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For some sociologists--Durkheim or Talcott Parsons, for example--the real function of education is to act as a means of promoting consensus, by socialising people into the norms that are seen [...]

Have you ever wondered why, when going to school in the morning, most students enter the building through a different door to the one used by parents, governors, teachers and [...]

Whether globally, nationally or locally, pressure groups (or interest groups) tend to be concerned with single issues, or a set of issues, and they are not interested in seeking election […]

The point of doing sociology is to 'know what the social world is really like, to understand more about society and human action. In order to do this, sociologists use […]

Many feminists argue that religion can be seen as a mechanism of social control (see Box 1). The patriarchal structure in most religions (male mullahs, bishops, priests and rabbis) enforces […]

In an increasingly globalised world, war, terrorism, declining birth rates and the changing demand for international labour explain, in part, why people decide to get up and move, often alone, [...]