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Snobbery
Laurie Taylor explores the social history, meaning and changing nature of the tendency to look down on others.
Snobbery is defined as the behaviour or attitude of people who think they are better than others. Laurie Taylor explores the social history, meaning and changing nature of this sense of superiority. He talks to David Morgan, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, Bev Skeggs, Professor of Sociology at the LSE and Florence Sutcliffe Braithwaite, Lecturer in 20th Century History at University College, London.
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Mon 6 Apr 202000:15
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David Morgan, Snobbery, (Policy Press, 2019)
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- Wed 20 Feb 201916:00BBC Radio 4
- Mon 25 Feb 201900:15BBC Radio 4
- Mon 6 Apr 202000:15BBC Radio 4
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