Category: Sociology soundtrack
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Sociology Songs
Some popular songs from across the decades which illustrate various social trends. The 1960s…. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones (1965) No, it’s not (just) about sexual frustration, in a word (or rather a concept) it’s about anomie… with possible links to Strain Theory. The 1960s witnessed the acceleration of consumer culture,…
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Chas and Dave on Modern Relationships
Chas and Dave may not realise it, but I think many of their songs demonstrate how their (working class male) experience of the shift in gender-relations and the emergence of the pure relationship hasn’t been a comfortable one… ‘London Girls’ seems to be a a clear indication of what they want in a woman….a simple,…
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Songs about Race and Injustice – Top Ten
Racial inequality and injustice are core themes within A level and degree-level Sociology, and there are a huge variety of songs across many genres which deal with such themes. The selection below deal with issues and concepts such as prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, Islamophobia, and many are critical of the nation state in perpetuating racial injustice…
