Jeffrey Weeks (1945–) is a significant British writer on sexuality, viewing it as a social construct shaped by ideologies rather than just biological factors. His research emphasizes how structures like sexology, marriage, and law historically marginalized homosexuality, while promoting heterosexuality as the norm, impacting societal perceptions and personal identities.
ageing is socially constructed, to an extent, shaped by social norms, the age structure and generation experiences.
According to this New York Times heat map, Covid-19 cases seem to be much more prevalent per capita in developed
What is crime? An introduction to crime and deviance for A-level sociology
Below are some relatively recent examples of documentary video evidence which demonstrate how attitudes to children vary across cultures, supporting
whether an act is criminal or not is determined by social processes. Crime is not a universal or objective phenomenon – it varies over time and across societies depending on the laws which are constructed by people.
The number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in England and Wales have more than doubled in
Has there been an increase in hate crime since Brexit? The Number of hate crimes reported to the police in
Lord Bassam, Labour’s soon to be chief whip in the House of Lords has just agreed to repay £41 000
News values are criteria journalists used to decide whether an event is newsworthy.