Blog and updates
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25 Jan 2018
Crash Course: Religion
Another great video from the Sociology Crash Course series and this time about religion (sacred, the profane and a summary of structural functionalists and conflict theorists).
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24 Jan 2018
More Men Working Part-Time
The following article highlights recent data that shows that more men are working part-time in the UK.
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23 Jan 2018
#MeToo (2)
The #MeToo movement has helped raise awareness of sexual harassment and abuse in western society, but what about elsewhere?
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22 Jan 2018
Three-Parent Families
The Netherlands could become the first country to allow three-parent families (and up to four) to be legally recognised as raising children.
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19 Jan 2018
#TimesUp
The Golden Globes ceremony in the US celebrates the stars of television and film from the past 12 months and this year, rather than the stars taking centre stage, activism was the talking point.
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18 Jan 2018
The Future of Humanity: Human 2.0
Some people believe that humans have not reached the 'final stage of evolution’, and as technology pervades through all areas of life, the next step logically will be where humans become part-machine.
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17 Jan 2018
Society Benefits from Overseas Students
The BBC News recently reported that overseas students add billions of pounds to the UK economy (Higher Education Policy Institute). As well as tuition fees, student spending helps support local...
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16 Jan 2018
White Working Class Men
Professor Green’s recent documentary (here profiled by Channel 4 News) looks at why white working class males are failing to engage with the education system.
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15 Jan 2018
The Daily Commute
The following images from Oxford University provide a fascinating insight into the daily commute for a number of countries around the world. With the lighter, brighter colours representing less...
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12 Jan 2018
Sofa Surfers
A BBC report has investigated what is seen as the national crisis of homelessness amongst young people. With young men more likely to be affected by homelessness than women, the report found that a...
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11 Jan 2018
Drunk Tanks
According to the NHS, approximately 70% of admissions to A&E on Friday and Saturday nights are due to alcohol consumption. In a bid to reduce this figure, drunk tanks may become a norm in...
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10 Jan 2018
Calling all sociology teachers! Would you like to work with tutor2u?
Following the expansion of the tutor2u student revision workshop programme, we are building our team of Sociology presenters.
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10 Jan 2018
Educational Divide
The following article explores young people’s access to schools in England. The Education Policy Institute found that there is a geographical divide between those students who are likely to attend...
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9 Jan 2018
Gender Pay Divide
The following video outlines one of the crucial issues with the gender pay divide between men and women.
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15 Dec 2017
Masculinity
An interesting article from the Guardian, to look at in discussions about gender and the media and masculinity.
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14 Dec 2017
Extreme Poverty
The following video produced by The Economist highlights the issue of extreme poverty.
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13 Dec 2017
Same-Sex Marriage in Australia
Australia is the most recent country to legalise same-sex marriages with an overwhelming majority of MPs voting in support of the change to the Marriage Act.
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12 Dec 2017
Cultural Capital: 11+ Tests
Rather than a news article, I found this interesting question posed to the column ‘Private Lives’ in The Guardian focusing on a reader’s dilemma about whether they should pay for additional...
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11 Dec 2017
The Nordic Dream
The following article highlights some stark differences in the gender gap between countries like the US and the UK versus Nordic countries such as Finland and Sweden.
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8 Dec 2017
New research about child poverty
There has been new research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation about child poverty and a number of news stories about social mobility. This article places the blame at the feet of recent...
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