Masculinity and betting shops; 'New' biological relatives and kinship
Thinking Allowed
BBC
4.4 • 997 Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2014
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
IVF - it's 35 years years since the initial success of a form of technologically assisted human reproduction which has led to the birth of 5 million 'miracle' babies. Laurie Taylor talks to Sarah Franklin, Professor in Sociology at the University of Cambridge, about her study into the meaning and impact of IVF. Has the creation of new biological relatives transformed our notion of kinship? They're joined by Henrietta Moore, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
Also, the male space of the 'bookies'. Betting on horses and dogs has long been seen as a male pastime and the betting shop as a 'man's world'. Rebecca Cassidy, Professor of Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths at the University of London, asks why this should be, interviewing both workers and customers in London betting shops.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
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| 0:45.0 | Actually the early media. |
| 0:47.0 | Well it's two minutes and about 27 seconds past 4 o'clock that means round about |
| 1:00.4 | around about just under eight minutes to go before they're off at Haydock. |
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| 1:08.6 | experts are fancying for this. I've got I've got morning watches 9 to 2 Lady Yates is at 10s right to rain |
| 1:16.2 | says here is going to relish this stiffer test but Vong de Force that's 5 to 2 |
| 1:21.6 | favorite I'm going to go for that five to two. |
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| 1:36.2 | Peace Brigades International UK. I wanted to visit that betting shop to see for myself some of the rules, the conventions that |
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