsy were constructed. All were interviewed at least once.

    The principal objectives were, to understand: a) the kind of knowledge about epilepsy available to parents, by reference both to lay and 'expert' frameworks, b) how such knowledge shaped parents' typifications and expectations about their own child, c) the variety of 'responses' to the child displayed by others, inside and outside the family, d) the nature of parents' interpretations about the child's identity and behaviour and the manner in which this might sustain their 'responses' towards him.

    The collection is incomplete as some parts were lost prior to deposit. However, for each of the 24 families studied there is a fieldwork file consisting of in-depth interviews, notes from informal contacts and telephone conversations, observations of family life, as well as notes taken from the hospital records (hospital notes); observations of hospital visits (hospital observations); interview guides and the researcher's own analysis guides made during the research project. Where tapes of the interviews survive, these are also included in the file.

    This data collection also includes 61 surviving accounts of observations of doctor-patient consultations and the surviving 'street survey' interviews. In a few instances the original tape recordings have also been retained.

    Main Topics: Epilepsy; health; health services; physicians; paediatrics; doctor-patient relationship; medical consultations; families; family life; children; parents; illness; personal identity; hospital services; public opinion.

    The full catalogue record for Investigation into the Social Construction and Consequences of the Label Epilepsy, 1974-1975 (SN 4885) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Severalls Hospital : Interviews for 'Madness in its Place', 1913-1997
    Gittins, D., University of Essex. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 6 October 2004

    Abstract: This research is based on the life stories of patients and workers at a large psychiatric hospital in Essex and presents a social history of british psychiatric care in the twentieth century. The memories and narratives of patients and workers who lived, or were employed in Severalls Psychiatric Hospital provide a personal account of day-to-day life, contextualised both in relation to wider developments and issues in twentieth century mental health, and in relation to policies and changes in the hospital itself. Drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative material, the research deals with key areas such as gender divisions, power relations, patterns of admission and discharge, treatments, and the daily lives and routines of patients and nurses on the wards.

    Main Topics: Hospitals; hospital admissions; mental health; psychiatric treatment; medical treatment; doctors; nurses; patients; gender; everyday life; institutions; occupational life.

    The full catalogue record for Severalls Hospital : Interviews for Madness in its Place, 1913-1997 (SN 4890) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • British and American Educational Policies Against Poverty and Disadvantage, 1960-1983
    Silver, P.R., Morlay College
    Silver, H., Oxford Polytechnic.

    Date of Release: 16 September 2004

    Abstract: The aim of this research project was to describe and analyse educational strategies designed to reduce poverty in Britain and the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.

    The primary concern was with the sources of confidence in education as an instrument of social policy, and the assumptions, motivations, choices and decisions of policy designers and makers. In particular, it examined the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) and the Follow Through programme (1967) in Britain and the U.S., and the British Educational Priority Area projects. An important focus was the Plowden Committee, and other British forums in which the American experience was examined and British versions or alternatives were translated into policy proposals or public debate.

    A total of 50 interviews and related documentation were collected.

    Main Topics: Poverty; social disadvantage; social policy; educational policy; policy making; social programmes; school children; socially disadvantaged children.

    The full catalogue record for British and American Educational Policies Against Poverty and Disadvantage, 1960-1983 (SN 4903) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Folk Devils and Moral Panics : the Creation of the Mods and Rockers, 1964-1967
    Cohen, S., University of Essex. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 8 September 2004

    Abstract: The focus of this study was on the genesis and development of the moral panic and social typing associated with the 1960s phenomenon of Mods and Rockers. It looked at the ways in which their deviant behaviour was perceived and conceptualised; whether there was a unitary or a divergent set of images, the modes through which these images were transmitted and the ways in which agents of social control reacted. Behavioural questions, such as the emergence of the Mods and Rockers particular styles, were explored but the primary concern was in the variable of societal reaction to this manifestation of youth culture.

