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Cambridge Public Health

 

Research interests focus particularly on changing family and household structures; inter-generational relations; changing gender roles; generational shifts in attitudes and behaviours and ageing across the life course.
Interest in life course processes, family and health, and longitudinal analysis (surveys)

Publications from Elements

Journal articles

2015

  • Mahajan, A., Sim, X., Ng, HJ., Manning, A., Rivas, MA., Highland, HM., Locke, AE., Grarup, N., Im, HK., Cingolani, P., Flannick, J., Fontanillas, P., Fuchsberger, C., Gaulton, KJ., Teslovich, TM., Rayner, NW., Robertson, NR., Beer, NL., Rundle, JK., Bork-Jensen, J., Ladenvall, C., Blancher, C., Buck, D., Buck, G., Burtt, NP., Gabriel, S., Gjesing, AP., Groves, CJ., Hollensted, M., Huyghe, JR., Jackson, AU., Jun, G., Justesen, JM., Mangino, M., Murphy, J., Neville, M., Onofrio, R., Small, KS., Stringham, HM., Syvänen, A-C., Trakalo, J., Abecasis, G., Bell, GI., Blangero, J., Cox, NJ., Duggirala, R., Hanis, CL., Seielstad, M., Wilson, JG., Christensen, C., Brandslund, I., Rauramaa, R., Surdulescu, GL., Doney, ASF., Lannfelt, L., Linneberg, A., Isomaa, B., Tuomi, T., Jørgensen, ME., Jørgensen, T., Kuusisto, J., Uusitupa, M., Salomaa, V., Spector, TD., Morris, AD., Palmer, CNA., Collins, FS., Mohlke, KL., Bergman, RN., Ingelsson, E., Lind, L., Tuomilehto, J., Hansen, T., Watanabe, RM., Prokopenko, I., Dupuis, J., Karpe, F., Groop, L., Laakso, M., Pedersen, O., Florez, JC., Morris, AP., Altshuler, D., Meigs, JB., Boehnke, M., McCarthy, MI., Lindgren, CM., Gloyn, AL. and T2D-GENES consortium and GoT2D consortium, , 2015. Identification and functional characterization of G6PC2 coding variants influencing glycemic traits define an effector transcript at the G6PC2-ABCB11 locus. PLoS Genet, v. 11
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004876
  • 2012

  • Scott, JL. and Shober, P., 2012. Maternal employment and gender role attitudes: Dissonance among British men and women in the transition to parenthood Work, Employment and Society,
  • 2011

  • Plagnol, AC. and Scott, J., 2011. What Matters for Well-Being: Individual Perceptions of Quality of Life Before and After Important Life Events Frontiers of History in China, v. 6
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-010-9119-1
  • 2010

  • Scott, JL., 2010. Quantitative methods and Gender Equality International Journal of Social Research Methodology, v. 13
  • 2009

  • Nolan, J. and Scott, J., 2009. EXPERIENCES OF AGE AND GENDER: NARRATIVES OF PROGRESS AND DECLINE INT J AGING HUM DEV, v. 69
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.2190/AG.69.2.d
  • Scott, JL., Nolan, J. and Plagnol, A., 2009. Qualitative Responses in Panel Data: Understanding Quality of Life Problems of Education in the 21st Century, v. 40
  • Nolan, J. and Scott, JL., 2009. Experiences of age and gender: narratives of progress and decline The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v. 69
  • Braun, M. and Scott, JL., 2009. Gender Role Egalitarianism: Is the Trend Reversal Real? International Journal of Public Opinion Research, v. 21
  • 2005

  • Scott, J., 2005. How families still matter: A longitudinal study of youth in two generations BRIT J SOCIOL, v. 56
  • 2004

  • Scott, J., 2004. Family, gender, and educational attainment in Britain: A longitudinal study J COMP FAM STUD, v. 35
  • 2003

  • Scott, J., 2003. Shaping abortion discourse: Democracy and the public sphere in Germany and the United States EUR SOCIOL REV, v. 19
  • 2002

  • Scott, J., 2002. Researching social and economic change: The uses of household panel studies CONTEMP SOCIOL, v. 31
  • Burt, KB. and Scott, J., 2002. Parent and adolescent gender role attitudes in 1990s Great Britain SEX ROLES, v. 46
  • 2001

  • Bergman, MM. and Scott, J., 2001. Young adolescents' wellbeing and health-risk behaviours: gender and socio-economic differences J ADOLESCENCE, v. 24
  • 2000

  • Scott, J., 2000. Social change in Western Europe BRIT J SOCIOL, v. 51
  • Scott, J., 2000. Is it a different world to when you were growing up? Generational effects on social representations and child-rearing values BRIT J SOCIOL, v. 51
  • 1998

  • Scott, J., 1998. Changing attitudes to sexual morality: A cross-national comparison SOCIOLOGY, v. 32
  • Scott, J., 1998. Generational changes in attitudes to abortion: A cross-national comparison EUR SOCIOL REV, v. 14
  • 1997

  • Scott, J., 1997. Changing households in Britain: do families still matter? SOCIOL REV, v. 45
  • Scott, J., 1997. British social attitudes: The 13th report - Jowell,R, Curtice,J, Park,A, Brook,L, Thomson,K SOCIOLOGY, v. 31
  • 1996

