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Journal article

PILCHER, J., FLAHERTY, J., DEAKIN-SMITH, H., COFFEY, A. and MAKIS, E., 2023. Surnames in adoption: (re)creating identities of belonging. Genealogy, 7 (4): 92. ISSN 2313-5778

PILCHER, J. and COFFEY, A., 2022. Names in adoption law and policy: representations of family, rights and identities. Families, Relationships and Societies. ISSN 2046-7435

PILCHER, J., COFFEY, A. and HOOLEY, Z., 2020. Names and naming in adoption: birth heritage and family making. Child and Family Social Work, 25 (3), pp. 568-575. ISSN 1356-7500

PILCHER, J., 2017. Names and "doing gender": how forenames and surnames contribute to gender identities, difference, and inequalities. Sex Roles, 77 (11-12), pp. 812-822. ISSN 0360-0025

PILCHER, J., 2016. Names, bodies and identities. Sociology, 50 (4), pp. 764-779. ISSN 0038-0385

PILCHER, J., 2013. ‘Small, but very determined’: a novel theorization of children’s consumption of clothing. Cultural Sociology, 7 (1), pp. 86-100. ISSN 1749-9755

PILCHER, J., 2011. No logo? Children’s consumption of fashion. Childhood, 18 (1), pp. 128-141. ISSN 0907-5682

PILCHER, J., 2010. What not to wear? Girls, clothing and ‘showing’ the body. Children and Society, 24 (6), pp. 461-470. ISSN 0951-0605

PILCHER, J., 2007. Body work: childhood, gender and school health education in England, 1870—1977. Childhood, 14 (2), pp. 215-233. ISSN 0907-5682

PILCHER, J., 2005. School sex education: policy and practice in England 1870 to 2000. Sex Education, 5 (2), pp. 153-170. ISSN 1468-1811

PILCHER, J., 2004. Sex in health education: official guidance for schools in England, 1928-1977. Journal of Historical Sociology, 17 (2-3), pp. 185-208. ISSN 0952-1909

PILCHER, J., WILLIAMS, J. and POLE, C., 2003. 'Rethinking adulthood: families, transitions, and social change'. Sociological Research Online, 8 (4), pp. 181-185. ISSN 1360-7804

PILCHER, J., 1998. Gender matters? Three cohorts of women talking about role reversal. Sociological Research Online, 3 (1), pp. 5-16. ISSN 1360-7804

PILCHER, J., 1997. Contrary to Gillick: British children and sexual rights since 1985. International Journal of Children's Rights, 5 (3), pp. 299-317. ISSN 0927-5568

PILCHER, J., 1996. Transitions to and from the labour market: younger and older people and employment. Work, Employment and Society, 10 (1), pp. 161-173. ISSN 0950-0170

PILCHER, J., 1995. The gender significance of women in power: British women talking about Margaret Thatcher. European Journal of Women's Studies, 2 (4), pp. 493-508. ISSN 1350-5068

PILCHER, J., 1994. Mannheim's sociology of generations: an undervalued legacy. The British Journal of Sociology, 45 (3), pp. 481-495. ISSN 0007-1315

PILCHER, J., DELAMONT, S., POWELL, G., REES, T. and READ, M., 1989. Evaluating a women's careers convention: methods, results and implications. Research Papers in Education, 4 (1), pp. 57-76. ISSN 0267-1522

PILCHER, J., DELAMONT, S., POWELL, G. and REES, T., 1989. Challenging occupational stereotypes: women's training roadshows and guidance at school level. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 17 (1), pp. 59-67. ISSN 0306-9885

PILCHER, J., DELAMONT, S., POWELL, G. and REES, T., 1988. Women's training roadshows and the 'manipulation' of schoolgirls' career choices. British Journal of Education and Work, 2 (2), pp. 61-66. ISSN 0269-0004

Authored book

PILCHER, J. and WHELEHAN, I., 2017. Key concepts in gender studies. 2nd ed. London: SAGE. ISBN 9781446260289

