Global Societies: Fragmenting and Connecting
During the BSA Annual Conference 2016 (Aston University, Birmingham): Enjoy free access to selected articles published in the prestigious BSA journals.
Cultural Sociology
Sociology
Work, employment & society
Sociological Research Online
Events
Journal Events
Cultural Sociology
Read the latest Special Issues from CUS
Berger and Luckmann's 'The Social Construction of Reality' at 50 Guest editor: Hector Vera
March 2016
Sociology of Literature in the Early 21st Century: Away From the Centre Guest editors: Thomas Franssen and Giselinde Kuipers
September 2015
The Social Spaces of Music Guest editors: Nick Crossley and Wendy Bottero
March 2015
Sociology
50th Anniversary e-Special Issues and Podcasts
To mark the 50th anniversary of Sociology, the journal is delighted to present a series of e-Specials. The issues cover different chronological periods and examine the debates and themes in sociology over the last fifty years.
Social Class and Sociology: The State of the Debate Between 1967 and 1979 Guest editors: Louise Ryan and Claire Maxwell
Sociology in the 1980's: The Rise of Gender (and Intersectionality) Guest editors: Silke Roth and Katherine Dashper
Self-Identity and Its Discontents: Sociology in the 1990s Guest editors: David Skinner, Vanessa May and Nicola Rollock
Sociology in the 21st Century: Reminiscence and Redefinition Guest editors: Rana Jawad, Paddy Dolan and Tracey Skillington
Work, employment & society
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, we are offering free access to all WES content throughout April.
On the Front Line Collection
The WES On the Front Line collection gives a ‘vivid behind the scenes’ insight into the contemporary world of work. All articles are free to download, as part of our wider commitment to public sociology. Access the full collection'It's a tough drug to kick': a woman's career in broadcasting by Doris Ruth Eikhof and Charlotte York (2015)
The expectations and aspirations of a late-career professional woman by Carol Atkinson, Jackie Ford, Nancy Harding and Flora Jones (2015)
'Yes Chef': life at the vanguard of culinary excellence by Robin Burrow, Chef John Smith and Christalla Yakinthou (2015)
For this I was made': conflict and calling in the role of a woman priest Adrian Madden, Catherine Bailey and Reverend Canon Jean Kerr (2015)
Sociological Research Online
Special Section on Emotion
Linking Emotions: Emotions as the Invisible Threads That Bind People Together by Natàlia Cantó-Milà
Performativity and the Power of Shame: Lesson Observations, Emotional Labour and Professional Habitus by Ursula Edgington
Enduring or Crossing Distance for Love? Negotiating Love and Distance in the Lives of Mixed Transnational Couples By Rebecca Chiyoko King-O'Riain
Inequality and Prejudice. German Social Scientist as Producers of Feeling Rules by Helena Flam and Jochen Kleres
Events at the BSA annual conference
For the full conference programme, visit the BSA conference website
Plenary Speakers
Paula England, Class Gradients on Nonmarital Births, “Blaming Victims”, and the Theoretical Mechanisms
Wednesday 13:30 – 15:00, Great Hall
Claire Alexander and Anoop Nayak, Researching Race In and Out of the Academy
Thursday 17:15 – 18:40, Great Hall
Danny Dorling, Multicultural Britain – A better politics for a different society
Friday 13:30 – 15:00, Great Hall
Selected articles by plenary speakers published in Sociology
Race Ends Where? Race, Racism and Contemporary Sociology - 2015 By Anoop Nayak
Thinking about Class - 2014 By Danny Dorling
Displaced Masculinities: Chavs, Youth and Class in the Post-industrial City - 2006 By Anoop Nayak
Journal Events
Peer Reviewing Insights: Tips from the experts
Wednesday 15:30 – 17:00, Room 127, Conference Centre
Special Session: BSA journal Sociology 50th Anniversary
Wednesday 17:15 – 18:15, G11 – Byng Kendrick room
Social Capital Goes to School: Sociology SAGE Prize Winners’ Event
Thursday 15:30 – 17:00, Conference Centre room 139
An Editor’s Eye: Sociology and 50 Years of Editing Sociology
Thursday 15:30 – 17:00, Stafford 1-2, CAMS, Main Building
Sociology 50th Anniversary Drinks
Friday 18:00 – 19:00, Courtyard Restaurant, Conference Centre