    Main Topics: Youth; youth culture; youth unrest; juvenile delinquency; hooliganism; social deviance; social behaviour; class; working class; police; law enforcement; magistrates; mass media; media coverage; press.

    The full catalogue record for Folk Devils and Moral Panics : the Creation of the Mods and Rockers, 1964-1967 (SN 4880) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Crime, Social Order and the Appeal to Community, 1994-1996
    Zedner, L., University of Oxford. Centre for Criminological Research.

    Date of Release: 9 September 2004

    Abstract: This research was prompted by curiosity about the strength of appeals to the idea of community in British and German criminal justice discourses. The research material consists of 30 interviews with academics, criminal justice practioners, civil servants and project workers in crime prevention and mediation schemes, as well as police officers and representatives of the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO) and Crime Concern.

    Main Topics: Crime; crime prevention; community-police relationship; communities; neighbourhoods; police activities; criminal justice system; mediation.

    The full catalogue record for Crime, Social Order and the Appeal to Community, 1994-1996 (SN 4882) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Taste of Power : the Greater London Council, 1980-1986
    Wainwright, H., University of Manchester. Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies.

    Date of Release: 8 September 2004

    Abstract: This material arises from Hilary Wainwright's involvement with the Greater London Council during the 1980s and provides detail on the innovative activities of the Labour-controlled administration in developing alternative economic policies and building 'local socialism'which inspired many other local authorities. The GLC pioneered a notion of economic policy-making which involved relationships with local people and pressure groups. The collection includes 21 interview transcripts; 45 interview summaries and 21 contextual files. It provides information on the activities of the Greater London Enterprise Board (GLEB); investment in local firms; using the purchasing powers of the council to boost the local economy; and improving employment and working conditions within the council. It includes transcripts of interviews and discussions with local organisations; reports; information on local campaigns (eg within the Docklands)and the work of the Popular Planning Unit; notes and correspondence about the development of 'The London Industrial Strategy'. This deposit forms part of Hilary Wainwright's wider collection of material relating to socialist and feminist organisations, trade unionism and local government.

    Main Topics: Local government; local politics; trade unions; Labour Party (Great Britain); pressure groups; multi-national companies; women; public transport; industrial democracy; health care; public sector.

    The full catalogue record for Taste of Power : the Greater London Council, 1980-1986 (SN 4915) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • AIDS Relevant Cognitions in Dundee and Kirkcaldy, 1987-1989
    Abrams, D., University of Kent at Canterbury. Department of Psychology.

    Date of Release: 8 September 2004

    Abstract: The primary aim of this research project was to map out HIV-relevant beliefs and behaviours amongst a sample of teenagers and students in Dundee and Kirkcaldy and to track influences on their behaviour using longitudinal analyses. Another important aim was to evaluate models of the cognitive pre-requisites of behaviour in the context of HIV. The study was based in Dundee because of its high incidence of HIV transmission but distinctly conservative sexual mores and culture (e.g. in comparison with Edinburgh or London)and as a relatively homogeneous and distinct social environment. Transcripts of 108 interviews were gathered. Comparisons were made between groups on the basis of gender, age, area of residence, involvement in full time education, and whether or not the issue of AIDS would be particularly salient for them (e.g. gay men and GUM clinic attenders).

    Main Topics: AIDS; HIV; sexual behaviour; condoms; social attitudes; social behaviour; risk; risk perception; public health; peer group relationships; Dundee; Kirkcaldy; Scotland; United Kingdom.

    The full catalogue record for AIDS Relevant Cognitions in Dundee and Kirkcaldy, 1987-1989 (SN 4884) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Evolving Revolution : Conversations With Internal Critics of the Former East Germany, 1945-1992
    Andrews, M., University of East London. Department of Human Relations.

