In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Paul Seabright about his book 'The divine economy' and how religions operate as successful businesses in order to make profit and demonstrate power. Paul explains why we must carefully consider the question of secularisation, how religions can gain power in both positive and negative ways and how the story of one young girls tells us a lot about the impact religion can have on an individual.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Anton Roberts about his research on homelessness and masculinity. Anton is a researcher at the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University, within the disciplines of Sociology and Criminology. His specific research areas of focus are homelessness and exaggerated 'hyper' forms of masculinity.

You can lcontact Anton on email - A.Roberts@mmu.ac.uk

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In this episode, Matthew talks to writer and Darwinian scholar, Paula Wright. Through her MSc in Psychology, Culture and Evolution (Evolutionary Psychology) at Brunel London, Paula has questioned Feminism for ignoring biology and that some forms of Feminism actually restrict female choice. The discussion considers whether Sociology as a discipline is too quick to make the assumption that all behaviour is socially constructed by ignoring biological differences. As Paula notes on her website - 'History has demonstrated many times, that whenever our species attempts to take control of biology and bend it out of shape to ideological goals, human tragedy always follows'.

You can read more from Paula here - https://paulawright.substack.com/ and follow her on twitter - @SexyIsntSexist

In this episode, Matthew talks to Deanna Dadusc, Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti and Stephen Burrell about the issue of violence against women and girls following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard. The discussion focuses on what the murder of Sarah Everard tells us about society already and considers the systemic and structural changes that need to happen in order to tackle this ongoing issue.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Duncan Exley about his book 'The End of Aspiration?
Social Mobility and Our Children’s Fading Prospects'. Duncan discusses some of the people he spoke to via semi structured interviews about their experiences of moving up from a working class childhood into a higher social status and some of the challenges they encountered on that journey.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Sarah McLaughlin about studying Sociology as an adult through an access course. Sarah explains the structure, grading and content of the course and what students can expect. She also talks through some of the challenges of returning to the classroom as an adult especially for those that have spent some time out of education.

In this episode, Matthew talks to the comedian, journalist and political satirist - Andrew Doyle. Andrew is perhaps best known for being the co-creator of the fictional character Jonathan Pie and for being the man behind the Titania McGrath parody account on twitter. In part one Andrew talks about Titania in relation to the culture wars, the social justice movement and wokeism. In the second half of the interview Andrew discusses his new book 'Free speech and why it matters'.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Richard Driscoll who is a teacher at Shenzhen College of International Education about his experiences of teaching the subject in China for the last seven years. Richard explains how Sociology has gained a very high status amongst the students and also about a recent webinar he delivered linking Sociological issues to the pandemic.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Jasmine Harris - an Associate Professor of Sociology at Ursinus College. Jasmine holds a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a Masters degree in Public Communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Dr. Harris’ research, writing, and teaching, focus on the impacts of racism and racial inequality on Black communities and Black people as individuals, particularly when living and working in predominantly white institutional settings. Her examination of academic experiences among DI football and men’s basketball players has appeared in the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Her forthcoming book examines the impacts of educational racism on Black women in the U.S.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the beliefs and religion topic covering issues such as Scientology, secularisation, spirituality, age and religion and apostasy.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Kate Herrity from the University of Cambridge and Dr Jason Warr from De Montford University about their new book - Sensory Penalties. Sensory Penalties reflects an explosion in explorations of the sensory and disrupts conventional expectations of both form and focus by expanding anthropological practices and craft into the field of criminology and criminological research.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the Crime and Deviance topic on issues such as masculinity, green crime, ethnicity, cyber crime and increasing female crime.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Brian McDonough who is course leader in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences at Solent university in Southampton. Brian discusses his new book; Flying Aeroplanes and Other Sociological Tales: An Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods including chapters such as 'The sociologist and the stolen bicycle'.

