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Ted Cantle on Segregation
Social Science Bites
November 16, 2015

Ted Cantle on Segregation

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William Davies on the Happiness Industry
Social Science Bites
September 28, 2015

William Davies on the Happiness Industry

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Sheldon Solomon on Fear of Death
Social Science Bites
July 30, 2015

Sheldon Solomon on Fear of Death

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Steven Lukes on Durkheim
Audio
May 19, 2015

Steven Lukes on Durkheim

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John Brewer on C. Wright Mills

John Brewer on C. Wright Mills

C. Wright Mills was one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century. He believed that sociology could change people’s lives, and that sociologists, far from being neutral, should help bring about such change, and his ideas would fuel ‘60s counter-culture. In this Social Science Bites podcast, John Brewer reveals the full man behind the icon.

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Peter Lunt on Erving Goffman

Peter Lunt on Erving Goffman

Erving Goffman has been called the most influential American sociologist of the 20th century thanks to his study of the social interactions of everyday life. In this Social Science Bites podcast, social psychologist Peter Lunt discusses his own inquiries into Goffman and how he approached his subjects with “an ethnographer’s eye.”

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Trevor Marchand on Craft

Trevor Marchand on Craft

It’s an unusual approach for an academic: a hands-on approach. Literally a hands-on approach. Trevor Marchand is an anthropologist interested in how information about crafts is transferred from expert to novice. This has led him to Nigeria, Yemen, Mali, and East London …

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