Documentaries

Some related to sociology syllabus, most are just for general interest reasons, something to watch if you have the time...










































The Weather Underground

9/11 and aftermath  Nine Magnum photographers reflect on how they covered 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Guantanamo.


more here...

and this is a list of films, you'll need to pick some and see if you can find them online, I'm a little busy right now.

Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Nice shades, pillock.

This is worth watching for general knowledge reasons, it's more psychology than sociology but I feel obliged to give you an all-round education so you have a slightly better chance of not spending the rest of your lives living in a skip and eating cold pilchards from a tin whilst wiping the tears from your eyes with a pair of soiled pants you stole from a tramp.

Watch it here!

Brass Eye - Paedogeddon (2001 Special) and Drugs

Why young people riot...

There are various sociological explanations for civil unrest and rioting by young people.  One of them is gross stupidity, a theory outlined in this video.

Idiots.

But a more complex explanation is given here.   Verdict on UK riots: people need a 'stake in society', says report.  Panel concludes that riots were fuelled by a lack of opportunities for young people, poor parenting and suspicion of the police.  (The Guardian)


And take a look at this video from about 11 mins:

News from The Onion

The Onion explains how how 24 hour rolling news channels fill their airtime:

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class

Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones

'This persuasive book about the label 'chav' makes a nonsense of the idea that Britain is now classless' (The Guardian)

Review

Video: Owen Jones discusses chavs in Stockport

Like watching videos featuring odd-looking people wearing bad clothes, surrounded by inflatable trees?  Then you'll love this:

Video: Book Review



Also, international hip-hop git Plan B talks about the demonisation of youth/chavs in this TED talk from about 11 mins!

Superclass - The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making

Adonis and Pollard (1998) claimed that there is a ‘superclass’, whose power transcends the traditional upper class.   Rothkopf (2008) developed this concept by compiling a list of the 6,000 most powerful people in the world.   His book is examined in further detail below...
Bit about it here...

Review

Video clip of author discussing the Superclass

The Superclass List

And listen here from 13:48 for a BBC discussion of the Superclass.

Institutional Racism?

Panorama 2008, The Secret Policeman Returns - Five years after going undercover to reveal racism in Britain's police, Mark Daly sees if things have changed.


Watch it here.




BBC News - Stop and search use and alternative police tactics  (there are links to other relevant articles at the end of the page that this link takes you to)

Freakonomics - Crack Dealers and Abortions

How economic inequality harms societies

Here's Richard Wilkinson's TED Talk on Inequality - 'How economic inequality harms societies'