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Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...religion and how those things affect the way that I move through the world, affect the way people perceive me, affect the way I interact with systems, the way I interact with education, the way I interact with whatever, that it describes that experience. Video 7 Kym Oliver As you heard from Kym Oliver in the video, intersectionality has always existed, though the term...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...religion, age – actually matter in the labour market when there is no apparent reason why they should. In the next section we outline the extent to which disadvantage in the labour market varies. There are, of course, many different dimensions to labour market disadvantage. The most obvious is differences in average earnings which may arise either because people from...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion – is outside the country they belong to or normally reside in – is unable or unwilling to return home for fear of persecution Limited to those who became refugees as a result of events occurring before 1951, and, by many states, to events in Europe 1962 Commonwealth Immigration Act...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...religion, social class, intelligence, interests and some aspects of physical appearance. However, research suggests the most important similarities are those concerning beliefs, values, attitudes and how people see the world. Steven Duck (1992) explained this is because seeing the world in the same way as someone else makes it easier to interact with them. It also...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...religion, or socio-economic background...Truth, myth or mixture?: 2.2.1 Magistrates - 1919, the year the legal profession opened up to women, was also the year women could first become magistrates. Today, over half of magistrates are women (Magistrates Association, 2019). Ethnic diversity has taken longer to achieve. It would be another four decades before a minority...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...religion, philosophy and theology, but also on science: biology, experimental psychology, and so forth. At most they were willing to grant ‘separate but equal status’ to the other sex. That winning formula is most significant: it is exactly that formula the Jim Crow laws put into practice with regard to black Americans; this so-called egalitarian segregation served...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...religion or law are usually of French origin (e.g., constitution, to baptize, judge – juge) whereas mundane words stayed Germanic (e.g. to say – sagen, hand – Hand), which reflects that following the Norman Conquest of 1066 the ruling class of Britain was French, spoke in French and only very slowly mingled with the locals. Here are four examples of languages in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...religion, and sexuality/sexual identity. This week, you will start to consider how you might begin to diversify your programming beyond gender and how you can promote inclusive practices more broadly. You will also hear from Deborah Keyser discussing her work fostering inclusive practices as Director of Tŷ Cerdd/ Music Centre Wales. By the end of this week, you should be...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs