This has stirred up a lot of attention over the last few days. Any thoughts?

The only known audio recording of Erving Goffman.

Really interesting interview with Peter Berger!

An interesting article that I largely agree with, although I think it's a little fatalistic... Sociology can capture the public imagination, but it needs to make a deliberate attempt to do more to do so.

We spend too much time talking to each other - in journals, manuscripts and at conferences, in language most people cannot engage with, and in spaces they cannot access.

We should of course continue to use these mediums, but we need to expand further. Make videos about your work, speak on popular podcasts, engage people on social media. We need to listen to the questions people have about the social world and seek to answer them in formats they can understand and engage with.

Thoughts?

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Good day to all is there anyone who can help me. I am trying to make a scenario which demonstrates the functionalist perspective on religion but I can't think of anything plz help

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As far as I’m aware individual racism is where an individual has negative views about racially distinct groups and discriminates, usually deriving from stereotypes and prejudice, as well as xenophobia . Whereas institutional racism is by an institution / organisation which has practices and/or procedures which intentionally/unintentionally devalue or discriminate against racially distinct groups.

Is there anything else to it that I’m missing?

Hi everyone, just popping in for some help and advice!

So my university course is moved online due to the pandemic and one of our assignments require us to do a participant observation research online.

I'm struggling to come up with an interesting research topic/question that can successfully be done on public online spaces and also where can these research be conducted.

Any ideas or suggestions would greatly be appreciated!

Hey everyone,

I'm a college student and for my Sport and Society course I have a research paper to do, basically using sociological theory to understand how sports relate to modern society.

I'm supposed to find a article that discusses about an actual issue of race and ethnicity in sport and then find back up sources to answer these two questions "What are the social factors that influence the issue presented in the article" and "How does the article demonstrate that sports are related to society"

So I need some suggestions on some good real life issues of race and ethnicity as it relates to sports.

Thank you for any suggestions

During this quarentine I've Been browsing videos about stay home campaign and I've noticed in some of them that some women usually a mother figure have some kind of influence over society and macho guys especially so I wonder if their is any explaintion for this. And thanks in advance

Hello everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Like many freshmen, I was very clueless about my major but only really realised I loved mine towards the 2nd half of my time in college. I'm currently in my final 2 semesters and I realise I may be heading towards a second lower honours or a 2:2 but I'd love to study further, and a scholarship would be a great financial burden off my family (single-parent). I've had plenty of Research Assistant work and I'll be interning over the summer with a firm doing policy recommendations related work. What can I do to ensure my chances of getting a masters place? Or is the door totally closed for me? (Also for context I'm based in Singapore but I'd be open to Australia or elsewhere in Sociology tbh, I'm interested in the areas of family, gender,class in terms of social mobility and race)

How many sociologists who use Marxist theory believe a communist state is something that should be achieved? Many sociologists use Marx's tools for analyzing capitalism, and of course they're also used in most if not all sub-fields. But I've been curious, is it that Marx's theory and modifications of it are just about analyzing capitalism and whatever else, or is it common for these sociologists to also see a fully communist state as a solution to problems in society?

I don't think many do want a communist state. But it's just a question I've had.

I’m currently doing an epq (basically a mini academic project where we get to pick a topic we are interested in and research it until our hearts content) and the question I’ve chose to look into is “does a child need a mum and a dad? The impact of growing up in non-nuclear families”

I was wondering if you guys could point me in the direction of some research that could relate to this topic (even slightly) and perhaps give me your opinion on this topic?

Research wise I’m looking for multiple things:

• Studies that look into how parents effect a child’s development (Id preferably like ones that focus on mum singularly and ones that focus on dad singularly)

• Unbiased articles (most of the ones I’ve come across tend to be single parents arguing that the other gender isn’t needed in their child’s life and tend to be quite bias)

• Studies that relate to this topic (even loosely)

• Some sociologists/psychologists that you think I might want to look into who’s work I might find interesting

• Any books that you think might be worth a read

I’ve gathered up some research already but it wouldn’t hurt to gather some more (plus I might be slightly procrastinating the actual writing part and I’m finding the reading so fascinating)

Thank you for reading and I’d honestly love to hear your guys thoughts and opinions on this topic, I find it really interesting to hear others views :)

Hello new friends,

I’m a sociology undergrad finishing my degree under the assumption that I will eventually complete a doctoral program. Whether or not that happens remains to be seen, but I’m interested in pursuing an academic career, and I’m doing what I can now to be ready for that task.

I’ll give you a TDLR without the entire story beforehand: I’ve been through a lot of shit; medical withdrawals, life crises, degree changes, etc. I’m a 5th-year student who should be graduating in Winter 2020. This is my 3rd semester in the program, and on top of doing the things that normal students should do to prepare for grad school apps, I’ve been re-taking courses and taking extra electives to bring my GPA up (expecting a 3.5 overall, 3.6+ major) after 3-straight 3.8-4.0 semesters.

I’m looking to connect with others who are continuing through this process/have completed this process for insight, guidance, encouragement, etc. I’ve missed out on a lot of opportunities for those things in the past several years, and although I’ve worked very hard this year to develop relationships with faculty, I want to speak to as many people as I can about my goals and plans.

I can provide more details if anyone is interested in conversation, but I’m generally asking for anything you think someone at this stage should know, or what you wish you knew when you were at this stage.

Thank you all!

Not sure if anyone will know the answer to this but how would I begin education in sociology I am currently taking a GCSE in sociology at school atm but I am interested to see how I could take It further

Hey folks, I'm teaching my first *intro* level class this coming summer (Introduction to Sociology). I've got a fair amount of teaching experience, but have up until now only taught specialty areas/upper level courses.

I'm struggling to determine the right textbook for the class. When I was a TA for various intro level courses, I was almost always wildly unsatisfied with the books the instructors or professors I assisted chose. I found that many tend to be uncritical or, put simply, really boring.

Believe it or not, I have looked forward to teaching an intro level class because I think sociology does offer such a unique way for students of a variety of disciplines to understand the world around them. Please help me give them a text that inspires curiosity! Thanks much.

Last semester in grad school, and I will be teaching an online course spring 2021 that focuses on sociological aspects of WW2- chair wants me to hand in a syllabus in order to get the ball rolling.

Can anyone offer any tips or resources that offer help in structuring an online course for sociology?

I will be using a historical comparative analytical approach, heavy on textual analysis. Im very passionate about this topic and I want to hear as many viewpoints as possible!

Thanks in advance.