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Laurie Taylor was formerly professor of sociology at York. He presents BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed and is a columnist for the Times Higher Educational Supplement.

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Conference diary: Laurie Taylor at the British Sociological Assocation 2011Detail from Toxic Perfume by Rob Boudon under CC-BY licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

02 November 2011

Laurie Taylor prepares for his stint at the BSA, and reflects on the sociologists who inspired his thoughts on travel, style and identity.  Read more : Conference diary: Laurie Taylor at the British Sociological Assocation 2011

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The power of secrets and life on Islands Of PrivacyCreative Commons Image Lauren Manning under CC-BY licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Christena Nippert-Eng (Guest)

02 August 2011

Our secrets, and how we choose to share them, form a type of currency, which can make loss of privacy an attack on how we...  Read more : The power of secrets and life on Islands Of Privacy

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Calling home: How mobile phones allow migrant parents to keep in touchCreative Commons Image Swinimal under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Dr Christena Nippert-Eng (Guest), Dr Mirca Madianou (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

02 August 2011

The Philippines economy relies on emigrant workers; increasingly, those workers are relying on mobile phones and web messaging to keep in touch with their growing...  Read more : Calling home: How mobile phones allow migrant parents to keep in touch

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Why Liverpool 8 exploded - and what happened nextCreative Commons Image John S Turner under CC-BY-SA licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Richard Phillips (Guest), Dr Diane Frost (Guest)

26 July 2011

Thirty years after the centre of Liverpool was the site of sustained rioting, a new book explores the causes, and finds out what happened next....  Read more : Why Liverpool 8 exploded - and what happened next

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What do children know about politics, and how do they react?Creative Commons Image RedEyedRex under CC-BY licence

By Dr Dorothy Moss (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

26 July 2011

Dorothy Moss' research suggests children pick up political stories as part of their every day lives - but it's too glib to assume that their...  Read more : What do children know about politics, and how do they react?

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Whatever happened to the Likely Lads? How the working class turned into chavsTravellingtwo | Dreamstime.com

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Imogen Tyler (Guest), Owen Jones (Guest)

05 July 2011

In the 1960s, the idea of working-class pride wasn't ironic. How have we come to be in a country when even the poorest seek to...  Read more : Whatever happened to the Likely Lads? How the working class turned into chavs

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Sticking to The Mission: How and why Goths adapt as they get olderKati1313 | Dreamstime.com

By Dr Paul Hodkinson (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

04 July 2011

Although considered a youth subculture, the nature of Goth allows followers to adapt as they get older.  Read more : Sticking to The Mission: How and why Goths adapt as they get older

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A crime against their gender: How the world sees women who killCreative Commons Image &y under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Lizzie Seal (Guest), Dr Louise Westmarland (The Open University)

30 June 2011

Does the perception of women who kill as acting against the typical behaviour of their gender mean we try to find reasons why they're not...  Read more : A crime against their gender: How the world sees women who kill

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HG Wells and the mystery of the vanishing utopian sociologistsNCMallory under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Professor Ruth Levitas (Guest)

29 June 2011

HG Wells was one of the first sociologists - but why has his style of utopian sociology disappeared from the modern subject?  Read more : HG Wells and the mystery of the vanishing utopian sociologists

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Buttons, keys and wires: The magical powers of everyday thingsCreative Commons Image ntr23 under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Professor Steven Connor (Guest)

29 June 2011

Everyday objects have a power out of all proportion to their size - and a value far beyond their intended function.  Read more : Buttons, keys and wires: The magical powers of everyday things

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Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

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22 Apr 2012

This was a very awesome study of our culture and how it has affected our lifestyle and health.. (Website removed by OpenLearn Moderator 23.04.12) Read more : Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

The politics of sleep

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25 Feb 2012

Absolutely agree with you. However, the number of people who suffer from sleep disorders ( Insomia - the main cause of sleep paralysis) is constantly increasing because in modern times it is... Read more : The politics of sleep

Sticking to The Mission: How and why Goths adapt as they get older

Comment posted by mb8435

23 Jan 2012

Great story and analysis! It might be relative to note that there is also a new (or not so new) branch of goths within the belly dance arena. Those tribal and dark fusions dancers who have... Read more : Sticking to The Mission: How and why Goths adapt as they get older

Conference diary: Laurie Taylor at the British Sociological Assocation 2011

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02 Nov 2011

Who is Roland Baird? Shouldn't that be Roland Barthes, the author of "Mythologies"? Read more : Conference diary: Laurie Taylor at the British Sociological Assocation 2011

The power of secrets and life on Islands Of Privacy

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18 Aug 2011

Unless you live in a cave, your privacy will be affected by digital technology. Jeff Jarvis and Andrew Keen agree on this Read more : The power of secrets and life on Islands Of Privacy

Sticking to The Mission: How and why Goths adapt as they get older

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10 Jul 2011

Here's the link to original paper that complements the interview. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/doi/10.1111/j.1468-... Read more : Sticking to The Mission: How and why Goths adapt as they get older

Whatever happened to the Likely Lads? How the working class turned into chavs

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06 Jul 2011

This book / author has been doing the rounds lately. It has invoked more questions in me than given answers. As a piece of writing I think it has done it's job. Some of those questions... Expecting... Read more : Whatever happened to the Likely Lads? How the working class turned into chavs

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Laurie Taylor was formerly professor of sociology at York. He presents BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed and is a columnist for the Times Higher Educational Supplement.

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