In this student takeover episode, Aimee Elsworth from Blackfen 6th form discusses the issue of Anti-semitism in education. Aimee quite rightly highlights that this is an issue very much under represented and discussed in the topic of education. If you would like to do a student takeover episode then simply send an MP3 file to thesociologyshowpodcast@gmail.com

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In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the Education topic such as ethnicity, Social class, gender, the national curriculum, streaming and the effectiveness of sanctions.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Nicola Ingram. Nicola is Professor of Sociology and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research is focused on young people and social inequalities in education and work. She has published widely on these issues and her recent books include: Working-Class Boys and Educational Success: Teenage Identities, Masculinities and Urban Schooling (Palgrave MacMillan 2018); Educational Choices, Aspirations and Transitions in Europe (Routledge 2018); Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility: the Degree Generation (Palgrave MacMillan 2016); and Moving on Up? Unequal Graduate Labour Market Struggles (Bristol University Press, Forthcoming). Nicola is co-founder and co-convenor of the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) Bourdieu Study Group, and co-convenor of the BSA Sociology of Education Study Group. She is on the editorial board of the Sociological Review, Sociology and the British Journal of Sociology of Education.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the families and household topic on issues such as childhood, family diversity, affairs in marriage and changes in solo living.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Bethany Robertson from The University of York about her research on gender identities of women in farming. Bethany discusses how she has interviewed many women working in the farming industry and some of their experiences of this.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Idil Galip about Internet memes. Idil explains the etymology of the term, what constitutes a meme and how and why meme creators use them. The discussion goes on to why memes such as the Bernie Sanders mitten meme and the 4 lads meme become a viral phenomenon.

In this episode, Matthew conducts the second part of his interview with Professor Angela McRobbie, this time focusing on her work from the late 80s all the way up to the present day. Angela talks about her research such as British Fashion Design: Rag Trade or Image Industry?,
The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change and Feminism and the Politics of 'Resilience'.

If you have yet to listen to Part 1 of the interview you can find this here - https://www.spreaker.com/user/12291241/angela-mcrobbie

In this episode, Matthew talks to Drew Dalton from the University of Sunderland about what you can expect from studying a Sociology degree. Drew explains some of the different pathways and routes you can take and what modules you can expect to study within them. Drew discusses the classic BSC Sociology route, the gender and inequality route, the social policy route and also the research and practice route.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Ali Meghji - A Lecturer in Social Inequalities at Magdelene College, University of Cambridge. In part 1 Ali talks about his publication: 'Black middle class Britannia: identities, repertoires, cultural consumption, racism, resistance and social change'. In part 2 Ali talks about his 2020 publication: 'Decolonizing Sociology' and reflects on the importance of how the subject is both taught and learnt by individuals.

In this episode, Matthew talks to 4 Sociology students about their experiences of learning online for Sociology under the current lockdown restrictions. Rosie, Juno, Bailey and Kitty outline some of the difficulties and benefits of working from home as well as their honest feedback into the type of lessons which are more or less beneficial to keep them motivated and engaged.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Alex Blower about his research on widening access to higher education. Alex talks about his qualitative research into this important issue and takes a particular focus on the issue of white, working class boys.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Sociology teacher and examiner Katie Tyler about how to approach questions on Social class and education. Katie explains some classic sociologists, contemporary studies and synoptic studies that can be applied. The discussion also considers some of the dos and don'ts of tackling such a question.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Kate Stewart from Nottingham Trent university and Dr. Matthew Cole from the Open University about their research on veganism. They discuss their own route into the topic and their personal journey into veganism, the impact of primary socialisation on children and food and also why the vegan movement has seen an upsurge in recent years.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Letisha Brown - an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech. She is an affiliate of the Africana Studies. Letisha's research primarily adopts a black feminist approach to examine representations of black females in sport and black girlhoods, her work also examines the lived experiences of food and eating among college-educated adults.

In this episode, Matthew talks through four studies that use a qualitative method. One study uses content analysis and interviews, another relies on a case study, one uses participant observation and one uses unstructured interviews. If you are looking for more studies to refer to in your essays then this should be of use to you.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Claire Markham - a Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology. Claire talks about her work on rural pubs and rural communities, what the local pub can mean to a village, how pubs have to adapt to a changing market and the impacts of pub closures to the rural communities.

In this episode, Matthew talks through four studies that use a quantitative method. One study uses a postal questionnaire, another relies on police statistics, one uses the American census and one uses a survey given to school children. If you are looking for more studies to refer to in your essays then this should be of use to you.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Laura Bentley about her research on working class women in higher education. Laura is a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology at The University of Birmingham. Laura's work seeks to examine and demonstrate how inequalities are established and reproduced through policies and practices in education, employment and wider societal structures, and works to eradicate these.

