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.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Lousie Owusu-Kwarteng who is an associate professor of Sociology at the university of Greenwich. Louise talks about her research on ethnicity and education, the experiences of West African students, intra-racial tensions and her current research on black identity and music.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Laura Way about Functionalism- what it is, where it originated and who are the most important theorists within the discipline. Terms such as Positivism, consensus, meritocracy and anomie are all discussed here.
In this episode, Matthew talks to the Social Gerontologist - Dr. Robin Hadley. Rob's research focuses on male childlessness and ageing and here he explains his own personal experiences of being an older childless man along with the findings of his research on a topic that is pretty much neglected within the field of Sociology.
In this short episode, I ask for your questions. You can ask anything about Sociology no matter how simple or complex you think the question is. Please send your questions to thesociologyshowpodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Alison Lamont from The University of Roehampton about her research on the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China. Alison's work looks at the impact on the family unit following the tragedy and how such incidents were reported by the Chinese media.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Circe Newbold who is an A-level Sociology teacher and examiner for a major exam board about the topic of Positivism and Interpretivism. The discussion looks at the ways the two disciplines view society and the different methods they adopt when conducting their research.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Claire Sedgwick from the University of Nottingham about her book; Feminist Media: From the second wave to the digital age. Claire also talks about her current research on stand up comedy and the sociological issues which arise from the scene.
In this episode, Matthew defines 18 key terms that you need to know for studying Sociology from norms, values and roles to anticipatory socialisation, sanctions and social construction. These terms are the basic terms that Sociologists use all the time in their writing and theories. Enjoy.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Aaron Winter who is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminal justice at The University of East London. Aaron's work focusses on right wing extremism, terrorism, racism, anti-semitism and islamophobia.
In this episode, Matthew talks through 15 films influential and inspirational films for Sociology whether you are a student, teacher or just intrigued! Each film will have a brief synopsis, the year it was released, a rating score from IMDB and which topics it would be useful for.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Laura Way about her qualitative research into the lives of ageing punk women. Laura explains what the punk scene means to those women who were part of the scene in their youth but remain connected to the scene as they get older too.
Are you about to start answering exam style questions for Sociology? Do you have an essay to write and you're not sure how to start it, structure it and what to include? In this episode, Matthew talks to Kate Flatley who is both a teacher and an examiner of Sociology about how you should set out your answers and put your essays together. You can help fund the show here - https://www.gofundme.com/manage/the-sociology-show...
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Lucy Neville from the University of Leicester on her book "Girls who like boys who like boys'. Lucy explains her methodologies and findings from interviewing women who enjoy watching male on male pornography. Please note that this episodes has some explicit themes.
Are you studying Sociology for the first time? Do you want to know a little bit more about what Sociology is, what you will study and what you can do with a Sociology qualification? In this episode, Matthew talks to fellow teacher Ben Hewitson about some of the common questions students have when studying the subject for the first time. You can help fund the show here - https://www.gofundme.com/manage/the-sociology-show
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Poonam Madar about her research on the lived experiences of black British males particularly in the London area. Poonam explains the findings from her interviews with the men on the topics of education, employment and the media.
In this short episode, Matthew provides an update on what is happening with the podcast and also explains the upcoming guests for the next few weeks.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Anna Tarrant from The University of Lincoln on her work around parenting and fatherhood. Anna explains in detail about her qualitative methodologies and some of the experiences of fathers/grandfathers and their relationship with parenting.
In this short bonus episode, Matthew talks to Professor Steve Bruce from the University of Aberdeen about secularisation. This interview was recorded back in 2007 and has just been found on an old hard drive collecting dust!
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ryan Scoats from Coventry University about his research on threesomes. Ryan explains all about his methodology, sample and findings from his book 'Understanding threesomes: Sex, gender and consensual non-monogamy'.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Angela McRobbie from Goldsmiths University about her early research from the Mid 70s to the late 80s including studies on magazines for girls, female subcultures, women and music/fashion and the issue of moral panics. This podcast forms the first half of a two part interview.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sheila Quaid from The University of Sunderland about her research on the family and child free women. Sheila has conducted interviews with a variety of women who do not have children with a diversity and variety of reasons as to why that is the case from those who have never wanted to children to those that wish they could.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Grace Robinson from The university of Leeds and the Director of Black Box Research and Consultancy Ltd. Grace talks about her research into child criminal exploitation within the world of class A drugs and how youths are used to deliver and supply the drugs across county lines.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Steven Roberts from Monash University in Melbourne about youths and masculinity. Steven explains his interest in youth cultures and how the parameters of youth age brackets continue to shift as well as describing the experiences of working class male youths and how those experiences are changing. Steven also discusses his new textbook 'Youth Sociology' written with Alan France, Julia Coffey and Cathy Waite.
In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Mark Doidge from The University of Brighton about football fans, fan culture and ultras. Mark discusses a range of issues surrounding the game such as politics, racism, sexism, community work and inclusivity as well as his own ethnographic research on fan culture in Europe.
In this BONUS episode, Matthew talks to Alex Buckley about the campaign to get Sociology on the syllabus at all schools. Alex explains how Sociology could and should be incorporated into the national curriculum for years 7-9. You can also read more about this here - http://www.sociologyonthesyllabus.org/
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Aliya Hamid Rao who is an assistant Professor of Sociology at Singapore management university. Aliya talks about her new book 'Crunch time; how married couples confront unemployment' and how the treatment of unemployment differs compared to whether it is the male or female has that faces the predicament.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ian Cushing from Brunel University about the issue of language. Ian is a lecturer in education and focuses on the ideas of language policy, language in schools, young people's language and whether language policing is simply another form of discrimination.
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sian Lewis, an associate lecturer of Criminology and Sociology at The University of Roehampton. Sian explains about her ethnographic research into the issue of sexual harassment on the London underground and the experiences that many females face on their journeys and daily commutes.
