The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
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Society – Analysis and Comment
Journalists regularly publish photos of victims after a tragedy, but this practice has the capacity to traumatise families for years.
Families of some victims of the Bondi tragedy have asked for privacy, but do journalists have an obligation to pause, or halt, their newsgathering?
What do popular TV shows say about the modern gentleman – and how can this inform our understanding of (healthy) masculinity?
Corruption imposes mental health costs on individuals.
Online extremism is a unique challenge – terrorists use methods that can’t be captured by standard content moderation. So, what can we do about it?
From conscientious objectors to hippies and seniors, intentional communities offer refuge and purpose for people seeking a different way of life.
Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
The new TV series, Feud: Capote vs the Swans tells the story behind Answered Prayers, the never-finished gossip novel that made its author a social pariah. But what was in the book – and was it any good?
A nine-year study shows local projects to tackle inequality can themselves cause inequalities among the people who get involved.
A new wave of research shows how working-class young men are changing their behaviour. But some remain hostile to the term “toxic masculinity” and see it as a vehicle for shaming men.
Victims of witchcraft accusations face alienation or exclusion from their communities.
Suicide in Ghana is regarded as taboo for most families.
Women’s wellbeing paradox: unhappier than men but more social, with higher levels of emotional resilience.
Dealing with climate change requires us to address not just our carbon emissions but also the disconnection with ourselves and our planet which fuels ecological destruction.
Ghana needs a more effective approach to juvenile justice reform that considers the long-term impact of detention on youth offenders.
We wanted to examine not only the experiences that drove asylum seekers to the UK, but also the psychological effects of their experiences in the asylum system.
Science fiction does more than entertain – it can also be used to better understand the political forces that shape the societies in which we live.
Ghanaian traditional gender norms are the main barrier to Ghanaian women pursuing academic careers.
Class allows us to understand inequality not as a consequence of personal failings, but as a socioeconomic issue.
Some fascists claim that democracy and fascism have the same goal – to give effect to the will of the people. But who the people are is where the ideologies divide.
“Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
As words go, grief feels inadequate for describing public sentiment in the wake of the Queen’s death.
Study shows that so-called “socio-cultural attitudes” are not a plausible explanation for the Muslim penalty.
Think again if you assume only older people are isolated by technology.