In this review article on identity, language learning, and social change, we argue that
contemporary poststructuralist theories of language, identity, and power offer new …

Undertaking research for a thesis or dissertation is an experience that most people never
forget. Worries about what topic to investigate, how to go about doing the research and …

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the 'digital divide'–the
disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without–has persisted …

I distinctly remember one of the first times I went to a contemporary gallery; I can't remember
which one it was. I was 17. I walked in the door and I was made to feel like a piece of shit …

Rising inequality is the defining feature of our age. With the lion's share of wealth growth
going to the top, for a growing percentage of society a middle-class existence is out of reach …

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

It is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis,
weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism, in turn explaining rising …

Drawing on recent research on the psychology of social class, I argue that the material
conditions in which people grow up and live have a lasting impact on their personal and …

In The Class Ceiling, authors Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison deftly dismantle popular
(and often highly politicized) myths about inequality and meritocracy in the UK. First, and …

This provocative new introduction to the field of digital sociology offers a critical overview of
interdisciplinary debates about new ways of knowing society that are emerging today at the …