Blog and updates
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20 Jun 2018
Development 2030
An interesting article from The Guardian about gender equality in the Philippines.
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19 Jun 2018
Women's Suffrage
The following link takes you a short video from the BBC about women’s suffrage.
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18 Jun 2018
The Human Costs of Kindle
The following article from The Guardian examines the manufacture of the Kindle. It explores some of the business practices such as the use of cheap labour to increase profits for the company.
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15 Jun 2018
Documentary Suggestions (Part 5): World of Weird
One perhaps not to shown in class (or at least previewed in advance for content) but ‘World of Weird’ follows different groups of people around the world who are members of unique subcultures,...
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14 Jun 2018
Documentary Suggestions (Part 4): The End of the World Cult
For those students studying ‘Beliefs in Society’, the following film follows a cult led by a man called Michael Travesser.
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13 Jun 2018
Documentary Suggestions (Part 3): Breaking up with The Joneses
A documentary that follows the stories of a number of couples who have experienced divorce.
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12 Jun 2018
Documentary Suggestions (Part 2): The Man with the Seven Second Memory
A documentary that could be used for both psychology and sociology.
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11 Jun 2018
Documentary Suggestion (Part 1): Wedding Days
Over the course of this week I will providing some recommendations for useful documentaries that are freely available on YouTube. They could be used to either support a particular area within the...
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8 Jun 2018
Consumerism and Capitalism
Following on from the video posted yesterday, here are two videos from The School of Life about consumerism and capitalism to provide additional context for both concepts.
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5 Jun 2018
Divorce in the UK
The following article examines the one of the most common reasons for divorce in the UK, where the couple cite 'irretrievable breakdown’, as well as exploring some of the most recent statistics for...
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4 Jun 2018
China One-Child Policy
A great podcast from ABC Conversations about China’s one-child policy.
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1 Jun 2018
Diversity at Oxford University
The following article explores the diversity of Oxford University.
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31 May 2018
Gun Violence in the USA
After a recent school shooting in Texas students have developed a new hashtag to provide an opportunity for them to be preemptively heard if they become a casualty themselves.
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30 May 2018
Straight White Male
The following article examines whether the term ‘straight white male’ has become an insult in contemporary society.
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29 May 2018
White-Collar Crime
The operational policing lead for the Police Federation, Simon Kempton has suggested that the police should focus on middle-class white cocaine users to combat violent crime.
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28 May 2018
Grammar Schools
A study by UCL (Institute of Education) has found that students who attend a grammar school do not have a higher level of self-esteem as compared to students who attend a state school or academy.
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25 May 2018
Guns and Feminism
An interesting read from The Guardian about how women’s rights are being used to sell guns.
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