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Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...adults take quite dominant positions in the picture. This is a result of the photographer taking his picture from a position at the side of the television. (Of course we cannot see the television, and indeed we only know that it exists via the information supplied by the photographer.) The young people in the picture are arranged in a mainly subordinate position to the...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...adult and child households were most likely to fall victim of burglary, as well as some form of violence’ (Social Trends, 2002, pp. 154–5). One of the most intriguing pieces of evidence, combining quantitative and qualitative evidence, comes from an earlier British Crime Survey (BCS). For the first time in 1982, the BCS asked people how at risk they felt from street...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...adults born above and below the Arctic Circle. Above the Arctic Circle there is a complete absence of sunlight during the winter months known as mørketid (‘dark time’ in Norwegian), and during the summer months the sun remains above the horizon at night (a period known as the midnattsol or ‘midnight sun’). Laeng et al. (2007) found that those who were born above...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...de la Fontaine (1621–95). The moral of the painting is expressed in the final lines of the poem: A poor woodsman, covered in foliage, Burdened by branches and years, Groaning and bent, walks in heavy steps, Struggling to reach his smoky cottage. Finally, out of energy and in great pain, He lays down his load and ponders his misery. ‘What pleasure have I had since...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...adult. But I would say it’s much easier after the age of eight. It takes three years for a baby to learn a language, but just months for an adult.” As the recent research shows, that’s a worthwhile investment of time. Being bilingual could keep our minds working longer and better into old age, which could have a massive impact on how we school our children and treat...
Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...ADULTS, IN GREAT BRITAIN IN APRIL 2004, WHO HAD USED IT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS PURPOSE OF ACCESS % Finding information about goods or services 78 Searching for information about travel and accommodation 68 Using email 85 Telephoning over the Internet / video conferencing 7 General browsing 65 Finding information relating to education 37 Buying or ordering tickets /...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...adults, suggesting studying at university is a negative influencing factor (Brown, 2016; Winzer et al., 2018). According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2025), factors that contribute to students having poor mental health include moving away from home, academic and financial pressures, and the absence of familiar social and emotional support...
Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?

...DE, social housing renters, some black and minority ethnic voters and other hard-to-reach groups. That would mean not only that fewer constituencies were Labour-winnable, but that there were simply fewer potential Labour supporters registered in 2020. Stacking the deck The strategy is well underway. First was the ERA Bill’s proposal to change voter registration into a...