Contemporary Sociology Archives – Page 10 of 11

Sociology in the News (8) – Killer Clowns and Donald Trump’s Misogyny

Karl Thompson / October 15, 2016

The Killer Clown Craze The societal response to the so called ‘Killer Clown Craze‘ seems like a good example of […]

Or is Alan Sugar some kind of Calvinist God? ‘One in four entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first

Last week, millions of mobile phones across New York City got a text alert. It read “Wanted: Ahmed Kham Rahami,

Karl Thompson / September 24, 2016

Grammar schools have been in the news this week – Theresa May’s plans to reintroduce grammar schools is actually one

Karl Thompson / September 18, 2016

The Chronicles of Nadiya, fronted by last year’s Bake-Off winner Nadiya Hussain, is a surprisingly solid piece of sociological TV.

Karl Thompson / September 17, 2016

Care workers in Britain paid below the minimum wage Seventeen care workers are suing contractor Sevacare for paying them below the

Karl Thompson / September 12, 2016

There’s a couple of really useful documentaries relevant to the crime and deviance module which have been on recently, which

Karl Thompson / September 10, 2016

Three articles about the close and friendly relationship between politicians and big business caught my attention this week. The three

Karl Thompson / September 4, 2016

Racial inequality and injustice are core themes within A level and degree-level Sociology, and there are a huge variety of

Mary Berry’s recent comments against deep fat fryers and Jaffa cake dunking could be interpreted (using Bourdieu) as an example of