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Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...social problem-solving abilities – there are many vulnerabilities that can heighten the risk of suicide. Professor Rory O’Connor, President of the International Academy of Suicide Research, has been studying the psychological processes behind self-inflicted death for over 20 years. “Did you see the news?” he asks when I meet him. The morning’s papers are...
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How is Italy reinventing the co-op?
Money & Business

How is Italy reinventing the co-op?

...social or multi-stakeholder cooperatives. A multi-stakeholder cooperative, explains P2P Foundation president Michel Bauwens in an interview with Shareable magazine, can include workers, producers, consumers, owners, volunteers and community activists. “Coops should be oriented toward the common good,” Bauwens says…. “All people affected by the activity should have...
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Language and creativity
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Language and creativity

...social conditions of the ordinary working person. Although Deller is not referencing it directly, it also parallels a movement from the USA in the 1930s, which drew on European surrealist techniques that were current at the time and applied them to social commentary and critique (Fort, 1982). A technique that was favoured by artists in this earlier social surrealist...
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Methods in Motion: The things we don't know
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The things we don't know

...social production, shaped by power dynamics. So how do we reconcile such perspectivism with a continuing search for robust knowledge, whether ‘at home’ or ‘abroad’ – knowledge that is sorely needed in the current climate? As a sociologist researching families and relationships, my primary approach has involved qualitative methods ever since I discovered how much...
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Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...social outcomes of home education. In particular, employment is an area of society that we know very little about when it comes to the home education community. Members of this community might be familiar with questions received by those who don’t home educate, regarding whether this mode of education adequately prepares young people for participating in society, with...
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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...works, promoted by the poststructuralists of the 1980s. Social reality is a mirage, constructed in language and other symbols, and bound together by relations of power. Once you become aware of this, you can work to deconstruct it, and to promote a different configuration of values and beliefs for mainstream society. You can shift the meaning of words and, through this,...
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...social mission. We believe that the main barriers to starting education are access, lack of confidence and cost. This is why the Open University works to remove these barriers: We build on formats and platforms that are available offline and online. This improves our discoverability and access. We eliminate cost by planning the delivery of free learning through sound and...
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International Women's Day
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International Women's Day

...social achievements of women. Below are some of our top picks for this year. Each article, interactive or free course will teach you about the most influential women of our time and the struggle for equality. Educate Women on Health Choice Decisions From menopause to abortion – dig deeper into some of the social factors that have influenced women’s health. Celebrate...
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