Sociology, as both a discipline and a subject, has long been questioned and ridiculed by sections of academia and the media. And up until this week, he was the professor of sociology of education at the University of Cambridge – a prestigious position at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. So, as a sociologist with an undergraduate degree, a master’s in social-science research methods and a PhD in sociology, I feel the need to defend the subject I love and reclaim respect for the sociologist. Sociology matters because it reveals how power works and moves through society. Nevertheless, Willis’s research still resonates today.