Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today.

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TA: Organ Donation & Flip flops

TA: Organ Donation & Flip flops

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DATE : Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:00 +0000
Entered in Database : 2009-10-29 16:26:00
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The flip flop is the highest selling piece of footwear in the world, worn by rich and poor. Laurie Taylor is joined by sociology professor, Caroline Knowles, who has traced its journey from the plastics factories of China to the cities of Ethiopia. They discuss why this seemingly insignificant sandal can tell us the bigger picture of Chinese industrialisation, mass migration and economic divisions across the world. New research on the cultural influences on people who choose not to donate organs.

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