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Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual. Welfare - who's responsible? Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society who contribute. Work - who does...
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Audio 1 hr 15 mins
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...social science helps to enact social worlds. As you work through the course, you will see that social science enactment of participation is closely related to social science descriptions of, for example, voting or other citizenly practices, and related also to social science understandings of, for example, just how to define and evaluate poverty.........
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...social world? How do passports and passbooks function as agents of government control? And what are the purposes of citizenship tests and ceremonies? This album provides insight into how large communities are organised to regulate their social behaviour. People who lived under Apartheid in South Africa describe how their passbook governed their social world, from alcohol...
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Audio 55 mins
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...social care and how it works, we begin with a case study. This is Ann and Angus’s story: Activity 1 Getting to know Ann, Angus and their family Timing: Allow about 45 minutes To bring the subject of family care to life, you are about to listen to a case study in the form of an audio drama. This will bring out issues vividly – you’ll hear tensions mounting and be...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What is The Social Contract?
History & The Arts

What is The Social Contract?

...social contract' keeps society functioning, as Jon Pike explains...A good way to understand the idea of a social contract is to think about different sorts of obligation. What can make it the case that I am morally obliged to perform an activity? The basis for obligation Take the case of a dutiful son, who looks after his aged and infirm parents. Why is it that the son is...
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Article 5 mins
Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...social issues, and it is the job of social workers to ensure that they are getting the best care, help and support that they need. The 16 tracks on this album look at numerous circumstances within the community - from the different ways of schooling young people with visual impairment, to fuel poverty, homelessness and the charity Mencap. The material forms part of The...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Health and Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Health and Social Care

...Social Care suggestions for YASS students...You are not restricted to these suggestions and should select OpenLearn courses to suit your interests and learning goals. To find out what other courses are available visit Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University. [A thick black arrow points to the left to show that you can click here to go...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification

Where can social psychology take you? Here four psychologists tell us about their career journey and other work options open to people studying social psychology...Transcript Interested? To find out more about the OU’s BSC (Honours) Social Psychology and how to apply, visit our qualifications site or try our OpenLearn Social Psychology and Politics Course
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Video 10 mins