Jane Synge
Biographic Data
| ID | 361388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane Synge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Synge |
| SIGNATURE | SYNGE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Sociology of Death
Family and Marriage
Becoming and Being Old
Introduction PART ONE: BECOMING OLD Property Rites? An Investigation of Tenure Change in Middle Age - Cherrie Stubbs Between Work and Retirement - Frank Laczko Becoming 'Old' in the 1980s Work-Ending - Tom Schuller Employment and Ambiguity in Later Life A Part to Play - Jonathan Long Men Experiencing Leisure through Retirement PART TWO: BEING OLD Transitions in Caring - Sara Arber and G Nigel Gilbert Gender, Life Course and the Care of the Elderl…
Avoided Conversations
This paper draws on a 1980 sample survey of middle-aged and elderly residents of a medium-sized Canadian city ( N = 464). Few parents and grown-up children discussed in advance what might happen should parents become seriously ill or unable to look after themselves. However, most respondents did feel these matters should be discussed in advance, and most felt that parents should be the ones to raise these issues. This was true for both the middle…
The Neglected Majority
Along the No. 20 Line
Girls, Wives, Factory Lives
The Selective Function and British Rural Education
The selective function and British rural education
n rural England, especially in the south, a 'caste' system has prevailed in rural education until well into the twentieth century, while in Scotland the rural school system has typically been viewed as having an important selective function. Much social research on rural Britain has dealt with specific communities. It has been anthropologically oriented, focusing on relationships within the community, such as kinship and the organization of agric…
Scottish Regional and Sex Differences in School Achievement and Entry to Further Education
Regional variations in educational achievement and access in Scotland are investigated. Overall, rural youth suffer by comparison with urban pupils. Yet analysis of the regional differentials by sex and social class reveals that girls from country districts equal or surpass the urban as well as national average in school achievement and in rates of entry to further education. These findings suggest that factors associated with the economic and so…
Along the No. 20 Line
Scottish Regional and Sex Differences in School Achievement and Entry to Further Education
Regional variations in educational achievement and access in Scotland are investigated. Overall, rural youth suffer by comparison with urban pupils. Yet analysis of the regional differentials by sex and social class reveals that girls from country districts equal or surpass the urban as well as national average in school achievement and in rates of entry to further education. These findings suggest that factors associated with the economic and so…
Scottish Regional and Sex Differences in School Achievement and Entry to Further Education
Regional variations in educational achievement and access in Scotland are investigated. Overall, rural youth suffer by comparison with urban pupils. Yet analysis of the regional differentials by sex and social class reveals that girls from country districts equal or surpass the urban as well as national average in school achievement and in rates of entry to further education. These findings suggest that factors associated with the economic and so…
The Selective Function and British Rural Education
The selective function and British rural education
n rural England, especially in the south, a 'caste' system has prevailed in rural education until well into the twentieth century, while in Scotland the rural school system has typically been viewed as having an important selective function. Much social research on rural Britain has dealt with specific communities. It has been anthropologically oriented, focusing on relationships within the community, such as kinship and the organization of agric…
Along the No. 20 Line
Girls, Wives, Factory Lives
The Neglected Majority
Avoided Conversations
This paper draws on a 1980 sample survey of middle-aged and elderly residents of a medium-sized Canadian city ( N = 464). Few parents and grown-up children discussed in advance what might happen should parents become seriously ill or unable to look after themselves. However, most respondents did feel these matters should be discussed in advance, and most felt that parents should be the ones to raise these issues. This was true for both the middle…
Becoming and Being Old
Introduction PART ONE: BECOMING OLD Property Rites? An Investigation of Tenure Change in Middle Age - Cherrie Stubbs Between Work and Retirement - Frank Laczko Becoming 'Old' in the 1980s Work-Ending - Tom Schuller Employment and Ambiguity in Later Life A Part to Play - Jonathan Long Men Experiencing Leisure through Retirement PART TWO: BEING OLD Transitions in Caring - Sara Arber and G Nigel Gilbert Gender, Life Course and the Care of the Elderl…
Family and Marriage
The Sociology of Death
Sociology (8 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Education Systems and Policy (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Canadian Identity and History (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Function (biology) (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works)