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How are social workers portrayed in the media?
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?

...studies. In the first study, I looked at over 700 UK national newspaper articles which mentioned ‘social worker’, published in 3 months in the middle of 2019. I then read and classified each one as a ‘neutral’, ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ portrayal of the social worker. [Social worker talking to mother and children at home whilst sitting on the sofa smiling...
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Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise
Education & Development

Learning How To Learn: Words from the Wise

...studying by more traditional means. So, when setting out on a distance learning course, it is very helpful to know something about the nature of learning itself. With this aim in mind, this short article looks back over time to some words from the wise about the learning process and, through those words, points you to some of the approaches you could usefully take to make...
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Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...studies in anthropology structured by white supremacy and what does the anthropology of religion look like today? Dr Paul-François Tremlett explores...It can be challenging to read late nineteenth and early twentieth century books by white, European anthropologists and sociologists about religion. Words and phrases, such as “savages”, “primitives” and “lower...
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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...study published in Science found that looking into the eyes of pet dogs can increase our oxytocin levels by almost 300% (Nagasawa et al., 2015)! [Rabbit looking at the camera sat next to a ball and a cuddly toy.]Oxytocin does many things in the body, including reducing our cortisol and adrenaline levels and activating the vagus nerve, all of which help us to feel calmer...
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Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?

...skilling by having higher protections and investment in skills development. This security includes a higher percentage of flexible workers that are represented by Dutch trade unions, including new unions designed specifically for self-employed workers. Can we go Dutch? With a £22 billion efficiency challenge and “restructuring fatigue” within health and social care,...
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Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...skills training. Implementing social policies The current focus of punishing the offender has meant that the victim is largely ignored. One radical alternative would be to turn the system on its head – rather than inflict pain and suffering the aim of interventions would be to provide assistance, help and support for the person who has been harmed. This would ultimately...
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Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...skills they have for running a household would make them more than capable of running the country. ‘Look at the government today, look at Mr Asquith, at Mr Lloyd George, at Mr Gladstone, at Mr John Burns! What is the use of them? Their favourite word is impossible. Our wives would turn all their Impossibles into accomplished facts in one session.’ [A page from the...
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Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...skills and knowledge. It is not all gloom and doom. What new skills will we need to take advantage of the opportunities they offer for sustainable careers and savings? TCFD asks companies to put a financial value on the threats they face. You might feel that your possible domestic losses are beyond price but weighing up the personal costs we face can turn good intentions...
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