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Editorial illustration showing everyday social norms across a classroom, workplace, café queue, public transport and family home, with people behaving differently according to the expectations of each setting.

Where Do Our Ideas About ‘Normal’ Come From?

Posted on 8 October 20268 October 2026 by Andrew Wright

What feels normal is often something we have learned. This article explores how norms, values, socialisation and power shape our ideas about acceptable behaviour, and why ‘normal’ changes across time and place.

Editorial illustration showing people in a home, classroom, workplace and public space, visually connected by shared pathways and architectural lines to suggest how individual lives are shaped by wider social structures.

What Is Sociology Actually About?

Posted on 8 October 20268 October 2026 by Andrew Wright

Sociology asks us to look beyond individual choices and question the wider patterns, institutions and inequalities that shape everyday life. This introduction explores what sociology is, what the sociological imagination means, and why the subject still matters in a rapidly changing world.

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