Laurie talks to Stefan Collini about the point of universities. Read more
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22/02/2012
Laurie talks to Stefan Collini about the point of universities.
Ambient religion - Poverty and social work
Ambient faith and social work, and poverty between the wars. Presented by Laurie Taylor.
Boxing styles UK vs US - Why nations fail
Why Nations Fail. Plus boxing, UK and US style.
Private military security; whisky tourism
Professionals and cowboys? UK and US military security workers. Also, 'whisky tourism'.
Home at RIBA
What does the idea of home mean to us in Britain today? A special edition on private life.
Culinary Culture and Globalisation - Dignity
With Laurie Taylor. Including Michelin-starred restaurants and the meaning of dignity.
Steeltown - Life after Burberry
Steeltown meltdown and Burberry closure - life after industry death in two Welsh towns.
Rubbish - Civil Partnerships
Rubbish society: the social impact of waste.
The High-life and the Row-life
Laurie Taylor discusses an ethnography of crack users and a study of a Cambridge crew.
Raoul Moat - the media story; Indian sex workers
Raoul Moat - the media story, and prostitutes in Calcutta.
Nationhood; recognising transgender
Transgender body modifications and latent nationalism, subjects of two prize-winning books
Hebden Bridge; neighbours
Laurie Taylor explores the fortunes of Hebden Bridge. Also, a social history of neighbours
Why Love Hurts
Laurie Taylor investigates the pain of love from a sociological perspective.
Wine tasting; US philanthropy
US philanthropic foundations, and the changing language of wine tasting.
AIDS conspiracy theories; comics
A cultural history of British comics plus AIDS conspiracy theories.
Working class alienation - Nottingham council estate
Laurie Taylor talks to speakers at the 2012 British Sociological Association conference.
Kinship
A special programme linked to a landmark study of 'kinship'.
Hostility to tax; Mumbai slums
A study of the slums of Mumbai. Also, the rights and wrongs of taxation.
Evil; the morality of cycling
Laurie Taylor asks if a sociology of evil is possible. Also, the morality of cycling.
Urban Protest
Urban Protest: Laurie Taylor talks to David Harvey about trouble on the streets.
Immortality; Evil
Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which human beings have resisted the idea of mortality.
Builders and Musicians
Builders' lives and the cooperation between musicians.
Sport under communism - Regeneration Games
Laurie Taylor discusses the security impact of the Olympics. Also, sport under communism.
Jobs for the Boys
'Jobs for the Boys?' Discrimination and nepotism in the media industry, with Laurie Taylor
Social capital; gentrification
White middle-class settlers in edgy areas, plus how to get ahead in the media.
Breaking rules; Wall Street women
Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.
Italian Family 1: Milan
Why is the Italian birth rate falling? Laurie Taylor on the crisis of the Italian family.
Italian Family 2: Naples
Laurie Taylor visits Naples to investigate the role of Italian family values.
Italian Family 3: Studio discussion
Is the fabled Italian family in terminal decline? Laurie Taylor discusses the crisis.
Odd couples, student drinking
Gay-straight friendships, and how students approach alcohol. With Laurie Taylor.
Ethnic pay gap, racial segregation
Laurie Taylor on research into racial segregation in cities and Britain's ethnic pay gap.