Sociology BITES: What is sociology for…?
Posted on
24 February 2010
Keele University’s School of Sociology and Criminology is offering a
FREE post-16 conference between 10-3 on March 17th 2010 to explore
sociology research by national and international experts.
The event is sponsored by the Economic and Social
Research Council and is part of the Festival of Social Science, which runs
between 12th - 19th March. The Festival is a national
series of events intended to engage the public in the exploration of the social
sciences.
The post-16 conference at Keele will introduce students
in the region to real-world research conducted by Keele’s national and
international experts. A mix of different curriculum-relevant sessions will be
offered using a range of delivery styles and supporting resources.
Workshop options include:
- Negotiating the edge:
voluntary risk-taking and the risk society
- Crime, Deviance and the
Media - the strange case of serial killers
-
Constructing the Mobile
Phone
-
Witchcraft and the
Supernatural in the modern world
-
The Death Penalty –
sociological and criminological perspectives
-
What makes a racist thug?
Please email: socbites@appsoc.keele.ac.uk for
further information
Chris
Stone,
Press
Office,
Keele
University
.
Tel.: 01782
733375