    Date of Release: 6 September 2004

    Abstract: This project aimed to examine the way in which internal critics of the former GDR made sense of the recent changes which had happened in their country. The interviews for the project established the basic life histories of the activists and then went on to examine what it meant to identify oneself in opposition to a totalitarian state, and then discussed how that identity developed and changed once the state had been dissolved. The following themes were given special attention: the affect of age on perceptions of the former East German state and its demise; the relationship between social transformation and the evolution of language; the importance of working through the past for the establishment and maintenance of individual and social identity in the present; and the meaning of forgiveness and its relationship to justice.

    The collection was based on 42 interviews which produced 81 audio tapes, 22 summaries and 18 transcripts.

    Main Topics: Politics; political action; political change; political development; political movements; totalitarianism; socialism; Marxism; history; life histories.

    The full catalogue record for Evolving Revolution : Conversations With Internal Critics of the Former East Germany, 1945-1992 (SN 4898) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Language People, 1965-1986
    Evans, C.H., University of Wales College of Cardiff. Department of French.

    Date of Release: 6 September 2004

    Abstract: The objective of this research was to examine how students and teachers, in a particular discipline, experienced that discipline. Students and lecturers were interviewed to discover the reasons for their choice of subject and their experience of it, including their attitudes, motivations and aspirations. The research considered staff/student relationships and explored the links between language, culture and personality.

    In the resulting book, 'Language People', the accounts given were used as a basis to reflect on the discipline itself and on the notion of disciplinary boundaries and their function in higher education. This research material consists of interviews with individuals, students and staff in different types of institution, and interviews with individuals having above-average influence in the discipline

    Main Topics: Languages; higher education; language education; language teaching; teaching; learning; learning methods; academic departments; academic profession; students; universities; student-teacher relationships; educational choice; gender.

    The full catalogue record for Language People, 1965-1986 (SN 4897) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • English People, 1965-1990
    Evans, C.H., University of Wales College of Cardiff. Department of French.

    Date of Release: 6 September 2004

    Abstract: This research examines the subject 'English'as teachers and students in British Higher Education experience it. Staff and students in a number of universities were interviewed; they speak of the impact of theory, Feminism, the experience of reading and writing, of the problems of teaching literature, of post-colonial literature and of academic leadership. These interviews are used to examine the way in which nations attempt to produce unity out of ethnic diversity by using the national education system and especially the subject which has the name of the national language.

    Main Topics: English (language); higher education; language education; language teaching; teaching; literature; students; universities; gender; women's movement; theory.

    The full catalogue record for English People, 1965-1990 (SN 4896) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • New Technology and the Management of Expertise in Customer-supplier Relations, 1985-1990
    Webb, J., University of Edinburgh. Department of Business Studies.

    Date of Release: 6 September 2004

    Abstract: This research examined the management of the user-supplier interface, firstly, in relation to the sale or purchase of computer-based technologies and secondly, in relation to the product development process in the supplier. The technologies were those used either in production and quality control processes or as tools for product development. The research focused on the organisation structures devised by firms to manage the uncertainties inherent in such transactions; it also assessed the extent to which collaborative as opposed to adversarial styles of contracting were conducted. Interviews were carried out with engineers and managers in three companies tied by a customer-supplier relationship.

    Main Topics: Management techniques; business management; production management; personnel management; science and technology; technological information systems; technological development; technological change; organisations; quality control; product development; supply; engineering; computer science; customers; purchasing.

    The full catalogue record for New Technology and the Management of Expertise in Customer-supplier Relations, 1985-1990 (SN 4893) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Lucas Aerospace 'Open Door' Project, 1970-1980
    Wainwright, H., University of Manchester. Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies.

