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Welcome to the blog

Welcome to the Applied Sociology weblog. Here you can find blogposts about the practice of applied sociology. Most posts have been written by members of the Applied Sociology Group. We welcome proposals for posts to this blog. To submit a Read more…

By bsa-soa, 5 years9th September 2020 ago
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 Read more…

By bsa-soa, 2 weeks19th May 2025 ago
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.

By bsa-soa, 8 months11th October 2024 ago
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).  

By bsa-soa, 2 years20th January 2023 ago
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.

By bsa-soa, 3 years24th September 2022 ago
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.

By bsa-soa, 3 years24th September 2022 ago
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 years15th 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, 3 years4th 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, 4 years20th 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, 4 years8th 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, 4 years20th May 2021 ago

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