Thinking Allowed - Nationhood; recognising transgender
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What drives people to make the often difficult choices to change their bodies and change their gender? How is the everyday affection for one's country changing in English life? Laurie Taylor discusses issues of transsexuals and the body modifications they choose. Also the place of ordinary English nationalism, as he meets the joint winners of The British Sociological Association's Philip Abrams first book prize.
Producer: Charlie Taylor.
Published on Wednesday, 2nd May 2012.
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