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After Redundancy - Global Payday Lending
The growing worldwide industry of global payday loans. Plus the aftermath of redundancy.
Port Cities; Middle Class Alcohol Use
Port cities in the global age, from Marseilles to Liverpool. Plus middle class drinking.
Creative Britain - Sexology
The rise and fall of Creative Britain. Plus sexology re-visited.
Shoes - Islamic Youth Culture in Western Europe
Shoes - a journey through our lives. Also, young Muslim subcultures in Europe.
Meritocracy; Desert Island Doctors
Laurie Taylor examines the rise, meaning and reality of meritocracy as a concept.
'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.
Post-Dictatorship Art in Argentina; Young Jazz Musicians in London
Post-dictatorship art and culture, and the lives of jazz musicians in London.
Junk Food Traders in Secondary Schools; Darjeeling Tea Workers
Laurie explores the lives of the producers of some of the most expensive tea in the world.
Drug Mules; 'Dads Only' Parenting Project
Laurie Taylor looks at women in the international cocaine trade. Also, dads in training.
Dementia Handbags; Place Hacking
Laurie Taylor takes an urban tour beyond the boundaries of everyday metropolitan life.
