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Dr Sarah-Jane Page

Sarah-Jane Page

Lecturer in Sociology

 

Room: N920
Phone: 0121 2043072
Fax: 0121 204 3766
E-mail: s.page1@aston.ac.uk

 

I completed my doctorate in 2009, in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. This thesis investigated motherhood and priesthood as well as the non-ordained spouses of women priests in the Church of England. I also undertook an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to continue this research at Durham University in 2011-2012. I was Research Fellow on the project: Religion, Youth and Sexuality: A Multi-faith Exploration, at the University of Nottingham. This research focused on 18 to 25 year olds from a variety of faith backgrounds in order to understand attitudes and practices around sexuality and how this was negotiated in relation to religious tradition. A podcast about the research is available. I was also recently Research Consultant for the European Commission funded project, Citizens in Diversity: A Four-nation Study of Homophobia and Human Rights (www.citidive.eu). The British case study, with which I was involved, focused on ascertaining types of homonegativity encountered in the UK context, in order to understand the complexities and nuances relating to contemporary attitudes to homosexuality.

Qualifications

BA (Hons)/MA/PhD University of Nottingham

Key Responsibilities

 
Teaching: Contemporary Social Theory, Sociology of Religion and Research Methods

Other responsibilities:Convenor of the BSA’s Sociology of Religion Study Group (www.socrel.org.uk).

Research 


Religion, sexuality, gender,youth, clergy, families, feminism

Publications

Books

Journal Articles

  • Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2012) ‘Recounting the Past: Narrating Sexual and Religious Cultures in School’, Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 405-415.

     

  • Page, S. (2012) ‘Femmes, Mères et Prêtres dans l’Église d’Angleterre: Quels Sacerdoces’, Travail, Genre et Sociétés, Vol. 27, pp. 55-71. 

  •  Page, S. (2011) ‘Negotiating Sacred Roles: A Sociological Exploration of Priests who are Mothers’, Feminist Review, Vol. 97, No. 1, pp. 92-109.

  • Page, S. (2008) ‘The Construction of Masculinities and Femininities in the Church of England: The Case of the Male Clergy Spouse’, Feminist Theology, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 31-42.

Book Chapters

  • Page, S. (in press; 2013) ‘Sexuality and Christianity: Understanding the Attitudes and Negotiations of Young Adults in the UK’ in Vincett, G. and Obinna, E. (Eds) Christianity in the Modern World: Changes and Controversies, Farnham: Ashgate.

  • Page, S., Yip, A. K. T. and Keenan, M. (2012) ‘Risk and the Imagined Future: Young Adults Negotiating Religious and Sexual Identities’ in Hunt, S. and Yip, A. K. T.  (Eds.) The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality, Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 255-270.

  • Page, S. and Yip, A. K. T. (2012) ‘Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Young Adults: Gendered Practices in the Negotiation of Sexuality and Relationship’, in Nynäs, P. and Yip, A. K. T.  (eds.) Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Everyday Life, Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 51-69.

  • Page, S. (2008) ‘Feminism and the Third Wave: Politicising the Sociology of Religion?’ in Mukherjee, D. (Ed) Feminism: Theories and Impact, Punjagutta: The Icfai University Press, pp. 21-31.

Reports

  • Yip, A. K. T., Keenan, M. and Page, S.  (2011) Religion, Youth and Sexuality: A Multi-faith Exploration. Nottingham: University of Nottingham. (ISBN: 9780853582687; 40 pages).

Review Articles

  • Page, S. (2011)‘Review Essay: The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Religion by Hunt, S., Religion and Human Rights, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp.342-356.

  • Page, S. (2010) Review of Youth and Religion (2010) by Collins-Mayo, S. and Dandelion, P., Sociological Research Online, Vol. 15, No. 4.

Opinion

  • Day, A., Vincett, G. and Page, S. (2012) ‘Showing Public Benefit’, British Sociological Association’s Network Magazine, Issue 11 (Summer 2012), pp. 40.