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Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology

...social and psychological inquiry is a key component in a number of postgraduate qualifications, including: Postgraduate Certificate in Social and Psychological Inquiry MA in Crime and Justice MSc in Forensic Psychological Studies MSc in Psychology MA/MSc Open At the end of the module, students are asked to choose between three further modules to continue their studies....
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Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?
History & The Arts

Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?

...social contact has generated research and public interest over the past decade or so. In 2013, a series of experiments by researchers Daniel Comer Kidd and Emmanuel Castano (2013) were published in the influential Science journal, generating headlines such as ‘Reading Fiction Makes You A Nicer Person’ (Barras, 2013), ‘Now We Have Proof Reading Literary Fiction Makes...
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Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...social harm' as an alternative to the legal definition of 'crime'. To illustrate this concept, the course considers developments in Green Criminology, which have sought to examine the problems of global environmental harm and the myriad interactions between human beings and the natural environment...This free course, Criminology beyond crime, examines the notion of...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...social identity. Social identities are aspects of our personality that relate in some way to our social surroundings, for example, our nationality, the organisation we work for, or a club we are members of. People are usually nicer towards people that share their social identity (the “ingroup”), and tend to be meaner to those that don’t (the “outgroup”) even if...
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Radical alternatives to prison
Society, Politics & Law

Radical alternatives to prison

...social policies that are directed at meeting human need and addressing the harms of social and economic inequalities. This means shifting away from a punishment-orientated response towards one grounded in helping and supporting all people in society. For children and young adults in trouble, greater leisure facilities could be made available, such as youth clubs;...
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What is Critical Race Theory?
Education & Development

What is Critical Race Theory?

...social scientific approach that ‘offers a lens through which to make sense of, deconstruct and challenge racial inequality in society’ (Rollock and Gillborn, 2011). It ‘endeavours to expose the way in which racial inequality is maintained through the operation of structures and assumptions that appear normal and unremarkable’ (Rollock and Gillborn, 2011). CRT...
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The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...socially-acceptable behaviour. Many personal telephone calls from work are routinely considered a reasonable perk of the job. Keeping money we find in the street, in small amounts, is just good luck – who's going to ask at lost property anyway? Most office cultures assume that employees service some of their private stationery needs from the office cupboard. [We all...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...social or multi-stakeholder cooperatives. A multi-stakeholder cooperative, explains P2P Foundation president Michel Bauwens in an interview with Shareable magazine, can include workers, producers, consumers, owners, volunteers and community activists. “Coops should be oriented toward the common good,” Bauwens says…. “All people affected by the activity should have...
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