Thinking Allowed - British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson

.sc-c-sounds-nav { position: relative; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__menu-button { display: none; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__items { max-height: 500px; visibility: visible; position: static; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__overlay { display: none; } @media screen and (max-width: 659px) { .sc-c-sounds-nav__wrapper { padding-bottom: 0px; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__wordmark-link { padding-bottom: 18px; } }

Sounds home page

麻豆约拍
Music
Podcasts
My Sounds

Thinking Allowed - British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson - 麻豆约拍 Sounds

Thinking Allowed

British class survey; Tribute to Geoff PearsonBritish class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson

Released On: 01 May 2013

Available for over a year

Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research done by 麻豆约拍 Lab UK and social scientists

More episodes

Programme Website

Coming Up Next

听
now playing
Thinking Allowed
British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson
Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research done by 麻豆约拍 Lab UK and social scientists
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Middle Class Enclaves and Escapes
Special edition recorded at the British Sociological Association's 2013 conference.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Stammering and Identity; Land of Too Much
Poverty versus abundance in the US. Plus managing a social stigma for people who stammer.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Live Music - from Dance Hall to the 100 Club
Laurie Taylor explores a social history of live music from 1950 to 1967.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Multicultural Prison; Jellied Eels
Laurie Taylor discusses life in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust'.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
'Long Hours' work culture; Empty labour
Employees who pursue private actitivies at work. Also, 'long hours' work culture.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Scottish nationalism and identity; Austerity
The impact of financial crisis on public health. Also, race and Scottish identity.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Remembering Diana; Ethnography Award
Did Princess Diana's death prompt a major shift in British culture? Plus ethnography.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Welfare reform; Crime in the Armed Forces
Laurie Taylor looks at crime in the armed forces. Also, the impact of welfare reforms.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Northern Ireland Sectarianism and Civility; The Global Pigeon
Laurie Taylor considers an ethnography of human-bird interactions. Also, Belfast mothers.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Terrorism Studies
Laurie Taylor explores a new academic field emerging. Also, political violence in Pakistan
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Raising Middle-Class Black Children; Neon
How neon illuminates the world, plus middle-class black families and education.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Food Work in Hospital Wards; The Bangladesh/India Border
The Bangladesh/India border: danger and progress. Also, elderly malnutrition in hospitals.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
'Teddies' and 'Gollies'; Smart-casual dining
The transformation of gourmet restaurant style. Also, racialised children's literature.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
The Minutemen; 'Lay' Witnesses in Court
US activists in search of illegal immigrants. Also, lay witnesses in court.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Drug users and enforcement; 'Militant' Liverpool
Laurie Taylor considers the impact of drug enforcement operations.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Michel Foucault - a special programme on his work and influence.
Michel Foucault - a special programme on his work and influence.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence
Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Erving Goffman - a special programme
Erving Goffman - a special programme on his work and influence.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Bohemian Soho
Laurie Taylor considers a cultural history of the Colony Room Club. Also, Soho sex shops.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Holiday hedonism in Ibiza; White working class voters
Laurie Taylor explores the risk-taking experiences of young British tourists in Ibiza.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Noodle narratives; British men dancing Capoeira
The rise of instant noodles. Also, British men dancing like Brazilians.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Backpacking food tourist; Touring poverty
Laurie Taylor on the transformation of slums into visitor attractions. Also, food tourism.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Twitter; Elite University Admissions
Laurie looks at social communication in the Twitter age. Also, elite university admissions
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Section 136 and Mental Health Act; 麻豆约拍 World Service
The World Service and its broadcasters. Also, the use of mental health 'sections'.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Muslim Fundamentalism; Customer Abuse to Service Workers
A study into Muslim resistance to religious extremism. Also, customer abuse of service.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Sex Workers and International Migration; Poverty in Britain
Laurie Taylor explores prize-winning research. Also Vietnamese sex workers turned US wives
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Richard Hoggart; The Anti-Social Family
Laurie Taylor discusses the first biography of this leading cultural commentator.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Work and Consumption; Neo-liberal Economics
Laurie Taylor discusses why neoliberal economics still dominates the post-recession world.
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
The Poppy; Traveller Children in Schools
Laurie explores the origins the Remembrance Day poppy. Also, traveller children in schools
28 mins
Thinking Allowed
Boxing in Gleason's Gym; Sport and Capitalism
Is modern sport a product of our economic system? Also, boxing's golden age.
28 mins
听

Cymraeg
Gaeilge
骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳

Contacts, Privacy and Information
Help with Signing In
Newsletter