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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...community. This may also improve how the CJS is viewed and trusted by the public. More informed decision making means that issues and difficulties can be identified within the process, and can lead to more realistic expectations of juries. References Clay, D. (2017). The effects of perceived authority on the decision-making processes of mock jurors. Social Science...
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The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923
Society, Politics & Law

The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923

...communities. As Marion McIntosh recalled of Glasgow, “if there were boys or men coming into the house you couldn’t have your underwear hanging on the pulley [to dry]. You were told to get it down even if it was your brother” (in Clark and Carnegie, 2008). In Leeds, soldiers returning from the First World War complained about what they believed was the deterioration...
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Impossible Peace 2: Introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Introduction

...community, arms decommissioning, remarkable decisions on policing, the achievement of the Paisley-McGuinness government, the dissident republican threat and the stories of leadership and the lack of such in today’s world. This publication is shaped in the creative thinking of Ciaran Hurson @hallerclarkehurson.com Photography is by MT Hurson. And the funding that made it...
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Introduction to number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to number theory

...communicate mathematics. Introduction to number theory consists of material from MST125 Unit 3, Number theory and has three study sections in total. You should set aside approximately 6 hours to study each of the sections; the whole extract should take about 18 hours to study. The extract is a small part (around 8%) of a large module that is studied over eight months, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...Community groups, across the country, are devising ways of combating the challenges of climate change. These include techniques for harvesting rainwater and raising homes further off the ground (Christian Aid, 2020). Ingenious indigenous cultivation practices such as floating vegetable gardens are also being developed to suit different localities. [A floating garden in...
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Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?

...communication, what the child may be trying to communicate could be their distress or discomfort. As such, the slamming of the door may have been the end result of a long cycle of frustration and their needs not being met. Externalising emotions and reactions could mean that their needs are identified early. However, they may also be interpreted wrongly or in an overly...
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Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity
History & The Arts

Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity

...communities has often been overlooked: they have been important contributors to religious and social ‘capital’. The BMCs have been one key component of Black British history. Racism Racism has been evident among Christians as well as the secular sphere. In some cases, White racism contributed to the formation of Black churches – many Black migrants were Anglicans,...
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Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...community and peers following migration to a new country. There has been considerable debate within the field of child language brokering about whether the practice poses a risk to children’s wellbeing and impacts negatively on parent-child relationships. Child language brokering as an activity takes place across a wide variety of contexts such as banks, retail,...
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