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Identity Development Amongst Sea/Tree Changers: A Postgrad Research Blog. Sunshine Coast, Australia

In a jungle, a man with his back to us is looking at a white woman in the background, she is strapped to a harness and climbing a tree

Christina Kargillis is a third-year postgraduate student studying identity development amongst people who are looking for a ‘sea change’ or a ‘tree change’. That is, people who move from larger Australian cities to smaller country areas due to limited employment opportunities and in search of a change of lifestyle. Christina introduces her blog which describesContinueContinue reading “Identity Development Amongst Sea/Tree Changers: A Postgrad Research Blog. Sunshine Coast, Australia”

Advice for Students Who Want to Work as Social Activists: A View From a Trade Union, UK

A man in a high-visibility vest is atop a roof, with his fist raised against the sky. He wears a face covering and a hat

Gary Pattison provides advice for students interested in becoming trade union officials, including how he moved into his profession and how sociology helps him achieve better conditions for workers. Gary Pattison G.Pattison@dorsetcc.gov.uk I work as a trade union official with GMB, supporting members in their workplace / collective organisation. GMB is an amalgamation of manyContinueContinue reading “Advice for Students Who Want to Work as Social Activists: A View From a Trade Union, UK”