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"If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body (2013)
Journal Article

Although people with eating disorders are known to observe and assess body related stimuli, research has yet to explore these behaviors in the therapy room. Consequently, practitioners do not know if their bodies are having an impact on their clients... Read More about "If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body.

"It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body (2013)
Journal Article

Women's and men's bodies and sexuality can be understood as socially situated and socially produced. This means they are affected by, and developed in relation to, patterned sociocultural meanings and representations. We aim here to understand a rece... Read More about "It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body.

Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women (2013)
Journal Article

A number of feminist scholars have argued that dress and appearance can be used to critique the dominant culture and explore alternative subjectivities. Research on non-heterosexual visual identities has explored the role that appearance and clothing... Read More about Visible lesbians and invisible bisexuals: Appearance and visual identities among bisexual women.

Unscripted and Improvised: Public and Private Celebrations of Same-Sex Relationships (2013)
Journal Article

This article explores how 22 British same-sex couples define and make meaning of the notion of relationship celebrations. Drawing on interview data from a wider study of same-sex relational practices, we explore the participants' varied experiences o... Read More about Unscripted and Improvised: Public and Private Celebrations of Same-Sex Relationships.

'I am who I am'? Navigating norms and the importance of authenticity in lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of their appearance practices (2013)
Journal Article

This article explores how lesbian and bisexual women negotiate pressures to look like an authentic lesbian and an authentic individual in their accounts of their clothing and appearance practices. Thirty women responded to a 'paper-and-pen' qualitati... Read More about 'I am who I am'? Navigating norms and the importance of authenticity in lesbian and bisexual women's accounts of their appearance practices.

Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and developing strategies for effective learning (2013)
Journal Article

With qualitative research methods an integral part of the psychology curriculum, questions arise of what approaches to teach, and how to teach them. We think thematic analysis (TA) offers a useful – and a relatively easy to teach and learn – basic in... Read More about Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and developing strategies for effective learning.