The BSA was saddened to learn of the death of Professor John Eldridge late last year.   John Eldridge was a British sociologist known for his writings on industrial sociology and…

Leading actors are right in warning that the UK arts have become increasingly dominated by privately educated, middle-class elite, but wrong about the reason for this, new research says. There…

This year the judging panel has decided to confer two Distinguished Service to British Sociology Awards.   Professor Ken Plummer One of the awards is being posthumously conferred to Ken…

The BSA continues to support strike action by UCU members which begins next week.  We’re proud to be part of a community where our members feel empowered to stand up for what…

Sociological Research Online has published a new special issue of creative outputs expressing sociological research participation and collaboration. We are proud to launch a new publication format called Beyond the…

BSA journal Cultural Sociology is delighted to announce this year’s nominees for the SAGE prize for Innovation and Excellence. Andrew Balmer and Michael Durrant – Simmel and Shakespeare on Lying and…

BSA journal Sociological Research Online is delighted to announce this year’s nominees for the SAGE prize for Innovation and Excellence. Maria Gretzky, Julia Lerner – Students of Academic Capitalism: Emotional Dimensions…

Doctors, lawyers, and senior managers from working class families are less likely to live in prosperous areas than their counterparts from well-off backgrounds, new research shows. Family background could mean…

Working from home can lead to fathers doing less childcare and mothers doing more, new research shows. An analysis of survey data on 1,694 parents of young children found that…