Promoting sociology in Australia
Facilitating sociology teaching and research
Enhancing the professional development of TASA members
The Sociological Research page was created as a research tool for TASA members. From a call for specific information or a request for research participants to having your research findings available online, you can contact the TASA office and the executive officers will organise for your research details to be listed below.
Call for Papers
Social Science & Medicine
Special Issue
Sociology of Diagnosis: Negotiation, mediation and contingency
Guest Editors
Annemarie Jutel and Sarah Nettleton
Social Science and Medicine is calling for papers for a special issue on the sociology of diagnosis to be guest edited by Annemarie Jutel and Sarah Nettleton. Papers may focus on diagnosis as classification or as process; on professional or lay-diagnosis; on the micro and macro levels of diagnosis; or on any other aspect of the social framing or consequences of diagnosis.
This special issue will provide the opportunity to crystallise discussions and forge an innovative strand of work within the sociology of health and illness, and engage pertinent sociological questions such as:
The deadline for submission is 30th June 2010 and papers should be submitted here http://ees.elsevier.com/ssm/. When asked to choose an Article Type, authors should stipulate “Special Issue Article”, and in the ‘Enter Comments’ box the title of the Special Issue should be inserted, plus any further acknowledgements. All submissions must meet the Social Science & Medicine guide for authors which can be found on the above website.
If you have any questions, please contact either Annemarie Jutel on ajutel@vodafone.co.nz or Sarah Nettleton on sjn2@york.ac.uk.
Teaching Sociology in Australia - A Report to the Australian Learning and Teaching Council
Project Team - Dr Helen Marshall, Dr Peter Robinson, A/Prof John Germov and Eileen Clark
‘The aims of this project were to gain an overview of the extent and nature of sociology teaching in Australian universities and some understanding of the most pressing issues faced by teachers’. The research ‘findings led to seven recommendations for consideration by the TASA executive…’. For a full copy of the report, click here.
Australian Sociology and History: Call for Materials and Memories
With the full support of The Australian Sociological Association, Dr Fran Collyer is conducting research into the history of Australian Sociology and seeking to record the achievements and contributions of Australian sociologists. For full details, click here.
Dr Fran Collyer is also researching the history of the output of Australian researchers in health and medicine and would like to investigate contributions that were presented at conferences. For full details, click here.