Applied Sociology Group

After-thought on public sociology

How to enhance public sociology:

@AustSoc TASA review of barriers to public sociology. Need for media training and networking into media; hostility from gov't to sociology; inadequate industry links; sidelining sociology in neolib universities.

Our 3rd keynote @ParadiesYin, a Wakaya man, from @deakin, has kicked off #TASA2022 Friday talking about 'Indigenous perspectives on decolonial societies' @MelbConventions #meetinmelbourne #visitmelbourne #visitvictoria

Opening plenary at @AustSoc The Australian Sociological Association conference from applied sociologist Dr Samantha Crompvoets. Inspiring account of life as a sociologist beyond academia.

Representing the BSA's Applied Sociology Group at the Australian Sociological Association @AustSoc in Melbourne. Speaking this morning about ASG's recent intiatives, alongside other great speakers Sienna Aguilar, Catherine Hastings and Sophie Hickey.

A great read to encourage you at the beginning of the new year! beyondprof.com/10-transferabl…

Check out this great videopost by Dr Anne Stephens on doing applied sociology. youtu.be/YCuGGRi1_Ho

Open access, love it now! 'Transcultural capital and emergent identities among migrant youth' by Magdalena Arias Cubas, @TaghreedDeen & @FethiMansouri @Deakin_ADI @DeakinSociology @deakinresearch @AustSoc @MigrationMonash journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

#ICYMI VIEWPOINT: Education, policy making and white privilege archive.discoversociety.org/2018/06/05/vie…

Kickstart Library Digital Assistant.. great opportunity for a young person on Universal Credit to gain skills in #librarywork @LancasterUniLib Makes me wish I was still there... or still young... findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/8141433 #libraryjobs #lisjobs

#ICYMI FOCUS: Understanding Consensual Non-Monogamy archive.discoversociety.org/2018/07/03/foc…

Check out a new ASG blogpost. Mary Evans writes about a sociological variable that gets less attention than others: age. She explores the assumptions made about 'the old' in the pandemic, and argues that we need to recognise generational heterogeneity. appsoc.org.uk/?page_id=1757

I scored 9/12 in "Think you know your art? Take our quiz of the year and see how you measure up..." royalacademy.org.uk/article/the-gr…

There's a new Applied Sociology blogpost by ASG co-convenor Tina Basi. 'It's very human to create myths and stories for experiences and phenomena we don’t understand', says Tina, as she reflects on her research on artificial intelligence. appsoc.org.uk/?p=1982

Check out new post by @DrKatiePowell on the Applied Sociology blog. Katie discusses the lack of a sociological perspective in contemporary public health promotion policies, and how we can encourage this. appsoc.org.uk/?page_id=1757

Passionate about tackling injustice and promoting human rights? If so, You might be interested in reading my blog entry on the LGBT+ community in Poland. appsoc.org.uk/?p=1802 @BSA_SOA @BrunelSocWork @LgbtBrunel

There's a new post on the Applied Sociology Group blog. As communities across the world come together to celebrate LGBT+ history month and call for greater freedoms, Natalia Phillips reports on the challenges facing LGBT+ people in Poland. appsoc.org.uk/?page_id=1757

#COVID Under-examined issues for #sociologists: (1) the role of prior & continuing gov policies re-NHS & public health in undermining effective interventions against COVID; (2) the impact of signing contracts with inappropriate providers & the degree of corruption involved; 1/

Learn more about applied sociology and diversity in #HigherEd from our newest profile featuring Teresa Crew of the UK! @BSA_SOA #MakingSociologyCount appliedworldwide.com/profiles/teres…