David Morgan discusses his work with Sue Scott (Full version): Leading Manchester Sociologists
Channel: University of Manchester Sociology department
Date: 2014-06-17

Professor David Morgan was one of the first sociologists at The University of Manchester when he joined us in 1964. He is an expert in the sociology of the family, and has been hugely influential in shaping how sociologists research families. David's interest in this area was piqued by early fieldwork in a Salford factory, listening to workers' discussions about family life, and a hunch that early sociological studies of the family were missing the bits of family life he thought were most 'interesting and dangerous'. This interest in family life has led to work on men, masculinities and acquaintances. David's contribution to sociology and his connection with Manchester were commemorated in 2005 when the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life (now the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives) was named in his honour. 

David is interviewed by Professor Sue Scott, an expert in gender, sexuality and risk, and a long-standing colleague and friend of David.

Edited highlights of the interview are at http://youtu.be/JZkTrZJ4AaE. 

We have interviewed other leading sociologists as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations: http://blogging.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/mcrsociology/