Interview with Catherine Owen

In Episode 7 -1.What is the New right view of crime and devIance2.How can socialisation impact criminality3.Who are the underclass You can also book private online tutoring at www.calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podc ...  Show more

In Episode 6 -1.What is the Subcultural view of crime and devIance2.How can subcultural crime be functional3.How can subcultural crime be a reaction to capitalism and patriarchyYou can also book private online tutoring at www.calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring Become a supporter ...  Show more

The relationship between science and religion has long been a heated debate and is becoming an ever more popular topic. The scientific capacity to manipulate and change humans and their environment through genetic engineering, life extension, and AI is going to take a huge leap f ...  Show more

Erving Goffman has always seen as somewhat of an enigma by sociologists and historians of the discipline. In his provocative new book Erving Goffman and the Cold War (2023, Lexington) Gary Jaworski suggests a ‘marginal man’ trope has grown up around him, whereby Goffman is seen a ...  Show more

Where does morality fit into contemporary social science? In Moral Minefields: How Sociologists Debate Good Science (U Chicago Press, 2023), Shai Dromi, an Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology at Harvard University and Samuel Stabler Associate Teaching Profes ...  Show more

Have you ever considered the lighter side of dark matter? Comedy has proved an unexpectedly succesful way to engage people with science - as today's guest knows first-hand.Astrophysicist Catherine Heymans is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh and the current Astronomer Ro ...  Show more