Applied Sociology
How do we celebrate and promote sociology as a tool for real-world challenges? (Part 1)
In this two-part blogpost, a team of applied sociologists review the possibilities for applied sociology in the UK.
Applied Sociology
How do we celebrate and promote sociology as a tool for real-world challenges? (Part 2)
In the second part of this post, a team of applied sociologists suggest ways forward for applied sociology in the UK.
Families and Children
What is the impact of the Benefit Cap and Two Child Limit on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the UK?
Researchers from the School for Public Health Research discuss key evidence to support the government’s recent announcement to scrap the Two Child Limit.
Families and Children
What does polyamory do?
In this post, Nick J Fox reviews some of the questions that polyamory raises and explores the ‘poly’ assemblage. It seems pointless to attempt to answer the question of whether humans are ‘meant’ to be monogamous or non-monogamous. How could we possibly know? Answers to that question will either be Read more
Inequalities
Who cares about inequality and what should we do if we want less of it?
In the run-up to the 2024 United States of America Presidential election, Francesco Duina and Cary Wu examine the differing attitudes to inequality of Democrat and Republican voters.
Applied Sociology
Anti-violence advocacy and sociology
Ethan Czuy Levine talks about his work as a research and data analyst at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST).
Contemporary society
‘A cup of coffee and a needle’ (part 1)
Johanna Kinnock reports on an important initiative: how a harm reduction café in Copenhagen quietly provides an alternative to the war on drugs.
Contemporary society
‘A cup of coffee and a needle’ (part 2)
Johanna Kinnock continues her exploration of how a harm reduction café in Copenhagen quietly provides an alternative to the war on drugs.
Inequalities
Underlying assumptions. What Covid19 has taught us about ‘generational homogeneity’
For sociologists, age is one of those familiar variables we must consider, says Mary Evans. But it sometimes gets less attention than class, race, gender and sexuality.
Contemporary society
Gods in the Cloud: how Indian mysticism influenced tech
It’s very human to create myths and stories for experiences and phenomena we don’t understand, suggests Dr Tina Basi, as she reflects on her recent research on artificial intelligence.