Why Love Hurts

Laurie Taylor investigates the pain of love from a sociological perspective.

• 28 mins

Wine tasting; US philanthropy

US philanthropic foundations, and the changing language of wine tasting.

• 28 mins

AIDS conspiracy theories; comics

A cultural history of British comics plus AIDS conspiracy theories.

• 28 mins

Working class alienation - Nottingham council estate

Laurie Taylor talks to speakers at the 2012 British Sociological Association conference.

• 28 mins

Kinship

A special programme linked to a landmark study of 'kinship'.

• 28 mins

Hostility to tax; Mumbai slums

A study of the slums of Mumbai. Also, the rights and wrongs of taxation.

• 28 mins

Evil; the morality of cycling

Laurie Taylor asks if a sociology of evil is possible. Also, the morality of cycling.

• 28 mins

Urban Protest

Urban Protest: Laurie Taylor talks to David Harvey about trouble on the streets.

• 28 mins

Immortality; Evil

Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which human beings have resisted the idea of mortality.

• 28 mins

Builders and Musicians

Builders' lives and the cooperation between musicians.

• 28 mins

Sport under communism - Regeneration Games

Laurie Taylor discusses the security impact of the Olympics. Also, sport under communism.

• 28 mins

Jobs for the Boys

'Jobs for the Boys?' Discrimination and nepotism in the media industry, with Laurie Taylor

• 28 mins

Social capital; gentrification

White middle-class settlers in edgy areas, plus how to get ahead in the media.

• 28 mins

Breaking rules; Wall Street women

Inside the world of Wall Street women, and the role of morality in preventing crime.

• 28 mins

Italian Family 1: Milan

Why is the Italian birth rate falling? Laurie Taylor on the crisis of the Italian family.

• 28 mins

Italian Family 2: Naples

Laurie Taylor visits Naples to investigate the role of Italian family values.

• 28 mins

Italian Family 3: Studio discussion

Is the fabled Italian family in terminal decline? Laurie Taylor discusses the crisis.

• 28 mins

Odd couples, student drinking

Gay-straight friendships, and how students approach alcohol. With Laurie Taylor.

• 28 mins

Ethnic pay gap, racial segregation

Laurie Taylor on research into racial segregation in cities and Britain's ethnic pay gap.

• 28 mins

Race in an English village; decoding organisation

Laurie Taylor explores the culture and work of Bletchley Park.

• 28 mins

Sickness Benefit Recipients - New Society 50 Years On

Sickness benefit claimants, and 'New Society' 50 years on. Presented by Laurie Taylor.

• 28 mins

The New Arab Man, Lords Club Affiliation

The 'new' Arab man; elite club membership in the House of Lords.

• 28 mins

Sociologists and the financial crisis - Against security

Security systems - their pitfalls. Also, a sociological take on the financial crisis.

• 28 mins

Trouble at work, travellers vs tourists

Laurie Taylor hears about research into workplace conflict, and travellers versus tourists

• 28 mins

The UK strip and lap-dancing industry; blue jeans

The strip industry - why is it growing? Also, the cultural meaning of 'blue jeans'.

• 28 mins

Couchsurfing - Trauma Advocacy

Laurie Taylor looks at how the internet lets us encounter strangers, as well as friends.

• 28 mins

Decline of the weekend; British riots of 2011

Laurie Taylor explores the summer riots of 2011. Also, the death of the weekend.

• 28 mins

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