Wednesday 16:00-16:30 Laurie Taylor discusses the latest social science research.
11 February 2009 repeat 15 February
DRUGS AND SOCIETY Angus Bancroft, author of a new book Drugs, Intoxication And Society and Dick Hobbs, Professor in Sociology with special reference to Criminology, at London School of Economics discuss how the effects of drink and drugs are affected by the context in which they are consumed.
LADDISH MASCULINITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION A new study finds that 'acting cool' and 'having a laugh' is sabotaging the chances of male working class students at university. Whilst female working class students adapt to their new environment, their male counterparts struggle to fit in and are apt to withdraw into laddish behaviour.
Laurie Taylor is joined by Siân Preece, Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster who contributed to the study, and Deborah Cameron, Rupert Murdoch professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University, to discuss the implications of this latest research with regards to a future widening participation in further education.
Additional information:
Angus Bancroft Lecturer in Sociology, School of Social and Political Sciences, Edinburgh University
Drugs, Intoxication And Society Publisher: Polity Press ISBN-10: 0745635466 ISBN-13: 978-0745635460
Professor Dick Hobbs Professor in Sociology with special reference to Criminology, Head of Department at London School of Economics
Siân Preece Senior Lecturer, Educational Initiative Centre, at the University of Westminster
Chapter “A group of lads, innit? Performances of Laddish Masculinity in British Higher Education Gender and Spoken Interaction by Pia Pichler (Author), Eva M. Eppler (Editor) Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-10: 0230574025 ISBN-13: 978-0230574021
Posh Talk: Language and Identity in Higher Education by Sian Preece to be published in September 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan
Professor Deborah Cameron Rupert Murdoch professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University
Chapter: Theoretical Issues for the Study of Gender and Spoken Interaction Gender and Spoken Interaction by Pia Pichler (Author), Eva M. Eppler (Editor) Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-10: 0230574025 ISBN-13: 978-0230574021
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