Dr. Suzanne O’Sullivan highlights a health crisis stemming from overdiagnosis, where early detection can cause more harm than good. Many conditions diagnosed may never manifest, leading to anxiety and altered self-perceptions. O’Sullivan advocates for a patient-centered approach to diagnosis, emphasizing the need for thoughtful, meaningful medical practices rather than unnecessary labels.
Black children are still three times as likely than white children to be excluded from school according to a recent
This video with Professor David Nutt on the bizarre way in which drugs are (miss) classified and (miss) regulated in
Now they’ve had a day to do some basic analysis of the Scottish exam results the newspapers have had a
This classic ethnographic study suggests that teacher stereotypes and labelling have a negative impact on Asian and Black Caribbean students in primary schools
Some education polices such as prevent seem to be racist, and most ethnic minority students would agree!
A moral panic is an exaggerated outburst of public concern over the morality or behaviour of a group in society.
In January two ‘drill’ musicians from the Brixton group 410 were effectively jailed for playing a particular song: ‘Attempted 1.0’.
Sociological perspectives on the legalization of marijuana in California and other states
According to the latest Department for Education data, the number of pupils receiving extra time in exams in England and