by Dan Woodman
For your weekend (footy long weekend in Victoria) listening - here is my latest as resident sociologist on ABC Life Matters:
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Social Studies: Why are young adults lonelier than older people? - ABC listen
If you're a fan of 90s sitcoms, you'll know that the friendship depicted in the sitcom Friends isn't necessarily representative of real life. People in their mid to late-twenties, seemingly working ve...
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by Dan Woodman
by Dan Woodman
Happy Social Sciences Week to all who celebrate.
Get along to an event if you can.
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Get along to an event if you can.
socialsciencesweek.org.au
Celebrate Social Sciences Week
Every September Social Sciences Week celebrates and showcases the diverse range of social sciences disciplines and research in Australia.
socialsciencesweek.org.au
by Dan Woodman
My latest on ABC Life Matters
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The relevance of beauty pageants in 2025 - ABC listen
This week, Miss Universe Australia was crowned - 21-year-old Lexie Brant will represent us in Thailand in November.
Lexie admits there's a stigma around pageants, and she prefers to call the Miss Uni...
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by Dan Woodman
My latest on Life Matters
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Why we're being targetted by the "Gen Z stare" - ABC listen
When you were a kid, your parents probably told you "don't stare, it's rude!"
But, if you've been on social media the last couple of weeks ... it seems that life lesson might be getting left behind.
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by Dan Woodman
Was invited on to the Nights program on Radio New Zealand this week to chat with Emile Donovan about the shrinking number of cousins people have now compared to previous generations.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
The declining rate of cousins
Fewer children being born means those that are grow up with fewer cousins. Sociologist Dan Woodman joins Emile Donovan to explain this little-discussed shift in our family structures.
www.rnz.co.nz
by Dan Woodman
My regular spot on ABC Life Matters with Tegan Taylor- this time we are taking about how young people's idea of a good time is shifting (and a booze fuelled night out is less popular).
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The death knell sounds for nightclubs - ABC listen
In news that might make you feel more ancient than ever - today's young folks' idea of a good time isn't what it used to be.
Less dancing, less drinking, and it means some of our favourite hotspots a...
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by Dan Woodman
Big week on the radio this week and I will share a few things. Yesterday I was on ABC Radio Sydney chatting with James O'Loghlin about changing family sizes and fewer young people having cousins (from the 37 minute mark).
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Afternoons - ABC listen
Afternoons will have you smiling and thinking as you get through your day.
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by Dan Woodman
Hear me chatting about generational differences on 5AA talk-back radio in Adelaide on Mornings with Graeme Goodings, last Friday. From the 45.30 minute mark.
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by Dan Woodman
Bit of an awkward conversation - my latest as the 'resident sociologist' on ABC Life Matters.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
What makes an awkward silence... awkward? - ABC listen
Sometimes you're chatting away, swapping gossip and stories ... and then the conversation just .... stops.
Suddenly, there's a lull ... and nobody knows what to say.
So, why do we jump to fill awkwa...
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Reposted by: Dan Woodman, Ben Harris‐Roxas
On the evening of Tue 23rd Sep join George Megalogenis, @frankbongiorno.bsky.social, @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social, @emilyrosefoley.bsky.social & I for our public event at UTS.
Registration is free & we'd love to see you there!
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Registration is free & we'd love to see you there!
events.humanitix.com/a-new-austra...
A New Australian Politics: Rupture or Realignment
We explore the outcomes of the 2025 Australian federal election and consider whether it signals a fundamental rupture or realignment in the political landscape
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Reposted by: Dan Woodman, Douglas Guilfoyle, Megan Cassidy‐Welch
MEDIA RELEASE: A National Crisis in HASS
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities.
chass.org.au/docs.ashx?id...
The Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) has issued a public call for urgent action in response to widespread cuts to staff, programs and entire disciplines across Australian universities.
chass.org.au/docs.ashx?id...
chass.org.au
by Dan Woodman
Thanks for your wonderful work as our unofficial social media leader at the Forum, Alina!
by Dan Woodman
My latest on ABC Life Matters with Tegan Taylor. We talk about the return of the 'inheritocracy'. Listen out for mentions of Jane Austen's Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy Esquire and mysterious great aunts with even greater fortunes.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Are we living in an "inheritocracy"? - ABC listen
The average price of an Australian house has officially surpassed $1 million. Does that mean only the people who inherit money from their parents can actually get onto the property ladder now?
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by Dan Woodman
My latest as the resident sociologist on ABC Life Matters. It's on a topic that is close to home. Plenty of challenges, but proclamations of the death of the university are premature.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Is the university sector in terminal decline? - ABC listen
Many experts fear the university sector is the grip of an identity crisis.
Once proud institutions of knowledge and debate… now accused of becoming sausage factories... with declining funding, academ...
