This article explores how generative AI systems reinforce class-based linguistic hierarchies by privileging elaborated codes aligned with middle-class norms, drawing on Bernstein’s theory of language and sociological critiques of educational inequality.
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Comment sections are designed – both algorithmically and editorially – to reward anger, blame, and divisive language. This erodes civic trust, reduces democratic participation, and fosters cynicism towards both media institutions and social solidarity.
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Viva-style exams are promoted as an AI-proof assessment solution, but do they reinforce class, linguistic, and neurodiversity exclusions? This sociological analysis unpacks how language, power, and educational justice intersect in the AI age.
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A clear, student-friendly introduction to ontology and epistemology in sociology, exploring their meaning, significance, and practical application in research design.
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Exploring how Pierre Bourdieu’s theories of capital, habitus, fields, and symbolic violence reveal the hidden barriers faced by neurodivergent people.
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How does social class shape taste? This article explores Bourdieu’s concept of cultural capital, Goffman’s impression management, and contemporary critiques of taste hierarchies, gatekeeping, and cultural gentrification.
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An in-depth sociological analysis of deepfake pornography, exploring its ethical implications, power dynamics, consent, and digital exploitation through feminist and media theories.
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