Rosemary Mckechnie
Biographic Data
| ID | 250499 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemary Mckechnie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemary |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckechnie |
| SIGNATURE | MCKECHNIE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bath Spa University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 67 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Deterritorialized careers, ageing and the life course
The pursuit of a deterritorialised career profoundly influences how the life course unfolds. In this article, we examine how geographical mobility within global organizations influence the stages and transitions that make up the adult life course. Drawing on a British Academy funded study, we have analysed the biographies of corporate executives and UN-professionals at different stages of their careers and life course. The ways that these transna…
Science, Social Theory and Public Knowledge
Irwin, A. and Michael, M. Science, Social Theory and Public Knowledge . Maidenhead : Open University Press , 2003 £16.99 (pbk) xiv + 175 pp . ISBN 033520947 5 As Irwin and Michael point out social science has much to offer to our understanding of the new practical and intellectual challenges posed by scientific expertise. This book will be of interest to many concerned with health and medicine. Not only is medicine a key area of controversial inn…
Misunderstanding Science
Misunderstanding Science? offers a challenging new perspective on the public understanding of science. In so doing, it also challenges existing ideas of the nature of science and its relationships with society. Its analysis and case presentation are highly relevant to current concerns over the uptake, authority, and effectiveness of science as expressed, for example, in areas such as education, medical/health practice, risk and the environment, t…
Regular partners and risky behaviour
Studies in both the UK and the USA continue to show that gay and bisexual men put themselves at risk of exposure to HIV through unprotected intercourse, most often with regular partners. As part of a larger study of homosexually active men, 310 men who had had unprotected anal intercourse with a man in the previous year were asked to describe the last occasion on which this had happened. The majority of men had had unprotected intercourse with a …
Between Piaget's Stages
S ummary . This study investigates the influence on children's moral judgment when, in Piagetian tasks, the structure of story‐pairs and the behavioural area are altered. 60 boys, aged 6, 9 and 12, were interviewed using Piaget's clinical method in four areas (lying, stealing, aggression, obedience) with four structures (different intentions, equal small/large consequences; different consequences, equal good/bad intentions). Area and structure bo…
Misunderstanding Science
Misunderstanding Science? offers a challenging new perspective on the public understanding of science. In so doing, it also challenges existing ideas of the nature of science and its relationships with society. Its analysis and case presentation are highly relevant to current concerns over the uptake, authority, and effectiveness of science as expressed, for example, in areas such as education, medical/health practice, risk and the environment, t…
Between Piaget's Stages
S ummary . This study investigates the influence on children's moral judgment when, in Piagetian tasks, the structure of story‐pairs and the behavioural area are altered. 60 boys, aged 6, 9 and 12, were interviewed using Piaget's clinical method in four areas (lying, stealing, aggression, obedience) with four structures (different intentions, equal small/large consequences; different consequences, equal good/bad intentions). Area and structure bo…
Regular partners and risky behaviour
Studies in both the UK and the USA continue to show that gay and bisexual men put themselves at risk of exposure to HIV through unprotected intercourse, most often with regular partners. As part of a larger study of homosexually active men, 310 men who had had unprotected anal intercourse with a man in the previous year were asked to describe the last occasion on which this had happened. The majority of men had had unprotected intercourse with a …
Misunderstanding Science
Misunderstanding Science? offers a challenging new perspective on the public understanding of science. In so doing, it also challenges existing ideas of the nature of science and its relationships with society. Its analysis and case presentation are highly relevant to current concerns over the uptake, authority, and effectiveness of science as expressed, for example, in areas such as education, medical/health practice, risk and the environment, t…
Science, Social Theory and Public Knowledge
Irwin, A. and Michael, M. Science, Social Theory and Public Knowledge . Maidenhead : Open University Press , 2003 £16.99 (pbk) xiv + 175 pp . ISBN 033520947 5 As Irwin and Michael point out social science has much to offer to our understanding of the new practical and intellectual challenges posed by scientific expertise. This book will be of interest to many concerned with health and medicine. Not only is medicine a key area of controversial inn…
Deterritorialized careers, ageing and the life course
The pursuit of a deterritorialised career profoundly influences how the life course unfolds. In this article, we examine how geographical mobility within global organizations influence the stages and transitions that make up the adult life course. Drawing on a British Academy funded study, we have analysed the biographies of corporate executives and UN-professionals at different stages of their careers and life course. The ways that these transna…
Sociology (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works)