In May 2022, the Office for National Statistics reported that 53% of women claim to feel very unsafe walking on their own at night in an open space and as…

Two books published around the time the NHS celebrated its 75th birthday (July 2023) have different views about the threats it faces. Dr Julia Grace Patterson argues that the history…

Current BSA President, Gurminder K Bhambra, completes her term of office in December 2023. We are now seeking nominations for the next President of the British Sociological Association. A new…

The BSA has expressed its sadness at the recent death of Dr Jo Woodiwiss. Dr Woodiwiss was a Reader in Sociology and Youth Studies at the University of Huddersfield, with…

After launching a new article format aimed to support and champion doctoral researchers in the sociology of work, BSA journal Work, Employment and Society (WES) has now released a video…

We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize is Professor Alison Pilnick (pictured right) for her book, Reconsidering…

The BSA is sad to hear of the death of Howard S Becker. Howard was perhaps best known for his research and writings on the sociology of deviance, and his…

In April 2020, the UN secretary general, António Guterres cautioned that COVID-19 started as a public health emergency, but it was rapidly turning into a “human rights crisis.” The Covid-19…

The theory that many people feel the work they do is pointless because their jobs are ‘bullshit’ has been confirmed by a new study. The research found that people working…