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Language of food politics; Italian food market
Laurie Taylor explores an Italian food market and the language of food politics.
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Guatemalan cemetery; Art auctions
A study into the dynamics of art auctions, and a Guatemalan cemetery with no more room.
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Drugs for Life; Subcultural Identity
Laurie Taylor on the growing medicalisation of everyday life, and subcultural 'oldies'.
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Fashion, Class and Mums; Red Racisms
Laurie Taylor with a unique analysis of racism in communist and post-communist countries.
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'Ned' Pride in Scotland; Weapon Dogs
Weapon dogs - status canines as urban menace. Also, the Scottish subculture of 'neds'.
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Stan Cohen (1942 - 2013)
Laurie Taylor pays tribute to the work and legacy of the sociologist, Stan Cohen.
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Organised crime in the UK
Organised crime in the UK - how has it changed? Also, the Italian Camorra.
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Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons
With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.
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Class and Commuting; Engaging with Climate Change
Climate change - why is it denied by so many? Plus class, commuting and the 'tube'.
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Birth of Neo-Liberalism; Music, Race and Difference
Tracing the origins of neo-liberalism. Plus, the relationship between race and music.
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Contagion; changing masculinity in retail
Contagion - how commerce spreads disease. Also, 'boys will be boys' or will they?
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Consuming passions
Consumer pleasures - the origins and evolution of the 'shopping' experience.
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Intoxication
Laurie Taylor explores the role and meaning of both alcohol and drugs in human life.
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Female jockeys; military migrants
Laurie Taylor on our multinational armed forces, and Deborah Butler on female jockeys.
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Children in hospitals; History, heritage and tradition in British politics
How British political parties construct history, and children's experiences in hospital.
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Work identity on the railway; how to be gay
Laurie Taylor on a new book exploring gay male identity. Also, work identity in crisis.
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Family funerals; red tape
Laurie Taylor hears how corrupt officialdom causes poverty.
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Archaeology of homelessness; residential care revisited
Older people in residential care - a landmark study. Also, an archaeology of homelessness.
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Decline of the weekend; British riots of 2011
Laurie Taylor explores the summer riots of 2011. Also, the death of the weekend.
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Couchsurfing - Trauma Advocacy
Laurie Taylor looks at how the internet lets us encounter strangers, as well as friends.
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The UK strip and lap-dancing industry; blue jeans
The strip industry - why is it growing? Also, the cultural meaning of 'blue jeans'.
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Trouble at work, travellers vs tourists
Laurie Taylor hears about research into workplace conflict, and travellers versus tourists
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Sociologists and the financial crisis - Against security
Security systems - their pitfalls. Also, a sociological take on the financial crisis.
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The New Arab Man, Lords Club Affiliation
The 'new' Arab man; elite club membership in the House of Lords.
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Sickness Benefit Recipients - New Society 50 Years On
Sickness benefit claimants, and 'New Society' 50 years on. Presented by Laurie Taylor.
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Race in an English village; decoding organisation
Laurie Taylor explores the culture and work of Bletchley Park.
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Ethnic pay gap, racial segregation
Laurie Taylor on research into racial segregation in cities and Britain's ethnic pay gap.
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Odd couples, student drinking
Gay-straight friendships, and how students approach alcohol. With Laurie Taylor.
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Italian Family 3: Studio discussion
Is the fabled Italian family in terminal decline? Laurie Taylor discusses the crisis.
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Italian Family 2: Naples
Laurie Taylor visits Naples to investigate the role of Italian family values.
