Books by Professor Linda McKie

Books

Authored Books

Interdependency and Care Over the Lifecourse

Bowlby, S., McKie, L., Gregory, S. and MacPherson, I. Routledge (2010)

In this book we consider how informal care and care relationships are critical to individual and social well-being. Put simply, care combines psychological and physical forms of concern, anxiety and labour. It is within the context of care relationships that ongoing and mutual dependency is most evident but, often, least visible. At different points in our lives we receive or offer care and experience inter-dependencies. Over 7 chapters we consider themes such as living with care, learning to care, working and caring and the implications for future research, policy and practice. A number of devices are used to bring issues to life, including geographical zones, people scenarios and storytelling.

Families, Violence and Social Change

McKie, L. Buckingham: Open University Press (2005)

Part of the Issues in Society Series - Series Editor: Tim May

An exciting new addition to the series, this book tackles assumptions surrounding the family as a changing institution and supposed haven from the public sphere of life. It considers families and social change in terms of concepts of power, inequality, gender, generations, sexuality and ethnicity. Some commentators suggest the family is threatened by increasing economic and social uncertainties and an enhanced focus upon the individual. This book provides a resume of these debates, as well as a critical review of the theories of family and social change.

Edited Books

Families in Society: Relationships and Boundaries

Co-edited with Sarah Cunningham-Burley. The Policy Press. (2005)

The changing nature of families, their enduring and multi-faceted significance in society, and their value as a focus for the exploration of social change have ensured that families have remained a prominent focus of academic enquiry. Acknowledging the increasing diversity and complexity of families, this innovative book proposes a new conceptual framework for understanding families and other relationships that both challenges and attempts to reconcile traditional and contemporary approaches.

Constructing Gendered Bodies

Co-edited with Kathryn Backett-Milburn. Palgrave. (2001)

Interest in the sociological study of the body has increased dramatically in the 1990s. This book builds on this work by bringing together theory and research which examines the social and cultural processes involved in the construction of gendered bodies and sexual practices. Contributors explore these issues in a variety of settings ranging from the workplace and leisure industry to the social regulation of medicine.

Organizing Bodies: Policy, Institutions and Work

Co-edited with Nick Watson. MacMillan. (2000)

Contributions to edited books

• MacPherson, I and McKie, L (2009) Qualitative Research in Programme Evaluation, in I. Bourgeault et al., Sage Handbook on Qualitative Health Research. Sage: London
• McKie, L. and Tritter, J. (2006) Project Management in Gilbert, N. (ed.) The Essential Guide to Postgraduate Studies in Social Sciences. Sage: London.
• Hopkins, D., McKie, L., Watson, N. and Hughes, B. (2005) The Problem of Emotion in Care Contested Meanings from the Disabled People's Movement and Feminist Movement in Flam, H. and King, D. (eds.) Emotion and Care. Routledge: London.
• McKie, L. and Lombard, N. (2005) Boundaries, Memories and Identities: Violence and Families in McKie, L. and Cunningham-Burley, S. (eds.) Families in Society. Boundaries and Relationships. Bristol: Policy Press.
• Backett-Milburn, K., Airey, L. and McKie, L. (2005) Intersections of Health and Well-being in Women's Lives and Relationships at Mid-Life in McKie, L. and Cunningham-Burley, S. (eds.) Families in Society. Boundaries and Relationships. Bristol: Policy Press.
• McKie, L. (2003) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Smith, B., van Teijlingen, E. and Taylor, R. (eds.) Humans, Society and Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• McKie, L. (2002) Power and Participation in Qualitative Research and Evaluation in May, T. (ed.) Qualitative Research in Action. Sage.