Health and inequality in Australia

This book brings together cutting-edge theoretical research into the nature and experience of time in relation to health, illness and care.

People living with the contested chronic illnesses Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience prejudice, dismissal and denial of their lived realities, due in part to their illnesses currently having no...

This book examines the complexities of young men’s online engagements and offers support for cultivating critical digital dispositions for gender justice.

This book examines the role of higher education in shaping global citizenship among university students and shares insights into civic responsibility.

This paper employs a case study using familial patriarchal framework to contribute to the literature of first generation married Pakistani women’s experiences in Pakistani diaspora in Western Australia. Through a qualitative interpretive phenomenological approach, it highlights how these women navigate selective assimilation, striving to fulfill their marital aspirations while balancing familial and cultural expectations. Theoretically, this study builds on Gerda Lerner’s Paternalistic Dominance (PD) concept. The study’s aims were to: 1) emphasize on learned and cultural context of performing gender roles, 2) explain women’s divergent perspectives on PD, and 3) stress the importance of culturally competent social services for Pakistani immigrant women in diaspora. The study employed Braun and Clark’s (2021) thematic analysis to arrive at themes from the data that clustered in three sections: Traditional gender roles, Family values, and PD. The analysis was conducted from a feminist standpoint, which revealed that patriarchal ideologies, culture, and expected future and present securities through marital union influenced many women to reproduce gendered inequality. Women’s narratives indicate that they consider themselves informed moral agents responsible for continuing traditionality and collective identity. The culturally learned patriarchal beliefs take shape as neopatriarchy after encountering Australian society. We argue that neo-patriarchy is like an old wine in a new bottle. Women reproduce patriarchal norms, giving privileges to male authority and legitimising institutionalised gendered domination through family and marriage. This case study aims to shed light on women’s role in reproducing gender inequality in marital and family institutions. It also aims to present nuances about women’s religiosity, personal attitudes and real practices and how religious and personal perspectives are culturally constructed.

This chapter traces a historical excursus of the development of the analytic of intercivilizational encounters from Benjamin Nelson to Johann P Arnason via Roland Robertson. Beginning with classical sources, I proceed in five steps. First, [1] I examine the three...

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Crises of various forms, such as economic instability, political upheavals, and health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, affect international students’ ability to configure places when living abroad. However, existing research has largely overlooked the place-making process of international students. This study explores how Vietnamese students studying in foreign countries adapt to and reconfigure their sense of place during times of uncertainty. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 20 Vietnamese students studying abroad in Australia, Taiwan, and France, this paper investigates how crises reshape their notions of home, private space, and belonging. The findings reveal a double reconfiguration of place as students face migration challenges and unexpected crises, a shifting sense of “home” driven by the desire for safety and stability, and an evolving concept of private space as a site for self-care and retreat.

TASA:.furthers sociology in Australia.provides a network for sociologists in Australia.furthers links with other sociological associations.addresses issues of relevance to Australian sociology

N2 - This report examined the current service landscape, and spoke to practitioners working with young people, young men who had used or have not used IPV, and young women victim survivors in Victoria, Australia to identify key drivers and risk factors for young men's use of IPV. We also undertook co-design with practitioners and young men to develop emerging principles of engagement for effective interventions.