Criminal Justice, Ethnicity and Racism
Both Paul Gilroy and Stuart Hall argue that crime statistics are socially constructed and these statistics do not reflect underlying […]
Pot Luck
Sociology
Crime and Deviance, Social class, wealth and income inequalities
Social Class and Crime
Prison statistics suggest the lower class commit more crime, which consensus theorists and right realists accept, but Marxists believe the crimes of the elite are hidden and yet more harmful.
Sociology on TV
Crude – The Real Cost of Oil
This documentary is the story of a lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.The
Crime and Deviance
The Role of the Police in Controlling and Reducing Crime
This post offers various perspectives on the role of police in society, including Consensus Theory, Right Realism, Left Realism, Marxism, and Interactionism. It discusses the application of these theories to policing in the UK. It also addresses the current state of policing, emphasizing community-oriented and problem-oriented approaches, as well as the evolving nature of policing in a postmodern society.
Sociology in the News
Sociology in the News (8) – Killer Clowns and Donald Trump’s Misogyny
The Killer Clown Craze The societal response to the so called ‘Killer Clown Craze‘ seems like a good example of
Families and Households, New Right
Evaluating the The New Right View of the Family
The New Right believe that the traditional nuclear family is best and are critical of other ‘non-standard’ family types such
Consumerism, Culture and Identity, Globalisation, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Social Theories
Sociological Theories of Consumerism and Consumption
Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about the things we might consume, and how we might consume
Media, Sociology on TV
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
A level sociology exam practice, Crime and Deviance, Sociology key terms
Key Concepts for A Level Sociology – Crime and Deviance
definitions of key concepts for A-level sociology students
A level sociology exam practice
Analyse two ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10)
Outline and analyse some of the ways in which crime has changed in postmodern society (10) An example of how