Culture and Identity Archives – Page 4 of 5

Four Types of Culture

Karl Thompson / October 14, 2022

Folk culture, mass or popular culture, high culture and low culture

Karl Thompson / September 16, 2017

A recent report by the Resolution Foundation based on a survey of 2000 people aged 16-75 found that the vast

In sociology, it is essential to understand the social context in which human behaviour takes place – and this involves

If the modern problem of identity was how to construct an identity, the postmodern problem of identity is how to

where individuals are forced to spend more time and effort deciding on what choices to make.

Karl Thompson / February 8, 2017

Mobile phones seem to be having a profound impact on the way we interact with each other and on how

Karl Thompson / January 19, 2017

If you sign up to a gym this January, spare a thought for the personal trainers lurking around reception, they’re

Karl Thompson / October 12, 2016

Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about the things we might consume, and how we might consume

Karl Thompson / October 11, 2016

A summary of one chapter from Steph Lawler’s Book – ‘Identity: Sociological Perspectives’ – Masquerading as ourselves: Self-Impersonation and Social

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.