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Close Encounters of the Dental Kind

By Robert Dingwall | Published: June 19, 2015

After an unplanned visit to an American dentist, Robert Dingwall reflects on the power and the role of the case study

Posted in International Debates, Public Engagement, Public Policy, Research Ethics | Also tagged comparative studies, dental care, Health Care, Sociology of health | 3 Responses

Ebola – WHO (Still) Don’t Get It: Social Science Saves Lives

By Robert Dingwall | Published: February 9, 2015

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa reminds us of a key lesson in public health, notes Robert Dingwall: Biomedical solutions will always come late, while social science-based interventions can break the cycle much sooner.

Posted in International Debates, News, Public Policy, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Ebola, pandemic, Policy, Social Science, World Health Organization | Leave a comment

The effect of reverse discrimination on the young

By Grace Conyers | Published: November 27, 2013

I’m not a huge fan of the topic of racial and gender discrimination. The heated debates that go around it have always made me uncomfortable because I couldn’t care less what gender or race someone is, isn’t or, in the case of gender, has changed to. However, while teaching a couple weeks ago a little […]

Posted in International Debates, News | Also tagged Humanities, Inequality | Leave a comment

Kate Pickett on the Case for Equality

By Social Science Bites | Published: July 1, 2013

Social epidemiologist Kate Pickett, co-author (with Richard Wilkinson) of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, argues that inequality has bad social effects. She discusses her ideas with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Social Science Bites podcast. Click HERE to download a PDF transcript of this conversation. The full text also appears […]

Posted in Audio, Impact, Interdisciplinarity, Interview, Resources, Social Science Bites | Also tagged Equality, Kate Pickett | 2 Responses

Rejoinder to Gary Guttings Doubts about the Behavioral Sciences

By Tony Biglan | Published: May 30, 2012

We have reached a stage in the scientific understanding human behavior where very significant improvements in human wellbeing can be achieved.

The Hidden Costs of the Prison Boom for the Mental Health of Women

By christopherwildeman | Published: May 16, 2012

In a recent article in the American Sociological Review, sociologists have uncovered a sprawling mental health cost to the massive and rapid increase in incarceration in the United States.

The new language of sociology: Teaching and Learning, part 2

By Daniel Nehring | Published: November 25, 2011

“Its a well known fact you are not respected by your work collogues and in general just a vile rude obnoxious person.” A former colleague of mine now teaches an undergraduate research methods course in a large sociology department at a New University. A major problem in this department is student attendance. Living far away, […]

Posted in Career, Communication, Higher Education Reform, International Debates, Science & Social Science, Teaching | Also tagged Education, Higher Education, management, Organizational Management, Teaching | 1 Response

Happiness and productivity at work

By Cary L. Cooper | Published: May 16, 2011

Last week I chaired the Business in the Community WorkWell Summit in London, which was attended by over 250 senior people from the FTSE 100, government and other organisations. There was overwhelming evidence provided of the link between enhanced wellbeing and increases in job satisfaction and productivity, as well as decreases in sickness absence. The […]

Posted in International Debates, Research, Resources | Also tagged job satisfaction, productivity, Workplace Stress | Leave a comment

100 years of social research

By SAGE | Published: December 2, 2010

Reposted from Methodspace: a summary of the NatCen Informing Public Policy New Agendas for Social Research Conference (23-24 April 2009) Abstract: A short and illustrated history from the Webbs to the present, highlighting key developments in the evolution of social research contributing to the betterment of society. Chair: Ian Diamond, Chief Executive, Economic & Social […]

Posted in Research, Research, Resources | Also tagged Ageing, Health, Medicine, Politics, Poverty, Social Research | Leave a comment

Measuring wellbeing: the new yardstick of progress?

By SRA | Published: September 30, 2010

Paul Allin, Deputy Director: Societal Wellbeing, ONS speaking at the SRA Summer Event in July SRA Summer Event Paul Allin

Posted in International Debates, Presentations, Research, Resources | Also tagged measurement, ONS, society | Leave a comment

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