The Sociology Show

In this student takeover episode, Naomi Hoffman from Colchester Sixth Form College dicusses the impact of Globalisation on the UK and applies some key sociological theory to the debate. If you would like to submit a podcast then simply record an MP3 and sent it to - [email protected] 

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Jack Katz from UCLA about his research on crime and crimonology.The central thesis of Seductions of Crime is that situation-specific emotional and sensual sensations play an important role in the commission of crime. It is not a complete theoretical construct, but rather the sensual experiences and emotional states of the perpetrator that are brought to bear in various forms of crime – from occasional shoplifting to cold-blooded robbery.You can book online Sociology lessons here -https://calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Jennifer Fleetwood about her book 'What we talk about when we talk about crime'. The book examines seven infamous crime stories to make sense of this modern confessional impulse, including Howard Marks’s outlandish autobiography Mr Nice, Shamima Begum’s controversial Times interview, Prince Andrew’s disastrous Newsnight appearance and Myra Hindley’s unpublished prison letters.Jennifer explores the multitude of factors (such as gender, class, race) that shape how stories are told and heard and expplains how difficult it can be for the 'truth' to come out as she invites us to think differently about the abundance of personal stories about crime that circulate in public life.You can purchase the book at Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-crime/jennifer-fleetwood/9781912559534Or, if you join the publisher's mailing list you can get 20% off here: https://www.nottinghilleditions.com/product/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-crime/You can book online Sociology tuition here here -https://calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring

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.You can watch the video version here -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfvKRkCZoe0&t=134sYou can book online lessons here - https://calendly.com/sociologyshowtutoring