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The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...health and illness. This is for two reasons: first, because a very great deal of psychological and sociological work on the body has – perhaps unsurprisingly – focused on this topic; and second, because health and illness have formed the site of a considerable corpus of literature that is critical of the ways in which the body has been constructed/positioned as the...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...public condemnation, heavy policing and tough sentencing). Finally, Cohen suggests that the creation of folk devils and the development of moral panics – although certainly irrational and disproportionate – served some social interests. The Mods and Rockers gave a platform for ‘moral entrepreneurs’ to tell stories about the state of the nation and its young...
Life after the Olympics: retirement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after the Olympics: retirement

...health challenges he has experienced in his life and in sharing these he has helped to overcome the stigma of athletes experiencing mental health conditions such as depression. Having learnt important lessons from his first retirement Phelps felt that he had ‘unfinished business’. His response to his imminent second retirement has been very positive: “‘I feel...
Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood
Society, Politics & Law

Life in immigration limbo: Befriending the women of Yarl's Wood

...health from the lack of knowledge and understanding of when and how they will leave the centre, either released in the community or removed from the UK. And although the government changed the name of “immigration detention centres” to “removal centres” in 2002 – suggesting detainees have imminent departures – the 222 befriended women in 2016-17 were detained...
How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?
Education & Development

How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?

...health impairments. Many respondents managing mental health problems, medication, hospital visits and declining mobility viewed part-time study as a lifeline. Only 15% reported getting support from their employers for their studies. Almost all admitted they would prefer to be studying full-time, feeling they had missed out. But they could not imagine being able to afford...
How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?

...health care setting, and support individuals to make informed treatment decisions in partnership with their doctor. Early assessment will likely include a number of diagnostic tests and scans. The purpose of these tests is to establish a diagnosis of stroke and which type, and tailor treatment based on this. Other tests are important to establish a possible cause of the...
What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...health issues[2] to helping people speak out about child abuse.[3] In education contexts, their visual appeal and intuitiveness as a communication system has made them especially useful with learning for younger, or more vulnerable, children.[4] For adults also they can serve an educational purpose. The fact that they’ve evolved from similar basic practices as all other...
How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri
Health, Sports & Psychology

How yoga conquered Britain: the feminist legacy of Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri

...health and well-being” with “universal appeal”. The discipline was popularised in Britain through the hard work and dedication of a diverse group of unusual individuals. There were competing ideas of yoga, different forms of practice, and many different points at which yoga entered British culture, as my book Yoga in Britain explores. But there are two women whose...