Podcasts - Sociology: A global introduction, fourth edition

Below you will find three types of podcasts: 'Ken's tour' which guides you around the book; 'Global sociology' podcasts featuring students from around the world; and 'Practical sociology' podcasts where researchers talk about their work. It is strongly recommended that you listen to Ken's tour before you embark on the textbook and each section in it. These podcasts aim to bring the whole point of the textbook alive.

A tour of Sociology: A global introduction, fourth edition.

A look at the e-lab, interludes and other features of the textbook.

A look at the introductory chapters and the closing 'resources' section.

A look at four key building blocks - society, culture, group and interaction.

A look at the broad patterns of social inequality.

A look at key social institutions, how they are changing, and how they might connect to your life.

This concludes and looks at social change, as well as looking at the value issue for sociology. It also gives a brief statement of the one of the editor's own position - a humanistic one.

Felix is from Germany. His particular research interest is the relationship between corporate social responsibility and employment in Great Britain and Germany.

Carlos is from Chile. His research interests are primarily concerned with indigenous peoples, religion and migration in Latin America.

Yuqin is from China. Her research interests are: gender, labour, leisure and family, with particular reference to China.

Latang is from Botswana. His research interests are: youth labour markets, informal economy, and self-employment in Botswana.

Karim is from Pakistan. His research interests are: social policy and development, historical sociology, religious sociology and political sociology.

Megan is from the USA. Her particular interest is in states and non-state entities as actors in the international world.

Professor Elson researches global social change and the realisation of human rights, with a particular focus on gender inequality and economic and social rights.

Dr. Pettinger researches the relationship between work and consumption, exploring how paid and unpaid work is directed at facilitating consumption, and also relies on consumption.

Dr. Samson is currently working on a project to document the importance of cultural continuity and the health benefits of traditional land based ways of life among indigenous peoples in the Far North and elsewhere.