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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.

By bsa-soa, 3 months15th February 2022 ago
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.

By bsa-soa, 6 months4th December 2021 ago
Contemporary society

Parklife

Lockdown forays into park-life present those of us living in mainstream ‘accommodated’ lives with daily glimpses of another culture: one of street life, suggests Sally Mann.

By bsa-soa, 6 months20th November 2021 ago
Environment

Don’t be fooled by green capitalism’s technological climate fix

As politicians and lobbyists bargain over the way to meet climate change targets, Nick J Fox questions whether ‘green capitalism’ can deliver the goods.

By bsa-soa, 7 months8th November 2021 ago
Health and Medicine

Powering health promotion – how can sociologists support political action on health inequalities?

UK community health promotion has lost its power to bring about lasting change. Dr Katie Powell considers how sociology can help.

By bsa-soa, 1 year20th May 2021 ago
Michael Burawoy
Applied Sociology

A ‘better world’ through applied sociology

Half-way through her studies for a Master’s degree in public sociology, Trish McCourt takes a look back at her experiences during the first year, and the impact of Michael Burawoy’s vision. I began studying for my Master’s degree in 2019, after more than 25 years as a practitioner working in Read more…

By bsa-soa, 1 year8th March 2021 ago
Citizenship

LGBT+ in Poland: a Wake-up Call

As communities across the world come together to celebrate LGBT+ history month and call for greater freedoms, Natalia Phillips reports on the challenges facing LGBT+ people in Poland. The stigmatisation of the LGBT+ community in Poland has framed them as outsiders and immorally inadequate.  The creation of ‘LGBT-Free Zones’ in Read more…

By bsa-soa, 1 year16th February 2021 ago
Applied Sociology

The everyday laboratories of public sociology

Here, Dr Athanasia Chalari discusses public sociology, and the MSc programme in public sociology that she leads at the University of Northampton. In all the years I have been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate sociology classes, my first Powerpoint slide always asks students the same question: Why bother? This is a Read more…

By bsa-soa, 1 year18th January 2021 ago
Applied Sociology

Sociologists: The Tech Industry Needs You!

US sociologist Iga Kozlowksa works in responsible artificial intelligence (AI) at Microsoft. Here she offers some great insight on how sociologists can positively influence the tech industry.

By bsa-soa, 1 year9th January 2021 ago
Applied Sociology

All superheroes need superpowers: putting the sociology back into social work education

C. Wright Mills’ idea of a sociological imagination that frames personal troubles in the context of social structure could have been written with social workers in mind, suggests Mike Thomas.

By bsa-soa, 2 years12th October 2020 ago

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Curriculum pages

Use the links below to explore the applied sociology curriculum content.

To download the curriculum as pdf or Word document please go to Curriculum download page (registration needed).

Introduction

Case Studies

Element 1: Knowledge

Element 2: Skills

Element 3: Employment, Careers, Ethics

Element 4: Practice

Teaching Activities

Assessment

Resources

Annex 1: Knowledge

Annex 2: Skills

Curriculum Development Team

 

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