In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Alicia Walker on her research around intimate relationships and infidelity. In part one Alicia discusses her book;The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity. In part 2 she discusses her latest book; Chasing Masculinity: Men, Validation, and Infidelity.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nick Stevenson from the University of Nottingham all about Marxism. Nick explains about the communist manifesto, the alienation of work, the system of capitalism and the different branches of Marxism.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Lousie Owusu-Kwarteng who is an associate professor of Sociology at the university of Greenwich. Louise talks about her research on ethnicity and education, the experiences of West African students, intra-racial tensions and her current research on black identity and music.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Laura Way about Functionalism- what it is, where it originated and who are the most important theorists within the discipline. Terms such as Positivism, consensus, meritocracy and anomie are all discussed here.

In this episode, Matthew talks to the Social Gerontologist - Dr. Robin Hadley. Rob's research focuses on male childlessness and ageing and here he explains his own personal experiences of being an older childless man along with the findings of his research on a topic that is pretty much neglected within the field of Sociology.

In this short episode, I ask for your questions. You can ask anything about Sociology no matter how simple or complex you think the question is. Please send your questions to [email protected]

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Alison Lamont from The University of Roehampton about her research on the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China. Alison's work looks at the impact on the family unit following the tragedy and how such incidents were reported by the Chinese media.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Circe Newbold who is an A-level Sociology teacher and examiner for a major exam board about the topic of Positivism and Interpretivism. The discussion looks at the ways the two disciplines view society and the different methods they adopt when conducting their research.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Claire Sedgwick from the University of Nottingham about her book; Feminist Media: From the second wave to the digital age. Claire also talks about her current research on stand up comedy and the sociological issues which arise from the scene.

In this episode, Matthew defines 18 key terms that you need to know for studying Sociology from norms, values and roles to anticipatory socialisation, sanctions and social construction. These terms are the basic terms that Sociologists use all the time in their writing and theories. Enjoy.