tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76517287993770088232012-02-15T22:58:25.799-08:00Meze HeadDipping into the Social Sciences (student journal)Val Carteihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713408379793159746noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651728799377008823.post-53255431294880823932007-11-08T06:02:00.000-08:002007-10-28T06:27:03.010-07:00Is contemporary society fascinated by and frightened of crime?Crime is usually approached by individuals and societies in terms of narratives. The reasons behind the use of these stories might be several, for example they might help us express our emotions and feelings, give us keys to make sense of what happened or let us identify possible solutions.The two main types of stories which are widely spread today, describe a society which is increasingly Val Carteihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713408379793159746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651728799377008823.post-58328906942686174202007-10-28T05:59:00.000-07:002007-10-28T06:26:45.565-07:00How useful is a ‘social approach’ in explaining differences in health amongst different social groups? Introduced in the 1980s (Smith and Goldblatt,2004,p.70), social explanations emphasize the impact of socio-economic structures to create and maintain differences in health amongst different social groups. In order to assess the usefulness of this approach, this essay will first outline the model’s main characteristics. Then, by focusing on ‘The Black Report’ and ‘The health divide’ Val Carteihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713408379793159746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651728799377008823.post-48311937123151991552007-10-18T06:18:00.000-07:002007-10-28T06:25:46.345-07:00being an undegraduate: the interaction of agency and structure through social rolesThe freedom and control to shape our own identities are influenced by personal, material and social structures. The aim of this essay is to support this claim by showing the interaction between agency and some of these structural influences, taking as an example my role as an undergraduate IT student at Queen Mary College of London in 2004. In particular, I will focus on three aspects of this Val Carteihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713408379793159746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7651728799377008823.post-44693770833033850592007-07-04T06:13:00.000-07:002007-07-06T01:33:15.842-07:00Welcome to Meze Head!For all of you cooking lovers, this is not a blog on grandma's recipes, sorry people.The slightly misleading title refers to the characteristics I hope to bring on these pages, mixing different flavours of social issues, dipping into some saucy questions with a thin piece of knowledge, even when badly yeasted.I hope you'll like the dishes I am a newbie in the kitchen of the Val Carteihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713408379793159746noreply@blogger.com0