Judges in the annual SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence awarded Dr Dawn Lyon first prize in the Sociological Research Online category for her article documenting the … Read more
Tag: sociology
New book offers perspective on multiracial families
In her new book, Multiracial Parents: Mixed Race Families, Generational Change, and the Future of Race, Miri Song considers how mixed-race parents identify with and … Read more
Leading Chinese Universities adopt ‘EMR’ developed by Joy Zhang
This week Tsinghua University has incorporated the Educational Module Resource (EMR) on the public engagement of science into their postgraduate module, Innovation and the Development … Read more
Dr Joy Zhang to advise iGEM competition
Dr Joy Zhang has been appointed as a member of the Human Practices Committee for the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM). Launched by the … Read more
Religion and the Global City
In their new book, Religion and the Global City, David Garbin (SSPSSR) and Anna Strhan (SECL) explore how religious movements and actors shape and are … Read more
Sociology academic and alumna feature in China’s official newspaper
On 5 June, China’s official newspaper, People’s Daily (Overseas Edition), dedicated a special section of four articles to Dr Joy Zhang’s recent book, Small World: … Read more
Understanding student protest and political participation
Paths and barriers to mobilising young people for politial action In his new book, Participation and Non-Participation in Student Activism, Alexander Hensby develops our understanding … Read more
Flexible working better for men than women
Flexitime and having autonomy over working hours – known as schedule control – impacts differently on men and women and may increase the gender pay … Read more
SSPSSR Employability Month
Join us for SSPSSR Employability Month throughout February for careers insights from industry professionals including alumni, networking opportunities, an international internships fair plus a free trip … Read more
How do we think about Human Suffering?
In their new book, A Passion for Society: How We Think About Human Suffering, Kent sociologist Iain Wilkinson and Harvard University’s Arthur Kleinman document the origins and … Read more