PBS
Finding the Connection Between Prosperity, Compassion & Happiness
Usually, as a country's GDP goes up, that nation's well-being tends to rise as well. But for the last 35 years, as GDP has grown in the United States, Americans' average happiness hasn't increased. Economics correspondent Paul Solman...
Crash Course
What Is Sociology?: Crash Course Sociology
Today we kick off Crash Course Sociology by explaining what exactly sociology is. We’ll introduce the sociological perspective and discuss how sociology differentiates itself from the other social sciences. We’ll also explore what...
Crash Course
Socialization: Crash Course Sociology
Last week we introduced the idea of socialization and today we’re talking a little more about how it works, including an introduction to five main types of socialization. We’ll explore anticipatory socialization from your family, the...
Crash Course
The Impacts of Social Class: Crash Course Sociology
This week we are building on last week’s outline of American stratification to explore how class differences affect people’s daily lives. We’ll explore variations in everything from values & beliefs to health outcomes, and look at how...
Curated Video
Types of People in the Colonies
Colonial America housed many diverse inhabitants—from the enslaved to the gentry—each contributing to society in different ways.
Tom Nicholas
Social Class - WTF? Introduction to Bourdieu and Marx on class
In today's What the Theory?, I take a look social class looking at both Karl Marx's theory of class as well as Pierre Bourdieu, cultural capital and more societally rooted approaches to class in the twenty-first century. This video...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 1-5 Summary
Welcome to the turbulent world of Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë’s timeless classic. Young Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her mean Aunt Reed and her three bratty children. Her cousin John Reed is the worst of all! After a series of...
Schooling Online
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Volume 2, Chapters 7-12 Summary
Are you ready for some drama? Elizabeth’s visit to Kent will be more than she bargained for. Mr Darcy comes to visit Rosings and questions are asked about his motives for visiting Elizabeth alone. Tensions come to a head when Mr Darcy...
Schooling Online
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Volume 2, Chapters 1-6 Summary
Poor Jane Bennet receives more bad news from Bingley’s sisters, wedding plans are in motion for Mr Collins, and Elizabeth continues to crush on Mr Wickham. Jane goes to stay in London with the Gardiners and learns the truth about the...
Schooling Online
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Context
Ah, the Regency Period! Join us as we venture into Jane Austen’s world and find out how her context influenced Pride and Prejudice. We’ll show you how the key themes in the novel reflect aspects of the real world inhabited by the English...
Schooling Online
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Volume 1, Chapters 8-15 Summary
While Elizabeth stays at Netherfield Park to look after Jane, she closely observes the haughty ways of Bingley’s sisters. Mr Darcy is also there, and Elizabeth interprets his weird behaviour as rudeness. Has there been a major...
Schooling Online
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Volume 1, Chapters 16-23 Summary
While Mr Collins homes in on his target, Elizabeth Bennet is preoccupied with a more charming bachelor: Mr Wickham. He turns heads and stirs hearts with some shocking allegations against Mr Darcy. Could any of it be true? Some...
Schooling Online
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - Volume 1, Chapters 1-7 Summary
Mr & Mrs Bennet of Longbourn have five daughters, which is quite stressful for Mrs Bennet. Where is she going to find husbands for all of them? Luckily, there’s a new bachelor in the neighbourhood. Charles Bingley is young, handsome, and...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 6-10 Summary
So far, Jane has managed to stay out of trouble at Lowood School. She’s even made a new friend! But an ill-timed mistake causes Jane to be humiliated in front of the entire school. How will she ever recover? Devastation also lurks around...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 15-18 Summary
When Jane saves Mr Rochester from a terrible death, feelings seem to develop between them. But this is complicated by the arrival of Blanche Ingram - she’s beautiful, high-born, and hunting for a rich husband! Watching Blanche flirt with...
Schooling Online
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre - Chapters 11-14 Summary
Jane Eyre is now officially the governess of Thornfield Hall. She meets its inhabitants and begins to settle in. Jane receives a warm welcome from most, but Thornfield’s master, Mr Rochester, is a tricky one. Brooding and mysterious, Mr...
Mazz Media
The Medieval Social Class System of Europe.
The Middle Ages in Europe, a period of history between approximately 500 and 1500 CE, was comprised of a class system where people were divided into three distinct levels. This program looks at how the upper class, the middle class and...
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot - Building Paragraphs part 1
Watch this lesson to learn the art of building top-notch paragraphs for an essay on Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot! We will show you how to structure your analysis of the themes of Family & Friendship and Politics. You will learn how...
Mediacorp
Exploring Poverty in Singapore
This video focuses on government handouts and there attempts to bridge the ever widening class gap. Furthermore, it questions whether it is structural or social factors which best explain the class disparity. Regardless of Class part 7/8
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot - Theme of Poverty and Social Class
Be inspired by a Northern English working-class lad who defies the odds! This lesson explores the theme of Poverty and Social Class in Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot. Discover how Billy pursues his love of ballet despite his family’s...
Mediacorp
Examining Wealth Disparity and Social Integration in Singapore
This video focuses on whether it is possible to break down preconceived ideas and stereotypes and live in an integrated class society. Regardless of Class part 4/8
Mediacorp
Breaking Down the Class Divide in Singapore
This video looks at the growing class divide in Singapore and begins to investigate what life is like at the bottom of the class ladder. Regardless of Class part 1/8
Institute for New Economic Thinking
A Hereditary Meritocracy
The promise of capitalism was that anyone could rise to the highest levels of society, purely by merit. Instead, the reality now is that the educational and social requirements for success are inherited, entrenching deep inequalities....
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot - Building Paragraphs Part 2
Watch this lesson to continue learning the art of building paragraphs. Your next essay on Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot will rise to the top of the pack! This time, we will show you how to structure your analysis of the themes of...