Sociology Archives – Page 31 of 37

Lies, Damn Lies, and The Apprentice?

Or is Alan Sugar some kind of Calvinist God? ‘One in four entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first […]

definitions of key concepts for A-level sociology students

Last week, millions of mobile phones across New York City got a text alert. It read “Wanted: Ahmed Kham Rahami,

Karl Thompson / September 12, 2016

There’s a couple of really useful documentaries relevant to the crime and deviance module which have been on recently, which

Karl Thompson / September 10, 2016

Three articles about the close and friendly relationship between politicians and big business caught my attention this week. The three

Karl Thompson / September 8, 2016

Michael Foley: The Age of Absurdity – Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to Be Happy (2010) Most of what

Karl Thompson / September 1, 2016

Functionalists believe society shapes the individual and that social order and value consensus are good.

Mary Berry’s recent comments against deep fat fryers and Jaffa cake dunking could be interpreted (using Bourdieu) as an example of

The British media love The Olympics, especially when ‘Team GB’ are so successful, but there’s a lot more to individual

A new monthly post outlining recent programmes relevant to Sociology on TV – most will be on the BBC as