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...working hours an online relationship is like fast food, ready when we are, naughty, cheap, very often eaten alone without the exhaustion of social niceties.’ - ‘I have a deep mistrust in the internet, and feel it massively facilitates infidelity. My ex-husband is inherently a very shy man, but online he is able to act much more confidently and attract the attention of...

...social economic or political forces at work that enabled you to be ‘socially mobile’? Social mobility looks at the ability or difficulty with which individuals are able, or not, to move up the socio-economic ladder. You will return to the issue of social mobility later this week. Next you will look specifically at how poverty and the lottery of birth can profoundly...

...social and educational benefits that go with it. This vulnerability does not seem to be linked to the type of person who chooses to go to university as, in general, graduates enjoy better mental health than non-graduates (HEFCE, 2017). So it seems likely that there is something about the student experience that is destabilising for a significant number of individuals. Two...

...working with children and young people can know whether they are making a difference or not – what are the ways in which this can be evaluated? This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course KE206 Making a difference: working with children and young people...Supporting children and young people's wellbeing: Learning outcomes - After studying...

...work closely with social workers, schools, and other professionals to support children, yet many say they feel unheard or undervalued, despite often knowing the child well and supporting them closely. So, what do foster carers want you to know about the day-to-day realities and challenges of fostering? Jo Strang, lecturer in health and social care at The Open University,...