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Enrichment
Podcast Recommendation: Woman's Hour - How do you feel about sending the kids back to school?
This episode from BBC Woman's Hour contains a section dedicated to understanding more about the possible implications of what will happen when schools reopen in the UK.
Podcast Recommendation: Hidden Brain
This episode from NPR Hidden Brain examines the power of social connection.
Podcast Recommendation: Grounded with Louis Theroux
Each day this week I will provide a link and brief description to a different podcast episode, the aims of which are to provide some insights on how different people are responding to life under...
Communist Billionaires
A short video from Bloomberg looking at why Communist China has so many billionaires.
15 years of Facebook
Facebook celebrates its 15th birthday this year.
'Primal screens'
An article that could help support not just be used for the families and households unit, but also for the media unit focusing on screen time.
'The generation game'
This article focuses on how childhood has changed more recently and acts as an introduction to the special report itself.
'Plastic brains'
This article focuses on the education of children, and how much child care support various countries provide for families.
'Little man or little angel?'
This article focuses on how childhood has changed throughout history, or at least the perception of it.
The Economist: Special Report Childhood
The Economist recently published a special report into childhood with a series of articles looking at aspects such as technology, the changing role of children in society and the impacts of poverty.
Parkrun
Here is an interesting opinion piece from The Guardian about 'Parkrun', a free weekly running initiative that is assisted by volunteers.
Health Apps
Research by a mobile analytics group has found that the usage of health of fitness apps has grown by as much as 330% between 2014 and 2017. Some applications related to anxiety and depression have...
University Applications
As the deadline draws closer for the submission of UCAS applications and with some students considering applying to study sociology, here is an article to help students construct their personal...
China Rules
Here is an article from The New York Times about the growth of China.
BBC 100 Women
Each year the BBC publish a list of influential women ranging in age and background.
Sperm Donation and Facebook
The following article explores the role of the internet in helping people get pregnant using online sperm donation.
Education and Class
Here is an interesting interview with the Cambridge professor of education, Diane Reay who, having taught in schools for 20 years has now moved into academia.
The American Dream
The following article explores the American Dream.
Why get married?
BBC Woman’s Hour recently released a dedicated episode to the question of ‘Why get married?’
Socialism in the USA
A report from The White House Council of Economic Advisers argues that “self-declared socialists are gaining support in Congress and among much of the electorate”.