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Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...social circumstances. You will see in the next section that similarity also has a part to play in attraction...Starting with psychology: 4.4 Similarity - The old adage ‘opposites attract’ is not particularly born out by research. In fact numerous studies suggest that we tend to be attracted to people who are similar to ourselves. This applies to whether we are...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...social assumptions that are nevertheless racist. Contemporary life In contemporary life it is often hard to pinpoint exactly where dominant power sits. Notionally, political leaders are ‘powerful’, but we know that they are also reliant on support from a wider base of political supporters – in private business or society. In a world with more globalised trade and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...social enterprise for smoking tuna fish for export to Jakarta, to improve women’s employment and diversify the town’s fishing industry. We also met elected village leaders who had grander visions of creating a ‘Bali’ in the north, though they were also repelled by certain realities of Bali’s tourism development, not least by what they considered to be...
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Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis

...social situations? What we notice, pay attention to, and speak about in different contexts is socially constructed through rules. In his book, ‘The Elephant in the Room’, Eviatar Zerubavel (2006) describes the way in which certain subjects like climate change are avoided or considered taboo. These internalised social rules make it easier for us to ignore the topic of...
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Article 5 mins
Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Adaptation and Assimilation: The Irish Catholic Experience in America

...social and economic change in Ireland and American economic expansion. By the end of the century, the US census indicated that almost five million Americans were either Irish-born or had at least one Irish parent (US Census, 1900). This exceeded the population of Ireland at the time (Kenny, 2000, p. 131) How were the Catholic Irish received in America? The Catholic Irish...
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Article 5 mins
The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...social behaviours online while promoting pro-social behaviours and help build tech/software that helps ensure accountability, credibility and helps facilitate justice. The Centre is comprised of five interwoven work streams: Law and Policy Human Behaviour The Future of Responsible Tech Ethical and Responsible Tech/AI Policing. Additionally, the Centre has partnered with...
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Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...social and emotional development. [Described image] Figure 2 Tomos and Mali’s early relationships As a baby, Tomos was happy to lie quietly in his cot, or amuse himself as he got older, and did not seem to want lots of attention. As a result, Siân was able to work part-time. Between them, Siân, Ceri and Dafydd were able to care for Tomos without him going into day...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...socially. Their work and practice remains an influence in contemporary nursery education. [This is a black-and-white photograph of Susan Isaacs sitting with a group of children.] Figure 2 Susan Isaacs with children at The Malting House School 1936: Jean Piaget, a psychologist, developed his theory of children’s cognitive development, which clearly demonstrated that...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs