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The Sociology Show

By: Matthew Wilkin
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  • The Sociology show hosted by Matthew Wilkin conducts interviews with a range of different people within the world of Sociology.
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  • Interview with Professor Lee Elliot Major on social class and education

    Interview with Professor Lee Elliot Major on social class and education
    Nov 18 2023
    In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Lee Elliot Major OBE, Lee is the country’s first Professor of Social Mobility. Appointed by the University of Exeter to be a global leader in the field, his work is dedicated to improving the prospects of disadvantaged young people.

    Lee discusses his book Equity in education: Levelling the playing field of learning as well as outlining other famous sociological studies and how they relate to his findings.

    You can view Lee's TED talk here - • How can we level the playing field of...

    Contact details - https://education.exeter.ac.uk/staff/...
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    45 mins
  • Why is football hooliganism back on the rise? (Prof Les back and Dr Isaac Hoff)

    Why is football hooliganism back on the rise? (Prof Les back and Dr Isaac Hoff)
    Aug 28 2023
    In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Les Back and Dr Isaac Hoff about the rise of hooliganism and anti social behaviour at football grounds post covid. Ideas around drug use, masculinity, cultural resistance, subcultures and moral panics are all discussed. Is the problem really as bad as the media make out it is?
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    49 mins
  • Misogyny and video games (STUDENT TAKEOVER)

    Misogyny and video games (STUDENT TAKEOVER)
    Jul 24 2023
    In this episode, three students takeover the pod to discuss the issue of sexism and misogyny in the gaming world. Harper Winslet, Jessica Thornton and Leila Miller-Jones from BHASVIC college in Brighton and Hove were inspired by the research of Anita Sarkeesian and wanted to see if their own primary research gained similar results. The research considers early games when objectification was first noticable up to more comptemporary issues such as whether the rise of Andrew Tate has had a signigicant impact on the gaming world.
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    48 mins
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