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Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...social origin arose from the work of the 19th Century sociologist Emile Durkheim (1971). He found that the risk of suicide was much greater in certain types of society than others, and that events such as economic crises would lead to an increase in the suicide rate. Similarly, recent studies e.g. (McManus et al., 2009) have shown that the rate of psychotic disorders can...
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Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...working in a factory would have been perfectly acceptable. Now, it would cause social services' intervention and the prosecution of both parents and factory owner. American colonial families: Industrious girls treated with respect The differences between the expectations placed on children today and those placed on them in the past are neatly summed up by two American...
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W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...work on African American lives deserves attention today...[W.E.B. Du Bois] William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois was an extraordinary man, living in extraordinary times. He grew up in the North of America, where he went to a mixed school and his early talents were recognised and supported. His community collected money to send him to university; he was the first...
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Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...working Evaluator/critic Questions the group’s ideas and procedures Social behaviours Encourager Supports and rewards others Harmoniser Mediates conflicts among members Compromiser Shifts their position in order to reduce conflict Expediter Facilitates communications from others Standard setter Evaluates the quality of the group’s interactions Follower Accepts ideas...
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Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...social media create...[Beyond The Babble in action] Beyond The Babble You can learn more about the ‘art of listening’ and many ideas that inspired this installation as well as the collaboration between Lucia Scazzoccio a sonic artist and social broadcaster and Giota Alevizou, in the conversation below. Transcript Giota: You describe yourself as a Social Broadcaster...
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Star Wars: The use of myth
History & The Arts

Star Wars: The use of myth

...work of Joseph Campbell and Campbell’s work on myth. Campbell’s scholarship was controversial (he was accused of anti-Semitism and racism) but he was certainly influenced by classical theories of myth which stressed the various psychological and sociological functions of myth. For example, it was claimed that myths express the basic human archetypes stored in the...
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Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...social and religious implications of washing hands while also learning more about the science of hygiene and sanitation. ...[Global Handwashing Day Logo] 15th October is Global Handwashing Day, a day dedicated to increasing awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap as an affordable way to improve health and save lives by preventing infections. Many infections...
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Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...social and political context and assessing their value as historical sources. Readings in the original Latin or Greek and in translation illustrate the metric structures used and the challenges of effectively recreating these works in modern English. The material is drawn from The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Exploring the classical world A...
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