    Date of Release: 2 September 2004

    Abstract: This material arises from a study of trade union activity in the area of corporate decision-making. The researchers worked closely with the Lucas Aerospace Combine Shop Stewards'Committee, focusing on their Corporate Plan campaign. The Lucas Plan was a response to the threat of redundancies and stressed the idea of diversification away from aerospace and related products to a range of products designed to meet social needs and maintain employment. The aims of the research were to explore the strategic, institutional and political problems and implications of the Lucas Plan, with a particular emphasis on relations with management and the established trade union movement. The deposit is mostly comprised of contextual material, including copies of correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings relating to the development of the Plan, and other related material on socially useful production and combine committees. This deposit forms part of Hilary Wainwright's wider collection of material relating to socialist and feminist organisations, trade unionism and local government.

    Main Topics: Industrial democracy; industrial relations; trade unions; trade union officials; electronics industry; aerospace technology; business closures; workers; workers' participation; redundancy.

    The full catalogue record for Lucas Aerospace Open Door Project, 1970-1980 (SN 4917) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Unofficial Movements and Trade Unionism in the Major Ports, 1945-1967
    Lindop, F.J., University of Greenwich. School of Humanities.

    Date of Release: 2 September 2004

    Abstract: This second phase study was a more general and comparative investigation of trade unionism in the ports of London, Liverpool, Birkenhead and Hull, from 1945-1967, but with an emphasis on the development of workplace and unofficial organisation. Particular attention was given to obtaining full accounts of the informal practices of the labour market and to the different attitudes to piecework. The data collected included documentary research on public and private papers of trade unions, employers and employers organisations, port joint negotiating committees, and in-depth interviews looking at the influence of ideological and cultural factors in the formation of policies in both workers' and employers' organisations.

    Main Topics: Ports; docks; dockers; labour and employment; trade unions; trade union officials; labour relations; labour conflict; labour disputes; employers' organisations.

    The full catalogue record for Unofficial Movements and Trade Unionism in the Major Ports, 1945-1967 (SN 4914) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Unofficial Union Militancy in the Docks With Special Reference to the Blacking Campaign, 1972
    Lindop, F.J., University of Greenwich. School of Humanities.

    Date of Release: 2 September 2004

    Abstract: The research was concerned with the ideas and activities of shop stewards and other trade union activists in the dock industry and their relations with official trade unions, employers, Government and political organisations, especially the Communist Party. The 1972 campaign against container depots and unregistered ports was used as a focus.

    Main Topics: Ports; docks; dockers; labour and employment; trade unions; trade union officials; labour relations; labour conflict; labour disputes; strikes; picketing; the Communist Party - Great Britain.

    The full catalogue record for Unofficial Union Militancy in the Docks With Special Reference to the Blacking Campaign, 1972 (SN 4913) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Lifetimes of Commitment, c.1900-1988
    Andrews, M., University of East London. Department of Human Relations.

    Date of Release: 8 September 2004

    Abstract: This was a study of British socialist activists: people who, for at least fifty years, had dedicated themselves to working for progressive social change. It explored their actions and motivations over this period as well as examining other, more general, themes including the relationship between ageing and activism and the experience of ageing in Western capitalist society. Those studied were a heterogeneous group in terms of gender and class, but all aged between 70 and 90, and were geographically dispersed throughout Britain.

    Main Topics: Politics; political action; political change; political development; political movements; socialism; Marxism; labour movement; Communist Party (Great Britain); nuclear disarmament movements; women's movement; religion; psychology; old age; ageing; age discrimination.

    The full catalogue record for Lifetimes of Commitment, c.1900-1988 (SN 4907) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Work Stories in a Cross Cultural Context : Miscommunication, Segregation and Disappointment in Japanese Banks in the City of London, 1970-1995
    Sakai, J., Rikkyo University, Tokyo. Language Centre.

    Date of Release: 2 September 2004

    Abstract: This research project was concerned with people who worked, or had worked, in Japanese financial firms in the City of London. The data is based on life story interviews with both Japanese and British men and women, ranging in occupational status from managing directors to clerical workers. It explores the experience of employment within different work cultures, both for Japanese employees in a British business culture and for British employees within a Japanese corporate culture. Topics discussed included: notions of 'self'and 'others', the constructions of cultural identities, working practices, financial business methods, work ethic, use of language, gender relations, a sense of belonging and differing conceptions of world orders.

