Teachers and Guns
Donald Trumps’s recommendation that teachers should be armed to help prevent shootings in schools has been largely criticised by many organisations, teachers and the press.
Female Workers in Turkey
The following article highlights the differences in women’s rights in Turkey.
The Future is Renewable
It is reported that more than 100 cities are now powered predominately from renewable energy sources.
Aid Staff Complicit in Abuse
Revelations about aid workers paying local people for sex has hit charities such as Oxfam.
Equality of Pay and Gender Differences
I read this article on the Mariella Frostrup column with interest as it examines a man's question about whether his girlfriend would 'love him less if he earned less than her'.
Modern Slavery
The following article follows a man called Stephen who had been trafficked from Hanoi, Vietnam and ended up working in a cannabis farm in the UK.
Bradford Unemployment
The following article examines some of the issues faced by young people in Bradford.
The Enlightenment Now
One potentially tricky area of sociology is the study of modernity and how this fits with the bigger picture of studying society, both in the past, the present and looking towards the future.
Education for Refugees
The following article examines the ability to enter education for two teenage boys in two different countries.
Commuting
Millions (if not billions!) of people around the world commute to get to work.
Getting all the Data
The Census is collected and published every 10 years in the UK. The data gathered shows the makeup (e.g., gender, ages, ethnicity, employment figures) for a particular population.
Votes for Women: 100 Years
Last week saw the centenary of the vote for (some) women in the UK. The change in the law (Representation of the People Act, 1918) allowed some other groups of men to vote also.
The Opioid Crisis
The following article focuses on the opioid crisis in Australia.
The British Empire
Another useful documentary series (once again from the BBC!) this time looking at the British Empire.
Megacities
The following video explores episode one of a documentary series originally aired on BBC One looking at megacities.
Irish Abortion Referendum
The following video highlights the Irish government’s decision to hold a nationwide vote into abortion rules. Significantly, the government has chosen to hold the referendum in May, when students...
Political Views and Attractiveness
So, apparently one’s political views are linked to a person’s attractiveness…
Channel 4 News: Jordan Peterson
The following video from Channel 4 News is the full interview between journalist Cathy Newman and the clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson.