A book which shows how online influencers struggle to carefully manufacture and stage their image while at the same time appearing authentic, has won a prestigious award. Influencer Creep: How…

Generation Z men are less likely to vote for left-wing parties than women, and their political preferences can be linked to their sexist attitudes, a large-scale study has found. Research…

Less than half of parents are confident that their children’s school is well prepared if their students become victims of ‘nudification AI’ apps, a survey has found. The survey found…

People are just as likely to want to work after the financial crisis in 2008 as they were before it, research shows, with West Europeans maintaining a lower work ethic…

The upheaval that QAnon conspiracy beliefs cause in family life, including divorce, estrangement and abuse, is revealed in a new study. Researchers studied more than 5,000 testimonies from wives, children…

Women who work from home or on reduced hours are at greater risk of losing their professional and managerial careers, but men are not affected, research shows. Women professionals not…

We are delighted to welcome Dr Jen Remnant as the new BSA Chair.  Jen is a senior lecturer at the Scottish Centre for Employment based at Strathclyde University, working primarily…

We are pleased to announce that BSA members have elected Professor Imogen Tyler as our next Vice President. Imogen is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at…

We are delighted to confirm that Professor Les Back has taken up the role of BSA President, stepping up from Vice President. Many members will know Les’s work and his…