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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
Languages

Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...Social reality is a mirage, constructed in language and other symbols, and bound together by relations of power. Once you become aware of this, you can work to deconstruct it, and to promote a different configuration of values and beliefs for mainstream society. You can shift the meaning of words and, through this, recreate society. There’s a very big difference between...
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Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland
History & The Arts

Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland

...social and therapeutic functions. Here, I’ve found programmes for annual Valentine’s concerts starting in the late-1840s which both demonstrate some of the repertoire in popular use at the time and illustrate some of the customs around the day itself. Under the Crichton’s superintendent W.A.F. Browne, the institution aimed to act as a microcosm of normal social...
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Forgotten families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forgotten families

...Social Care courses and qualifications. Research suggests that children of prisoners are at risk of mental health problems, challenges within formal educational environments and future offending. Research statistics indicate that 65% of boys with a parent in prison are more likely to go on to offend, although this data somewhat oversimplifies the complex relationship...
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So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...interactions including communications, decision making and relationship building. Your beliefs and values are a key feature of who you are as a nurse. In your role as a nurse, you need to understand your beliefs and values so you can ensure you deliver professional, non-judgemental care to those who need it. Activity 4 Exploring your beliefs In each scenario below imagine...
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The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate
Society, Politics & Law

The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate

...Social Security to tax policy and even a brief exchange on daily fantasy sports. The moderators became part of the scrum, and Hillary Clinton and her fellow Democrats took a few bashes, as GOP contenders strove to stand out. Here’s an instant analysis from three scholars. [Chris Christie] Chris Christie Candidates and media spar, but Americans get their moment Thomas...
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What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...social justice for over two decades. One of the criticisms of the sector that I do take to heart, is being called a do-gooder. While on the surface it is a negative label, it says a lot about the people who use the tag to criticise those of us who are passionate about human rights, equality and inclusion. Unfortunately, do-gooder is not the worst label people have...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...social psychologist Hofstede (1984) says that culture is: ‘the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one human group from another.’ More recently, some authors highlight that culture exists in the form of ‘…patterned beliefs, attitudes and mindsets that go together in loosely defined networks.’ [brain anatomy abstract] So is it...
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Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss

...Social distance in the office illustration] Bereavement is one of the most common factors that impacts employees’ performance in the workplace. At any one point in time, 1 in 10 employees are affected by bereavement and it has been identified as a major life event that can cause or exacerbate mental health conditions, yet according to the CBT bereaved people are being...
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