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...systems for secrecy. Oddfellow ceremonial swords were used in a Chartist uprising. Even after the numbers at Chartist rallies fell and the campaign died away, the culture and the ideas remained in circulation. The banner said that Oddfellows demanded security for their families and a place in society. They offered ritual, status and comradeship through collective...

...system imposed. For skilled workers, seeking better job opportunities than elsewhere, it’s worth considering that immigration has contributed to UK growth and this impetus may now be weakened. The economy continues to grow, but slowly. The government has failed to meet the targets it set for deficit reduction, and this can’t all be blamed on uncertainty about the...

...think about crowd behaviour and consider traditional dilemmas of being in crowds. Others will be less obvious, such as the seemingly intimate and private act of charitable giving to the homeless. Yet the focus of the course will at all points be how the 'social' permeates our day-to-day conduct, and often in ways we are not necessarily aware of it. We are in the presence...