Emeritus Professor Dorothy Broom
Areas of expertise
- Culture, Gender, Sexuality 200205
- Environmental And Occupational Health And Safety 111705
- Family Care 111707
- Social Theory 160806
- Gender Specific Studies 169901
- Social Policy 160512
- Family And Household Studies 160301
- Social Change 160805
- Sociology 1608
Publications
- Strazdins, L, Broom, D, Banwell, C et al. 2011, 'Time limits? Reflecting and responding to time barriers for healthy, active living in Australia', Health Promotion International, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 46-54.
- Strazdins, L, Griffin, A, Broom, D et al. 2011, 'Time scarcity: Another health inequality?', Environment and Planning A, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 545-559.
- Brown, J, Nicholson, J, Broom, D et al 2011, 'Television Viewing by School-Age Children: Associations with Physical Activity, Snack Food Consumption and Unhealthy Weight', Social Indicators Research, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 221-225.
- Strazdins, L, D'Souza, R, Clements, M et al 2011, 'Could better jobs improve mental health? A prospective study of change in work conditions and mental health in mid-aged adults', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 529-534.
- Butterworth, P, Leach, L, Strazdins, L et al 2011, 'The psychosocial quality of work determines whether employment has benefits for mental health: Results from a longitudinal national household panel survey', Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 806-812.
- Broom DH and Warin M In press,Gendered and class relations of obesity: confusing findings, deficient explanations. Australian Feminist Studies.
- Strazdins, L, Shipley, M, Clements, M et al 2010, 'Job quality and inequality: Parents' jobs and children's emotional and behavioural difficulties', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 2052-2060.
- Brown, J, Broom, D, Nicholson, J et al 2010, 'Do working mothers raise couch potato kids? Maternal employment and children's lifestyle behaviours and weight in early childhood', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 1816-1824.
- Leach, L, Butterworth, P, Strazdins, L et al 2010, 'The limitations of employment as a tool for social inclusion', BMC Public Health, vol. 10, no. 621, pp. 1-13.
- Banwell, C, Dixon, J, Broom, D et al. 2010, 'Habits of a lifetime: family dining patterns over the lifecourse of older Australians', Health Sociology Review, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 343-355.
- Broom, D & Lenagh-Maguire, A 2010, 'Gendered configurations of diabetes: from rules to exceptions', Journal of Gender Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 195-209.
- Broom, D 2009, 'Men's health and women's health-deadly enemies or strategic allies', Critical Public Health, vol. 19, no. 3-4, pp. 269-277.
- Broom, D & Dixon, J 2008, 'The sex of slimming: mobilising gender in weight-loss programs and fat acceptance', Social Theory & Health, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 148-166.
- Broom, D 2008, 'Gender in/and/of health inequalities', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 11-28.
- Broom, D 2008, 'Hazardous good intentions? Unintended consequences of the project of prevention', Health Sociology Review, vol. 17, no. 2, p. 129.
- Burns, C, Broom, D, Smith, W et al 2007, 'Fluctuating awareness of treatment goals amongst patients and their caregivers: a longitudinal study of a dynamic process', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 187-196.
- Strazdins, L & Broom, D 2007, 'The mental health costs and benefits of giving social support', International Journal of Stress Management, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 370-385.
- Dixon, J & Broom, D, eds, 2007, The seven deadly sins of obesity : how the modern world is making us fat, UNSW Press, Sydney.
- Friel, S & Broom, D 2007, 'Unequal society, unhealthy weight: The social distribution of obesity', in Jane Dixon and Dorothy.H Broom (ed.), The seven deadly sins of obesity: how the modern world is making us fat, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 148-171.
- Strazdins, L, Shipley, M & Broom, D 2007, 'What does family-friendly really mean? Wellbeing, time, and the quality of parents' jobs', Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 202-225.
- Broom, D & Dixon, J 2007, 'Introduction: Seven modern environmental sins of obesity', in Jane Dixon and Dorothy.H Broom (ed.), The seven deadly sins of obesity: how the modern world is making us fat, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 1-19.
- Broom, D & Strazdins, L 2007, 'The Harried Environment: Is time pressure making us fat? Sin #2', in Jane Dixon and Dorothy.H Broom (ed.), The seven deadly sins of obesity: how the modern world is making us fat, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 35-45.
- Dixon, J & Broom, D 2007, 'Conclusion: Multiple sins, multiple saviours', in Jane Dixon and Dorothy.H Broom (ed.), The seven deadly sins of obesity: how the modern world is making us fat, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 172-171.
- D'Souza, R, Strazdins, L, Broom, D et al 2006, 'Work demands, job insecurity and sickness absence from work: How productive is the new, flexible labour force?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 205-212.
- Kavanagh, A, Bentley, R, Turrell, G et al 2006, 'Does gender modify associations between Self Rated Health and the Social and Economic characteristics of local environments?', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 60, no. 6, pp. 490-495.
- Strazdins, L, Clements, M, Korda, R et al 2006, 'Unsociable work? Non standard work schedules, family relationships and children's well-being', Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 394-410.
- Strazdins, L, Broom, D, Meyerkort, S et al 2006, 'Voting with their feet: family friendliness and parent employment in Australian industries, 1981-2001', Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 381-400.
- Broom, D, D'Souza, R, Strazdins, L et al 2006, 'The Lesser Evil: Bad jobs or unemployment? A survey of Mid-aged Australians', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 575-586.