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by Dan Woodman
My latest chat on ABC radio Life Matters - talking 'Cossie Livs' (cost of living)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The generation being hit hardest by cossie lives - ABC listen
Our resident sociologist has crunched the numbers of how different generations are experiencing the cost of living crisis.
The data suggest that it's younger Australian's that are feeling the pinch t...
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by Dan Woodman
For your weekend listening - Here is my latest on Life Matters on ABC Radio National, joining all the other 'Sunday morning quarterbacks' in giving my take on the election results. Very happy that I'm now introduced as the 'Resident Sociologist'!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The landslide Labor win that's ousted two party leaders - ABC listen
For the first time over the weekend, Gen Zs and millennials outnumbered baby boomers at the polls.
The results were called by 8pm - a landslide win for Labor, which left two of Australia's major par...
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by Dan Woodman
For your weekend listening - I was on the ABC Radio Melbourne Conversation Hour today talking with Richelle Hunt about the decline of nightclubbing and changing youth culture. Hope my sociological insights are better than my dance moves.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Is nightclubbing still a rite of passage? - ABC listen
As Gen Z are said to embrace the 'joy of missing out' aka JOMO — where does that leave Melbourne's nightlife? In this edition of The Conversation Hour we ask just how significant the generational shif...
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by Dan Woodman
For your long weekend listening, here is my latest chat with Tegan Taylor on ABC Life Matters, talking about collective grief. I'm doing a regular spot on Life Matters at the moment, every couple of weeks, bringing a sociological lens to different topics.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Why do we experience collective grief? - ABC listen
This week has seen tens of thousands of people flocking to the Vatican to mourn the death of Pope Francis in person.
It's a huge number... but it's not that unusual... the death of a public figure of...
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by Dan Woodman
A couple of brief appearances from me in this new ABC News story about cost of living from reporter Syan Vallance.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
by Dan Woodman
I was on ABC Canberra today talking with Alice Matthews about the newly announced housing policies from the Coalition and Labor.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... - from the 24 minute mark (for about 7 minutes)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... - from the 24 minute mark (for about 7 minutes)
Afternoons - ABC listen
Hear the stories behind the headlines.
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by Dan Woodman
Something to go along with your Friday morning coffee. I wrote about intergenerational inequality for the @aunz.theconversation.com. It's part of a special election series, Australia’s Policy Challenges.
theconversation.com/a-fair-go-fo...
theconversation.com/a-fair-go-fo...
A fair go for young Australians in this election? Voters are weighing up intergenerational inequity
Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Boomer voters at the election. Does that mean we will see policies to close the growing wealth divide between the generations?
theconversation.com
by Dan Woodman
by Dan Woodman
I was on Life Matters today on ABC Radio National. Listen in if you're interested.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
What does your generation say about your vote? - ABC listen
What influence does your generation have on the issues that are important to you and how you ultimately cast your vote? Do you think your vote aligns with the general interests of your generation?
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by Dan Woodman
by Sophie Woodward — Reposted by: Dan Woodman, Janet Boddy
Permanent teaching and research lectureship in sociology at the university of Manchester. Linked to the Morgan centre. For researchers in areas of everyday lives, personal life and relationships. Please share! Deadline April 7th
Reposted by: Dan Woodman, Geoffrey Pleyers, Julia O’Connell Davidson
Online Tribute in Memory of Michael Burawoy
The International Sociological Association (ISA) mourns the tragic passing of Michael Burawoy (1947-2025), a leading sociologist, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, and 17th President of ISA (2010–2014).
The International Sociological Association (ISA) mourns the tragic passing of Michael Burawoy (1947-2025), a leading sociologist, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley, and 17th President of ISA (2010–2014).
by Dan Woodman
I was on ABC Conversation Hour yesterday, chatting with Richelle Hunt about the 'bank of mum and dad' and the growing pressure on parents to support their young adult children. Here is the link if you want to have a listen.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Do you feel pressure to buy your kids a house? - ABC listen
As the latest house price figures from CoreLogic were released today, in this edition of The Conversation Hour we speak with a sociologist about the rise and rise of the bank of mum and dad. Also, wit...
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by Rachel Brooks — Reposted by: Dan Woodman, Julia Cook
📢New article: 'Paradoxical Parenting Practices and Australian Higher Education', in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social, with @drdanwoodman.bsky.social & @juliacook.bsky.social
#parenting #HE #intensiveparenting
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#parenting #HE #intensiveparenting
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by Dan Woodman
I was on ABC Radio National Life Matters yesterday, talking with Tegan Taylor about people having fewer cousins on average than previous generations.
Here is the link to the show, for your weekend listening.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Here is the link to the show, for your weekend listening.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Are we experiencing the decline of cousins? - ABC listen
We don't often talk about how a low birth rate impacts the extended kinship family structure.
How will society look different as cousins decline?
www.abc.net.au