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Betting Shops - Women on the Line

Laurie Taylor hears of a new study which compares betting shops to 18th-century coffee houses. Plus Miriam Glucksmann on updating her study of women working on assembly lines.

The betting shop is an egalitarian space; unlike pubs there is no necessity to buy, and as long as your behaviour does not impact on anyone else's you can do what you want. It also brings people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in a unique way. Although gambling carries a stigma and people often campaign against opening more betting shops in their communities, Rebecca Cassidy tells Laurie that they are incredibly cosmopolitan and tolerant, and are emblematic of changes that are happening in Britain.

Laurie also hears from Miriam Glucksmann, who has updated a study of women working on assembly lines which she first published anonymously nearly 30 years ago.

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Mon 1 Jun 2009 00:15

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  • Wed 27 May 2009 16:00
  • Mon 1 Jun 2009 00:15

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