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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...social media could impact your future? Dr Gemma Ryan-Blackwell highlights the importance of being mindful of your digital footprint...This content is associated with The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. In the digital age, almost all of us have a ‘digital footprint’. This is the data you leave behind when you engage with the...
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‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain
Society, Politics & Law

‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain

...Working Class in England. ‘Social murder’ refers to the systematic and routine killing of workers and citizens in the horror of the emergence of industrial capitalism. It was these conditions which forced the struggle for laws to regulate business and to mitigate much of their profit-driven, harmful effects. And so it is no coincidence that through inter- and...
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Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'
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Arnold Circus, London: social housing for the 'deserving poor'

...social housing for the ‘deserving poor’. Residents, fearing a rise in rents and ultimately gentrification, have twice seen off attempts by Tower Hamlets Council, which currently owns 60% of the flats, to sell Arnold Circus to a local housing company. Arnold Circus, London From the dilapidation and squalor of the Old Nichol slums to the ‘fairly comfortable’...
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Why mothers post about their children on social media
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Why mothers post about their children on social media

...social media posts expressions of love and care in the digital age?...[Baby selfie] On average, Britons spend 1 hour and 20 minutes each day on social networks (GlobalWebIndex: 2015) On Mother’s Day, social media feeds are often full of celebration. Facebook reported that in 2017, Mother’s Day “drove more posts in a single day than any other topic on Facebook in the...
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Why are many African governments wary of social media?
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Why are many African governments wary of social media?

...social media might influence the population. Charlotte Cross explores an difficult relationship...[Political graffiti in Malindi, Kenya, 2012] The non-technological social media: Political graffiti in Malidni, Kenya, in 2012 Many Kenyan social media users are worried that the government will shut down the internet during August’s general election. Kenya’s...
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Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care
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Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care

...social care. My research looks at students’ experiences in-depth, asking them to share their stories of taking part in tutorials through diaries and interviews. These stories give rich insights into students’ thoughts and feelings during online tutorials. Students share their experiences of interacting with others and building relationships, which helps them learn and...
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Free badged courses from the Social Partnerships Network
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Free badged courses from the Social Partnerships Network

...Social Partnerships Network (SPN) portal...The SPN consists of a number of partners, including The Open University, who champions workplace and lifelong learning. Below you will find a series of free online courses aimed at those who wish to improve their skills, knowledge and career prospects in a number of specific areas. The following courses have been created with the...
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Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection
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Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection

...social protection at issue here, the vast bulk of enforcement occurs at this level. Meanwhile, this is also the place where funding for regulation and enforcement has been reduced the most. Thus, from 2009/2010, local government funding from Westminster came under pressure. Indeed, of all the cuts to Government departments between 2010-2016, the Department for Communities...
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