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).
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…
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…
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.
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.
Applied Sociology
Applied sociology in Italy and the impact of coronavirus
Everardo Minardi and Gianluca Piscitelli describe the development of an Italian applied sociology lab, and impacts of the pandemic on applied sociologists.
Applied Sociology
Is the Sociological Clinic Open for Business?
Sociology has much to say about the grand problems facing contemporary society, from climate change to migration to wealth and health inequalities, as readers of Discover Society know. But sociologists are also addressing the smaller problems of everyday life, ranging from improving urban spaces to enhancing work and productivity.