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How afraid of death are we?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How afraid of death are we?

...religions offer literal immortality, but our secular affiliations – such as our nation states and ethnic groups – can provide symbolic immortality. These groups and their traditions are a part of who we are, and they outlive us. Defending our cultural norms can boost our sense of belonging and being more punitive against individuals who violate cultural norms – such...
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We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education
Education & Development

We learn, together: exploring familial learning in home education

...religion or culture as part of their decision. Only three families in this study placed a high value on faith and culture, and of those families, two of them also rated children’s choice of space as being high-value (the third family rated choice of space as medium-value). Another very telling result was that among families, parents did not seem interested in...
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Abortion stigma and the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Abortion stigma and the workplace

...religion. However, disclosure of such an ending at work should always be the choice of the person affected. Support organisations The following organisations can provide advice and support for people who have experienced a pregnancy ending. Abortion Rights Antenatal Results and Choices British Pregnancy Advisory Service Maternity Action Miscarriage Association NHS -...
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East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films
Education & Development

East Asian Heritage month: a celebration of Studio Ghibli films

...religion in Japan, Shinto, is about spirits in nature: trees, foxes, supernatural beings. This has become intwined with Buddhism so when I fill in the religious box on forms, I usually put ‘Other – Shinto Buddhist’ as I don’t want to be thought of as a strict Buddhist – my approach to faith is more connected with nature. My daughter was very pleased recently as...
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Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?
History & The Arts

Socrates - Teacher, Paragon or Chatterbox?

...religion were odd too. He didn’t seem to set much store by the traditional stories about the Olympian gods. Most strangely of all, he claimed to have a guiding spirit or ‘daimonion’, who would warn him when he was about to do something wrong. Even compared to other intellectual figures of the time, Socrates was unusual. Other thinkers were busy speculating about the...
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The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies
OpenLearn Ireland

The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies

...religion and noticeable poverty. In today’s America, use of the term Scots-Irish has declined among those of Protestant Irish ancestry. In the 1990 census, which first allowed Americans to declare a Scotch-Irish background, only 5.6 million chose to identify as such, while 38.7 million Americans, a majority of them Protestant, identified as having Irish ancestry (US...
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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...religions and functions. A stroll through the Open Market in the centre of Milton Keynes will reveal a busy hub of food, clothes and other products from the Middle East, Asia and beyond. The 2011 Census recorded 18.5% of residents were born outside of the UK and a fifth of the population were from a non-white ethnicity. So a variety of people and cultures are present...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...Religion has played a very important role in shaping Spanish baking traditions. During the Muslim invasion, Spaniards stated their Christianity by eating a lot of pork, hence the wide use of chorizo in empanada fillings and the inclusion of pork fat where other cultures would use butter. Many specialities such as tarta de Santiago are linked to a particular Christian...
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