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Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right
Languages

Messaging apps – paying attention and timing it right

...family photos of the origami flowers she and her girlfriend have just made in an online class; Phil shares with his children a video of his walk on the beach. In contrast, only on some occasions do messaging app users engage in what I call focused encounters; that is, real-time messaging-based conversations to which they appear to be devoting their full attention – and...
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Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro

...families as well as organised events such as BiCon. ‘How do bisexual people live their lives? How do they ‘‘do’’ sex and relationships, parenting, and are for others? What networks and communities are important to bisexual people?’ (84). The apparent directness and, perhaps, obviousness of the research questions that lead into the chapter demonstrate the...
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Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?
Education & Development

Why are the bullied reluctant to seek help?

...family in finding that the school is not taking any effective action to deal with the case. They do however allow the documentary makers to gather help and support for the unfortunate student through a group meeting with his peers. This approach proves to be successful. But why did the school fail to provide such help? One possibility is that students are reluctant to go...
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Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?
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Titty or Tatty: What's in a name?

...families of children in the Lake District in 1929. One of the four Walker children featured in the novel, Titty Walker, is based on the real life Mavis Altounyan. As the Telegraph recently reported, Barbara Altounyan, Mavis’s niece, is furious that the name is being changed for, she argues, reasons of political correctness. Saying her aunt would be “turning in her...
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How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?
Education & Development

How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?

...families to embark on higher education, and 22% reported disabilities or long-term health impairments. Many respondents managing mental health problems, medication, hospital visits and declining mobility viewed part-time study as a lifeline. Only 15% reported getting support from their employers for their studies. Almost all admitted they would prefer to be studying...
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Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?
Society, Politics & Law

Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?

...family and friends. As well as this expansion of cast, the community can also contribute additional elements or fragments of the story. This fragmented approach to co-creation means that the stories on Facebook sites do not unfold in a linear fashion. Because some people are adding backstory, others are “thickening” the script about more central events, and yet others...
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What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?

...family are Earth-like in their density and not just their size. There is no way to be sure yet how much water most of them have, if any. Similarly, it’s hard to know whether any resemblance to Earth extends as far as having plate tectonics and a distinction between oceanic and continental crust (like Earth) or a more globally homogeneous crust (like Mars and Venus). The...
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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...families, community and faith-based networks1. We may also find it useful to access some information about how we can take care of ourselves as our grief emerges, and how we can learn to express our feelings for the person no longer with us in body. The remaining 40% may need some additional help in their grief. This can involve peer support groups, individual...
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