Shirley Prendergast
Biographic Data
| ID | 330238 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shirley Prendergast |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shirley |
| FAMILY NAME | Prendergast |
| SIGNATURE | PRENDERGAST S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shirley Health Education, Studies Unit, Hughes Hall, Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘Shorties, low-lifers, hardnuts and kings’
Young, gay, homeless and invisible
This paper describes the experiences of a hitherto invisible and possibly increasing population in England, namely young homeless lesbian, gay and bisexual people. It draws on preliminary findings from research into transitions for young lesbian, gay and bisexual people that took homelessness as one theoretically informed focus. The paper explores two main questions. Firstly, how far and in what ways does sexuality play a role in a housing crisis…
A story of “difference”, a different story
Suggests that research specifically at the homeless lesbian, gay or bisexual person is sparse. Presents some of the stories found from interviewing 19 cases within their category. Shows that whilst the samples share characteristics with other homeless groups that can also be characterised in four distinct ways based on their sexuality. Looks at each group in turn. Highlights that whilst sexuality is often portrayed as one more disadvantage to dea…
Issues of Blood. The Politics of Menstruation (Book)
The Natural and the Personal
The paper explores, in detailed case‐studies in four schools, the ways in which birth is represented in the classroom. It follows the reactions of pupils and teachers to the showing of a number of widely used films on birth in school. An analysis of the films, and classroom response to them, suggests that they are often dominated by excessively medical perspectives, take up a child centre view that tends to leave out parents, particularly mothers…
What Will i do
Stoolball—the pursuit of vertigo
A story of “difference”, a different story
Suggests that research specifically at the homeless lesbian, gay or bisexual person is sparse. Presents some of the stories found from interviewing 19 cases within their category. Shows that whilst the samples share characteristics with other homeless groups that can also be characterised in four distinct ways based on their sexuality. Looks at each group in turn. Highlights that whilst sexuality is often portrayed as one more disadvantage to dea…
What Will i do
The Natural and the Personal
The paper explores, in detailed case‐studies in four schools, the ways in which birth is represented in the classroom. It follows the reactions of pupils and teachers to the showing of a number of widely used films on birth in school. An analysis of the films, and classroom response to them, suggests that they are often dominated by excessively medical perspectives, take up a child centre view that tends to leave out parents, particularly mothers…
Stoolball—the pursuit of vertigo
What Will i do
The Natural and the Personal
The paper explores, in detailed case‐studies in four schools, the ways in which birth is represented in the classroom. It follows the reactions of pupils and teachers to the showing of a number of widely used films on birth in school. An analysis of the films, and classroom response to them, suggests that they are often dominated by excessively medical perspectives, take up a child centre view that tends to leave out parents, particularly mothers…
Issues of Blood. The Politics of Menstruation (Book)
A story of “difference”, a different story
Suggests that research specifically at the homeless lesbian, gay or bisexual person is sparse. Presents some of the stories found from interviewing 19 cases within their category. Shows that whilst the samples share characteristics with other homeless groups that can also be characterised in four distinct ways based on their sexuality. Looks at each group in turn. Highlights that whilst sexuality is often portrayed as one more disadvantage to dea…
Young, gay, homeless and invisible
This paper describes the experiences of a hitherto invisible and possibly increasing population in England, namely young homeless lesbian, gay and bisexual people. It draws on preliminary findings from research into transitions for young lesbian, gay and bisexual people that took homelessness as one theoretically informed focus. The paper explores two main questions. Firstly, how far and in what ways does sexuality play a role in a housing crisis…
‘Shorties, low-lifers, hardnuts and kings’
Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (2 works) · Human sexuality (2 works) · Law (2 works)