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Could I please draw the attention of list members to a call for papers 
(below) for an
event to take place in June organised by the Sociology of Mental Health 
Study Group
within the Medical Sociology Group of the BSA.  Those wishing to submit an
abstract, please note that these should reach us by Friday 25th March at 
the latest.

Many thanks,
Lydia Lewis and Louise Woodward
Sociology of Mental Health Study Group convenors


Sociology of Mental Health:
Rethinking the Boundaries

A one day symposium to take place at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust,
Nottingham on Thursday, 30th June 2005 and hosted by the BSA Sociology of
Mental Health Study Group

Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce that the newly formed Sociology of Mental Health 
Study
Group will be holding its first annual symposium this year.  The aim of the 
event is to
bring participants together to discuss issues and work being carried out 
within the area
and to provide an opportunity for networking and the sharing of ideas and 
information.

This year's event is on the theme of the 'boundaries' of the sociology of 
mental health -
an issue raised at the study group's inaugural meeting at the BSA Medical 
Sociology
Group conference in September last year.  An increasing blurring of the 
boundaries of
the area seems to be perceived at present - for example in the light of a 
more general
'emotionalisation' both of society and within sociology.  Hence the 
question of how to
define the sociology of mental health as a study area - and indeed whether 
it is
desirable to do so - seems particularly pertinent at the current time.

We therefore welcome submissions of abstracts around this theme of 
rethinking the
boundaries of the sociology of mental health.  Papers likely to contribute 
towards
debate of this issue by discussing empirical research or methodological or 
theoretical
matters within the study area are also invited.  Abstracts of up to 250 
words should be
submitted by Friday 25th March at the latest.  Notification of acceptance 
of abstracts
for the symposium will be by Friday 1st April.

The fee for attendance is £5 for BSA members, £10 for non-members and there 
are a
limited number of free places available for students and those who are 
unwaged.  We
also hope to be able to cover travel costs for student and unwaged 
presenters.  Lunch
and refreshments will be provided.  (Registration for the event will follow 
the abstract
submission deadline.)

Please submit abstracts, along with name and contact details of the 
author(s) to:
Lydia Lewis, Dept. Sociology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3QY.
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Study group convenors: Lydia Lewis (affiliation as above) and Louise Woodward
(Nottinghamshire NHS (Mental Health) Trust & University of Nottingham).

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