Tag: Sociology
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Women’s refuges at centre of fresh trans row
How do you define a woman? A charity caused a stir after announcing that transgender women may soon staff its female refuge centres. Some say it could put vulnerable women at greater risk.
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Introducing Generation Z… or Delta… or Snap
What should teenagers call themselves? When The New York Times asked under-22s to give their generation a name, they got thousands of suggestions....
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Rugby braces itself for war of Six Nations
Do violent sports harm society? This weekend Europe’s rugby elite will do battle in the Six Nations. Some find brutal games like rugby thrilling, but others say society suffers as a result.
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Minister of loneliness for ‘broken society’
Can the state stop loneliness? Yesterday Britain appointed a government minister to tackle the “epidemic” blighting millions of lives — an issue dubbed the “giant evil” of our times.
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Model Harry Uzoka dies in London knife attack
How can we stop the rise of violent knife crime in Britain? Last year, 80 people were stabbed and killed in London alone. Now, male model Harry Uzoka has become the latest victim.
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Gang steals €4.5m of gems: the world cheers
Is it wrong to romanticise criminals? On Wednesday night an armed gang stole jewels worth millions from a Paris hotel. And yet many are cheering them on, impressed by their sheer chutzpah.
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Facebook admits social media is bad for you
Is the answer to social media’s problems… more social media? Facebook has admitted that “passively” using its website may not be good for you. Its answer? Just use it a little differently.
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Facebook is ‘ripping apart the social fabric’
Is Facebook destroying society? A former executive has revealed he feels “tremendous guilt” for helping to build the site — he claims it is “eroding the core foundations” of how we behave.
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Furious backlash slams gender-neutral French
Should all languages be made gender neutral? The French prime minister has cracked down on new non-gendered grammar. But some say revolutionising the language will lead to greater equality.
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Too many superhero movies says Skywalker
Are there too many superhero films? Critics have savaged a new blockbuster starring classic heroes Batman and Superman. Now some think superhero movies are killing creativity in the cinema.
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‘We should have a Forgetting Day too …’
Is it important to remember our history? This weekend, Britain marks Remembrance Day by taking a moment to commemorate its war dead. But some say that we would do better just to forget.
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Fury as Twitter doubles length of tweets
Is brevity really the soul of wit? This week Twitter gave all its users 280 characters to play with, instead of 140. But many believe the site has lost its “unique selling point”.
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How technology is shaping the future of love
Will machines help us make strong relationships? “The course of true love never did run smooth,” wrote Shakespeare — before AI and virtual reality. Here are five big changes facing dating…
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Top ‘first world problems’ of 2017 revealed
Is it wrong to complain? In the developed world, most people live in luxury unimaginable for most of history. But, from ripe avocados to lost passwords, there is much to moan about.
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Row erupts over gender-neutral kids’ clothes
Do clothes have a gender? John Lewis is labelling all of its kids’ gear as being for boys and girls. But elsewhere in Britain, a family is suing a school for allowing boys to wear dresses.