Surveillance Society
The following article discusses the use of surveillance in businesses to monitor employees.
Impact of Parents on Children (Gender Roles)
Here is an interesting video exploring the impact of parents on gender roles of their children.
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.
Podcast Recommendation: Behaving Ourselves
In the first of a series of podcasts looking at manners, David Mitchell explores where manners come from.
Is Private Education Good for Society
This new, short video from The Economist social policy team explores the benefits and drawbacks to society of private education.
Chicano Subculture
The following video explores chicano subculture that is a mix of Mexican and American culture e.g., dress and music.
The Age of Stupid: Climate Change
The following video from The Guardian revisits some of the individuals involved in making the film: The Age of Stupid, a film about climate change.
Instagram Debt
A video about the financial cost of being an Instagram influencer.
The following video from The New York Times follows a number of Disneyland employees who are campaigning for a living wage in the USA.
'Dumb' British Laws
The following video follows a journalist from Vice deliberately breaking laws in front of the police.
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...
Podcast recommendation: BBC Radio Four Analysis - Do children of married parents do better?
Another podcast from BBC Radio Four Analysis but this time discussing the outcomes of children raised by different types of family (married, cohabiting and single parents).
Waste and Recycling
A follow up post to one from last week for the Global Development unit about recycling/waste.
The following podcast from BBC Radio Four entitled ‘The War for Normal’ explores how influencers (from across different political divides) are changing people’s opinions predominately using social...
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.
Education: Paying for University
Here is an article/opinion piece about the lengths that the wealthy will go to ensure that their child attends a elite university.
Podcast recommendation: BBC World Service (Welfare State)
The following short podcast explores the role of the welfare state.
Dirty Business: Recycling
Here is a documentary from Sky News about recycling and it could be used for the Global Development unit.