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Will gay rights and feminist movements please return to your assumptions?

Will gay rights and feminist movements please return to your assumptions? Creative commons image Credit: Catherine Pain New content
Updated 21 Jul 2014
By Dr Meg Barker
We need a broader based education about gender and sexual diversity and to move away from simplistic binary labels, writes Meg Barker.
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Damned by doublespeak

Damned by doublespeak Creative commons image Credit: Catherine Pain New content
Updated 18 Jul 2014
By Steve Woods
From mission statements, to political revelations, nothing is what it seems, writes Steve Woods.
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Is your given name likely to become extinct?

Is your given name likely to become extinct? Creative commons image Credit: Gary Edwards New content
Updated 15 Jul 2014
By Dick Skellington
Dick Skellington revisits the curious and changing world of names and shows just why they are important for our life chances.
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Political ordering

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Political ordering Copyrighted image Credit: Used with permission
Introductory level Duration 10 hours Updated 04 Feb 2014
By The Open University
This unit asks questions about what states are and how they are involved in the processes of governing and ordering social life. Beginning from an...
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Innovation, markets and industrial change

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Intermediate level Duration 15 hours Updated 04 Feb 2014
By The Open University
How does a firm emerge as ‘leader of the pack’? Why do most of the small firms so common in the early years of new industries disappear? This unit...
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Information technology: A new era?

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Intermediate level Duration 15 hours Updated 04 Feb 2014
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Do the advances in information technology equate to a new industrial revolution? The advances by IBM, Dell and many other manufacturers have...
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Certificate of Higher Education in Social Sciences

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Certificate of Higher Education in Social Sciences Copyrighted image Credit: The Open University/Karen Parker Updated content
Duration 1200 hours Updated 23 Jul 2014
By The Open University
Are you interested in what shapes the lives we lead and the decisions we make? Have you wondered why people continue to smoke when they know the...
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Bachelor of Laws with Honours (graduate entry)

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Bachelor of Laws with Honours (graduate entry) Copyrighted image Credit: The Open University / Karen Parker Updated content
Duration 2400 hours Updated 23 Jul 2014
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If you’re already a graduate, with a first degree or masters degree in any subject from a UK university or recognised overseas university, you can...
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Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling

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Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling Copyrighted image Credit: Dreamstime Updated content
Duration 2400 hours Updated 23 Jul 2014
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The value of counselling to improve well-being and quality of life is increasingly recognised in society. From everyday worries to serious mental...
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