Do you want to know more about how our social lives work? How human relationships and issues of class, gender, race are present in everyday interactions? In this podcast, we talk to experts from rural and regional Australia on everything from antibiotic resistance to teenage drivers- and we ask - What's Sociology Got to do with it? This podcast is part of Social Science Week 2020, and supported by Charles Sturt University and The Australian Sociological Association. Hosted by Dr Sarina Kilham. Full transcripts of each episodes are available at www.thatsociologypodcast.org
What's Sociology Got to do with it?
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Do you want to know more about how our social lives work? How human relationships and issues of class, gender, race are present in everyday interactions? In this podcast, we talk to experts from rural and regional Australia on everything from antibiotic resistance to teenage drivers- and we ask - What's Sociology Got to do with it? This podcast is part of Social Science Week 2020, and supported by Charles Sturt University and The Australian Sociological Association. Hosted by Dr Sarina Kilham. Full transcripts of each episodes are available at www.thatsociologypodcast.org
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September 4, 2020
Merrilyn Crichton talks Social Isolation and Mental Health in Rural Communities
<p>Merrilyn Crichton knows that her research touches on economics, hard science, sustainability, psychology and sociology--and she is the first to argue that to examine social isolation and mental health in Australia’s rural communities, all these fields are needed.</p> <p>In this episode of What’s Sociology Got To Do With It?, Merrilyn speaks about the disparate spread of resources between the city and the country. In her work studying Australia’s rural communities, Merrilyn has realised that rural Australians face a unique set of challenges in building and maintaining their support networks than city Australians do. And while the pandemic has seen telehealth and similar infrastructure become a priority across Australia (and yes, in the bush), she sees the pandemic-triggered lack of social interaction as another stressor for rural Australians.</p> <p>And it’s this lack of social interaction that, more broadly, Merrilyn sees as dangerous. As social creatures, humans need that interaction--so what happens when that is taken away and we can’t see each other? It’s this human element in her research that Merrilyn attributes to sociology and sees as incredibly valuable.</p> <p>If you want to contact Merrilyn, she can be reached by phone at 02 6933 2396, or at her e-mail <a href="mailto:mcrichton@csu.edu.au">mcrichton@csu.edu.au</a>.</p>
September 4, 2020
Sosheel Godfrey talks middlemen in Pakistan's Dairy Industry
<p>Sosheel Godfrey warns against making a bogeyman out of an alternative banking system. That is, he doesn’t see the so-called ‘middlemen’ of Pakistan's dairy industry as evil collectors that rob farmers of profit, rob the chance to sell milk urban consumers. Rather, he sees them as a part of the community, investing back into their communities through the farmers. Living alongside the local farmers, they extend cash advances to farmers, sometimes providing loans to small hold farmers. And so, their motives are not just making a profit, but rather helping other members of their community to survive and thrive.</p> <p>In this episode of <u>What’s Sociology Got To Do With It?</u>, Sosheel shines a spotlight on how an outsider’s preconceived notions of economics and a farmer’s behaviour can quickly vary from what is actually happening on the farm. In other words, every farmer and every region has its own economic, cultural and social context around farming–and these must be taken into consideration when research try to analyse farming behaviours and the risk involved in farming. For Sosheel, a farmer who hasn’t had rain in several months would act differently to a farmer living through a monsoon. Both are facing different risks, and so are going to need different advice and resources when making decisions or preparing for the future. And it is a qualitative research approach that is needed for this, he argues.</p> <p>If you want to contact Sosheel, give him a ring on (02) 6933 2921 or e–mail him on <a href="mailto:sgodfrey@csu.edu.au">sgodfrey@csu.edu.au</a>.</p>
September 4, 2020
Nicola Wunderlich talks Cultural Sensitivity in Para-veterinary training
<p>Nicola Wunderlich, in her work in capacity building, is the first person to advocate for tailoring your content to your audience. In other words, Nicola calls on scientists and researchers to personalise their content to their audience, and how their audience is most likely to absorb (and use) the information.</p> <p>In this episode of <u>What’s Sociology Got To Do With It?</u>, Nicola argues that if the local community and its norms aren’t considered, then any recommendations will simply fall on deaf ears. She argues that, as a result, folks in roles like social scientists and science communicators should be involved in projects from the beginning. To Nicola, bringing them in at the end is little help, as they could have given valuable advice in designing the project itself. Without cultural sensitivity and this fundamental connection to what the community wants and needs, the research is simply going to be dismissed; not from a place of malice, but because the reason why someone should follow the recommendation hasn’t been explained properly (if at all). Above all, Nicola calls on researchers and scientists to treat the communities and their needs and their wants as central to academic research.</p> <p>If you want to contact Nicola, she can be reached at the Graham Centre or at Charles Sturt University, where her e–mail is <a href="mailto:nwunderlich@csu.edu.au">nwunderlich@csu.edu.au</a>. The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pacificparavettrainingproject">Pacific PARAVET Training Project</a> also has its own Facebook page.</p>
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