Investigate society's hidden truths, from gender and identity politics to consumer culture with this insightful guide.

Heads Up Sociology explores a range of curious social phenomena, including poverty and class status, white-collar crime, religious beliefs and internet anxieties.

BBC iPlayer:

• HyperNormalisation – this documentary by Adam Curtis is very long but also really fascinating. I would recommend watching it in three 1-hour chunks. It explores why modern society is like it is.

• Britain’s Forgotten Men – explores masculinity and ideas of maleness in society today.

• The Home that 2 Built – an interesting collection of clips looking at how British lifestyles have changed over the last 50 years.

• How To Break into the Elite – exploring the role and importance of social class in Britain today.

• Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends – a spot of light relief! See how Louis uses approaches exploring different groups in society.

• Young, Welsh and Pretty Religious – an interesting look at religion in modern society.

Netflix

• Wild Wild Country – looking at the experiences of a sect/cult in America

• RBG – Looking at how the role of women has changed in society by following the story of Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Louis Theroux – again, lots to choose from!

TedTalks

There are so many excellent Ted Talks that you can find online, exploring some really interesting topics. Some suggested talks to watch include:

• Do Schools Kill Creativity?

• Why Open a School? To Close a Prison…

• I don’t want children; stop telling me to change my mind!