    The 100 interviews on 144 audio-cassette tapes, 16 of which have been transcribed, were conducted between 1991 and 1992; and between 1994 and 1995.

    Main Topics: Cultural values; cultural interaction; cultural identity; business management; employment; financial institutions; employees; organizations; communication; language; language barriers; community identification; expatriates; managers; managerial charcteristics; self-perception.

    The full catalogue record for Work Stories in a Cross Cultural Context : Miscommunication, Segregation and Disappointment in Japanese Banks in the City of London, 1970-1995 (SN 4906) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Gender Divisions and Gentrification, 1960-1992
    Bondi, L., University of Edinburgh. Institute of Geography.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: The aim of this project was to investigate the significance of gender as a factor in processes of gentrification, and to explore the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change. The research was based on a comparison of three local areas in Edinburgh, one where gentrification began in the late 1960s, one where gentrification began in the early 1980s, and one modern suburb. The local case studies were developed using data from the Register of Sasines and other documentary sources, together with semi-structured interviews with consumers and producers of private sector housing. The research findings endorse the view that non-family households in general and women in particular are important agents of gentrification. However, no support was found for the widespread assumption that attitudes to gender roles and household gender divisions of labour are any more "traditional" in suburban areas than in areas subject to gentrification. The study shows how the relationship between gender practices and location is mediated by factors including the presence or absence of children, class differences and geographical origins.

    Main Topics: Building design; class; community participation; domestic responsibilities; demography; employment; gender; gentrification; home buying; home ownership; home sales; housing; housing finance; housework; neighbours; neighbourhoods; public transport; tenants home purchasing; shopping; urban development; urban life; urban renewal; urban traffic.

    The full catalogue record for Gender Divisions and Gentrification, 1960-1992 (SN 4927) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Land Settlement in Scotland After World War I, 1918-1988
    Leneman, L., University of Edinburgh. Department of Economic and Social History.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: This study examined the break-up of land in Scotland after the Great War, to provide small-holdings for ex-servicemen. Interviews were carried out with some original crofters, and their descendants. The research highlighted the difficulties faced by the crofters, the lack of facilities in rural areas and relationships with the Board of Agriculture.

    Main Topics: Crofting; agriculture; rural areas; rural facilities; rural society; land tenure; land ownership; farming systems; housing; war veterans.

    The full catalogue record for Land Settlement in Scotland After World War I, 1918-1988 (SN 4928) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Labour : a Tale of Two Parties, 1970-1987
    Wainwright, H., University of Manchester. Manchester International Centre for Labour Studies.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: Interviews and related material from Hilary Wainwright's research into the changing basis of the British Labour Party during the 1970s and 1980s. She examined the new initiatives emerging from local government, local and workplace trade unionism, women's sections, black sections and the peace movement; and their impact on traditional perceptions of the British Labour Party (from inside and outside the Party). The interviews were conducted with a cross-section of people who were part of this radical socialist politics and examined the problems of developing new structures and the future of the British Labour Party at the time of its third successive election defeat. This deposit of 27 interview transcripts, 39 audio-cassette tapes and 4 files of contextual material form part of a wider collection of material relating to socialist and feminist organisations, trade unionism and local government.

    Main Topics: Labour Party (Great Britain); socialism; internal politics; party politics; trade unions; industrial relations; labour movement; anti-war movements; political leadership; ethnic minorities; Communist Party (Great Britain); political issues; women's movement.

    The full catalogue record for Labour : a Tale of Two Parties, 1970-1987 (SN 4923) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Ethnographic Study of Marrying in Glasgow, 1982-1983
    Charsley, S., University of Glasgow. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: This study focused on the nature of wedding celebrations in Scotland, including the engagement, the pre-wedding period, and the wedding day itself. 105 Interviews were carried out with couples, their families, ministers and other key players in the wedding industry.

