Sociology

The Sociology section of the site features a range of films (in both DVD and On-Demand formats) to enhance teaching and learning.

To watch previews / order any of our films just click the "More Details" button.

Religion: What It Is and What It Does

Introducing and examining two different ways to

define religion: the functional and the substantive.

More Details

New Religions: alternative spiritualities

Short film identifying the characteristics of a range

of New Religious Movements.

More Details

Secularisation: The Decline of Religion?

An introduction to the Secularisation debate featuring three of the UK's leading sociologists of religion.

More Details

Introducing Sociology

DVD: What is Sociology? / Identity /

Social Constructionism and Commonsense.

More Details

Family and Social Change

DVD: Diversity / Modernity / Childhood /

Children and New Technology.

More Details

What is Sociology

A broad Introduction to Sociology, based around the

distinction between social and sociological problems.

More Details

Identity

Examining the relationship between the individual

and society through the concept of identity.

More Details

Social Constructionism

Social constructionism illustrated and applied through

examples of contemporary constructions of gender.

More Details

Sociology and Commonsense

The key differences between sociological

and commonsense thinking.

More Details

Family and Social Change

How family lives, structures and relationships

are changing in contemporary societies.

More Details

Family Diversity

How and why the structure, organisation and culture

of family life is changing in late / postmodernity.

More Details

The End of Childhood?

Exploring the nature of - and sociological

changes in - childhood.

More Details

Childhood and New Technology

Exploring the relationship between childhood

and new technology.

More Details

Sociological Methods

DVD: Participant Observation, Case Studies and Self Report Methods (Questionnaires and Interviews)

More Details

Case Studies

Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses.

More Details

Self Report Methods

Examining interviews and questionnaires.

More Details

Participant Observation

Examining overt and covert participant observation.

More Details

Unmasking

The End of Debate?

More Details

Triangulation

4 Types of Triangulation

More Details

Making Friends with Methods

Making Methods More Accessible

More Details