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Female genital mutilation (FGM) Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Female genital mutilation (FGM) Collection

...economic harm and suffering (UN Women, 2017). It impacts both women and girls living in countries that practise FGM, and those who are migrants (including asylum seekers), living in destination countries, where they are underrepresented ethnic minoritised populations. FGM causes people to face discrimination, social marginalisation and health inequalities. Such...
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Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis
Education & Development

Bias in ADHD and autism diagnosis

...economic disadvantage are more likely to encounter barriers at all stages. Limited access to resources and longer waiting times all contribute towards later identification and lower rates of diagnosis. Later identification and lower rates of diagnosis are also more common for racialised communities. In addition to some of the issues already covered, racialised communities...
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Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years
Health, Sports & Psychology

Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years

...economic terms at least, can be attributed to the formation of the Premier League with the increased funding from television companies, including the recently formed Sky TV (Goldblatt, 2014). It was the investment from Sky TV that proved to be turning point for English professional football. [Empty football stadium] Today Premiership football is exported globally, and a...
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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...economic status aside, they are still often subject to hostility from reactionaries and fundamentalists of all stripes, particularly at grassroots. The draconian reaction to Pussy Riot’s “punk prayer” stood out and drew international attention, but punks and metalheads across Asia, the Middle East and North Africa have also been subject to repression and censorship....
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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...economic ideas. Most of these derived from Enlightenment notions and, he thought, could eliminate poverty and crime, contributing to social and moral betterment. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Arts and Humanities...Robert Owen and New Lanark: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the Enlightenment...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...economic conditions that would preserve both the land holdings of its citizens and the continued extraction of Mexican natural resources (such as oil) after the revolution. It is no coincidence that the Rockefellers (one of the wealthiest families in America and who were major patrons of Mexican art in the period) largely controlled MoMA and owned the Standard Oil...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...economic, social and technological factors that could affect your organisation in the future. This will help you consider what opportunities might exist in your own job or elsewhere. As with Week 1, you’ll need the Toolkit or your notebook to jot down your thoughts and responses to the activities. By the end of this week, you will be able to: describe how a broad range...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...economic and non-economic interests. For example, around the Blackwater estuary the economic value of land for farming has led to the building of sea defences, the draining of saltmarshes and erosion of the marshes on the seaward side (Figure 5). This creates conflict between those interested in economic development (farming) and those interested in conservation (of an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs