Blog and updates
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13 Oct 2020
The Sociology Show: Interview with Dr. Robin Hadley (28 September 2020)
In this episode of The Sociology Show, Matthew Wilkin talks to the Social Gerontologist - Dr. Robin Hadley.
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13 Oct 2020
The Sociology Show: Interview with Dr. Alicia Walker (12 October 2020)
In this episode of The Sociology Show, Matthew talks to Dr. Alicia Walker on her research around intimate relationships and infidelity..
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12 Oct 2020
Should we abolish private schools?
This video from The Guardian examines whether the UK should abolish private schools. It could be used in conjunction with another video here also available on the Tutor2u Sociology blog.
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8 Oct 2020
Universal Credit: Plea not to axe £20 a week ‘lifeline’
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has urged the UK government to provide a temporary rise in Universal Credit and to make some other benefits permanent.
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7 Oct 2020
Covid: Adults without A-levels to be offered free college courses
The government has announced that adults without A Level qualifications, or an equivalent qualification will be offered a fully funded college course.
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6 Oct 2020
Transracial adoption: 'I've been accused of kidnapping my white child'
This story from BBC News explores transracial adoptions.
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5 Oct 2020
Is bad data killing women?
This podcast from The Conversation investigates the data gender gap.
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2 Oct 2020
‘I am starving’: the migrant workers abandoned by Dubai employers
The following article highlights how some migrant workers in Dubai are trapped as a result of Covid-19 and the oil price crash.
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2 Oct 2020
Covid-19: Bill Gates predicts the end of the pandemic
This video from The Economist contains a discussion with Bill Gates about how the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to end.
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1 Oct 2020
Would you pay to follow an influencer?
Influencers who have channels on platforms such as YouTube and TikTok are creating membership clubs to create steady streams of income.
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30 Sept 2020
Who should pay to fix the climate emergency?
Climate change is seen as a borderless problem but as this video highlights, there are discussions now being had about who should pay for some of the negative impacts.
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29 Sept 2020
One-third of children in UK 'have heard racist comments at school'
A survey commissioned by The Diana Award has found that approximately a third of students aged between six-15 years have heard someone be racist at school.
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28 Sept 2020
Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This video from The New York Times is a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last week.
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25 Sept 2020
Kim Kardashian to freeze Instagram account over hate speech on platform
Along with many other celebrities, Kim Kardashian West has chosen to freeze some of her social media accounts to support the #StopHateForProfit.
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25 Sept 2020
The Sociology Show: Interview with Dr. Alison Lamont (21 Sept 2020)
In this episode, Matthew Wilkin talks to Dr. Alison Lamont from The University of Roehampton about her research on the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China. Alison's work looks at the impact on the...
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24 Sept 2020
BBC has given rises to 700 female staff since start of pay scandal
In another article that may assist students who are covering The Media unit, this article highlights how the BBC has given pay rises to over 700 female employees.
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23 Sept 2020
'A climate change-scale problem': how the internet is destroying us
For those of you who not have already watched the recently released The Social Dilemma on Netflix, here is a summary of the documentary.
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22 Sept 2020
Don't blame us for UK's coronavirus spike, say young people
Following on from yesterday's post about age and the coronavirus, this article contains interviews with young people who feel that they are being unfairly stigmatised.
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21 Sept 2020
Why blaming young people for the Covid-19 spike could backfire
This podcast from The Guardian focuses on the recent rules that have been introduced by the UK government prohibiting gatherings of more than six people.
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18 Sept 2020
Cutting air pollution in Europe's cities would improve health of poor, says watchdog
The European Environment Agency has said that cutting air pollution and developing green spaces would help improve the health of some of the poorest people in society.
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