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Crime and Marxism
Introduction to three of the main themes of Marxist approaches to explaining why people commit crimes
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Laboratory Experiments
This film uses a range of classic studies to explore the strengths and limitations of laboratory experiments as a research method.
Psychology Unlocked
Paltering: The Art of Lying Truthfully - Rogers et al. (2016)
Everybody lies. However there are different types of lying. This video explores research on "paltering" - lying by telling the truth. This intriguing form of lying can be perceived as the most unethical, and can lead to significant...
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MAKING FRIENDS WITH METHODS
Understanding research methods isn’t easy for many students and a lot of them also find it boring. This film uses different techniques to make research methods more interesting, accessible and easier to understand. It looks at three key...
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Correlations
Based around the example of media and violence, this film examines the difference between correlation and causation.
Religion for Breakfast
Americans Are Religious About America
American Civil Religion Episode 1: "Americans Are Religious About America." This episode is an introduction to American Civil Religion. It launches a 5-part series on the topic. Basically, American Civil Religion is when Americans are...
Science360
Fish-enomics
In this episode, Jordan and Charlie discuss the economic benefits of regulating mercury pollution. Researchers at MIT were able to translate the estimated health impacts of mercury pollution for US populations into economic benefits.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sarah Quinn: Federal Credit Programs and the Birth of Lemon Socialism
President John F. Kennedy once said that success had many fathers, whereas failure was an orphan. One wonders what he would have made of today’s Federal credit programs, a vast network whose obscure political origins have finally been...
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Crimes of the Powerful
How and why are crimes committed by powerful social actors different from other types of crime? David Whyte explains and examines some of the problems sociologists face in defining and researching the crimes of the powerful.
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Self Report Methods: Interviews and Questionnaires
How do school students negotiate the pressures to perform well academically alongside the pressure to popular and cool? Carolyn Jackson combined questionnaires and interviews to research this question and this film uses her study, Lads...
Mediacorp
Combating the Rise in Burnout Among Remote Workers
One downside to remote work is a rise in worker burnout. The Living Ashram app hopes to change that with worker surveys and life adjustment suggestions. Joshua tests it out. Remote Work part 4/6
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The Shift to Permanent Work from Home
This video discusses the shift towards permanent remote work and explores the productivity benefits of working from home. The video also references a study conducted by Stanford University that found remote workers to be more productive...
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Rosenhan: On Being Sane in Insane Places
This haunting film provides a brilliant summary of one of the most infamous experiments ever conducted in psychology, looking at its origins, methods, quite extraordinary findings and its lasting impact on psychiatry.
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Criminal Profiling
An area that’s captured the public imagination from tv shows like Mindhunter and Criminal Minds is criminal profiling. But what’s the reality behind the hype? What is criminal profiling? What do profilers do? Does profiling work? In this...
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Moral Panics
This film examines the concepts of moral panic and deviancy amplification through both a classic - Stan Cohen talking about the origins and implications of his concept in the context of Mods and Rockers in the early 1960ês - and...
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Crime and Realism
An introduction to the key ideas that underpin realist conceptions of crime and deviance:
Mediacorp
Connecting Generations: Teaching Grandma Social Media
In this heartwarming video, Natalie helps her grandmother, Ivy, connect to social media by introducing her to Instagram and WhatsApp. Through this process, Natalie and Ivy bond and learn more about each other's lives, creating a closer...
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Social and Commonsense
Can Sociology go ""beyond commonsense"" - and, if so, how? Using the concept of crime, this film illustrates some of the key differences between sociological and commonsense thinking.
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Social Constructionism
In this short film social constructionism is both illustrated - by explaining how culture teaches us to see the world in certain ways - and applied through examples of contemporary and cross-cultural constructions of gender.
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Family and Social Change
How are family life, structure and relationships changing? And to what extent are these changes a consequence of modernity and postmodernity? This film examines these questions in terms of three types of social change: identity,...
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Situational Crime Prevention
Can some forms of crime be effectively managed through the control of physical space? Painter and Farringtonês seminal Stoke-on-Trent street-lighting study suggests they can and Kate Painter explains how continuities and changes in the...
Curated Video
How The Census Changed America
A nationwide head count of all those who live in the United States, the US Census takes place every ten years. It shows us how society constantly changes – but it also took decades of struggle for every person in America to count.
Wonderscape
Social Studies Kids: Cultural Diversity
This video explores the importance of cultural diversity and multiculturalism. It discusses the definition of culture, the benefits of embracing diverse perspectives, and the barriers to multiculturalism. It also provides suggestions for...