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History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

...work by social scientists in the nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries. These men and women set out to observe life in Britain and, as part of this, to interview men, women and children about their daily habits. Henry Mayhew’s famous study of the working classes of London, London Labour and the London Poor, compiled during the 1840s and 1850s, reveals much about the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...works around the world. You will explore psychological processes, behaviours and practice across diverse cultures and societies. By the end of this course, you will have expanded your knowledge and understanding of psychology, and how it operates across the globe. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course D110 Exploring psychological...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...social scientist: Transcript Roisin Kelly: Hello Bill. I just want to ask why are murals of interest to you as a social scientist? What made you want to study them? Bill Rolston: If it doesn’t sound too much of a cliché, because they’re there is the first answer. Let me explain that. In 1981, there was quite literally an explosion of murals in Belfast and other parts...
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Article 5 mins
US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...social media isn't always easy. "I get tagged in so many Hillary Clinton posts," Clinton says. "Positive and negative memes and photos." Her Facebook account has been suspended on multiple occasions, with the social network giant thinking her name a fake. She sent Facebook officials her driver's license some years ago but her account was again subsequently blocked. Today,...
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Article 5 mins
Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
History & The Arts

Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?

...social issues, from organ donation to the death penalty. But little research has explored the impact of portrayals of transgender people. For this reason, we wanted to see how transgender TV characters might influence the attitudes of viewers. Specifically, we tested whether political ideology plays a role in how audiences respond to these potentially polarizing...
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Article 5 mins
Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences
Society, Politics & Law

Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences

...socially just as the theories suggest. Yet sometimes in practice, cyclical preference seems perfectly rational. When choosing among election candidates, I might prefer Gottabee Wright to Hardy Lefte, and think both of them more worthwhile than third candidate Strickland Centre. But if confronted with the binary choices, I prefer Wright over Centre and Centre over Lefte....
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Article 10 mins
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...social media, websites, red button, you name it. And even more proud of the fact that it’s actually a hit. We’re not doing it just because it’s good for us, in a Reithian, BBC kind of way, it’s actually popular, so I’m exceptionally proud of that. My Oman show… I’ve done other things in the past where working as an independent producer, where you own the...
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Video 40 mins
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...Social Care graduate) and Dr Pauline Lyseight-Jones (Doctorate in Education graduate) talk about their experiences of undertaking their doctoral studies. You may find that their experiences relate to your own professional context. Transcript In the following video students and supervisors explain the main characteristics of the Doctorate in Education at the Open...
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Video 5 mins