Jennifer Mason (b. 1958) is a British sociologist and Professor Emerita of Sociology at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

Biography

Mason studied for her undergraduate degree in sociology at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

and a PhD at the

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

. She worked as a lecturer at

Lancaster University Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...

before being appointed Reader in Sociology at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

. In 2005 she moved to the University of Manchester and co-founded The Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives with Carol Smart. Mason has served as the Vice-Chair of the

Economic and Social Research Council The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), formerly the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) funded by the UK government. ESRC provides fundi ...

's research committee and acted as Chair of the ESRC Grants Delivery Group from 2012 to 2015. She was elected as a fellow of the

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars span ...

in 2019.

Select publications

*Mason, J. 2017. ''Affinities: Potent Connections in Personal Life'', Polity. *Mason, J. 2017 ''Qualitative Researching'' (third edition). SAGE. *Mason, J. (ed). 2016. ''Living the Weather: Voices from the Calder Valley''. University of Manchester. *Mason, J. and Dale, A. 2010. ''Understanding Social Research: Thinking Creatively about Method''. SAGE.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Jennifer 1958 births Fellows of the British Academy Academics of the University of Manchester Alumni of the University of Kent Alumni of the University of Southampton Living people British sociologists British women sociologists Academics of the University of Leeds