“Produce positive social change through active intervention” (Bruhn 1999). Happy New Year, colleagues! A quick post about what we have planned for you for the year ahead.
Category Archives: Sociology Quotes
The Sociological Imagination
“Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.” – C. Wright Mills
Foucault and Chomsky Debate Human Nature
What is our role in social justice as applied sociologists? In this debate from 1971, Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky disagree about the fundamental qualities of “human nature”
Call Marx
Is it time to take control of the means of production? A reminder to phone a friend
A Sociology for Women
“A sociology for women would offer a knowledge of the social organisation and determinations of the properties and events of our directly experienced world.” Dorothy Smith helped to revolutionise sociological methods through feminist principles.
The Insight of Karl Marx
“The insight of Karl Marx is as useful today as it was 100 years ago.” – Nouriel Roubini
International Women’s Day: Jane Addams
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” Happy International Women’s Day, colleagues! Jane Addams, sociologist, was the second woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Our Responsibility as Sociologists
“We need to reflect, respond and recognise our responsibility as sociologists.” – Prof Margaret Abraham, President of the International Sociological Association, has addressed the discriminatory Executive Order by USA President Donald Trump.
The Power of Sociology
“[Students] can see the power and relevance of sound social theories and sociological perspectives together with strong methodologies to analyse social conditions and suggest change.” – Malaysian sociologist Professor Abdul Rahman Embong
If Karl Marx Was Alive
“If Karl Marx was alive he would say, I told you so.”
Sociology at Work 