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Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...Social Research Council blog, suggests that in half a century's time, we may have made those desicions: I argue that this case perfectly illustrates the importance of feminist sociology and of incorporating its research findings and theoretical concepts into a wider scientific and social context. If this incorporation will continue to take place over the next 50 years, we...
Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...socially engaged artist; he strives to create something that will generate debate, a platform for communication, and occasionally activism: “even when I do produce artifacts, such as the New Union Flag, they can be seen as ‘agitprops’ (props that can agitate in order to provoke dialogue), which in turn can be used in social and political events"; they go beyond the...
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my views from a sports and physical activity viewpoint. Can Sports be a beacon of hope in...
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...social scientist: Transcript Roisin Kelly: Hello Bill. I just want to ask why are murals of interest to you as a social scientist? What made you want to study them? Bill Rolston: If it doesn’t sound too much of a cliché, because they’re there is the first answer. Let me explain that. In 1981, there was quite literally an explosion of murals in Belfast and other parts...
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...social care staff, police, banks and insurance industry workers, and retailers. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...social context and/or background history to help explain the present day describe how the framing, arguments made and overall evaluation of a contemporary issue benefit from a critical approach to reading and viewing material...Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study: 1 Doping in the media - The first activity helps get you started by searching for recent doping...
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...social care....Accessibility and inclusion in digital health: Introduction - In this free course, Accessibility and inclusion in digital health, you will consider some of the ways that people can access digital health in the UK and how they are able to take more control over their physical and mental health. However, for a number of reasons not everyone has access to...
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...social group significant for young people throughout their childhood and beyond. For young children the family is the foundation for their developing sense of belonging and self-identity. It also stands at the centre of their early learning. However the family is not a fixed entity. Families are made up of different ‘constellations’; they are infinitely varied, and...