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How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Health, Sports & Psychology

How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death

...concept of a good death now.Another common feature of the good death trope is that the dying person is in familiar surroundings. This is often read to mean their own home, and has been a key policy driver in end-of-life care to increase the amount of people dying at home (rather than hospital) for the past 10 years. Its reverse – dying in an unfamiliar place, like a...
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Derry Air: the new local history
Society, Politics & Law

Derry Air: the new local history

...concept and practice of so-called ‘reflexive anthropology’: taking seriously, and reporting on the researcher’s own experience (‘experience’ being another valid concept today), a logical extension of the long-established anthropological ‘participant observation’. So taking serious account of one’s own experience – feelings too – has become an approved...
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Collective Creativity
Money & Business

Collective Creativity

...conception of creativity extends to the framing of the creative industries and the creative economy, where creativity is treated as either almost a commodity or the preserve of the so-called ‘creative class’. In the UK at least, the creative industries have become firmly recognised for their contribution to the economy. Statistics on creative industries output and...
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A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience
Education & Development

A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience

...concept...Find out about The Open University's Open degree. The term ‘misogynoir’ was coined based on the concept of intersectionality by Black feminist scholar Moya Bailey, and refers to the specific forms of misogyny that Black women encounter at the intersection of racism and sexism. Misogynoir has a significant influence on the lives and online experiences of...
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The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...conception of fostering? This article explores the reality behind the myths and what fostering means for our communities...Find out about The Open University's Social Work and Early Years courses The concept of foster care emerged in the mid-16th century, becoming regulated in the mid-19th century. This history is poignant and has shaped our understanding of who are...
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...concept emerging in research literature. This is when patients or service users search for organisations or individual health and social care workers using the Internet. Ryan et al. (2019) discussed this concept with some members of the public and there is evidence to suggest it can have both a positive and negative effect on the perceptions of an individual or...
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Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?
History & The Arts

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

...concept of judgement became more prominent. Three judges called Minos, Rhadamanthys and Aeacus reviewed each soul as it arrived to determine where it would spend eternity. The Elysian Fields became more attainable for everyday mortals, as long as they had lived morally good lives and fulfilled their civic and social duties. [White-ground lekythos (c.450BC). Hermes guides...
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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...concept of athletes giving back to society, drawing on the example of the SPORT vs COVID project. What do athletes have to offer? The nature of competitive sport is one that facilitates the development of a multitude of different competencies and skills. Vitali and De Brant’s (2019) research with athletes who had retired or were close to retirement explored what...
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