PILCHER, J. and WHELEHAN, I., 2004. Fifty key concepts in gender studies. London: SAGE. ISBN 0761970355

PILCHER, J., 1999. Women in contemporary Britain: an introduction. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415182737

PILCHER, J., 1998. Women of their time: generation, gender Issues, and feminism. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781840141979

PILCHER, J., 1995. Age and generation in modern Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198279617

Chapter in book

PILCHER, J., 2014. The politics of children’s clothing. In: S. WAGG and J. PILCHER, eds., Thatcher’s grandchildren? Politics, childhood and society since 2000. Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349448210

PILCHER, J., 2001. Explaining gender and gender inequalities. In: A. GIDDENS, ed., Sociology: introductory readings. Cambridge: Polity. ISBN 9780745624396

PILCHER, J., 1996. Gillick and after: children and sex in the 1980s and 1990s. In: J. PILCHER and S. WAGG, eds., Thatcher’s children? Politics, childhood and society in the 1980s and 1990s. London: Falmer Press. ISBN 9780750704625

PILCHER, J., 1994. Who should do the dishes? Three generations of Welsh women talking about men and housework. In: J. AARON, T. REES, S. BETTS and M. VINCENTELLI, eds., Our sisters' land: the changing identities of women in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 9780708312476

Edited book

PILCHER, J. and COFFEY, A., 2018. Gender and qualitative research. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781138480476

WAGG, S. and PILCHER, J., 2014. Thatcher’s grandchildren? Politics, childhood and society since 2000. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349448210

POLE, C., PILCHER, J. and WILLIAMS, J., 2005. Young people in transition: becoming citizens? Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403933683

PILCHER, J. and WAGG, S., 1996. Thatcher’s children? Politics, childhood and society in the 1980s and 1990s. London: Falmer Press. ISBN 9780750704618

Newspaper or popular journal contribution

PILCHER, J., 2022. How parents take more risks when naming girls than boys. The Conversation. ISSN 2044-5032

KHAN, C., 2022. Why do baby names go in and out of fashion? We ask an expert. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077

PILCHER, J., EGGERT, B. and BECHSGAARD, K., 2022. Baby names: why we all choose the same ones. The Conversation. ISSN 2044-5032

PILCHER, J., 2017. Before you name your baby, consider this…. The Conversation. ISSN 2044-5032

Professional or trade journal contribution

PILCHER, J. and DEAKIN-SMITH, H., 2022. Say my name right!: the pronunciation of students’ names in higher education. Everyday Society.

Research datasets and databases

PILCHER, J., 2023. Name stories: experiences of names & naming in adoptive family life. [Dataset] (Forthcoming)

PILCHER, J., 2023. Say My Name: experiences and impacts of pronunciation of names in higher education in contexts of culturally diverse student identities. [Dataset]

Research report for external body

PILCHER, J. and DEAKIN-SMITH, H., 2022. Say My Name: experiences & impacts of (mis)pronunciation of students’ names in higher education: summary findings & recommendations. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

PILCHER, J., 2022. Saying students’ names (right) in contexts of culturally diverse student populations: experiences of learning communities at NTU: research project findings & recommendations. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

Review

PILCHER, J., 2000. Domestic divisions of labour in the twentieth century: `change slow a-coming'. Work, Employment and Society, 14 (4), pp. 771-780. ISSN 0950-0170

Thesis

MATTHEWS, D., 2024. An exploration of how sex workers who identify as religious or spiritual manage their identities within their everyday lives. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.

Working paper

BODEN, S., POLE, C., PILCHER, J. and EDWARDS, T., 2004. New consumers? The social and cultural significance of children’s fashion consumption. University of Leicester.

Other

DEAKIN-SMITH, H. and PILCHER, J., 2022. Saying students’ names right: 10 top tips: here is what to do (and what not to do!). Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.

PILCHER, J. and DEAKIN-SMITH, H., 2022. Saying students’ names right: 10 top tips for policy makers in higher education. Nottingham: Nottingham Trent University.