    Main Topics: Marriage; weddings; marriage ceremonies; religious ceremonies; religion; family life.

    The full catalogue record for Ethnographic Study of Marrying in Glasgow, 1982-1983 (SN 4925) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Economic and Political Socialisation, 16-19 : a Scottish Study, 1987-1989
    Jamieson, L., University of Edinburgh. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: This study formed part of a wider ESRC initiative, aimed at research focusing on 16-19 year olds. It examined the relevance of Scottish identity and the link between the geographical and the economic, political and social horizons of young people. The research focused on the ways in which young people's social and personal environment influenced their developing understanding of economic and political issues; the patterns of social relationships and resources that young people utilise in moving towards adult status; and their position in the employment market. Two groups of young people were interviewed, one group still at school, and another group who had left school approximately 2 years previously. This produced 163 interviews and 300 questionnaire responses.

    Main Topics: Youth; out-of-school youth; youth activities; youth employment; youth culture; family life; parent-child relationship; community life; social values; national identity; political interest; individual development.

    The full catalogue record for Economic and Political Socialisation, 16-19 : a Scottish Study, 1987-1989 (SN 4926) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Protection of Children, 1977-1982
    Dingwall, R., University of Nottingham. School of Social Studies.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: This research investigated the interaction between health, welfare and legal agencies with particular reference to cases considered for care proceedings under section 1 (a-c) of the 1969 Children and Young Persons Act.

    The first phase of the project studied twenty such child cases in depth. The collected data included observation of case conferences and court hearings; interviews with key participants; and summaries of case records plus observations of meetings of the local Area Review Committee. The study presents a detailed empirical investigation into relationships within and between health, welfare and legal agencies involved in the care and custody of children thought to have been abused or neglected.

    Main Topics: Children; abused children; child welfare; child welfare services; health services; child care; care orders; family law; ill-treated children; child abuse; rights of the child; children in care.

    The full catalogue record for Protection of Children, 1977-1982 (SN 4891) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Doctors and Nurses : Allies or Adversaries?, 1985-1990
    Soothill, K., Lancaster University. Department of Sociology,
    MacKay, L., University of Leeds. School of Healthcare Studies.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: This research project examined the professional working relationship between doctors and nurses in a hospital setting. The 162 interviews gathered during the project explored the attitudes and opinions held by each group about the other. Interviews were made with both senior and junior staff and involved several hospitals throughout the United Kingdom.

    Main Topics: Physicians; nurses; hospital; medical consultants; health service; medical profession; medical personnel; medical care; medical training; labour and employment.

    The full catalogue record for Doctors and Nurses : Allies or Adversaries?, 1985-1990 (SN 4886) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Doctors and the Development of Hospital Computer Systems : a Case Study, 1981-1985
    Dent, M., Staffordshire University. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: A computer system was introduced into the outpatient's clinic of a hospital in the Midlands in 1981, under the leadership of a consultant. The objective of the system was to replace the hand-written case notes with printed, structured reports and clinical summaries on patients. It also sought to make available facilities for analysing clinical data on groups of patients, in order to facilitate higher standards of patient care and to stimulate medical research.

    The aim of the research was threefold; firstly it was to study the impact of the computer based medical record system on the clinical work processes within an outpatient clinic. Secondly it was to study the politics of the decision-making processes involved within the district and the hospital. Finally it was to identify and analyse the responses of the doctors to the computer system. The research method consisted mainly of interviews with a sample of consultants on three separate occasions; once prior to computerisation, again one month after computerisation and again five months later. in addition a number of junior doctors were interviewed, one month after taking up their post. A total of 32 interviews were deposited.

    Main Topics: Medical information systems; computer systems; hospital administration; hospitals; management; medical records; doctors; medical staff; job training.

