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Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...manageable, healthy and shiny – while ‘bad’ hair is ‘short, matted, kinky, nappy, coarse, brittle and woolly’ (Johnson and Bankhead, 2014). Consequently, terms such as ‘good hair’ have become a code for Caucasian straight hair, granting more power and social capital. Indeed, the idealisation of Eurocentric femininity with her long blonde hair and blue eyes...
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...managed to isolate two new elements within the pitchblende – polonium and radium. This was no mean feat as within a tonne of pitchblende there was less than a gramme of these new, highly radioactive elements. It was discovered that radioactive materials emit particles of three distinct types and that these had differing masses and charges. These three types of emission...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...Management and Business, but is also controversial, as culture is usually equated with nationality and groups are assumed to be homogeneous. Constructivist approaches assume that culture is both dynamic and stable, multiple and complex, and it is ‘constructed’ through interactions with others, treating nationality as one of many variations of culture. Do not worry if...
Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course in this start-of-course survey. We welcome your...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...manage to flourish on a salad diet? In this free course, Studying mammals: Plant predators, we will examine the special features that allow them to extract their nutrients from leaves, and see how some plants protect themselves from these predators. This is the fourth course in the Studying mammals series...From the mouse-deer to the elephant, plant eaters come in all...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...manage your own improvement. How to use this course You can use this course in a variety of ways. You can dip into it, choosing the sections that you feel are most relevant to your needs, or you can work through it from start to finish. However, we suggest that you don't use it in isolation but in conjunction with your current study, ideally while you are working on an...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears
Health, Sports & Psychology

The MMR vaccine: public health, private fears

...management of this conflict, and a reluctance to acknowledge the social context within which it has arisen, have given the debate a longevity and potency perhaps far beyond that which the scientific arguments themselves warrant. MMR vaccine consists of a freeze-dried preparation of live but weakened (attenuated) virus particles, intended to provoke recognition of the...
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...Manage a team in a firm. a. Own the means of production, such as a firm, machinery, or software. b. Manage a team in a firm. The correct answer is a. Select the answer for Question 1b here 2. Workers Sell their labour power to the capitalist and rely on a wage for survival. Pursue single activities and sell the end product to the capitalist. a. Sell their labour power to...