Jason Hughes (sociologist) facts for kids

Jason Hughes is a professor of sociology from the United Kingdom. He teaches at the University of Leicester. He is also a respected member of several important academic groups. These include the Academy of Social Science and the Academy of Europe. Before joining the University of Leicester, he was a senior lecturer at Brunel University of London.

About Professor Jason Hughes

Professor Hughes is a well-known expert in the field of sociology. Sociology is the study of how people live together in groups and societies. He helps to lead important academic journals. For example, he is a co-editor of Sociological Research Online. He also helps guide Historical Social Research.

His Work with Journals

Professor Hughes has been a special editor for many other journals. These include International Journal of Social Research Methodology and Qualitative Research. He also worked with The Journal of Workplace Learning. His work helps share new ideas and research in sociology.

Supporting Norbert Elias's Work

He is one of three people on the board of the Norbert Elias Foundation. This foundation is in Amsterdam. It helps to look after the work of Norbert Elias. Elias was a very important sociologist. The foundation also helps to share his ideas with more people.

What Professor Hughes Studies

Professor Hughes is interested in many different areas of sociology. His research helps us understand how society works. He looks at how people use things and what that means. He also studies how people's feelings and jobs are connected.

Key Research Areas

Some of his main research topics include:

• Understanding how people use products and services.
• Looking at health and well-being in society.
• Studying emotions and how they relate to work and identity.
• Exploring figurational sociology, which is about how people depend on each other.
• Learning about different ways to do research.
• Investigating "moral panics", which are times when society gets very worried about something.
• Studying rules and how they affect people.
• More recently, he has been researching e-cigarettes and vaping.
• He also studies how time works in society and what the future might look like.

Books by Jason Hughes

Professor Hughes has written and edited many books. These books share his research and ideas with students and other experts.

His First Books

His first book was called Learning to Smoke. He also worked with Eric Dunning on a book about Norbert Elias. This book was titled Norbert Elias and Modern Sociology: Knowledge, Interdependence, Power, Process. He also wrote Gender, Class and Occupation with Ruth Simpson and Natasha Slutskaya.

Edited Collections

He has also edited several books. These books bring together different authors' works on a topic. Some of these include Visual Methods and Internet Research. He also co-edited books like:

• Contemporary Approaches to Ethnographic Research with Kahryn Hughes, John Goodwin, and Jerry Coulton.
• Documentary and Archival Research with John Goodwin.
• Moral Panics in the Contemporary World with Chas Critcher, Julian Petley, and Amanda Rohloff.
• Communities of Practice: Critical Perspectives with Nick Jewson and Lorna Unwin.

Awards and Recognition

Professor Hughes has received several awards for his important work. These awards show how much his research is valued.

Notable Prizes

Some of the prizes he has won include:

• The Norbert Elias Prize in 2006.
• The Emerald Literati Prize in 2013.
• The Sage Innovation Prize in 2017.

These awards highlight his contributions to sociology and research methods.