Thinking Allowed Episodes Episode guide
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Poverty in Britain; Unemployment As a Choice
Is poverty in Britain increasing? Plus unemployment as a 'choice'.
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The Gym: A Social History; Tattoos at Work
Laurie Taylor explores the social history of the gymnasium and the taboo against body art.
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Division of Domestic Labour - Gentrification and Working-Class Residents
The impact of gentrification on working-class people. Plus the division of domestic labour
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Post Traumatic Stress; Managing Beds in the NHS
Post traumatic stress in combat veterans and managing beds in the NHS.
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Stories Behind Immigration - Winner of the Ethnography Award
The winner of the 2015 蜜芽传媒/BSA Ethnography Award.
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The Ethnography Award 'Shortlist'
Programme devoted to the academic research shortlisted for the Thinking Allowed award.
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Free Will Explored
Laurie Taylor explores free will and pets as family.
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Citizenship Ceremonies; Family Ties and Genetics
Laurie Taylor explores the way in which states use public rituals to create new citizens.
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Global Clothing and Poverty; Fur Inheritance in Poland
Laurie Taylor explores the commodity chains in high fashion and second-hand clothing.
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Love, Money and HIV in Kenya, Microbreweries
Laurie Taylor explores the disproportionate rates of HIV infection in young African women.
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Biologising Parenthood - A Lost Avant-Garde,
Laurie Taylor examines the tension between art and money. Also, biologising parenthood.
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Commercial Surrogacy in India, Money
Commercial surrogacy in India and beyond, plus new kinds of money. With Laurie Taylor.
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The British in South Africa - Romanian Economic Migrants in London
Laurie Taylor explores migration in contrasting contexts.
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Conservatism, Emotional Labour in a Care 蜜芽传媒
Conservatism: its roots and meaning. Also, the emotional impact of working in a care home.
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Harvard Business School 鈥� The Construction of Pain
Harvard Business School: profit versus morality. Also, the cultural meaning of pain.
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Inside the Muslim Brotherhood
Laurie Taylor on the Muslim Brotherhood, plus a study into privately educated young women.
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Social Stigma and Negative Labels - Migraine
A cultural history of migraine. Also 'pramfaces' - denigrating the working class?
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Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944 - 2015) - Dissident Irish Republicanism
Laurie Taylor on dissident Irish republicans, plus a tribute to sociologist Ulrich Beck.
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Living Apart Relationships - Grading Universities
Laurie Taylor examines the rights and wrongs of the Research Excellence Framework.
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War Games - Riding the Subway
Laurie Taylor explores the way war and violence invades our lives. Also, riding the subway
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Self-help and Self-improvement
Can self-help books help you to become a better you? Presented by Laurie Taylor.
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Rituals at Christmas
Laurie Taylor presents a special edition that explores rituals at Christmas and beyond.
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Butchers; Fat Gay Men
Fat gay men - resisting the stigma. Also, the masculine world of the butcher.
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After Redundancy - Global Payday Lending
The growing worldwide industry of global payday loans. Plus the aftermath of redundancy.
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Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use
Port cities in the global age, from Marseilles to Liverpool. Plus middle class drinking.
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Creative Britain - Sexology
The rise and fall of Creative Britain. Plus sexology re-visited.
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Shoes - Islamic Youth Culture in Western Europe
Shoes - a journey through our lives. Also, young Muslim subcultures in Europe.
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Meritocracy; Desert Island Doctors
Laurie Taylor examines the rise, meaning and reality of meritocracy as a concept.
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'Lad culture' in higher education - Fugitives from the law in Philadelphia
Laurie Taylor explores the lives of African-American men caught up in webs of criminality.
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Post-Dictatorship Art in Argentina; Young Jazz Musicians in London
Post-dictatorship art and culture, and the lives of jazz musicians in London.