  • Scott, J., Alwin, DF. and Braun, M., 1996. Generational changes in gender-role attitudes: Britain in a cross-national perspective SOCIOLOGY, v. 30
  • 1995

  • SCOTT, J., 1995. BEFORE THE SHOOTING BEGINS - SEARCHING FOR DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA CULTURE WAR - HUNTER,JD PUBLIC OPIN QUART, v. 59
  • 1994

  • BRAUN, M., SCOTT, J. and ALWIN, DF., 1994. ECONOMIC NECESSITY OR SELF-ACTUALIZATION - ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMENS LABOR-FORCE PARTICIPATION IN EAST AND WEST-GERMANY EUR SOCIOL REV, v. 10
  • 1993

  • BUCK, N. and SCOTT, J., 1993. SHES LEAVING HOME - BUT WHY - AN ANALYSIS OF YOUNG-PEOPLE LEAVING THE PARENTAL HOME J MARRIAGE FAM, v. 55
  • SCOTT, J. and ZAC, L., 1993. COLLECTIVE MEMORIES IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED-STATES PUBLIC OPIN QUART, v. 57
  • 1992

  • SCHUMAN, H. and SCOTT, J., 1992. GENERATIONS AND COLLECTIVE MEMORIES SOTSIOL ISSLED+,
  • Alwin, DF., Braun, M. and Scott, J., 1992. The separation of work and the family: Attitudes towards women's labour-force participation in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States European Sociological Review, v. 8
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a036620
  • SCOTT, J., 1992. DATING, MATING AND MARRIAGE - WHYTE,MK PUBLIC OPIN QUART, v. 56
  • 1991

  • SCOTT, J., 1991. WOMEN AT WORK - PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVES - FIRTHCOZENS,J, WEST,MA WORK EMPLOY SOC, v. 5
  • 1989

  • SCOTT, J. and ALWIN, DF., 1989. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PARENTAL STRAIN - PARENTAL ROLE OR GENDER ROLE J FAM ISSUES, v. 10
  • SCOTT, J., 1989. CONFLICTING BELIEFS ABOUT ABORTION - LEGAL APPROVAL AND MORAL DOUBTS SOC PSYCHOL QUART, v. 52
  • SCHUMAN, H. and SCOTT, J., 1989. GENERATIONS AND COLLECTIVE MEMORIES AM SOCIOL REV, v. 54
  • SCHUMAN, H. and SCOTT, J., 1989. RESPONSE EFFECTS OVER TIME - 2 EXPERIMENTS SOCIOL METHOD RES, v. 17
  • 1988

  • SCOTT, J. and SCHUMAN, H., 1988. ATTITUDE STRENGTH AND SOCIAL-ACTION IN THE ABORTION DISPUTE AM SOCIOL REV, v. 53
  • SCOTT, J., 1988. WHY WE LOST THE ERA - MANSBRIDGE,JJ PUBLIC OPIN QUART, v. 52
  • 1987

  • SCHUMAN, H. and SCOTT, J., 1987. PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF SURVEY QUESTIONS TO MEASURE PUBLIC-OPINION SCIENCE, v. 236
  • 1986

  • SCOTT, J., 1986. 'LIVING APART' LANDFALL, v. 40
  • Book chapters

    2012

  • Scott, JL., Dex, S. and Plagnol, A., 2012. Work-family conflict and well being in Northern Europe
  • 2010

  • Scott, JL., Crompton, R. and Lyonette, C., 2010. What’s new about gender inequalities in the 21st century
  • Scott, JL., Plagnol, A. and Nolan, J., 2010. Perceptions of Quality of Life: Gender differences across the life course
  • 2009

  • Scott, JL. and Dex, S., 2009. Paid and Unpaid Work: Can policy Improve Gender Inequalities?
  • Scott, JL. and Braun, M., 2009. Changing Public Views of Gender Roles in seven nations: 1988-2002
  • 2008

  • Scott, JL., Dex, S., Joshi, H., Purcell, K. and Elias, P., 2008. Changing Lives and New Challenges
  • Scott, JL., 2008. Changing Gender Roles
  • Scott, JL., 2008. Children as Respondents: The Challenge for Quantitative Methods
  • Reports

    2010

  • Plagnol, A., Scott, JL. and Schober, P., 2010. Gender equality in paid and unpaid work: Priorities for UK policy intervention
  • 2009

  • Scott, JL., 2009. Report on a seminar on gender equality during the credit crunch: PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS
  • 2008

  • Scott, JL., 2008. Youth: Risk and resilience
  • Gardner, F., Maughan, B., Collishaw, S. and Scott, JL., 2008. Time Trends in Parenting: Can they help explain trends in adolescent problem behaviour?
  • Books

    2010

  • Scott, JL., Lyonette, C. and Crompton, R., 2010. Gender inequalities in the 21st century: New barriers and continuing constraings
  • 2008

  • Scott, JL., 2008. Women and employment
  • 2005

  • Scott, JL. and Xie, Y., 2005. Quantitative social science
  • Conference proceedings

    1997

  • Scott, J., 1997. Children as respondents: Methods for improving data quality SURVEY MEASUREMENT AND PROCESS QUALITY,