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.

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Aaron Winter who is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminal justice at The University of East London. Aaron's work focusses on right wing extremism, terrorism, racism, anti-semitism and islamophobia.

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In this episode, Matthew talks through 15 films influential and inspirational films for Sociology whether you are a student, teacher or just intrigued! Each film will have a brief synopsis, the year it was released, a rating score from IMDB and which topics it would be useful for.

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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Laura Way about her qualitative research into the lives of ageing punk women. Laura explains what the punk scene means to those women who were part of the scene in their youth but remain connected to the scene as they get older too.

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