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Factory music, Volunteering post-recession

Laurie Taylor explores the role of pop music in enlivening mundane assembly line work. Plus the impact of the recession on volunteering in the UK.

Factory music:the role that popular music plays in workers' culture. Marek Korczynski, Chair in Sociology of Work at the Nottingham University Business School, talks to Laurie Taylor about his study of a British factory that manufactures window blinds, revealing how pop music can enliven monotonous work, providing a sense of community as well as moments of resistance to the tyranny of the workplace.

Also, volunteering in 'hard times': James Laurence ESRC Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, examines how the 2008-9 recession has affected peoples' willingness to do formal voluntary work as well as informal helping.

Producer:Jayne Egerton.

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Mon 6 Jul 2015 00:15
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