Urban sociology
Connecting Self to Society: Belonging in a Changing World
Vanessa May (2013) Belonging forms the bedrock of how we relate to the world around us, yet its relationship to society and social change is often overlooked. How do we explain that connection between self and society? How do our friendships and relationships shape our sense of belonging? Why does […]
Professor Bryan Roberts
Back to list of video interviews Professor Bryan Roberts interviewed by Professor David Morgan Bryan Roberts joined Sociology at the University of Manchester in 1964 and played an important part in developing a programme of urban sociology. An early visit to Mexico City led to a lifetime’s work specialising in […]
10. Rosemary Mellor – studying the city
Rosemary Mellor (1943-2001) started her working life as a town planner in London and when she became a Sociology lecturer (she joined the University of Manchester in 1976) her interests were still focused on cities and their inhabitants. Her 1977 book Urban Sociology in an Urbanised Society argued for the […]
5. Clyde Mitchell: Pioneer of social network analysis
James Clyde Mitchell (1918 – 1995), came to the University of Manchester in 1965 as Professor in Urban Sociology. Â He was interested in the study of social structure through the observation of regular patterns of social relations that persist over time. During his time in Rhodesia, Mitchell and colleagues used […]