• Decolonizing Sociology - This article discusses what is involved in decolonizing the discipline of sociology, highlighting the considerations that contemporary social theory seeks to address.

1. What does Hountondji's term 'extraversion' mean? 
2. How does sociology contribute to reproducing existing structures?
3. Why might existing social theory be irrelevant to social issues facing societies outside of the global North?

• Sociology, Eurocentrism and Postcolonial Theory - This article explores how postcolonial theory presents important challenges to sociology's self image and its impact on sociology today.

1. Why may sociology be reluctant to come to terms with postcolonial theory? 
2. Why are postcolonial studies said to have reached an impasse? 
3. How have the arguments of Bhabbha impacted upon sociological thought?

• For Public Sociology - This article discusses the growing gap between sociological ethos and the world being studied, arguing the case for public sociology in shaping the framework of the discipline.

1. Why has public sociology grown in popularity? 
2. What are the different types of public sociology? 
3. What is policy sociology?