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2025
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April
- Four in five women in Northern Ireland who have experienced sexist behaviour or harassment say it happened when they were children
- Most young people from Black and racial minoritised communities see racist online content at least once a week, report says
- Teachers lack time to tackle the influence of online misogynists on their students, research says
- Book that studies Germany after the arrival of more than a million migrants in 2015 wins prestigious prize
- Mothers who use state-funded childcare less likely to look after their parents, research says
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April
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2024
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April
- AI experts mistakenly believe that biases against women job applicants can be solved by technological fixes, says research
- Aristocrats have increased their influence in Britain over the past 150 years, says research
- People who work from home are less likely to get pay rises and promotions, says research
- Video game devotees are much more likely to be working-class than middle-class, says research
- White men are more likely to report being bullied at work than people from ethnic minorities, says research
- March
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2023
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April
- Privately-educated are twice as likely to be consistent Conservative voters, says research
- Sperm donors who assumed they would remain anonymous are tracked down by their children using DNA tests, says research
- Parents’ help with schoolwork and reading does little for children’s school progress, says research
- Women more stressed than men when working hours are fragmented during the day, says research
- Black and Asian people can suffer prejudice and insults from members of their families with lighter skin, says research
- Graduates’ activities produce more CO2 and their ecological commitment is primarily symbolic, says research
- Sophisticated book on central banks wins prestigious sociology award
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2022
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April
- Citizens of countries that become more unequal as their economy grows are less happy, says research
- People living on coasts are unaware their homes may not be protected from flooding, says research
- Women working from home say their careers are harmed, while men say they have benefitted
- Children perform better at school if their fathers are happy about the time they spend with them, but no similar effect found for mothers
- Government scheme ‘ineffective at preventing abuse and death in custody’ says research
- Landlords using intrusion and negligence to force out elderly people in regulated tenancies, says research
- “Compelling” study of Somali migrants to the UK wins major sociology book prize
- December
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2021
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August
- Colonels and generals more likely to find quality jobs after leaving armed forces than other ranks
- Women in Ireland more likely than men to be looking for work since pandemic began, study says
- NHS therapists are ‘pressured to exaggerate success’, research says
- Stress management classes and wellbeing coaching no help at improving workers’ mental health, study says
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April
- New research shows poorest households have suffered “more intense destitution” over the last decade, in contrast to official figures
- Scholarships do “remarkably little” to make private schools more socially inclusive, study finds
- Top professional golfers’ mental health hurt by spending more time on the road, research says
- Half of women in advertising offices received unwanted sexual advances, study finds
- Progress on diagnosing dementia stalls, despite government initiatives, study finds
- Government policy on employment tribunals based on wrongly inflated figures, study finds
- Money problems make people more discontented than loneliness does during lockdown, study finds
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August
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2019
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April
- Soccer stars ridiculed by team-mates if they are not wearing the right designer gear, says research
- Societies where people fail to exceed their parents’ social and economic status have a higher death rate, research shows
- Households where the woman is the sole earner are significantly poorer, says research
- Working class ‘always less likely to get into acting and film making’, says new research
- Professor Alan Warde given prestigious Distinguished Service to British Sociology award
- Almost all players signed to Premier League clubs from academies leave top-flight football within five years
- Women put off using the weights sections of gyms by “intimidatory atmosphere” among men, says research
- Older job applicants up to three times less likely to be selected for interview than younger ones, study finds
- Book about Black mixed-race men’s lives wins prestigious sociology book award
- Research demonstrates strong link between Thatcher era job losses and an increase in crime
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2018
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September
- Degrees from non-elite universities worsen job prospects for privileged women, research says
- Low-paid workers are moving into better employment despite loss of jobs through automation
- Legislation on increasing flexible working has failed, research says
- ‘Little improvement for UK gig economy workers’ since major report highlighted their plight
- People in most deprived areas more likely to die alone at home, research says
- Retirement brings health gains, with workaholics benefiting the most, research says
- Men enjoy their jobs less than they do housework on average, research says
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April
- Failing to match parents’ educational achievements among men can be as distressing as being divorced
- Footballers’ frequent transfers leave their wives and children feeling lonely
- Baby apps leave parents feeling guilty and pressured, research says
- Almost a third of fathers lack access to flexible work arrangements
- Distinguished Service to Sociology Award given to Warwick researcher
- British Asian footballers ignored by scouts from professional clubs, research says
- Many young East Europeans have experienced more racism and xenophobia since the Brexit vote
- Britons less satisfied with restaurant food and their dining companions
- Philosophical debate helps make maximum security prisoners less macho and more tolerant
- Most young Syrian refugees are in work or studying, research says
- Black people put off cultural events by insensitive white audience, research says
- Book on asylum seekers wins top Sociology Prize
- Book on how people in rural China cope with pollution wins BBC/British Sociological Association Ethnography Prize
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2017
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April
- Rise of foodie culture leaves working class behind, research says
- People are less likely to attend religious services regularly if their income rises, research shows
- People who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it
- £30 million UK government programme to improve Nigeria’s police force failed because of corruption
- Rape victims lose out on compensation because of convictions for minor offences such as TV licence non-payment
- Most couples remain happy with their sex lives into their 60s, research says
- Privately educated women four times more likely to marry a man who was privately educated
- Football agents are jeopardising players’ careers by going behind their backs, research says
- Books about self-injury and an African-Caribbean football club win prestigious sociology prize
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2016
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September
- Unpaid internships little help in getting creative graduates good jobs, research says
- Having a visible tattoo can help job seekers find employment, research says
- More people believe the unemployed are workshy and fiddling the system, research says
- Unemployment effects hit white men hard, research says
- Companies with fewer staff aged over 50 have higher productivity
- Being positive linked to lower chance of dying, study says
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