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...systems, religious beliefs, language groups becomes an interesting study for students of sociology or for observers of society. This coexistence is not always peaceful. There have been awful violations of human dignity in the recent past in Gujarat, Kashmir…yet Indian School showcases how most of India lives, a ‘salad bowl’ not a ‘melting pot’. Each community...

...system of trial by jury, which is now 800 years old; but does it have limitations in the 21st century? Corporate manslaughter How can corporate failings be dealt with by the law? Experts in corporate law and prosecution, and safety in industry debate current law and its shortcomings. Adoption and donor tracing Adoption lawyers and researchers of assisted conception...

...Thinking Allowed examined cultural shifts and changes in the home. Presenter Laurie Taylor took a number of academics, including Open University sociologists Rachel Thompson and Jacqui Gabb, into diverse homes around the country. They spoke to an extended family, a person who lived alone, and a nuclear family. I reflected, at the time, on some of the implications of these...