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Why are the Paris attacks given greater attention than the ISIS killings in Beirut?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are the Paris attacks given greater attention than the ISIS killings in Beirut?

...families. Ultimately, is this not what all humans want: safety and security in which to raise a family and prosper? The rise of radicalism Europe has lived through the devastating consequences of a rise in political radicalism. Underemployment, poverty and a general sense of hopelessness drove many to support radical and extremist parties that saw the rise of fascist...
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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...history and culture make this an attractive destination, which depends on visitors who are increasingly attracted through marketing on Facebook, Twitter and Tripadvisor. In 1983 the dilemma of undertaking development in order to retain population in the area, was recognised as risking eroding the local culture and language. In 'The dilemma of tourism and the Irish...
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Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...families and the communities. Any number of tragedies in the UK and elsewhere, highlights this type of tension which is often played out in the process of memorialisation. Social scientists would caution against generalisations which, at least, are unhelpful and, at worst, harmful. Evidence on social behaviour following other mass death events suggests that some people...
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?
Languages

How are social workers portrayed in the media?

...histories of domestic violence, crime and drug use, yet social workers dismissed concerns and did not intervene. [The Daily Telegraph, 07/06/19] COUNTY LINES THUGS LURE 25 FROM UNDER NOSES OF TEACHERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS [The Daily Mail,15/05/19] In these and many other examples, the social worker is blamed for a perceived failure to anticipate a child protection issue....
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Hospital: Dementia patients
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hospital: Dementia patients

...families. The Hospital team follow staff at St Marys as they respond health care needs - which might not be best suited to time spent at A&E...Carl & Patricia 75-year-old Carl's dementia has dramatically worsened and his family take him to A&E after he becomes aggressive at home. Patricia, his wife of 25 years, looks after him without the help of carers, but is reaching...
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Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...family with a history of TB, went to Nordrach-sur-Mendip, the oddly named English sanatorium modelled on a German institution. The regime there was particularly strict: patients had to conform to a rigid timetable, take their own temperatures four times a day and eat a prescribed diet. Alice Clark found Nordrach-sur-Mendip a … cruel experience, for she was by now very...
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Star Trek and the Greeks
History & The Arts

Star Trek and the Greeks

...history...This content is associated with The Open University's History courses and qualifications. [Apollo] The Greek god, Apollo The original series of Star Trek (1966 to 1969) was particularly obvious in drawing upon human history, with the crew of the USS Enterprise encountering the planet where everything is like Prohibition-era Chicago (‘A Piece of the Action’,...
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Culture and Climate Change
Nature & Environment

Culture and Climate Change

...History: A History of Cultural Responses to Climate Change We hear plenty about the science and policy of climate change – but what about culture? Quentin Cooper discusses the history of cultural responses to the issue with Professor Diana Liverman, Wallace Heim, Siobhan Davies and Dr Nigel Clark. Publics: Culture, Democracy and Climate Change We hear plenty about the...
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