Everyday Sociology
Everyday sociology is a category that showcases how sociology, the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships, can help us make sense of and enjoy various aspects of our everyday lives. Sociology can uncover the hidden patterns, meanings, and influences that shape our choices, preferences, and behaviours in different domains of human activity. Whether it is music, anime, culture, film, technology, social media, sport, health, or gaming, sociology can offer us valuable insights and perspectives that enrich our knowledge and enjoyment of these topics.In this category, you will find articles that use sociology to support their arguments and claims. You will learn how sociologists use concepts, theories, and methods to analyze and interpret various phenomena related to everyday sociology. You will also discover how sociology can help us understand and address some of the challenges and opportunities that we face in our contemporary society.
Diablo & Totemism
Rather than consider some of the more surface level religious themes of Diablo, I wanted to tease out something a bit deeper and unique. In...
Uncovering Fascism at the National Conservatism Conference
We find evidence of fascist discourse present at the National Conservatism conference.
Plan 75: Eugenics, Euthanasia, Neoliberal Logic
The recent Japanese movie which predicts the rational and logical extension of neoliberal thinking in relation to economics and assisted dying.
Carpenter Brut: Satanic Panic
The sociology behind synthwave band Carpenter Brut's satirical video on the satanic panic of the 1980's, 'Inferno Galore'.
One Piece: Tony Tony Chopper & Hirschi’s Social Control Theory
How One Piece’s Chopper demonstrates Hirschi’s social control theory of crime and deviance.
The Zones of Regulation: Institutionalised Emotional Control
Across schools in the UK, primary school children are being subjected to a concept known as the ‘Zones of Regulation’.
No, You Are Not Gaslighting Yourself!
Some psychologists are claiming that you can self-gaslight. I explain how this idea is itself a form of gaslighting.
Andrew Tate and Male Conformity
Andrew Tate does not tell you how to escape the matrix, he tells you how to conform to it.
Using NHS or Education Services? Shame On You!
The UK media are attempting to associate the use of NHS and education services with benefits stigma.
