Five Reasons Women Don’t Get Promoted
Five reasons why women are less likely to get promoted than men include discrimination, caring responsibilities, lack of vertical networks, […]
Feminism, Sex and gender
Sociology
Culture and Identity
What is Individualisation?
where individuals are forced to spend more time and effort deciding on what choices to make.
Neoliberalism and The New Right
What is the Neoliberal Subject?
What are the key aspects of the neoliberal subject? Below is a brief summary of some of the key theorizing
Families and Households
Don’t Fall in Love with a Foreigner, at least if you’re poor.
It’s official – the poorest 40% of UK citizens aren’t allowed to bring their foreign born spouses to the UK…
Childhood, Families and Households
More Evidence for Toxic Childhood
Ten times more children are being drugged to combat sleep disorders* compared to ten years ago, according to recent analysis
Global Development, Transnational corporations
What are Transnational Corporations?
We’ve probably all heard of companies such as Walmart, Amazon, Apple, and Shell, and these are all examples of Transnational
Book summaries, Social Theories
Giddens’ Structuration Theory – A Summary
structure emerges out of and enables action, the two are fundamentally linked!
Race and Ethnicity, Sociology in the News
Sociology in the News
This seems to be a clear-cut (and very unfortunate) example of overt discrimination on the basis of religion: On 16th February,
Sociology key terms
What is Happiness?
Happy – lucky, fortunate; contented with one’s lot, glad or pleased[i] Synonyms [of happy]: Pleasure, joy, exhilaration, bliss, contentedness, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction.[ii]
education, Education Policy
The Prevent Agenda – Arguments For and Against
The Prevent Agenda is a recent social policy which requires schools (among other public bodies) to assist the government in