1,155 search results

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...accounts of their own lives, an approach I take here, drawing upon work undertaken for my PhD. In that research, I spent nine months in homelessness services, talking to people who had slept rough. I also interviewed 17 people who identified as having slept rough or having had no accommodation over a period of nine months. Rough sleepers’ stories Within the research,...
What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What is the Hawthorne Effect? The one-minute guide

...account for how people modify their behaviour when being observed".] [A brightly lit yellow halogen light protrudes from the left side of the image.The background is black and there is white text over it that says "the Hawthorne Effect (or the Observer Effect) suggests subjects may change their behaviour as a result of being observed as much as because of other...
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...accounts can be tested by experiment; in addition, they can be assessed in the light of established theories about how the brain works, and about how people think and behave. How does a philosophical answer to the ‘What is…?’ question relate to these scientific accounts of the nature of emotion? A standard way to answer this question is to say that, while science is...
Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history
History & The Arts

Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history

...account of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British lesbian culture. Unsurprisingly, she couldn’t find a single subjective account of British black lesbian experience. However, what she does show is that in the past, medical treatises, anti-masturbation manuals, cases brought to law courts, popular ballads, erotica and travel writing had a persistent tendency to...
Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...accounts leaves room for contemplation of how the retelling of historical knowledge repairs the loss and dislocation with histories to inspire and build trust to facilitate more opportunities for open debates. In this instance, the deconstruction of historical narratives refers to the use of historical epistemology to gain access to further genuine and truthful accounts...
Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...accounting for 80 per cent of the total farm losses, a study finds. Analysing satellite data on croplands and their productivity using year 2000 as the reference point and comparing it with urban area projections for 2030, international researchers found that 30 million hectares of crop lands will be lost to growing cities – an area equivalent to the Philippines. Of...
The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice

...account of Christian neighbours of the ghetto raising the alarm when seeing burglars in the area. She concludes that despite restrictions Venetian Jews were relatively protected and safe. Evidence [Document outlining setting up of Jewish ghetto] There's a document in the state archives relating to the setting up of the ghetto. It was established in 1516 and politicians...
Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...account, and a desert island (used to represent a holiday).] Most young adults (people aged 15–17) in the UK are in full-time education or training, they directly participate in the education and training sector of the UK economy. Young adults also contribute to many other sectors by buying a variety of goods and services (like clothes and games). Many people in this...