Blog and updates
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28 Sept 2022
Talking Jesus!
When considering how we define and measure religiosity, the 2022 Talking Jesus Report gives us lots to discuss, particularly around Christianity.
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27 Sept 2022
Do Fathers Enjoy Parenting More than Mothers?
Giacomo Vagni recently published research suggesting that fathers are happier than mothers when parenting.
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26 Sept 2022
Sociology in the News: Say goodbye to the 'tiger mom'?
Are our children's passions their passions, or just ones we think they should have as we try to invest in their human capital? It seems so - and we are beginning to realise - so is it time for the...
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26 Sept 2022
Former BBC presenter jailed after ‘weaponising the internet’
Former BBC present Alex Belfield sentenced to five and a half years having been found guilty of stalking 4 people, including Jeremy Vine.
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23 Sept 2022
TV recommendation - Broke: Britain's Debt Emergency (Dispatches)
With Britain in the worst cost of living crisis in decades, Dispatches follows Citizens Advice Bureau debt advisors and three stories of extreme hardship and poverty.
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23 Sept 2022
Sociology in the News: If strikes are not the answer, then what is?
With the cost of living soaring and wages falling further behind, the RMT boss Mick Lynch has become the face of resistance. He talks about work and dignity, the current rail dispute, and of...
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22 Sept 2022
How much of a burden is childcare on 21st Century grandparents?
Increasingly grandparents are being being drafted in to help with childcare. I am personally part of this cohort! Recent research suggests that 20% of grandparents find non-custodial childcare...
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21 Sept 2022
Fair Play? Analysing gender inequality in football
Are football’s failing finances to blame for inequality between the men’s and women’s game.
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20 Sept 2022
King Charles III's Views on Religion
This article is an absolute feast for sociology students studying the Beliefs topic this term!
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20 Sept 2022
Work, Poverty & Welfare: What is the Great Unretirement?
Many retired people feel they have no alternative but to return to work, as their pensions are not sufficient to meet the rising cost of living.
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19 Sept 2022
Are You Ready for the Release of the 2021 Census Data?
I'm sure we're all getting excited for the release of the 2021 Census data!
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16 Sept 2022
Topic Update: Report on Low Pay Britain 2022
The Low Pay Britain 2022 report from the Resolution Foundation is the 12th annual report looking at the state of low pay in the UK, and the impact on peoples' lives across the country.
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15 Sept 2022
Big in Japan: Academics return to Marx to seek answers to today's problems
Kohei Saito’s book Capital in the Anthropocene has become an unlikely hit among young people and is about to be translated into English
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14 Sept 2022
Sociology in the News: School trips could be axed
Pupils could miss out on school trips and music lessons, in a bid to keep teaching staff, as schools face rising costs this year. But what does this mean for cultural capital?
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14 Sept 2022
Development in reverse: How global crises have impacted on development
The latest UN research into life expectancy, education and economic prosperity has seen as many as 90% of nations lose ground as the global crises of the war in Ukraine, COVID-19 and the climate...
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13 Sept 2022
Boston Nuns Take Over Tik-Tok!
Two nuns known as the Daughters of St Paul have over 15 million views on Tik Tok.
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13 Sept 2022
Can Peppa Pig Help Reflect and Normalise Family Diversity?
A same-sex family of polar bears are to join the cast of Suzy Sheep and Pedro Pony, who all feature on the globally-popular Peppa Pig (and yes the theme tune is now playing on repeat in my head -...
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12 Sept 2022
Sociology in the News: Why girls lucky enough to have female teachers lead richer, longer lives
Having a positive role model in the classroom plays its part, but the effects last a lifetime
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12 Sept 2022
The Sociology of Royalty
We look back at a classic 1953 article by Shils and Young about the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. "The heart has its reasons that the mind does not suspect".
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9 Sept 2022
The Sociological Imagination: A fascinating talk from Pawan Dhingra
Pawan Dhingra talks at Harvard College about the sociological imagination. Why not share this video with your students?
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