
Description
What drives people to make the often difficult choices to change their bodies and change their gender? How is the everyday affection for one's country changing in English life? Laurie Taylor discus...ses issues of transsexuals and the body modifications they choose. Also the place of ordinary English nationalism, as he meets the joint winners of The British Sociological Association's Philip Abrams first book prize.
What drives people to make the often difficult choices to change their bodies and change their gender? How is the everyday affection for one's country changing in English life? Laurie Taylor discus...ses issues of transsexuals and the body modifications they choose. Also the place of ordinary English nationalism, as he meets the joint winners of The British Sociological Association's Philip Abrams first book prize.
Series: | Thinking allowed; Series 2012 |
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First transmission date: | 2012-05-02 |
Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
Published: | 2012 |
Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
Duration: | 00:30:00 |
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Producer: | Charlie Taylor |
Presenter: | Laurie Taylor |
Contributors: | Zowie Davy; Angela McRobbie; Michael Skey; Laurie Taylor |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Production number: | AUDA658B |
Available to public: | no |