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Tag Archives: Environment

Sociology of Disaster Recovery

Two Black women face away, looking at a flattened house and debris, beside fallen trees

We examine why a sociological understanding of emergency planning is necessary for the recovery process following Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica.

Posted bySociology at WorkNovember 13, 2025April 19, 2026Posted inBlog, PractitionersTags:Emergency Management, Environment, Social Policy

Sociology Career in Sustainability

Oil painting of a vineyard pathway in between green trees in Sonoma Valley, California

How can your sociology degree help you establish a career in agriculture? We look at how one sociology graduate went from completing their degree in 2016, to applying her sociological knowledge to manage vineyards as well as testing new methods of growing crops and reducing water use.

Posted bySociology at WorkJuly 26, 2025April 19, 2026Posted inBlog, ProfilesTags:Applied Sociology Careers, Environment, Rural sociology

Visual Sociology of Housing Crisis

Three sets of tall, crowded buildings in Hong Kong with little sunlight, with hundreds of balconies

A new exhibition uses visual sociology to tackle the social stigma of living in subdivided units, bedspace and ‘coffin home’ apartments in Hong Kong.

Posted bySociology at WorkFebruary 15, 2025April 19, 2026Posted inBlog, PractitionersTags:Environment, Social Policy, Visual Sociology

Sociology of Disaster Planning

Aerial view of a large hilly area flattened by the Palisades Fire, California, n 15 January 2025. Around half the homes are reduced to rubble, while the other half still stand

Two show how sociology can inform disaster planning, and why public policy must invest in better strategies and community education.

Posted bySociology at WorkFebruary 10, 2025April 19, 2026Posted inBlog, PractitionersTags:Emergency Management, Environment, Social Policy

Applied Sociology Career Spotlight: Urban Planning

Aerial view of a building with green trees beneath

The Californian Department of Transportation in the USA has a cultural studies team who are unearthing the city’s cultural heritage.

Posted bySociology at WorkFebruary 11, 2017April 19, 2026Posted inBlog, ProfilesTags:Applied Sociology Careers, Environment

Building Sustainable Cities for the Future

Older people, singles, and a monther with a child cycle through a leafy park

Overview of the major findings from the United Nations’s recent report, World Economic and Social Survey 2013: Sustainable Development Challenges. We cover some sociological resources that speak to the theme of green planning.

Posted bySociology at WorkJuly 25, 2013April 19, 2026Posted inBlog, PractitionersTags:Environment, Social Policy1 Comment on Building Sustainable Cities for the Future

Social Acts

Close up of an elderly man's ear. He has grey hair and we see the side of his glasses. He points to his hearing aid, which is a thin cord that wraps from the inside of his ear around his ear

Anthony Hogan looks back over his career across academia and applied research roles in social policy.

Posted bySociology at WorkOctober 30, 2012April 19, 2026Posted inWorking notes, Working Notes Issue 3Tags:Australia, Doing Sociology Beyond Academia, Environment, Health, Social Policy, Work

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