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Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...working while their children are very young, or for social workers concerned about placing children who are at risk. Infants form attachments with those people around them who care for them sensitively and consistently. The more frequently, sensitively and consistently a person cares for an infant, the higher that person becomes in the infant’s ‘hierarchy of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...work, in education and in society in general. Lurraine Jones looks at the politicisation of Black hair and microaggressions experienced by Black women. ...Google ‘Unprofessional Hairstyles for Women’. Now have a look at ‘Professional Hairstyles for Women’. Notice anything? In a popular magazine article about the understudied relationship between Black women and...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...Work and Pensions, 2011). The World Health Organization estimates that globally the proportion of people aged over 60 will double from 11% in 2000 to 22% in 2050 (WHO, 2012). These big changes can have really significant effects on individuals and on society more widely. [Described image] Figure 1 You may have seen headlines and comments like these yourself. But is this...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...work to thrive and need social interaction whilst other personality types prefer independence and like to work alone. Those whose work is their passion are likely to use phrases like job satisfaction. Two other aspects often feature: Work can give people an identity. We feel that we belong to a group of people, such as being a physiotherapist or an accountant or ......
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Exploring the digital world: a collection
Digital & Computing

Exploring the digital world: a collection

...social media to the impact of screen time - academics from the OU and beyond explore the new worlds created by technology...[A digital creation of Dr Beep] The thing at the top? Photographer JD Hancock explains: Austin, Texas electronic super-scientist Dr. Bleep (aka John-Mike Reed) was kind enough to let me borrow one of his amazing audio/visual creations, a...
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Article 5 mins
Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...social, economic, cultural and environmental issues with focus being made on world’s poor as well as the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs. Sustainability’s connotation of “maintenance over indefinite time period, while overcoming disturbance”, has been around in the scientific realm. However, it is relatively recent that is has been used in...
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Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Communicating a challenge to liberal democracy

...social movement’s ideas. Sociological content analysis can be used to examine the media ecology of tweets, photos, videos and other website content. The extent to which a social movement’s ideas and language gain traction can be measured by examining how ideas from the 15M social media capture the attention of traditional newspapers. Such methods go some way to...
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Article 5 mins
How to read the news
Society, Politics & Law

How to read the news

...social media. You may even want to think about any preconceived ideas you have about the author, and whether these are likely to affect how you interpret the article. With respect to publishing organisations, from newspapers to social media accounts, it can be useful to look at who funds them, and what this funding or governance is likely to mean for the perspective...
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Article 5 mins