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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
Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
OpenLearn Ireland

Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms

...interactions on social media, music fandom becomes an intimate experience and private music activities in the home turn into social music activities in a public space. How do online fandoms differ from the music fandoms of the past? Music fandoms have their origins in the mid-19th century when a cult of celebrity grew around figures like Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and...
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Article 5 mins
Is being a student good for your mental health?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is being a student good for your mental health?

...social interactions between students throughout their time of studying. Peer support schemes (Byrom, 2018) are another way in which distressed students can be helped back into a more mentally healthy state. Students themselves can be more aware of the importance of balancing their study time with social activities that enable them to connect with others. The Student Minds...
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Article 10 mins
What this hub is about
Education & Development

What this hub is about

...interactions. A short disclaimer We accept that knowledge on race, gender and sex is not value-free, i.e. free from personal and societal assumptions and beliefs about the social world. By its very nature, the content featured in the hub addresses some tough issues, and often needs to use language which is hard to read. Some content may even cause offence to some people....
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Video 5 mins
Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...interact with each other. The interviews and video tracks are introduced and contextualised by Dr Kieron Sheehy of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning... Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds A short introduction to this album. Teaching and learning in...
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Audio 1 hr 42 mins
Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care

...social care practice, particularly at the end of life. Here is a list of five reasons (of many more!) why people may not make an advance care plan and some of the reasons why healthcare professionals want more people to think, talk and document them. 1: It’s not relevant to me [slipping on a banana skin] A lot of people think that they don’t need one (yet!),...
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Article 10 mins
Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...social interaction. What other perspectives have links to social constructionism? Answer Perspectives that have links to social constructionism include social representations, phenomenological, queer history/theory, and feminist perspectives. Read the descriptions of the perspectives linked to social constructionism, then summarise each description ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
What is Indigenous Psychology?
Education & Development

What is Indigenous Psychology?

...social interaction to change ecologically reliant human behaviour. The major focus of ecopsychology has been on experiential learning aimed at helping people to make a connection to the environment of which they are a part (Cohen, 1997). This principle of experiential learning is related to the development of a platform for local knowledge which will flow naturally for...
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Article 10 mins