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‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...family and personal lives, in their attitudes to work, and so on. Through such arguments poverty comes to be understood not as an outcome of the society in which we live, a product of state failure or of an inadequate welfare state, but as a consequence of ‘negative’ or ‘dysfunctional’ attitudes, behaviours and ways of life that necessitate control. People living...
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...history of yellow fever control measures. What we’re dealing with is a high consequence event here.” Read at Scientific American: Could Yellow Fever Become the Next Pandemic? It's not just Angola and DRC Christina Faust of Princeton contributes to BioMed Central's Bug Bitten blog with an observation that other areas are suffering, too: Currently, an additional seven...
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...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 stories. Activity 1 Your initial...
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...history and meaning of these paintings...Around 1350 BC, the Egyptian grain accountant Nebamun commissioned the walls of his tomb-chapel to be painted with scenes depicting his afterlife, and the world in which he lived. Nebamun worked in the temple of Amun at Karnak during the reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BC). Amenhotep was one of the most important kings of the...
Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...family, friends -- but also about what I could be doing that day, what I should be doing. Who I need to email, who I need to telephone. I wish I had a notebook under water. But I don’t. So very often I come out and I’ve forgotten what I was thinking about. But it comes back. And it’s a good stimulant for me. And when I come out and drive home and have breakfast, I...
Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?
Money & Business

George at Asda – What makes clothing ownership and use sustainable?

...family or good causes for reuse or for recycling avoids throwing clothing away. At George we work with the UK charity Tickled Pink, so look out for the Salvation Army Tickled Pink clothing banks in Asda store car parks. You can't miss them - they are bright pink! You can put all your unwanted clothes into these so they can be sold, reused or recycled on behalf of Asda's...
Mental health: Tips for mates
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Tips for mates

...Family and friends who live with someone suffering need to have a grasp on the problem - and, because any condition like this can affect the lives of those around the ill person, they need support too. There are lots of books and websites you can look at. Danger signs - If you think your friend is getting worse, has suicidal thoughts, is becoming more insular and...
Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale
History & The Arts

Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale

...family romance’ in a post-Freudian world. The pleasures and satisfactions of tropes and themes familiar from childhood go some way to account for the die-hard quality of fans’ devotion. Fairy tales are about conflicts with parents; about growing up. Male protagonists often undertake a quest, while female protagonists are abused at home, or driven out by hostile older...