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Betting Shops - Women on the Line
Laurie hears of a new study which compares betting shops to 18th-century coffee houses.
Slumming
Slumming: how whites' wild times in America's black areas changed sex and politics forever
Segregation - Mizrahi Jews
Laurie Taylor hears of new research which counters contemporary fears about immigration.
Architecture and Living - Class Endures
Laurie Taylor asks if the buildings built today cater for modern life.
Suicide - The Midriff
Laurie Taylor talks to Caroline Simone about her study of the families of suicide victims.
History of Murder - Scottish Conservatives
From duels to drive-by, Laurie Taylor discusses the history of murder.
Biometric Security - Ethnographer's Dilemma
Laurie Taylor explores the history of biometrics.
Picturing the Social Order
Laurie Taylor sees an exhibition on how artists have represented social order through time
Communism as a Religion - Cultural Capitalism
Laurie Taylor discusses what is being called the re-Stalinisation of Russia.
The Politics of Climate Change - New Capitalism?
Laurie investigates the politics of climate change & whether there is now a new capitalism
