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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
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...social levels. This material forms part of The Open University course K204 Working with children and families... Working with children and families A brief introduction to this album. Families and origin Husband and father Calvin Wilkes discusses his attitudes to family life and living as part of a second-generation immigrant family. Life as a single parent Three...
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Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...working musician is a valued social position. What factors contributed to Nick and Louis becoming unwell? You need to pay attention to both what Nick and Louis say and what they imply. Louis’ lifestyle as a chef – long hours, little time off, the need for perfectionism – undermined his mental health. For Nick the uncertainties of living as a jazz musician...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...social unit. He suggests that for both of these to work effectively teams need to: review objectives and find ways of achieving them reflect on the ways in which the team provides support to members, how conflicts are resolved and what the social climate of the team is like. West has developed a questionnaire, set out in Box 9, to measure how well these two factors are...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...work that they do. Gemma highlights social media as a key way to get messages across. She mentions the organisation CharityComms, which provides advice on marketing and communication. If marketing or communication is part of your role (or an area you would like to explore), then you might want to visit their website at the end of this week or at the end of the course. Now...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...socially disadvantaged, people who are alcohol and drug addicted, people who don't have work and stable ties, and that's the prison population. So, they're vulnerable before they come into custody but then you have to look at what the stage is that they're at in custody. Often it's a period where family ties are finally cut. If relationships have been a bit dodgy then...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...work, or socially. Here we discuss a number of examples, based on the discussion in Wenger (2009). Business organisations have been quick to adopt the communities of practice concept because they recognise that organisational knowledge is a critical asset that needs to be managed strategically. Prior attempts to manage knowledge in organisations have often focused on...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What is ‘woman’s work’?
Money & Business

What is ‘woman’s work’?

...work”...The main aim of this chapter is to illustrate the ways in which Italian women entrepreneurs experience and manage the relation between the demands of their work and those of their family. Specifically, the analysis will focus on understanding whether the perceptions of work–family interface are constructed as conflicts and/or whether they are also viewed as...
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