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11 Nov 2020
Public Debt: how much is too much?
As a result of the pandemic, many governments have borrowed more money to ensure that public services can continue to run effectively. This video explores the topic of public debt and the impacts...
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10 Nov 2020
Chocolate industry slammed for failure to crack down on child labour
A study conducted through the University of Chicago has found that more than "two-fifths (43%) of all children aged between five and 17 in cocoa-growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast - world’s...
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9 Nov 2020
Covid-19: New four-week lockdown comes into force in England
Last week a new four-week lockdown came into force in England. This has resulted in non-essential shops, pubs and gyms being forced to close.
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6 Nov 2020
UK’s youth unemployment is highest in 40 years
There are approximately 500,000 16-24 year olds out of work in the UK. This video examines the impact of unemployment on their mental health. It also explores how individuals from ethnic minorities...
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5 Nov 2020
How US abortion policy targets the poor
This video from Vox explores the link between income and access to abortion. Women on lower incomes are more likely to access federal services such as public healthcare (Medicaid), and are...
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4 Nov 2020
Covid-19: how to fix the economy
This video from The Economist explores how the economy could be fixed as a response to Covid-19. After the depression in the 1930s, the US government introduced the 'New Deal', with the aim of...
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3 Nov 2020
'Furlough pay should be kept at 80% of our salaries'
Here is another story linked to the Work, Poverty and Welfare unit related to the UK's furlough scheme.
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2 Nov 2020
The Future of Welfare
This podcast from BBC Analysis discusses the state of the welfare systems in the UK and Germany.
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23 Oct 2020
Gal Gadot's Cleopatra film sparks 'whitewashing' claims
Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress recently announced her intentions to produce and star in a new film version of 'Cleopatra'.
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22 Oct 2020
Layoffs rise at fastest rate EVER in UK - as coronavirus slams economy
This video examines some of the effects of the layoffs being made by British companies as a result of the coronavirus. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that living standards may be...
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21 Oct 2020
'Golden week': wedding season boom in China with 600,000 couples tying knot
It has been reported that 600,000 couples have tied the knot in China over an eight-day public holiday (known as Golden Week), adding to a wedding boom partly as a result of delays due to the...
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20 Oct 2020
'Elitist curriculum not serving white working classes'
It had been argued that the 'elitist and competitive' education system in the UK does not support white working class pupils.
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19 Oct 2020
Is Donald Trump a bully or bold protector? That depends on whom you ask
The prominent American sociologist Arlie Hochschild has written an article for The Guardian about the upcoming US Presidential election.
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16 Oct 2020
The captain rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean during the Covid-19 pandemic
This short film from The Guardian follows a boat patrol that is setting out to rescue people attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea to reach mainland Europe.This video could be used for the...
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15 Oct 2020
The problem with banning TikTok
This video examines how open the internet should be by considering the case of the platform: TikTok.A number of countries such as Russia and India are pursuing 'internet sovereignty' where they may...
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14 Oct 2020
Coronavirus: Curbs 'a blessing in disguise for prisons'
It is reported that prisons in England and Wales are now safer than before coronavirus as a result of changes to rules of mixing inmates.
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13 Oct 2020
Poorest areas of England four times as likely to face lockdown as richest
Some of England's poorest communities are more likely to face lockdown restrictions than the wealthiest, according to an analysis from The Guardian.
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13 Oct 2020
The Sociology Show: An Introduction to Marxism (8 October 2020)
In this student special episode of The Sociology Show, Matthew talks to Dr. Nick Stevenson from the University of Nottingham all about Marxism.
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13 Oct 2020
The Sociology Show: Interview with Professor Louise Owusu-Kwarteng (5 October 2020)
In this episode of The Sociology Show, Matthew Wilkin talks to Lousie Owusu-Kwarteng who is an associate professor of Sociology at the university of Greenwich.
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13 Oct 2020
The Sociology Show: An Introduction to Functionalism (1 October 2020)
In this student special episode of the Sociology Show, Matthew Wilkin talks to Dr. Laura Way about Functionalism- what it is, where it originated and who are the most important theorists within the...
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