Blog and updates
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29 Mar 2018
Crash Course: Gender Stratification
Another excellent video from Crash Course that explores the topic of gender stratification.
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28 Mar 2018
The Atlantic: Family
The US publication ‘The Atlantic’ has recently launched a new section dedicated to the ‘family’.
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27 Mar 2018
The Joy of Podcasts: Education - Grammar Schools
I am a big fan of podcasts and I am happy to ‘promote’ those which help provide some additional context to key sociological topics.
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26 Mar 2018
The Cambridge Analytica Files
The Guardian and Observer have recently uncovered some disturbing and potentially incriminating findings into an undercover investigation into the British consultancy company: Cambridge Analytica.
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23 Mar 2018
Female Suicide Rates
The following article explores the issue of suicide rates amongst women in Guyana, a country in northern mainland of South America.
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21 Mar 2018
Guns and Violence: A Useful Video for Teaching Crime and Deviance
In a recent article I posted on the Sociology Blog, I wrote about the issue of gun violence in America following the shooting at a high school in Florida.
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20 Mar 2018
Phone Addiction
It has been argued that technology, and particularly mobile phone technology is meant to be addictive.
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19 Mar 2018
Wealth Visualised
When the topic of wealth is discussed in the media or in Sociology, statistics are usually provided in the form of quantitative data that helps us to easily compare different countries with one...
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16 Mar 2018
Espionage in the UK
Last week a story broke about a former Russian spy having been taken to hospital following an attempted murder.
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15 Mar 2018
BMI Index
Medical professionals often use the benchmark of the BMI (Body Mass Index) to determine how healthy a person is.
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14 Mar 2018
Leaving School with no Qualifications
The following article explores the problems faced by individuals who leave education without qualifications.
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12 Mar 2018
International Women's Day
International Women’s Day took place last Thursday and around the world protests as well as celebrations were held to mark the day.
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9 Mar 2018
Married Names
The following article explores some case studies from men who have taken their wife’s name when they marry.
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8 Mar 2018
Teachers and Guns
Donald Trumps’s recommendation that teachers should be armed to help prevent shootings in schools has been largely criticised by many organisations, teachers and the press.
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7 Mar 2018
Female Workers in Turkey
The following article highlights the differences in women’s rights in Turkey.
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6 Mar 2018
The Future is Renewable
It is reported that more than 100 cities are now powered predominately from renewable energy sources.
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5 Mar 2018
Aid Staff Complicit in Abuse
Revelations about aid workers paying local people for sex has hit charities such as Oxfam.
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23 Feb 2018
Equality of Pay and Gender Differences
I read this article on the Mariella Frostrup column with interest as it examines a man's question about whether his girlfriend would 'love him less if he earned less than her'.
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