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21/04/2022

Children perform better at school if their fathers are happy about the time they spend with them, but no similar effect found for mothers

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21/04/2022

Landlords using intrusion and negligence to force out elderly people in regulated tenancies, says research

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20/04/2022

“Compelling” study of Somali migrants to the UK wins major sociology book prize

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20/04/2022

Government scheme ‘ineffective at preventing abuse and death in custody’ says research

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20/04/2022

People living on coasts are unaware their homes may not be protected from flooding, says research

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20/04/2022

Women working from home say their careers are harmed, while men say they have benefitted

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17/04/2022

Citizens of countries that become more unequal as their economy grows are less happy, says research

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26/08/2021

Stress management classes and wellbeing coaching no help at improving workers’ mental health, study says

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26/08/2021

NHS therapists are ‘pressured to exaggerate success’, research says

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25/08/2021

Women in Ireland more likely than men to be looking for work since pandemic began, study says

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25/08/2021

Colonels and generals more likely to find quality jobs after leaving armed forces than other ranks

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15/04/2021

Money problems make people more discontented than loneliness does during lockdown, study finds

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14/04/2021

Progress on diagnosing dementia stalls, despite government initiatives, study finds

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14/04/2021

Half of women in advertising offices received unwanted sexual advances, study finds

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14/04/2021

Top professional golfers’ mental health hurt by spending more time on the road, research says

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14/04/2021

Government policy on employment tribunals based on wrongly inflated figures, study finds

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13/04/2021

Scholarships do “remarkably little” to make private schools more socially inclusive, study finds

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13/04/2021

New research shows poorest households have suffered “more intense destitution” over the last decade, in contrast to official figures 

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17/02/2021

Lesbians and bisexual people are less satisfied at work than their heterosexual co-workers, says research

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22/12/2020

Ethnic minorities more likely to be unemployed because employers reject applications from ‘non-white’ names

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01/11/2020

Almost a third of fathers unaware that by law they can work part-time or in a job share

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15/09/2020

Sociology departments must make race and ethnicity more central to teaching, says BSA report 

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14/06/2020

Ethnic minorities’ employment prospects lag behind white majority because of ‘persistent racism’

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01/07/2019

Over a third of probation officers have insufficient time to help offenders in ‘unmitigated disaster’ of part-privatised service

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26/04/2019

Book about Black mixed-race men’s lives wins prestigious sociology book award

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26/04/2019

Women put off using the weights sections of gyms by “intimidatory atmosphere” among men, says research

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26/04/2019

Almost all players signed to Premier League clubs from academies leave top-flight football within five years

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25/04/2019

Research demonstrates strong link between Thatcher era job losses and an increase in crime

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25/04/2019

Older job applicants up to three times less likely to be selected for interview than younger ones, study finds

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25/04/2019

Working class ‘always less likely to get into acting and film making’, says new research

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25/04/2019

Households where the woman is the sole earner are significantly poorer, says research

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24/04/2019

Professor Alan Warde given prestigious Distinguished Service to British Sociology award

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24/04/2019

Societies where people fail to exceed their parents’ social and economic status have a higher death rate, research shows

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24/04/2019

Soccer stars ridiculed by team-mates if they are not wearing the right designer gear, says research

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23/01/2019

Chronic stress levels 40% higher in full-time working women with children, but flexible work reduces stress

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13/12/2018

Snobbery today ‘more likely to be about Christmas decorations and other cultural tastes’, says book

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14/09/2018

Men enjoy their jobs less than they do housework on average, research says

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14/09/2018

Retirement brings health gains, with workaholics benefiting the most, research says

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13/09/2018

People in most deprived areas more likely to die alone at home, research says

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13/09/2018

‘Little improvement for UK gig economy workers’ since major report highlighted their plight

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12/09/2018

Low-paid workers are moving into better employment despite loss of jobs through automation

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12/09/2018

Degrees from non-elite universities worsen job prospects for privileged women, research says

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12/09/2018

Legislation on increasing flexible working has failed, research says

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12/04/2018

Book on how people in rural China cope with pollution wins BBC/British Sociological Association Ethnography Prize

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12/04/2018

Book on asylum seekers wins top Sociology Prize

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12/04/2018

Black people put off cultural events by insensitive white audience, research says

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12/04/2018

Most young Syrian refugees are in work or studying, research says

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12/04/2018

Philosophical debate helps make maximum security prisoners less macho and more tolerant

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12/04/2018

Britons less satisfied with restaurant food and their dining companions

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11/04/2018

Distinguished Service to Sociology Award given to Warwick researcher

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11/04/2018

Many young East Europeans have experienced more racism and xenophobia since the Brexit vote

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11/04/2018

British Asian footballers ignored by scouts from professional clubs, research says

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10/04/2018

Almost a third of fathers lack access to flexible work arrangements

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10/04/2018

Baby apps leave parents feeling guilty and pressured, research says

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10/04/2018

Footballers’ frequent transfers leave their wives and children feeling lonely

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10/04/2018

Failing to match parents’ educational achievements among men can be as distressing as being divorced

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09/02/2018

Students debate inequality and sexual harassment at first Youth Assembly

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31/01/2018

Brexit vote was a ‘scream of protest’ against the hijacking of democracy by the rich, says book

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01/11/2017

England was ‘divided along educational lines’ at Brexit vote, research says

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11/10/2017

‘Working class children are damaged by the English education system,’ says Cambridge professor

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20/08/2017

Promotion to higher management makes women less satisfied with their jobs

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26/06/2017

More educated people snack more frequently, new research says

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06/04/2017

Football agents are jeopardising players’ careers by going behind their backs, research says

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05/04/2017

Privately educated women four times more likely to marry a man who was privately educated

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05/04/2017

Books about self-injury and an African-Caribbean football club win prestigious sociology prize

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05/04/2017

Most couples remain happy with their sex lives into their 60s, research says

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05/04/2017

Rape victims lose out on compensation because of convictions for minor offences such as TV licence non-payment

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04/04/2017

£30 million UK government programme to improve Nigeria’s police force failed because of corruption

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04/04/2017

Rise of foodie culture leaves working class behind, research says

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04/04/2017

People are less likely to attend religious services regularly if their income rises, research shows

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04/04/2017

People who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it

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12/03/2017

Women do more housework than men even when their partners are unemployed

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23/10/2016

Bisexual men paid 30% less than heterosexuals, study shows

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08/09/2016

Having a visible tattoo can help job seekers find employment, research says

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08/09/2016

Companies with fewer staff aged over 50 have higher productivity

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08/09/2016

Being positive linked to lower chance of dying, study says

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07/09/2016

Unemployment effects hit white men hard, research says

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06/09/2016

Unpaid internships little help in getting creative graduates good jobs, research says

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05/09/2016

More people believe the unemployed are workshy and fiddling the system, research says

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15/05/2016

Growing up in rural areas leads to a lower earnings ‘pay penalty’, research says

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