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The Novel Sequence (2016)
Book Chapter
Bentley. (2016). The Novel Sequence. In P. Boxall, & B. Cheyette (Eds.), The Oxford History of the Novel in English, Volume 7: British and Irish Fiction Since 1940 (258--271). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198749394.003.0017

This chapter examines the novel sequence. The novel sequence has been an important part of British and Irish literary output in the period since 1940, with examples in all the major genres and modes of fiction. The post-Second World War period repres... Read More about The Novel Sequence.

‘I’m an adolescent. And that’s how I’m going to stay’: Lessing and Youth Culture, 1956-1962 (2016)
Book Chapter
Bentley, N. (2016). ‘I’m an adolescent. And that’s how I’m going to stay’: Lessing and Youth Culture, 1956-1962. In K. Brazil, D. Sergeant, & T. Sperlinger (Eds.), Doris Lessing and the Forming of History (26--38). Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474414432.003.0003

The mid-to-late 1950s saw an explosion of youth subcultures in Britain – teenagers, Teddy Boys, jazz fans, hipsters, beatniks, mods and rockers. This range generated a series of moral panics and media fascination. The New Left in particularly were sp... Read More about ‘I’m an adolescent. And that’s how I’m going to stay’: Lessing and Youth Culture, 1956-1962.

Masculinity, Subjectivities, and caregiving in the British press: The case of the stay-at-home father (2016)
Book Chapter
Locke, A. (2016). Masculinity, Subjectivities, and caregiving in the British press: The case of the stay-at-home father. In Pops in Pop Culture. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-57767-2_11

On February 17, 2009, the then leader of one of the opposition parties in the United Kingdom, Nick Clegg, was quoted as saying that the recession—the “mancession” as it has been called in some quarters—and the resulting large-scale unemployment, gave... Read More about Masculinity, Subjectivities, and caregiving in the British press: The case of the stay-at-home father.

Theoretical Foundations for Evidence-Based Health Informatics: Why? How? (2016)
Book Chapter
(2016). Theoretical Foundations for Evidence-Based Health Informatics: Why? How?. In Exploring Complexity in Health: An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach (614 - 618). https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-678-1-614

A scientific approach to health informatics requires sound theoretical foundations. Health informatics implementation would be more effective if evidence-based and guided by theories about what is likely to work in what circumstances. We report on a... Read More about Theoretical Foundations for Evidence-Based Health Informatics: Why? How?.

‘The changing face of youth justice’ (2016)
Book Chapter
Brammer. (2016). ‘The changing face of youth justice’. In Critical Issues in Social Work Law (100 - 116 (176))

In this chapter we are concerned with the operation of the criminal justice system as it applies to defendants under 18 years of age. This group includes children (10–13) and young persons (14–17), collectively referred to as ‘juveniles’ and, in this... Read More about ‘The changing face of youth justice’.

Musical Preferences (2016)
Book Chapter
Greasley, A., & Lamont, A. (2016). Musical Preferences. In S. Hallam, I. Cross, & M. Thaut (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology. (2nd edn). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198722946.013.58

This chapter critically discusses current understanding of the psychology of musical preferences. The first section explores the styles of music people prefer, and the ways in which specific musical characteristics influence preference. The second se... Read More about Musical Preferences.