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Troubling 'families'? Global Futures for Family Discourses and Practices. Vienna, Austria, 2016 - CALL FOR PAPERS

vienna logoThe difficulties of defining and analysing 'family' are well-rehearsed but the term persists in powerful and pervasive ways, including through international law, social policies, professional practices and everyday lives.

As well as a key concept for sociological analysis, it attracts strong moral and evaluative overtones, e.g. as 'functional' or 'dysfunctional', 'normative' or 'trouble'. Such terms obscure their underpinnings in culturally shaped value judgements, varying in systematic ways between and within national and local cultures.

This session will interrogate two related themes, considering their potential for sociological contributions to global futures: troubling the concept and discourses of 'family' on the one hand, and on the other, interrogating how some families may be seen to be 'troubling'.

More information: https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogrampreliminary/Session6431.html

 

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New Zealand: Do you, or does someone you know have a genetic muscle disorder? If so, we would like to hear your story

Genetic muscle disorders affect both males and females, of all ethnicities, from new-born babies to the elderly. Severity of symptoms vary across the different disorders but all involve skeletal muscle weakness and many include heart and lung problems.

By talking to every New Zealander living with a genetic muscle disorder and getting a better picture of how the condition affects them, we can help to improve health care services in New Zealand and deliver them to where they are needed.

Participation in this study will involve answering some questions about your condition and everyday life.

You can nominate someone close to you to take part too. A researcher can come and visit you at home or you can choose to complete the questions over the phone, or complete them yourself online.

Please contact the MD-Prev Research Team:

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Phone: 0800 MDPREV (637738)

Text: 0212458597

 

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'Behavioural phenotypes from the bench to bedside: translation of basic science to clinical practice' London, International Symposium, UK, September 2015

big benThe Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP) is pleased to announce that we will be returning to the UK for our 18th International Research Symposium and Educational Day, which will be held in the historic city of London at the UCL campus near Gower Street.

 

The Educational Day will be on Thursday 3rd September 2015, and the Research Symposium will take place on Friday 4th to Saturday 5th September 2015.

 

The theme of the 18th meeting of the SSBP is 'Behavioural phenotypes from the bench to bedside: translation of basic science to clinical practice'. The cutting-edge programme will cover research areas such as epigenetics, mouse model studies and clinical trials.

Visit: http://www.ssbpconference.org/

 

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International Conference on Short Breaks and Respite Care 'Unlocking the Potential of Short Breaks' in Edinburgh, UK, September 2016

isba2This is the 10th ISBA International Conference. The International Short Break Association (ISBA) was established in 1995 and is a world-wide 'community' concerned with the effective delivery of short breaks (respite care) services.

ISBA exists to create opportunities to share knowledge and experience of short break provision across international and cultural boundaries. ISBA's purpose is to support developments in policy and practice which improve the experience of short breaks for everyone. Underpinning this is a shared belief that short breaks play a vital role in promoting health and well-being, and in strengthening carers and families.

The aims of the 10th ISBA conference are:

  • To inspire – by sharing experiences of short breaks and their impact from around the world
  • To explore – in particular the opportunities for developing flexible, personalised short breaks
  • To challenge – by reflecting on attitudes towards risk and how we balance this with delivering more choice and control
  • To strengthen international friendships – through learning together, and by developing our shared vision for short breaks

Through key note speakers, presentations, workshops and discussion the conference will consider:

  • What does the evidence say about short breaks and how is this shaping development?
  • What is working and why? What are the factors helping and limiting progress?
  • What can we learn that can be applied in our own countries?

Visit: http://isba.me/

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