    The full catalogue record for Doctors and the Development of Hospital Computer Systems : a Case Study, 1981-1985 (SN 4887) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • GP Consultations and Concepts of Illness : Asians in Bristol, 1987-1989
    Fenton, S., University of Bristol. Department of Sociology.

    Date of Release: 31 August 2004

    Abstract: Conducted in 1987 - 1989, this study aimed to document and interpret conceptions of health and illness used by doctors and patients; and to show that the way in which people think about their health affects their consultation with a doctor. This study concentrated on patients of South-Asian ancestry where misunderstandings in the medical situation are often compounded by the lack of a shared language and little appreciation of differences in custom and outlook. Some of the misunderstandings result from very basic differences in the way doctors and patients feel about such concepts as 'the body', 'hot' and 'cold', and 'feeling well'.

    Main Topics: Asians; women; health; health services; doctor-patient relationships; medical treatment; mental illness; depression; racial minorities; racial prejudice; cultural change; language barriers; food customs.

    The full catalogue record for GP Consultations and Concepts of Illness : Asians in Bristol, 1987-1989 (SN 4888) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Scientists in Industry, 1964-1967
    Cotgrove, S.F., University of Bath. School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

    Date of Release: 25 August 2004

    Abstract: This research project examined a series of problems which have been generated by the fact that science is no longer mainly an academic activity. Industry is now one of, if not the largest, single employer of scientists. There has been much debate about the drift from science and the failure of industry to recruit the best graduates. Do universities produce 'academics' who find the prospect of industry uncongenial? Does industry fail to make the most of the skills and capacities of its highly qualified graduates? These are some of the issues investigated in this study.

    Main Topics: Science; technology; industry; scientists; employment; education; graduates; personnel selection; recruitment; scientific research; industrial research; productivity; performance indicators; management; career development; salaries.

    The full catalogue record for Scientists in Industry, 1964-1967 (SN 4930) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • What Do Audiences Learn From Action-adventure Films?, 1995-1996
    Barker, M., University of Sussex.

    Date of Release: 25 August 2004

    Abstract: This project asked 'What do audiences learn from action-adventure films?' with particular regard to the 1995 film 'Judge Dredd'. It sought to investigate the relationships between people's prior orientations to a particular film (their hopes, fears, prior knowledge, reasons and motivations for going), how they responded to it and what they took away from it (criteria of judgement, pleasures and/or disappointments, modes of attention, subsequent uses of the filmic experience). At the same time, the project provided the opportunity to investigate existing methodological approaches to audience research, and to develop new analytic protocols, resulting in the development and testing of a new model for understanding audiences responses to popular films.

    Main Topics: Audiences; audience research; audience reaction; cinema; cinema attendance; culture; cultural users; films; mass-media; watching.

    The full catalogue record for What Do Audiences Learn From Action-adventure Films?, 1995-1996 (SN 4937) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Use of Mosaic Arrays in Infrared Astronomy, 1985-1990
    Edge, D., University of Edinburgh.

    Date of Release: 25 August 2004

    Abstract: Recent research in the sociology of technology had focused on the factors that determine crucial design choices: in the sociology of science, the role of instrumentation in shaping the development of science is being stressed. This project combined these two interests. Several teams of infrared astronomers are currently building cameras incorporating mosaic detectors arrays. These arrays, which combine the output of several hundred individual sensors, emerged from military research and development, and are now available on the open market. But, despite this identical technical output, the teams'cameras will differ significantly. The aim of this project was to investigate the reasons for these differences and their subsequent effects. The way in which the teams organise their work was the focus of analysis; plus the teams'differing locations (in observatories or universities), and the extent in which their designs were influenced not only by 'scientific goals'but also by their perceptions of other important 'reference groups'(eg. other users or committees considering the design of later facilities.

    Of the 61 interviews only two are transcribed. Recordings form the main part of the collection.

