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Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...work. This material forms part of The Open University course K309 Communication in health and social care... Communication in health and social care A short introduction to this album Relationships in two settings Using two locations in the West Midlands, interpersonal relations are analysed in the context of everyday working practice, providing a unique look at...
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Audio 2 hrs 30 mins
Crime, Order and Social Control
Society, Politics & Law

Crime, Order and Social Control

...social problems - how should we respond to it? This album visits various communities in the UK to explore issues of criminal justice and the introduction of possibly controversial crime control initiatives such as restorative justice, which involves offenders meeting their victims. It also looks at schemes tackling problems of racial violence and other anti-social...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
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
The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability
Society, Politics & Law

The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability

...social model' of disability Why does so much doom exist about disability? Where does that come from? The problem is not so much disability rather the idea of 'normal'. Disability is a conceptual anxiety of the normal body and mind. Social and discursive constructive perspectives can help explore the way disability and disabled people are represented in talk and text...
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Article 5 mins
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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Article 5 mins
Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...Work hub has been designed to help you understand your workplace relationships. It provides you with skills, tools, resources and short courses to manage and maintain healthy and sustaining professional relationships with your colleagues. ...Workplace relationships A relationship is the connection or association between two things or people. Key psychological aspects of a...
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Article 10 mins
The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...working class traditions out to make way for all that decking...Find out about The Open University's Open degree Laurie Taylor: Sometime in the early ‘70s I found myself in the back room of a very large estate pub chairing a meeting of local council tenants. Well as I remember, the meeting had been organised by a couple of tenants who felt particularly aggrieved by a...
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Article 15 mins