Equality of Educational Opportunity
James Coleman’s classic sociology study on the structural inequalities of the American education system has an ongoing influence in academia and in public discussions.
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Role of the Anthropologist
Anthropological training is sought-after for casting agents in the high fashion industry. University of Cincinnati anthropologist, Dr Stephanie Sadre-Orafai, says:
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Post-Brexit World
Dr Rachel Moss reflects on how unkindess and injustice will flourish in post-Brexit.
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Rethinking the Life Course
In many Western societies, we go about our daily routine, we generally think about our life trajectory following a fairly linear path. So what happens if our work lives are disrupted?
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Strengthening Youth Services
A new study finds that there are wide discrepancies in the mental health outcomes of young people living in rural and urban areas.
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Beyond Stereotypes of Gen Y
This infographic draws on a number of market research surveys by popular websites. The data show that Millennials are highly educated, entrepreneurial and hard-working. But what does the social science research say?
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Toxic Management
Sociologists Martha Crowley and Randy Hodson conducted a study of the organisational dysfunction at General Motors. In a climate where people feared job cuts, every layer of management was afraid to report problems upwards, as there were many examples of people who had been fired after raising issues.
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Ageing and Stereotypes
Professor Bill Von Hippel, psychologist, finds that older people rely more on stereotypes to make decisions which can make them more inflexible to new ideas and to changes.
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How Poverty of Work Becomes Entrenched
A sociology study of the experiences of working class migrant workers finds that the conditions of their work make it virtually impossible to get ahead.
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In Support of the Public Library
Public funding for libraries tends to be decreasing in many parts of the world. The idea that libraries and librarians are redundant because we can search for information online is false.
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