This paper, drawing on our own research findings data, explores the embodiment and embedment of sleeping in children\'s everyday/night lives. Key themes here include children\'s attitudes and feelings toward the dormant body, the processes, routines and rituals associated with going to bed and...

A 'think piece' in both style and content, this article offers some thoughts and reflections on selected themes and issues which, we believe, provide some important indicators not simply of the sociology of health and illness's current status, but also of its future prospects. Four key themes...