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Being Single - Modern Romance

Laurie Taylor looks at stigma versus choice and explores love and romance in the digital age.

Modern romance: love in the age of technology. Laurie Taylor talks to Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology at New York University, & co- author of a new study exploring the dilemmas & pleasures of dating in the age of Tinder. He's joined by the writer & blogger, Zoe Margolis.

Also, Ai Ling Lay, lecturer in Marketing & Management at the University of Leicester, discusses her research on 'singles' in the marketplace.

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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28 minutes

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Mon 19 Oct 201500:15
BBC Radio 4

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  • Wed 14 Oct 201516:00
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  • Mon 19 Oct 201500:15
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