- Frank Furedi
- Sociologist, commentator and author
Our age of anxiety
In his review of How Fear Works, Gavin Jacobson considers why doom-mongering is back in fashion.
Review: Not safe, just absurdly soft
Nick Cater reviews What's Happened to the University?
Review: Free thought under siege
The battle over microaggressions going on at our universities is both a symptom and a cause of malaise and strife in society at large, writes Daniel Shuchman.
Universities hand students soft toys, puppies and bubble wrap to ease stress
Cats are among the animals offered by universities to calm stressed students, reports Sian Griffiths.
Experts condemn removal of suicide from A-level sociology syllabus
One of the country’s best known sociologists has condemned an exam board’s decision to remove the topic of suicide from the A-level sociology syllabus.
Kidulthood: why are we terrified of growing up?
As new research suggests that our brains don't reach adulthood until our mid-twenties, Sam Rowe asks whether we're becoming a generation of commitment phobic 'kidults'.
Fifty Shades Of Grey: Why has porn become mainstream?
As the widely anticipated film version of best-selling novel Fifty Shades Of Grey hits the cinemas on Valentine's Day, sociology professor Frank Furedi explores why porn has become mainstream. Interview by Samantha Payne.
Review: First World War: Still No End in Sight
By Damian Howard SJ.
Jihadister indtager de sociale medier
Den militante gruppe IS er ikke bare jihadister og terrorister. Via de sociale medier har gruppen skabt sig et frygtindgydende brand, som også fascinerer unge danskere – nogle med tilknytning til salafistiske grupperinger herhjemme, andre der ikke er særligt religiøse. Og det er ikke så underligt, siger forskere, for Vesten har selv fremelsket det dystopiske syn på samtiden som korrupt og dekadent, som ekstremismen er en reaktion på.
Growing up independent is illegal? Mom arrested in US for letting nine-year-old daughter play alone
The arrest and jailing of a South Carolina mother who let her nine-year-old daughter play alone at a park has sparked a fresh debate about North American anxieties — and judgments on parents when it comes to supervision and safety, writes Sarah Boesveld.
