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The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...socially constructed. And, like all social constructions, it is contested. So what does the trajectory of Glasgow's image look like in historical terms? Before even answering this question, think about what kind of data we would look for in methodological terms that would tell us something about external perceptions of Glasgow. A key source would have to be literary...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: exploring the concept

...social nature of reading, of being a young reader and of reading for pleasure. [Photo of children reading together.] Different terms are used internationally to capture the dispositions and motivations of those children and young people who choose to read and do so regularly. Such reading is often described as ‘free voluntary reading’, or ‘independent reading’, in...
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Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
History & The Arts

Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place

...social activism. [Neil Young playing Mainz in 2014] Neil Young in 2014 Professor Martin Halliwell from the University of Leicester’s Centre for American Studies has just published Neil Young: American Traveller, the first book to systematically focus on the importance of place and travel in the songwriter’s music, films, memoirs, and social activism. The book claims...
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Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...social media in the lives of young people are frequently discussed. One topic that gets less of an airing is teens’ exposure to extensive marketing and advertising in digital media. Should this be a concern? Aren’t young people sensible enough to be aware of what ads are trying to do – and savvy enough to know how to ignore them? The World Health Organization has...
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Article 5 mins
Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card
Society, Politics & Law

Trade Union membership cards - more than just a card

...work history and helping to keep memories alive. Ann Henderson has kept hers from her time in the railway industry and here she tells us her story...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses. Background The provision of diaries has long been part of the service that many unions provide for their members. Even in this era of online calendars and...
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Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...social enterprise version of Uber’ could work for a community transport scheme – as long as everyone understands the concept of Uber! Activity 2 Listen and learn Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Listen to the following short extract from The Bottom Line (Radio 4 Business programme commissioned by The Open University). In it Evan Davis introduces two teenage...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Essentials: are you sitting comfortably?

...social responsibility: Gerrit Rietveld’s Crate Chair Designs don’t just have utilitarian or aesthetic functions they can also have economic, social and political ones. Here Emma Curtis, of the Design Museum, discusses examples of designs that are driven by social responsibility. Semantics and form: Tom Dixon’s Crown Chair By the end of the 60s, modernist principles...
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Video 25 mins
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...works across community and neighbourhood projects and alongside health, social care and education practitioners to provide holistic support services Hope is unique in the support it provides to CYP living in the West of England experiencing a family health crisis from 11 – 18 years from the point of diagnosis. Support is provided through a number of different media,...
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Article 15 mins