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Religion as Social Control - Karl Marx
History & The Arts

Religion as Social Control - Karl Marx

Why did Karl Marx thought religion was like Opium? Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. This 60 second animation explains more. ...Had Marx got his way, society would be so happy being revolutionaries, there’d be no need for religion. He’d obviously never been to a Gulag. Transcript
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Video 5 mins
A linguistic toolkit for health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

A linguistic toolkit for health and social care

Apply the findings of our linguistic research to situations you, or someone you know, might find themselves in. Explore different advising strategies in three real-life scenarios in this interactive...[The family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... INSTRUCTIONS: For best results, use a modern web browser....
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Activity 15 mins
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...work and the economy: 6.1 ‘Non-citizenship’ to ‘social-citizenship’ and worker rights - We respect our masters, and are willing to work for our support, and that of our parents, but we want time for more rest, a little play, and to learn to read and write. We do not think it right that we should know nothing but work and suffering, from Monday morning to Saturday...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Discuss: Housing for the working class
Society, Politics & Law

Discuss: Housing for the working class

...working class. Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories...[Terraced houses in Preston, Lancs] For the working class housing has always been a problem: bad landlords racking up the rent, cramped space, dirt and disrepair. Today, it’s harder than ever to get social housing, while for those working class people who have been able to ‘buy’,...
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Activity 10 mins
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...Social sciences...Remaking the relations of work and welfare: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the ways in which the relations between work and welfare are made and remade in different places and at different times explain how these changing relations contribute to constituting welfare subjects describe how welfare provision...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...working with others rather than working alone? How should you manage relationships across various physical and cultural divides? This album explores how the formation of a variety of partnerships, spanning public, private and voluntary sectors, has radically regenerated the City of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, bringing major improvements for the city’s physical and social...
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Audio 38 mins
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...work with these socially diverse groups. So longer-term interventions, maybe things like apprenticeships – higher apprenticeships, entry-level apprenticeships. There are various different pathways that exist to take people from all levels of the organisation up to filling those key skills gaps. There are also much shorter-term interventions that are currently being...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...social circles.’ For new working mothers in Scotland’s railway, she advises: ‘Be prepared! Shift work and children is tough, and it’s not the company’s responsibility to create the balance. Do your homework on childcare, flexible working timings and your immediate support network.’ Here, the different experiences of working mothers on Scotland’s railway show...
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