Changing Families, Changing Food

Jackson, Nicolson, James and Smith’s research (2009) looked at the various ways historical changes in family life and structure (specifically pregnancy and motherhood; childhood and family; family and community) were refracted through the lens of changing patterns of food preparation and consumption. Aside from the Final Report, there are a couple of freebies that might […]

Sociology ShortCuts: Green Crime and Criminology

In this Sociology ShortCut green criminologist Dr. Gary Potter provides a brief introduction to the concepts of green crime and criminology.

Psychology ShortCuts: Mind-Mindedness

If you’re studying attachment, mind-mindedness is a crucial, contemporary, concept. In this ShortCut film Professor Liz Meins provides a brief explanation of the meaning of her concept.

Sociology ShortCuts: Risk Society

In this ShortCut Professor Brian Wynne (Lancaster University) provides a short introduction to Beck’s concept of Risk Society.

Psychology ShortCuts: Offender Profiling

As with its sociological sister, ShortCuts to Psychology is a new series of free films designed to clearly and concisely illustrate key ideas and concepts across a range of topics – from family, through deviance to psychological theory and methods. The films are: short: between 30 seconds and a couple of minutes focused on definitions, explanations and […]

Sociology ShortCuts: Primary and Secondary Green Crime

ShortCuts to Sociology is a new series of free films designed to clearly and concisely illustrate key ideas and concepts across a range of topics – from family, through deviance to sociological methods and theory. The films are: short: between 30 seconds and a couple of minutes focused on definitions, explanations and analysis framed around […]

Beyond Genetics

“Nature or Nurture?” is a long-running debate in psychology, one heavily-influenced by developments in genetics and a rise in the popular belief that “dna is destiny”: the idea human behaviour is broadly is determined by a “good” or a “bad” roll of the genetic dice. This 3-part film, featuring contributions from Dr Nessa Carey and […]