Committed Sociology
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Committed Sociology: the Annual A Level Sociology conference at Christ The King, 6th March, 2014es Back talks about commitment and sociologys purpose with Professor Bev Skeggs and Dr Lez Henry. The theme of committed sociology was the focus of this years sixth form conference at Christ The King College, Lewisham. The podcast also includes interviews with Marie Carver-Hughes the teacher behind the conference and sociology student Ellta Woldermariam with music played by Jacob Fritze.
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