I am a sociologist with specific interests in religion, cultural consumption, health, and rural communities.  My teaching covers a range of sociological fields. I specialise in quantitative methods, particularly survey data. 

Books

 

• Aarons, H and Pietsch J. 2012 (Eds) Australia a Changing Nation: Fear, Identity, and Governance in the 21^st Century. ANU Press. In press

 

• Aarons, H and Glossop B. 2008. Mildura Social Indicators 2008. Mildura Rural City Council and the State Government of Victoria

 

 

 

Articles

 

• Aarons, H and G, D. Bouma 2004: Religion and Spiritualities. Sociolinguisitcs/Soziolinguistik: An international Handbook of the Science of Language and Society/Ein Internationales Handbuch zur Wissenschaft von Sprache und Gesellschaft.

 

• Phillips, T. and Aarons, H. 2005 Choosing Buddhism: Towards a Traditional Style of Reflexive Spiritual Engagement. British Journal of Sociology 56 (2) 215 - 232

 

• Phillips, T and Aarons, H. 2007 Looking ‘East’: An Exploratory Analysis of Western Disenchantment. International Sociology 22 (3) 325 - 341

 

• Phillips, T. and Aarons, H. 2008 Choosing Buddhism: Towards a Traditional Style of Reflexive Spiritual Engagement. British Journal of Sociology Virtual Issue: seculariasation, individualisation, and modernisation 

 

• Aarons, H. 2011. On Elias and Dunning’s Mimetic Leisure: Revitalising the Sociology of Taste. Rivista Sulle Transformationi Sociale 1 (2) 238 – 255

 

 

 

Book Chapters

 

• Aarons, H and Pietsch J. 2012 Social Change and Pubic Opinion: Fear, Identity and Governance in Australia. Australia a Changing Nation: Fear, Identity, and Governance in the 21^st Century. Aarons H and Pietsch (eds) ANU Press. In press

 

• Pietsch, J and Aarons, H. 2012. 'Australia's Political and Cultural Engagement with Asia. Australia a Changing Nation: Fear, Identity, and Governance in the 21^st Century. Aarons H and Pietsch (eds) ANU Press. In press

 

• Aarons, H. 2012. Religion. Sociology, Time, Place and Division. Beilharz, P and T Hogan (eds) Oxford University Press

 

• Aarons, H. 2012 Consumption. Sociology: Time, Place, and Division. Beilharz, P and T Hogan (eds) Oxford University Press

 

 

 

 

 

Reports

 

• Aarons, H and Hunter, S. 2008 Social Effects of Drought on Horticultural Families. Mildura Rural City Council, Mallee Family Care and La Trobe University.

 

• Aarons, H. 2010 Labour and the Wine, Beverage, and Citrus Industry in the Sunraysia Region. Mildura Development Corporation and the State Government of Victoria.

 

• Aarons, H. 2010 Childhood Accidents for the Mildura Region. State Government of Victoria

 

• Aarons, H and Senior, L. 2012 Whole of Region Health Needs Assessment for the Lower Murray Medicare Local. Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. Canberra

 

• Aarons, H. 2014 Carer and Family Impact of Caring for a Person with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Lower Murray Medicare Local. Commonwealth Government of Australia. Canberra