Instructional Video20:12
TED Talks

Niall Ferguson: The 6 killer apps of prosperity

12th - Higher Ed
Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture...
Instructional Video8:08
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The End of Childhood?

Higher Ed
What is childhood? What does it do for children? And is childhood disappearing in contemporary societies? This film uses Jane Pilcher's contemporary case study on fashion and the sexualisation of girls to examine these questions.
Instructional Video6:49
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Social and Commonsense

Higher Ed
Can Sociology go ""beyond commonsense"" - and, if so, how? Using the concept of crime, this film illustrates some of the key differences between sociological and commonsense thinking.
Instructional Video8:42
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Family and Social Change

Higher Ed
How are family life, structure and relationships changing? And to what extent are these changes a consequence of modernity and postmodernity? This film examines these questions in terms of three types of social change: identity,...
News Clip6:21
Curated Video

Harrison Ford, Flockhart and Branson at Environmental Media Awards

Higher Ed
AP Television Hollywood, 25 October 2009 1. Wide of entrance to Paramount Pictures 2. Close up of Paramount Pictures sign 3. Close up of Environmental Media Association sign 4. Medium of camera crews 5. Medium of actors Harrison...