Dr Jenny van Hooff
@Jennyhvh
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Sociologist at Manchester Metropolitan University. Intimacy, couples, friendship, commitment. Views all mine.
Manchester, UK
Joined August 2011
My new paper in @TheSocReview 'An everyday affair' explores recent hardening of attitudes towards infidelity
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I have a new article out at @FRSjournal today, my first official foray into writing about therapy/ therapy culture from a sociological p.o.v. 'Therapy talk in narratives of same-sex divorce and civil partnership dissolution' #therapy #sociology
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No woman should ever have to go through this again. Members of Parliament have a moral duty to decriminalise abortion and end the threat of police, prosecutions, and imprisonment once and for all. https://t.co/56ffvTNHI3
theguardian.com
Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial
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Whoever at the @CPSUK made or upheld the decision to prosecute this woman should resign. This whole process was unforgiveable.
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Calls for law change after ‘cruel and unnecessary investigation’ into Nicola Packer that CPS brought to trial
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JOB: Lecturer in Sociology @morgancentre Seeking a new colleague with research expertise in personal life, relationships & everyday lives to teach and research with us. Pls share! 🙏🏾 Closing date: 7 April. @britsoci @BSAPGForum
https://t.co/cxD0MHxchT
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
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Call for papers by 25 March for ‘Doing Research Differently: Methodological Creativity and Innovation in the Sociology of Families and Relationships’ a @BSA_FARGroup event, 12 June, University of the West of England, Bristol https://t.co/q9C6YQCEje
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Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.
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Just 5% of eligible parents take shared parental leave in the UK: @Ktwamley explains why reform is 'sorely needed', and how to achieve it https://t.co/mLBarvFrJa
#sociology
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"Taking care of the grandchildren? No, thanks: 'I love my obligation-free life'" @ffoxpack with comment from Vanessa May on the convenient cultural norm of the the grandparents ready to fill childcare gaps. @uomsoss
https://t.co/h7T9zl3hzE
theguardian.com
The belief that mothers should focus solely on their children is no longer the default. But with grandmothers, traditional ideas still hold sway
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📌Third party assisted reproduction: Making connections across borders 📆 12-5pm 28 April 2025 (Manchester) Discussion of global debates around assisted reproduction, the multi£££ fertility industry & DNA testing @Leahgilman84 @lucy_frith @uomsoss
https://t.co/bxAiDHOjja
eventbrite.co.uk
This event invites you to join an international group of scholars debating global developments in assisted conception
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There are still some places now for this workshop. Register for free via the eventbrite
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We've got two wonderful PhD studentships going at the moment. Here is our collaborative award to collaborate with Supported Loving to support less risk-averse approaches to supporting intimate lives
mmu.ac.uk
Find out what doctoral research scholarships are available at Manchester Met and sign up for vacancy alerts.
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Register now for our @morgancentre conversations and @ConnecteDNA workshop. Third party assisted reproduction: Making connections across borders. Monday 28 April. @uomsoss
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Published a piece today with @JamesHodgsonUoM @DrHEHolmes @VanessaLKMay Kirsty Pattrick at @MassObsArchive in @SocresOnline about the material culture of mass observation, and its focus on personal life, family, objects and methodology. Celebrates the 30th anniversary of SRO!
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Professor Alison Pilnick @AlisonPilnick at Manchester Metropolitan University is seeking a PhD Student to undertake "Too much touch? Enabling a better understanding of the use of touch in dementia care." https://t.co/WTgshChUz7
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We are looking forward to presenting 'Earning while learning: student employment, gender and higher education' at the @SRHE73 online seminar next Monday 27 January, 12.30pm. More info and registration details here: https://t.co/oWmMge3i8j
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Really happy to share a new article. With the @ConnecteDNA team, we explore how parents through DC navigate DNA testing and what this tells us about kinship and childhood. @nicky_hudson @lucy_frith @NordqvistPetra @BioethicsUoM @morgancentre @SocStudiesShef @manmetcrimsoc
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**Book now for ‘Caring is Sharing? Couples navigating parental leave at the transition to parenthood’, a free online @BSA_FARGroup Group webinar, THIS FRIDAY 10th January https://t.co/ZdCge5nnT4
#sociology #parentaleave @KTwamley @UCLSocRes
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Our latest paper is online!! It took us a few years to complete but here it is. “Curating and co-producing atmospheres in street food markets: Exploring the roles and interplay between people, food and spaces” by @brian_hracs and @pazc #academia
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Street food markets are increasingly popular in cities around the world. While their size, formality and success differ, each market offers an affective atmosph...
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A bit of sociological listening for the break - bonus episode @TheSocReview Uncommon Sense, ft. me in conversation with Claire Alexander (Uni of Manchester), Dan McCulloch (OU) and Belinda Scarlett (Working Class Movements Library) on Voice
thesociologicalreview.org
Claire Alexander, Dan McCulloch and Belinda Scarlett talk to the Uncommon Sense podcast about amplifying marginalised voices and the inequalities between those speaking and being heard.
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Register to attend our NCRM event that explores the ethics and possibilities of creative writing and social research at ‘whose words are they anyway?’ Please register here: https://t.co/qEhd5yYAoj
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