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Demise of a Welsh steel town - Sexual politics of ballroom dancing (BSA 60th Anniversary)
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Demise of a Welsh steel town - Sexual politics of ballroom dancing (BSA 60th Anniversary)
FromThinking Allowed
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2011
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Podcast episode
Description
A special edition marking the British Sociological Association's 60th anniversary. Laurie Taylor considers some of the seminal figures who've changed the face of sociology in the UK over more than half a century. He also highlights some of the most interesting research to emerge from this year's BSA conference, including Professor Valerie Walkerdine's study of the demise of breadwinning masculinity in a former South Wales steel town. How do men cope when few options are available other than 'women's work' in supermarkets and industrial cleaning? In addition, he hears about Dr Vicki Harman's exploration of ballroom dancing and traditional gender roles. Is it possible to be a feminist as well as being twirled around in a cloud of chiffon and sequins?
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
Released:
Apr 20, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
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