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...families, provide some explanation for the persistence of this harmful practice. A predominant driver of FGM is the implicit and explicit pressure exerted by powerful long-standing socialisation processes that reinforce: conformity to societal expectations and norms a need to be accepted by the community fear of rejection for non-compliance. FGM has largely been practised...

...family with whom they share information. People are generally far more likely to trust their friends and family with information than third parties, and therefore once information circulates in a social network it has the power to influence not only the targeted individual but everyone in their friend list, especially if the information is liked or shared. When we...

...contemporary boyhood, drawing on research conducted at The Open University and elsewhere...[The family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....

...history of human endeavour to innovate to improve lives. This is the focus of the next section which explores the evolution of innovation in health and social care in relation to prosthetics to improve the lives of amputees. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care...Innovation in health and social...