His research has focused purely in the field of social representations of health and disease, and on the cultural dynamics within care relationships, with a particular attention to the situation of foreign citizens, as shown by two monographs and numerous essays on this topic in books and magazines. His interest in the issue is still alive, currently focusing on the disadvantaged situations resulting from the interplay of the psychological and social vulnerability characterizing migration and those relating to gender, as in the case of foreigners working as caregivers or LGBT foreigners. Other research topics pertain to the field of youth studies, particularly cultural models and popular lifestyles, with specific attention to health, the body, and sexuality.
