Policies to Combat Racism in Schools
Education policy to combat racism has gone from ignorance, through assimilation, integration, multiculturalism to aggressive majoritarianism in 2022.
education, Education Policy
social policy
Families and Households
Why is the Birth Rate in England and Wales Declining?
The latest statistics rom the ONS show that half of all women now remain childless until they are 30, which
Social Policies
The Handmaid’s Tale – Possible in Real Life?
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian novel written by Margaret Atwood in 1985. This might be a novel, but it’s
Families and Households, Social Policies
Social Policy and the family in Global Context
Globalisation has reshaped family life in profound ways. Migration, urbanisation, declining fertility, population ageing, and cultural change all affect how
Childhood, Families and Households
Timeline of Social Policies which changed childhood
Below is a timeline of some of the social policies which changed childhood, from the early 19th century through to
education, Education Policy
The consequences of cutting bursaries for student nurses…
Cutting free tuition and bursaries for student nurses seems to be a good candidate for the one of the worst
Families and Households, Social Policies
How does social policy affect family life – Summary Grid
A summary grid of how twelve social policies might affect different aspects of family life from 1969 to 2024. Some
Contemporary Sociology, Sociology in the News
£100 Million Extra to Combat Homelessness – Simply not Good Enough?
The British government recently announced an additional £100 million of funding to tackle chronic homelessness in Britain. Chronic homelessness means
Nudge Politics: a sociological analysis
‘nudge politics’ involves governments implementing small social policy measures to help people make the ‘right decisions’. This post considers some of the pros and cons of this type of social policy agenda.
What should we do about childhood obesity?
Some arguments for the government’s recent policy proposals to tackle childhood obesity.