Housing and where we live plays a central part in the quality of our lives. The neighbourhoods where we live can shape our fortunes and the amenity provided by our homes is decisive in determining our overall welfare. The ...

Usually contemporary technology is understood to belong to secular modernity. But how ‚secular‘ and ‚modern‘ are our technological practices and culture? In this essay I argue that if we want to better understand technology, ...

Few studies have explored how medical ethics works in practice specifically in terms of the social processes that result in a decision regarding an ethical problem. This is particularly so in the case of children’s intensive ...

Little is known about how community dance influences well-being. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this study examined the relationship between dancers' perceptions of the motivational climate, basic need ...

This chapter on the cultural cachet of contemporary British performers commonly referred to as ‘Shakespearean’ actors, explores how such attribution relates to more traditional markers of esteem. It examines how the implied ...