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Foucault’s writings cover a broad range of topics and methodologically are similarly diverse, (Danaher, Schirato and Webb, 2000). Often in a characteristic fashion he referred to his work as offering a ‘toolbox’ from which elements could be drawn in order to engage in the study of society or societal features, (Foucault, 2003). In terms of culture while Foucault does not explicitly announce his intent to study it is however a theme which is implicitly and embedded within much of the work and studies conducted by him. (more…)

Since the inception of sociological enquiry common themes and leitmotifs have been expressed by a variety of thinkers forming a rich, diverse and often contrasting set of sociological ‘imaginations’, (Mills, 1959).  (more…)

This article will attempt to examine the process and concept of ageing by considering throughout two particular perspectives: biological and sociological.  (more…)

The Aston Pride Project was developed and launched as part of the New Deal for Communities initiative implemented after New Labour was elected into government in June 1997. (more…)

Durkheim’s work has a peculiar characteristic today, for it seems both curiously antiquated and incredibly relevant. In an age where sociologists like Bauman (2001) and Beck (1997) write about the incredible flux and relativisation of secular postmodern society, to read Durkheim’s writing on the way Catholic’s and Protestant’s have strongly differentiated belief and social structures that effect the relationship they have with suicide is to seem to be taken back into another age. (more…)

Since ancient times man has struggled with the relationship between body and self.  Many early cultures placed a high emphasis on the body, even performing elaborate rituals on it or encasing it in magnificent structures after a person’s death.  The body-self relationship speaks to some of our deepest questions:  What happens when we die?  Does some part of us live on?  Does self disappear with the decaying carcass of our former selves?  Surprisingly, modern sociological theory has overlooked the concept of body until recently (Turner 1984).  The question now considered is whether the body is a separate entity from self, or an embodiment of self.  (more…)

Contemporary Britain is a multi-cultural society, yet many of its ethnic minorities face discrimination in all spheres of life, not least in health and health care. Black people in particular have poorer health generally, shorter life expectancies they also have greater difficulty accessing primary health care than do the white majority (Pilgrim and Rogers, 1999). (more…)

Over the past few decades concern with the growth and significance of social movements has been a fashionable academic subject across many disciplines. Perhaps this is because social movements have played a crucial role in the cultivation of democratic societies. (more…)

Gang crime has been a feature of American life since the nineteenth century. This escalated in the 1920s and ‘30s during the time of Prohibition, and crimes involving guns have also been prevalent. (more…)

Human civilization has traveled a long path from the earlier era of 16th century, where patients had no information about the medicines they take to beginning of 21st century, where patients have all access to the information about the medications they take. (more…)