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US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...style, public opinion is too biased, the political system is too complicated, power is too decentralized, and interests are too diverse for one person, no matter how extraordinary, to dominate. Neither the public nor Congress is likely to respond to the White House’s efforts at persuasion. Presidents cannot create opportunities for change. There is overwhelming evidence...
Florida just wants it over
Society, Politics & Law

Florida just wants it over

...style, prejudices and posturing. “It’s a circus,” lamented a long-time Democratic Party activist in Gainesville, despairing at the absence of substantive debate and lack of civility in the campaign. This isn’t about apathy. I spoke to a lot of people who think that this election will define the future of American democracy. If anything, it’s the Clinton...
Freud: The Expert View
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freud: The Expert View

...style of relating to authority - whether this be conformity or rebellion. The third or phallic stage focuses on the genital area and in boys takes the form of the famous Oedipal conflict. Feeling close to the mother, and developing an awareness of the relationships of others, the boy may come to perceive the father as a rival, producing feelings of both hostility and...
Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class

...styled Council Housed And Violent - have become representative of the feckless "underclass". They are those who choose benefits over hard work, who prefer drunkenness, obesity and drug addiction to fitness, who elevate racism above decency and single motherhood above respectable family life. [A car decorated as a 'chavmobile' promoting a record by Goldie Lookin' Chain] A...
Technology in sport since 1969
Health, Sports & Psychology

Technology in sport since 1969

...style, let’s take aim and shoot for the moon. 50 years ago on July 20th, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the celestial body for the first time. However, to add a sporting connection, it wasn’t until 1971 that the first golf shots were played up there with one ball travelling over a mile! It’s crazy to think how advanced the technology was for those first...
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...et al., 2021). So, it is worth considering the style and nature of the feedback you provide, and the way in which this is presented to learners. Fear of judgement might cause learners to ignore or reject their feedback and it may evoke a negative emotional response (Ryan and Henderson, 2018). To support learners in responding positively and feeling less stressed about the...
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...style drawing of two women walking in opposite directions. One woman is wearing a bikini and carrying a beach bag; she is wearing high heels, jewellery and sunglasses. The other woman is wearing a black burqa covering all of her body except for her eyes. Each woman looks back at the other, and each has a ‘bubble’ telling us what they are thinking. The woman in the...
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...et al. (2018) found that swimming training with a parachute (speed resistance) improved swimming speed. Speed training can be progressed by increasing the volume (the demand that the athlete places on their body), load (resist movement or increase height in plyometrics) or frequency (number of sessions per week) of training. Speed resistance training, as with the...