Crimes of the Powerful
October 30, 2022
Crime and Deviance: This short film illustrates how crimes committed by powerful social actors differ in terms of both: type – the distinction between white-collar,
Crime and Deviance: This short film illustrates how crimes committed by powerful social actors differ in terms of both: type – the distinction between white-collar,
Crime and Deviance: This film examines the concepts of moral panic and deviancy amplification through both a classic – Stan Cohen talking about the origins
Crime and Deviance: The most consistent finding in the study of crime is the relationship between crime and gender. In almost every country, over 80%
Crime and Deviance: Robert Merton was one of the first sociologists to look at the relationship between culture and crime and this film provides a
Crime and Deviance: Spatial criminology asks whether it’s possible to reduce crime by changing social spaces. This short film featuring Dr Steven Taylor, begins with
Crime and Deviance: In 2008, Vincent Li murdered and then cannibalised 22 year old Tim McLean on a Greyhound Bus heading for Winnipeg. And the
Crime and Deviance: Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control, but in the 1960’s Labelling Theory widened the focus to include the social
Family and Social Change Series: This film explores some of the ways new communication technologies and surveillance software impact on ideas of children and childhood
Family and Social Change Series: Is childhood disappearing in contemporary societies? This film uses Jane Pilcher’s contemporary case study on fashion and the sexualisation of
Family and Social Chanage Series: To what extent are recent changes in family life a reflection of wider social changes in late modern societies? In
Family and Social Change Series: In this film Dr Steven Taylor examines family diversity through a range of measures – including marriage, divorce, cohabitation and
Introducing Sociology Series: Does Sociology go beyond commonsense and, if so, how? Dr Steven Taylor addresses this question by: introducing students to some key principles
Introducing Sociology Series: This film introduces the key concept of social construction and looks at how cultures teach us to see the world in certain
Introducing Sociology Series: In this activity-based film Dr Steven Taylor looks at the interaction between the individual and society through the concept of identity, with
Introducing Sociology Series: In this short film Dr Steven Taylor provides a concise and accessible introduction to sociology for students new to the subject. It