In this episode, we continue understanding research methods and look at PETs - The practical, ethical and theoretical issues that sociologists must consider before and during their research. This also covers some key studies that help to understand the issues of PETs.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Julia Martinez-Arino all about religion. Julia discusses her work on the process of apostasy from the Catholic church and how this impacts ideas around culture. Julia also then explains the provisions that prisons and hospitals often have to make in regard to religious diversity and the requirements of individuals.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Ben Hewitson from the allsociology:take 1 podcast about research methods. Ben explains the difference between primary and secondary research, qualitative and quantitative data and those all important terms - Validity, Reliability and Representativeness.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor of Sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University - Sudhir Venkatesh. Sudhir explains his famous book 'Gang leader for a day' in terms of how he came to study the Black Kings gang on the Robert Taylor homes estates, his ethnographic methodology and his overall conclusions and findings from the ground-breaking research.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Catherine Lee MBE about section 28 which was in place in the UK between 1988 and 2003. Catherine discusses her book - Pretended: Schools and Section 28: Historical, Cultural and Personal Perspectives as well as her involvement in the recent film, Blue Jean (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8649344/)

You can follow Catherine on twitter - @DrCatherineLee

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ashley Morgan about international men's day. Ashley talks about the purpose of the movement, the key issues behind it and why it is an important issue for everyone in society.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Teresa Crew about her book 'Higher Education and Working-Class Academics: Precarity and Diversity in Academia'. Teresa talks about her journey into the world of sociology, her inspirations and what she feels a working class academic can bring to the classroom.

In this student special, Matthew talks to Sociology and Politics teacher Emma Aston about the difference between left and right wing thinking. Emma explains where the terms originate from, the basic principles and then how they would differ on their attitudes towards the family, education, religion and crime.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sam Baars who is Director of Research and Operations at The Centre for Education & Youth, he is also the creator of the Worthing Museum Podcast. Sam's research interests are in young people, area-based inequalities, social science impact and local economic development.

In this short episode, Matthew asks which guests you would like to hear from and also what else would you like covered in the student specials?

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nicola Harding from Lancaster University. In part 1 Nicola discusses her long and winding route into the world of Sociology. In part 2 she outlines her wide variety of research in particular her work on women and punishment.

In this episode. Matthew talks to Drew Dalton from The university of Sunderland all about Post-modernism. Drew explains the difference between modernity, liquid modernity and post-modernity as well as explaining ideas from the likes of Bauman, Foucault and Baudrillard.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Caroline Bald. Caroline is MA course lead for Social Work and Human Rights at University of Essex and a registered social worker specialising originally in criminal justice. She is a Professional Doctorate in Social Care Education student researching 'Wellbeing discourse, understanding and implications in Social Work Education

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nathan Kerrigan all about symbolic interactionism. Nathan explains the ideas of Weber, Mead, Goffman, Simmel and Becker as well as the key overarching ideas of the discipline and their approach to research.

In this episode, Matthew talks to cultural sociologist, theorist and methodologist - Dr. Monique Charles. Monique talks about her research into the UK Grime scene and her study - ‘Hallowed be thy Grime? : A musicological and sociological genealogy of Grime music and its relation to black Atlantic religious discourse.’

In this episode, Matthew talks to Jon Alexander, the author of - Citizens: why the key to fixing everything is all of us. Citizens traces human history from the Subject Story of kings and empires to the current Consumer Story, bringing together the evidence that we have always been Citizens by nature. It sets out the tools we need to reinvent our organisations and our politics, equipping us to face the many challenges of our time. It shows us what we must do to survive and thrive – as individuals, as organisations, even as a species.

You can find out more about Jon and the book on his website - https://www.jonalexander.net/ and you can follow him on twitter @jonjalex

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Claire Sedgwick all about Feminism. Claire discusses the different waves of Feminism, the branches of Feminism, the key areas of focus and gives some top tips of key Feminist writers to read about in more detail.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Alicia Walker on her research around intimate relationships and infidelity. In part one Alicia discusses her book;The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity. In part 2 she discusses her latest book; Chasing Masculinity: Men, Validation, and Infidelity.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nick Stevenson from the University of Nottingham all about Marxism. Nick explains about the communist manifesto, the alienation of work, the system of capitalism and the different branches of Marxism.