Carin Tunåker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4427503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carin Tunåker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carin |
| FAMILY NAME | Tunåker |
| SIGNATURE | TUNAKER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sheffield Hallam University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0885-648X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Queer utopias of housing and homelessness
While there is evidence that discrimination against LGBTQ + people can cause homelessness, or worsen experiences, in this paper we consider law, policy and practice to tackle homelessness among LGBTQ + people. Contrasting the different legal systems across the UK nations of England, Scotland and Wales, we firstly consider how law, as structured around the norm of the heterosexual nuclear family, can be designed to discriminate against LGBTQ + peo…
Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US
LGBTQ+ homelessness research is an emerging area growing in importance in the UK, the US, Canada and Europe. Research to date indicates that methodology and participant recruitment are particularly challenging for this group. Sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as homelessness and poverty are taboo topics that are often stigmatized. Homelessness for LGBTQ+ people is therefore under-reported both by third sector organizations and gover…
Understanding homelessness and housing among LGBTQ+ people – where are we in 2024
Zoom, Boom! And the Micro-ethnographic Moment
What we call “micro-ethnographic moments” are those little instances in empirical research that captivate our imaginations and from which new understandings unfold
No Place Like Home?”
The concept of “home” is subject to individual interpretations; a “home” may be conceived of as a physical space, such as a building/house, a geographical space such as a street, a town or a community, or a place where meaningful social relationships and/or kinship are fostered. Consider, then, what would happen to our understandings of “home” if seen from the perspectives of young people that are “home-less” and estranged from their families and…
Frontiers and migrations in anthropology
No Place Like Home?”
The concept of “home” is subject to individual interpretations; a “home” may be conceived of as a physical space, such as a building/house, a geographical space such as a street, a town or a community, or a place where meaningful social relationships and/or kinship are fostered. Consider, then, what would happen to our understandings of “home” if seen from the perspectives of young people that are “home-less” and estranged from their families and…
Queer utopias of housing and homelessness
While there is evidence that discrimination against LGBTQ + people can cause homelessness, or worsen experiences, in this paper we consider law, policy and practice to tackle homelessness among LGBTQ + people. Contrasting the different legal systems across the UK nations of England, Scotland and Wales, we firstly consider how law, as structured around the norm of the heterosexual nuclear family, can be designed to discriminate against LGBTQ + peo…
Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US
LGBTQ+ homelessness research is an emerging area growing in importance in the UK, the US, Canada and Europe. Research to date indicates that methodology and participant recruitment are particularly challenging for this group. Sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as homelessness and poverty are taboo topics that are often stigmatized. Homelessness for LGBTQ+ people is therefore under-reported both by third sector organizations and gover…
Understanding homelessness and housing among LGBTQ+ people – where are we in 2024
Frontiers and migrations in anthropology
No Place Like Home?”
The concept of “home” is subject to individual interpretations; a “home” may be conceived of as a physical space, such as a building/house, a geographical space such as a street, a town or a community, or a place where meaningful social relationships and/or kinship are fostered. Consider, then, what would happen to our understandings of “home” if seen from the perspectives of young people that are “home-less” and estranged from their families and…
Zoom, Boom! And the Micro-ethnographic Moment
What we call “micro-ethnographic moments” are those little instances in empirical research that captivate our imaginations and from which new understandings unfold
Queer utopias of housing and homelessness
While there is evidence that discrimination against LGBTQ + people can cause homelessness, or worsen experiences, in this paper we consider law, policy and practice to tackle homelessness among LGBTQ + people. Contrasting the different legal systems across the UK nations of England, Scotland and Wales, we firstly consider how law, as structured around the norm of the heterosexual nuclear family, can be designed to discriminate against LGBTQ + peo…
Researching LGBTQ+ homelessness and building social justice in the UK & the US
LGBTQ+ homelessness research is an emerging area growing in importance in the UK, the US, Canada and Europe. Research to date indicates that methodology and participant recruitment are particularly challenging for this group. Sexual orientation and gender identity, as well as homelessness and poverty are taboo topics that are often stigmatized. Homelessness for LGBTQ+ people is therefore under-reported both by third sector organizations and gover…
Understanding homelessness and housing among LGBTQ+ people – where are we in 2024
Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (3 works) · Queer (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Lesbian (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works)