- Broom, D 2005, 'Rethinking the Genders of Wellbeing', in Richard Nile (ed.), Rethinking Wellbeing, API Network, Netley, South Australia, pp. 137-159.
- Broom, D 2005, 'Gender and Health (3rd ed)', in John Germov (ed.), Second Opinion: An Introduction to Health Sociology (3rd ed), Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 95-110.
- D'Souza, R, Strazdins, L, Clements, M et al 2005, 'The Health Effects of jobs: Status, working conditions, or both?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 222-228.
- Friel, S, Douglas, K, Banwell, C et al. 2005, 'Multilevel obesity surveillance', Obesity Reviews, vol. 6, no. S1, p. 79.
- Craft, P, Burns, C, Smith, W et al 2005, 'Knowledge of treatment intent among patients with advanced cancer: A longitudinal study', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 14, pp. 417-425.
- Strazdins, L, Meyerkort, S, Brent, V et al 2005, 'Impact of saliva collection methods on sIgA and cortisol assays and acceptability to participants', Journal of Immunological Methods, vol. 307, pp. 167-171.
- Broom, D & Doyal, L 2004, 'Sex and Gender in Health Care and Health Policy', in Healy J, McKee M. (ed.), Accessing Health Care: Responding to Diversity, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 19-32.
- Broom, D & Whittaker, A 2004, 'Controlling Diabetes, controlling diabetics: moral language in the management of Diabetes Type 2', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 58, pp. 2371-782.
- Strazdins, L & Broom, D 2004, 'Acts of Love (and Work): Gender Imbalance in Emotional Work and Womens' Psychology Distress', Journal of Family Issues, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 356-378.
- Strazdins, L, Korda, R, Lim, L et al 2004, 'Around-the-clock: Parent work schedules and childrens' well-being in a 24-h economy', Social Science and Medicine, vol. 59, pp. 1517-1527.
- Parslow, R, Jorm, A, Christensen, H et al. 2004, 'The impact of employee level and work stress on mental health and GP service use: an analysis of a sample of Australian government employees', BMC Public Health, vol. 4, p. 41.
- Strazdins, L, D'Souza, R, Lim, L et al 2004, 'Job Strain, Job Insecurity, and Health: Rethinking the Relationship', Journal of Occupational health Psychology, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 296-305.
- Taft, A, Broom, D & Legge, D 2004, 'General Practitioner management of intimate partner abuse and the whole family: Qualitative study', BMJ - British Medical Journal, vol. 328, no. 7440, pp. 595-6.
- D'Souza, R, Strazdins, L, Lim, L et al 2003, 'Work and health in a contemporary society: demands, control, and insecurity', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 57, pp. 849-854.
- Broom, D 2003, 'Familiarity breeds neglect? Unanticipated benefits of discontinuous primary care', Family Practice, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 503-507.
- Broom, D & Treacher, G 2003, 'Representing gender in publications for diabetics', Health Sociology Review, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 55-67.
- Broom, D 2003, 'Diabetes self-management: Multiple technologies of self', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 9, no. 2&3, pp. 61-67.
- Burns, C, Dixon, T, Broom, D et al. 2003, 'Family caregiver knowledge of treatment intent in a longitudinal study of patients with advanced cancer', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 11, pp. 629-637.
- Broom, D 2003, 'Big yellow taxi, or, unhealthy terms of trade?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 271-272.
- Korda, R, Strazdins, L, Broom, D et al 2002, 'The health of the Australian workforce: 1998-2001', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 325-331.
- Broom, D 2002, 'Gender and Health', in John Germov (ed.), Second Opinion: An Introduction to Health Sociology (2nd ed), Oxford University Press, Victoria, Australia., pp. 95-111.
- Sanson, A, Nicholson, J, Ungerer, J et al 2002, Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: LSAC DISCUSSION PAPER N0.1, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne Australia.
- Broom, D 2001, 'Reading breast cancer: Reflections on a dangerous intersection', Health, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 2490268.
- Broom, D 2001, 'Australian Womens Health: from margins to mainstream?', WHO Kobe Sentre 2nd International Meeting, World Health Organization (WHO Press), Kobe.
- Kinsella, J, Broom, D & Whittaker, A 2001, 'Consulting about consulting: challenges to effective consulting about public health research', Health Expectations, vol. 4, pp. 209-212.
- Broom, D 2001, 'Public Health, Private Body', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 5-8.
- Broom, D 2001, 'Australian Womens Health: From margins to mainstream', in Gavin Mooney and Aileen Plant (ed.), Daring to Dream: The future of Australian Health Care, Black Swan Press, Bentley, Western Australia, pp. 39-49.
- Feyer, A & Broom, D 2001, 'Work and health: the impact of structural workforce changes and the work environment', in Eckersley R, Dixon J, Douglas R. (ed.), The Social Origins of Health and Well-being, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 178-188.
- Broom, D 2001, 'Everything old is new again (or is it?): Australian Womens' Health, Politics and Policies', Australian Women's Health Conference 2001, ed. H. Keleher, G. Gray, D. Jones, G. Wilson, Australian Women's Health Network, Strathfieldsaye, Vic, pp. 13-20.
- Martin, C, Banwell, C, Broom, D et al. 2000, 'Consultation length and chronic illness care in general practice: A Qualitative study', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 171, pp. 77-81.
- Wilson, E, Nasrin, D, Banwell, C et al. 2000, 'Realities of practice: Engaging parents and GPs in developing clinical practice guidelines', Australian Family Physician, vol. 29, pp. 498-503.
