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Archaeology of homelessness; residential care revisited

Older people in residential care - a landmark study. Also, an archaeology of homelessness.

• 28 mins

Family funerals; red tape

Laurie Taylor hears how corrupt officialdom causes poverty.

• 28 mins

Work identity on the railway; how to be gay

Laurie Taylor on a new book exploring gay male identity. Also, work identity in crisis.

• 28 mins

Children in hospitals; History, heritage and tradition in British politics

How British political parties construct history, and children's experiences in hospital.

• 28 mins

Female jockeys; military migrants

Laurie Taylor on our multinational armed forces, and Deborah Butler on female jockeys.

• 28 mins

Intoxication

Laurie Taylor explores the role and meaning of both alcohol and drugs in human life.

• 28 mins

Consuming passions

Consumer pleasures - the origins and evolution of the 'shopping' experience.

• 28 mins

Contagion; changing masculinity in retail

Contagion - how commerce spreads disease. Also, 'boys will be boys' or will they?

• 28 mins

Birth of Neo-Liberalism; Music, Race and Difference

Tracing the origins of neo-liberalism. Plus, the relationship between race and music.

• 28 mins

Class and Commuting; Engaging with Climate Change

Climate change - why is it denied by so many? Plus class, commuting and the 'tube'.

• 28 mins

Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons

With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.

• 28 mins

Organised crime in the UK

Organised crime in the UK - how has it changed? Also, the Italian Camorra.

• 27 mins

Stan Cohen (1942 - 2013)

Laurie Taylor pays tribute to the work and legacy of the sociologist, Stan Cohen.

• 28 mins

'Ned' Pride in Scotland; Weapon Dogs

Weapon dogs - status canines as urban menace. Also, the Scottish subculture of 'neds'.

• 28 mins

Fashion, Class and Mums; Red Racisms

Laurie Taylor with a unique analysis of racism in communist and post-communist countries.

• 28 mins

Drugs for Life; Subcultural Identity

Laurie Taylor on the growing medicalisation of everyday life, and subcultural 'oldies'.

• 28 mins

Guatemalan cemetery; Art auctions

A study into the dynamics of art auctions, and a Guatemalan cemetery with no more room.

• 28 mins

Language of food politics; Italian food market

Laurie Taylor explores an Italian food market and the language of food politics.

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Gang labour in UK; Industrial ruination

Industrial ruination - a global study into urban decline. Also, gang labour in the UK.

• 28 mins

Women and the Armed Forces

Laurie Taylor explores gender and the military as women go into the frontline of battle.

• 28 mins

Thrift Chic; Thatcherism

'Thatcherism' - was it a distinct ideology? Also, the rise of thrift 'chic'.

• 28 mins

English Heritage; Clergy Lives

Laurie Taylor on heritage politics in the UK, and the everyday lives of parish priests.

• 28 mins

The Power of Oil

The power of oil - a special programme exploring the role of oil in shaping our society.

• 28 mins

British class survey; Tribute to Geoff Pearson

Laurie Taylor explores a unique piece of research done by 麻豆官网首页入口 Lab UK and social scientists

• 28 mins

Middle Class Enclaves and Escapes

Special edition recorded at the British Sociological Association's 2013 conference.

• 28 mins

Stammering and Identity; Land of Too Much

Poverty versus abundance in the US. Plus managing a social stigma for people who stammer.

• 28 mins

Live Music - from Dance Hall to the 100 Club

Laurie Taylor explores a social history of live music from 1950 to 1967.

• 28 mins

Multicultural Prison; Jellied Eels

Laurie Taylor discusses life in the modern male prison. Also, jellied eels and 'disgust'.

• 28 mins

'Long Hours' work culture; Empty labour

Employees who pursue private actitivies at work. Also, 'long hours' work culture.

• 28 mins

Scottish nationalism and identity; Austerity

The impact of financial crisis on public health. Also, race and Scottish identity.

• 28 mins