Sociology in the News 6 (Surveillance and Crime Control)
Last week, millions of mobile phones across New York City got a text alert. It read “Wanted: Ahmed Kham Rahami, […]
Sociology in the News
Sociology
Crime and Deviance
Synoptic Surveillance and Crime Control
Thomas Mathiesen (1997) posits the concept of the ‘synopticon’, where widespread surveillance allows mutual monitoring. This contrasts with Foucault’s panopticon. Synoptic surveillance, exemplified by public monitoring and media scrutiny of politicians, may deter deviant behavior. However, classic law enforcement can impede bottom-up scrutiny. The implications for societal control and elite compliance are significant.
Crime and Deviance, Postmodernism and Late Modernsim
Late Modernity, Social Exclusion and Crime
Jock Young (1999) argues we are now living in a late modern society characterised by instability, insecurity and exclusion, which
Sociology on TV
Sociology on TV August – September 2016
There’s a couple of really useful documentaries relevant to the crime and deviance module which have been on recently, which
Neoliberalism and The New Right, Sociology in the News
Sociology in the News (4)
Three articles about the close and friendly relationship between politicians and big business caught my attention this week. The three
Book summaries
Age of Absurdity – Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to be Happy
Michael Foley: The Age of Absurdity – Why Modern Life Makes it Hard to Be Happy (2010) Most of what
Functionalism, Social Theories
Functionalism – An Introduction
Functionalists believe society shapes the individual and that social order and value consensus are good.
Social class, wealth and income inequalities, Sociology on TV
Mary Berry’s Cultural Capital and Gregg Wallace’s Love of Sociology
Mary Berry’s recent comments against deep fat fryers and Jaffa cake dunking could be interpreted (using Bourdieu) as an example of
Social class, wealth and income inequalities, Social Theories
Sociological Analysis of The Olympics
The British media love The Olympics, especially when ‘Team GB’ are so successful, but there’s a lot more to individual
Sociology on TV
Sociology on TV – August 2016
A new monthly post outlining recent programmes relevant to Sociology on TV – most will be on the BBC as