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The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...change things, either. I started seeing my now-husband in 2003 – a courtship unofficially sponsored by Stella Artois (lager; 4.8%) and Smirnoff (vodka; 37.5%). We’d go to a pub near one of our houses, get drunk on lager and then, when we should have been calling it quits, switch to spirits. None of this seemed particularly remarkable. I didn’t feel that I had a...
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Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...changes in cognition following brief induced periods of stress. After years of study, O’Connor found something about suicidal minds that surprised him. It’s called social perfectionism. And it might help us understand why men kill themselves in such numbers. [A man runs on a treadmill] At 22, Drummond married his brown-eyed girlfriend Livvy. Eighteen months later he...
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Article 15 mins
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...changes to life expectancy – up 6 years for men and 5 for women since the start of the 1980s – and the increase in the numbers of women with children who are in employment up 9% since 2000 – have added to pressures on households too. More families are having to care for both their children and their parents at a time when their free time is limited (ONS, 2019)....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
Education & Development

Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)

...changes in the law in 2001 which strengthened students’ rights to a mainstream placement: Schools supported by local education authorities and others should actively seek to remove the barriers to learning and participation that can hinder or exclude pupils with special educational needs. (DfES, 2001b, paragraph 7) The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE), a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Surrogacy around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Surrogacy around the world

...change of heart occur – even if a (unenforceable) contract has been signed. Void: An action, document, or transaction which is of no legal effect whatsoever: an absolute nullity—the law treats it as if it had never existed or happened. All void contracts are unenforceable. Voidable: Voidable contracts are enforceable at the time of formation. However, they can be...
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Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians

...with the content below. Game-changing FREE courses We've put together 12 of our top FREE courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out more about sport and fitness Now discover the Winter Olympics It's a bit colder, but find out who the medal hopefuls are for Team GB at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. -->...
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The stories behind our streets
Society, Politics & Law

The stories behind our streets

...changed over the years?...[Dusk view across city skyline, London] Where you live might determine who you are and what you get as the phrase ‘the post-code’ lottery suggests. Places carry connotations about whether or not they are desirable places to live and they suggest the kinds of people who might live there. Children learn from playing Monopoly that it's far more...
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Discuss: Does work define your class position?
Society, Politics & Law

Discuss: Does work define your class position?

...changed since Marx’s time. We'd like you to share your thoughts with us and with each other. Here are some questions to ponder: Is there any sort of work you think of as being specifically working class? Why? Does what you do at work matter? Is pay the main issue? What about control over what you can and can't do in the way? Let us know your responses to the statements...
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