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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...social influences upon pay and employment. A common label for these alternative approaches is segmented labour market theory. The underlying theme of these approaches is that the labour market should be viewed as a collection of parts or segments. One segment may consist of high-waged, male, white workers, for example, and another of low-waged, female, non-white workers....
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...social welfare sport and recreation tourism town and country planning water and flood defence Welsh language Any areas not listed were considered non-devolved and would be matters on which the UK Parliament would legislate. This system was not effective as it relied on time being made available at Westminster. In the first two years of operation, only four LCOs passed....
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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...social policy, the tax credit system. Introduced in 2003, it was designed to help those on low incomes and whose social circumstances prevented them from working full-time (Citizens Advice Bureau, 2005). The article reprinted in Box 1 indicates the extent of the political unrest with a system that left families relying on food parcels, and that has been variously...
Exploring sport coaching and psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course could encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what...
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...Social conservatives in particular fear that the nation is in moral decline. For example, 63 percent of Republicans oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Conservative pessimism has many other sources as well, including the violent chaos in the Middle East, the chronic nature of illegal immigration, the economic instability caused by...
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...social media to try to address the problems - but there was hope it would do more than just stick bums on chairs: Justin Zook, a three-time gold-medal Paralympic swimmer, put it like this: "I’m hoping this [#FillTheSeats] campaign will find a way to have a long, lasting impact, rather than just an immediate PR and financial effect." It’s amazing that Paralympians will...
Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision

...social media, they take pictures or they search for subjects through pictures. Or YouTube, my kids search on YouTube, because they want to find out about something, they’ll get a piece of video and that’s what’ll explain it to them. And we need broadcasters, producers, everybody is in this world and we have to confront it while, just like the music industry, making...
Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Krishan Arora - Earth in Vision

...social media, they take pictures or they search for subjects through pictures. Or YouTube, my kids search on YouTube, because if they want to find out about something, they’ll get a piece of video and that’s what’ll explain it to them. And we need broadcasters, producers, everybody is in this world and we have to confront it while, just like the music industry,...