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Male Fertility
Here is an interesting article that highlights how male fertility may be affected by a quest to be more attractive to the opposite sex.
Malaysia returns waste
Malaysia's environment minister, Yeo Bin Yin has recently pledged to return waste to countries where it was sent from.
Music Education in Schools
The following article from The Guardian explores a proposal by Youth Music, a charity that aims to promote music education in schools.
Digital Gender Bias
Here is an interesting article that links media and gender in regards to digital assistants, such as Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri.
Abortion Ban in Alabama
A recent bill has been passed in Alabama, USA to prevent women from seeking abortion procedures.
BBC Female Contributors
The BBC launched a 50:50 challenge in April 2018 to ensure that there were an equal number of male and female contributors (online and on-air).
'Elder Abuse'
A criminal case recently came to light about Keya Morgan, a memorabilia dealer who become close to Stan Lee (co-creator of The Avengers and Spider-Man).
Britain and Inequality
The following article from The Guardian discusses how rising inequality in the UK could put the country "on the same path as the US to become one of the most unequal nations on earth".
Free School Meals
Many students from disadvantaged families receive free school meals when they attend school, which often counts as lunch package.
GP Patient Visits
The following article from The Guardian highlights the increasing pressure that GPs are facing with increasing numbers of patient visits.
Extinction Rebellion
There have been a large number of protests in the UK from individuals associated with Extinction Rebellion.
Botched Cosmetic Procedures
Here is an article that could be used for the Health unit looking at how to raise awareness about the risks associated with cosmetic procedures such as lip fillers.
Social Media Bans
The UK's data watchdog is considering banning 'likes' and 'streaks' on social media platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat.
UK Child Poverty Targets
The following article discusses the concept of relative deprivation/poverty in relation to children.
Stalking Awareness
Last week was ‘Stalking Awareness Week’ and the following article follows the experience of a BBC journalist who was a victim of stalking.
Divorce Laws
The following article explores how divorce reforms may help ease a potential ‘blame game’ between couples.
MP Expenses - 10 years on
Many A-Level Sociology students may not be familiar with/remember the MP expense scandal but the following article (and accompanying documentary - details at the end of the article) explores the...
Too Poor to Play
Here is an article from The Guardian about how in some housing developers in London are preventing people from using communal areas such as playgrounds.
Social Media Content
The following article from BBC News explores the efforts that some social media companies are making to remove certain content about the attack.
China's social credit system
China recently banned some 23 million people from buying travel tickets as part of their ‘social credit’ system.