Introducing Research Methods and Ethics
This episode focuses on key aspects of sociological inquiry. It begins by distinguishing between quantitative methods, which gather numerical data through tools like questionnaires, structured intervi...
17 Aug 202512min
Introducing the Sociological Research Process
This episode introduces foundational concepts in sociological research. It explores the core methodological debate between positivism and interpretivism, highlighting their differing approaches to stu...
17 Aug 202513min
Control, punishment and victims
This episode gives a comprehensive overview of sociological perspectives on crime control, punishment, and the penal system. An audio podcast explores various crime prevention strategies, including si...
7 Aug 20259min
Victimology - Crime and Deviance
This episode gives an overview of victimology, a field dedicated to studying crime victims. They explain that victimology has evolved from a historically overlooked area to a crucial component of crim...
7 Aug 20258min
Media and crime
This episode explores how media representations significantly distort public perceptions of crime. It highlights that media often over-represents violent offences while under-reporting white-collar an...
7 Aug 20259min
Globalisation and crime
This episode introduces the sociological study of crime and deviance in a global context. It explains how globalisation has facilitated new forms of transnational criminal activity, such as drug traff...
7 Aug 20257min
Ethnicity and crime
An A Level Sociology podcast episode, discusses the complex relationship between ethnicity and crime, particularly focusing on the overrepresentation of certain ethnic minority groups, like Black indi...
7 Aug 202510min
Gender and crime
This A Level Sociology podcast episode, examines the significant gender disparity in criminal activity. It explores various sociological theories attempting to explain why men commit substantially mor...
7 Aug 202510min
