New research on how society works
Radio 4,·785 episodes
Laurie Taylor hears how corrupt officialdom causes poverty.
28 Nov 2012,·28 mins
Older people in residential care - a landmark study. Also, an archaeology of homelessness.
21 Nov 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the summer riots of 2011. Also, the death of the weekend.
14 Nov 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor looks at how the internet lets us encounter strangers, as well as friends.
07 Nov 2012,·28 mins
The strip industry - why is it growing? Also, the cultural meaning of 'blue jeans'.
31 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor hears about research into workplace conflict, and travellers versus tourists
24 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Security systems - their pitfalls. Also, a sociological take on the financial crisis.
17 Oct 2012,·28 mins
The 'new' Arab man; elite club membership in the House of Lords.
10 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Sickness benefit claimants, and 'New Society' 50 years on. Presented by Laurie Taylor.
03 Oct 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the culture and work of Bletchley Park.
26 Sep 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor on research into racial segregation in cities and Britain's ethnic pay gap.
19 Sep 2012,·28 mins
Gay-straight friendships, and how students approach alcohol. With Laurie Taylor.
12 Sep 2012,·28 mins
Is the fabled Italian family in terminal decline? Laurie Taylor discusses the crisis.
05 Sep 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor visits Naples to investigate the role of Italian family values.
29 Aug 2012,·28 mins
Why is the Italian birth rate falling? Laurie Taylor on the crisis of the Italian family.
22 Aug 2012,·28 mins
Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.
15 Aug 2012,·28 mins
White middle-class settlers in edgy areas, plus how to get ahead in the media.
08 Aug 2012,·28 mins
'Jobs for the Boys?' Discrimination and nepotism in the media industry, with Laurie Taylor
01 Aug 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor discusses the security impact of the Olympics. Also, sport under communism.
25 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Builders' lives and the cooperation between musicians.
18 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which human beings have resisted the idea of mortality.
11 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Urban Protest: Laurie Taylor talks to David Harvey about trouble on the streets.
04 Jul 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor asks if a sociology of evil is possible. Also, the morality of cycling.
27 Jun 2012,·28 mins
A study of the slums of Mumbai. Also, the rights and wrongs of taxation.
20 Jun 2012,·28 mins
A special programme linked to a landmark study of 'kinship'.
13 Jun 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor talks to speakers at the 2012 British Sociological Association conference.
06 Jun 2012,·28 mins
A cultural history of British comics plus AIDS conspiracy theories.
30 May 2012,·28 mins
US philanthropic foundations, and the changing language of wine tasting.
23 May 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor investigates the pain of love from a sociological perspective.
16 May 2012,·28 mins
Laurie Taylor explores the fortunes of Hebden Bridge. Also, a social history of neighbours
09 May 2012,·28 mins
