Podcasts - Sociology: A global introduction, fourth edition Podcast
1) Practical sociology: Dr. Colin Samson
Dr. Samson is currently working on a project to document the importance of cultural continuity and the health benefits of traditional land based ways of life among indigenous peoples in the Far North ...Show More
2) Practical sociology: Dr. Lynne Pettinger
Dr. Pettinger researches the relationship between work and consumption, exploring how paid and unpaid work is directed at facilitating consumption, and also relies on consumption.
3) Practical sociology: Professor Diane Elson
Professor Elson researches global social change and the realisation of human rights, with a particular focus on gender inequality and economic and social rights.
4) Global sociology: Megan Ward
Megan is from the USA. Her particular interest is in states and non-state entities as actors in the international world.
5) Global sociology: Karim Sheikh
Karim is from Pakistan. His research interests are: social policy and development, historical sociology, religious sociology and political sociology.
6) Global sociology: Latang Sechele
Latang is from Botswana. His research interests are: youth labour markets, informal economy, and self-employment in Botswana.
7) Global sociology: Yuqin Huang
Yuqin is from China. Her research interests are: gender, labour, leisure and family, with particular reference to China.
8) Global sociology: Carlos Gigoux
Carlos is from Chile. His research interests are primarily concerned with indigenous peoples, religion and migration in Latin America.
9) Global sociology: Felix Behling
Felix is from Germany. His particular research interest is the relationship between corporate social responsibility and employment in Great Britain and Germany.
10) Ken's tour: Part 5
This concludes and looks at social change, as well as looking at the value issue for sociology. It also gives a brief statement of the one of the editor's own position - a humanistic one.