    Main Topics: Astronomy; practical astronomy; science and technology; engineering; design; applied research; research and development; scientists; scientific personnel; employment; universities; organisations.

    The full catalogue record for Use of Mosaic Arrays in Infrared Astronomy, 1985-1990 (SN 4939) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • National Sound Archive : Oral History Collection, 1890 -
    Perks, R., British Library. National Sound Archive.

    Date of Release: 25 August 2004

    Abstract: The National Sound Archive (NSA) is one of the largest sound archives in the world. Opened in 1955 as the British Institute of Recorded Sound, it became a department of the British Library in 1983. Its collections come from all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound. Of particular interest is its oral history collection which includes a number of data collections archived by ESDS Qualidata

    Primacy is given to sound recordings which may not always be fully transcribed. Qualitative collections of particular note include;

    • Paul Thompson - On the Edge of Later Life
    • Ronald Fraser - 1968: A Student Generation in Revolt
    • Junko Sakai - Work Stories in a Cross Cultural Context - Miscommunication, Segregation and Disappointment in Japanese banks in the City of London

    In addition there are a number of ongoing collections such as the;

    • Millenium Memory Bank - one of the largest collections of oral history interviews ever to have been assembled in Britain,
    • Wellcome Trust Oral History of General Practice - a series of life story/career interviews carried out for a Wellcome Trust funded project based at the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine between 1992-1994.
    • National Life Story Collection - established in 1987 to collect interviews from a wide range of people covering family background, childhood, education, work, leisure and later life. Fieldwork projects include;
      • Architects' Lives,
      • Artists' Lives,
      • Book Trade Lives,
      • City Lives,
      • Crafts Lives,
      • Food: From Source to Salespoint,
      • Leaders of National Life,
      • Lives in Steel,
      • Lives in the Oil Industry,
      • The Living Memory of the Jewish Community,
      • An Oral History of the Post Office.

    The full catalogue record for National Sound Archive : Oral History Collection, 1890- (SN 4945) is available from the UK Data Archive.



  • Past Witness Seminar Programme, 1986-
    Kandiah, M., University of London. Institute of Historical Research. Centre for Contemporary British History.

    Date of Release: 25 May 2004

    Abstract: Since its founding in 1986, the Institute of Contemporary British History (ICBH), now known as the Centre for Contemporary British History, has been uniquely associated with the production of 'witness seminars' on events or developments which have taken place within the bounds of living memory.

    Based on the analysis of the experiences of interviewees, all of whom had first hand experience of dealing with charitable disputes, this work seeks to shed light upon the frequency of disputes occurring in the charitable sector, and the nature of third party involvement.

    They often prove to be of more value than one-on-one interviews because of the interaction between witnesses stimulated during these discussions. They have been adopted by other institutions, both in Britain and abroad, and the CCBH has regularly collaborated with scholars from other institutions in planning and hosting witness seminars of particular relevance to their work.

    Main Topics: Typical titles include:

    • The Anglo-Irish Agreement
    • The Battle of Cable Street
    • The Berlin Crisis
    • Britain and the Marshall Plan
    • The British Response to the Strategic Defence Initiative (Star Wars) in the 1980s
    • British MEPs
    • Concorde
    • Conservative Government Difficulties 1961-64
    • CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group)and the rediscovery of poverty in the 1960s
    • Decolonisation in Africa 1945-65
    • Defence Organisation: The Jacob-Ismay Report 1963
    • The Development of North Sea Oil and Gas
    • The First Ascent of Kanchenjunga
    • The Historiography of the Communist Party of Great Britain
    • The Intelligence Services in World War II
    • Internal Markets in the NHS
    • The International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
    • New Approaches to History in the 1960s
    • Northern Ireland 1975-82
    • The Role of HM Embassy in Moscow
    • Suez
    • Whitehall in the 1960s
    • The World Service

    The full catalogue record for Past Witness Seminar Programme, 1986- (SN 4832) is available from the UK Data Archive.

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