86 research outputs found
Identity in Britain : a cradle-to-grave atlas /
No full textSixty million people live in Britain. Imagine sixty million. Imagine a map of sixty million. What would that map look like and what story would it tell us about identity in Britain today? Bethan Thomas and Danny Dorling have brought together this outstanding atlas to provide us with a unique visual picture of identity and geography combined. Identity in Britain explores our changing identities as we progress from infancy to old age and tells the story of the myriad geographies of life in Britain. Features and benefits include: over 280 full colour, detailed maps analysis of the contemporary neighbourhood geographies of people in Britain at various life stages clear introduction and how-to-use guide making the atlas highly accessible for a wide range of users locational reference maps to aid interpretation of the maps on each page Accompanying web resources, including locational cartograms Unlike conventional atlases of human geography, it allows us to see a range of data on a single map; further it allows us to easily see what social mixing does not occur as well as what does. Never before have we had such a vivid geographical picture of identity in Britain today. The atlas is essential reading for those interested in contemporary human identity and the social geography of early twenty first century Britain. It is also an invaluable resource for researchers working in a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations, policy makers, journalists, politicians, students and academics.Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Apr 2023).Sixty million people live in Britain. Imagine sixty million. Imagine a map of sixty million. What would that map look like and what story would it tell us about identity in Britain today? Bethan Thomas and Danny Dorling have brought together this outstanding atlas to provide us with a unique visual picture of identity and geography combined. Identity in Britain explores our changing identities as we progress from infancy to old age and tells the story of the myriad geographies of life in Britain. Features and benefits include: over 280 full colour, detailed maps analysis of the contemporary neighbourhood geographies of people in Britain at various life stages clear introduction and how-to-use guide making the atlas highly accessible for a wide range of users locational reference maps to aid interpretation of the maps on each page Accompanying web resources, including locational cartograms Unlike conventional atlases of human geography, it allows us to see a range of data on a single map; further it allows us to easily see what social mixing does not occur as well as what does. Never before have we had such a vivid geographical picture of identity in Britain today. The atlas is essential reading for those interested in contemporary human identity and the social geography of early twenty first century Britain. It is also an invaluable resource for researchers working in a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations, policy makers, journalists, politicians, students and academics
The effectiveness of Nurture Groups at supporting social and emotional outcomes: a systematic review
No full textBackground: Nurture Groups are a school-based attachment-focused intervention for young people with social and emotional, or mental health needs who may have experienced adversity. The aim of the current review was to systematically evaluate the evidence for Nurture group provision to improve social and emotional outcomes in children and young people across primary and secondary school settings.Methods: studies were included if they had been published in a peer-reviewed journal, participants were children and young people of school age, the study design was quantitative, evaluating the effectiveness of a Nurture group intervention and had at least one outcome measure related to social and emotional outcomes. Screening was conducted by the first author and a voluntary research assistant. Conflicts were resolved via discussion. A systematic search across six databases identified 14 studies for inclusion. Results: findings suggest that Nurture Group provision is, overall, effective at improving pupils’ social and emotional outcomes. However, improvements were not found consistently across both sections of the Boxall Profile, the primary tool used to measure progress within Nurture Groups. Differential effects were also found in relation to some pupil-level characteristics, namely age, baseline score, and gender. Discussion: the findings highlighted the need to conduct further research to examine such factors, as well as to explore the possible mechanisms for change underlying Nurture Group provision.<br/
"This is a man’s problem": strategies for working with South Asian male perpetrators of intimate partner violence
No full textAn examination of front-line practitioners’ experiences of working with South Asian male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. It provides information that front-line workers require to deliver effective, culturally appropriate services to Punjabi Sikh and other South Asian men are first generation Canadian immigrants and help break the cycle of intimate partner violence
Journeying, self-displacement and conflict with the other in selected works by Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence and Graham Greene
No full textThis thesis discusses the relationship between the Self and the Other by tracing selected literary characters through their journeys and experiences of self-displacement in foreign territories. The characters’ behaviour and their self-reflections are examined from a postcolonial perspective by adopting Frantz Fanon’s (1925-1961) colonial theory, and Edward Said’s (1935-2003) philosophical concept of Orientalism. The cultural interaction with the Other is also studied by examining Mary Louis Pratt’s (1948- ) and Homi K. Bhabha’s (1949- ) cultural theories through highlighting the concepts of the ‘contact zone’ and ‘in-betweeness’. In the light of the selected theories, the thesis aims at exposing the ideology of the Orientalist and colonial systems, which determine the nature of the cultural interaction with the Other. To scrutinise the relationship between the Self and the Other, four primary texts have been selected: Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1899), E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India (1924), D. H. Lawrence’s The Plumed Serpent (1924) and Graham Greene’s Journey Without Maps (1936). The unanimous factor that connects these texts is the concept of journeying and self-displacement. These fictional texts will be studied in conjunction with related biographical works and correspondences in which the chosen authors describe the ‘real’ journeys they have undertaken. The variety of the visited cultures reflected in the selected primary texts–the African, Indian, and Mexican adds invaluable scope and interest to the comparison of the writers’ reflected experiences
Journeying, self-displacement and conflict with the other in selected works by Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence and Graham Greene
No full textThis thesis discusses the relationship between the Self and the Other by tracing selected literary characters through their journeys and experiences of self-displacement in foreign territories. The characters’ behaviour and their self-reflections are examined from a postcolonial perspective by adopting Frantz Fanon’s (1925-1961) colonial theory, and Edward Said’s (1935-2003) philosophical concept of Orientalism. The cultural interaction with the Other is also studied by examining Mary Louis Pratt’s (1948- ) and Homi K. Bhabha’s (1949- ) cultural theories through highlighting the concepts of the ‘contact zone’ and ‘in-betweeness’. In the light of the selected theories, the thesis aims at exposing the ideology of the Orientalist and colonial systems, which determine the nature of the cultural interaction with the Other. To scrutinise the relationship between the Self and the Other, four primary texts have been selected: Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1899), E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India (1924), D. H. Lawrence’s The Plumed Serpent (1924) and Graham Greene’s Journey Without Maps (1936). The unanimous factor that connects these texts is the concept of journeying and self-displacement. These fictional texts will be studied in conjunction with related biographical works and correspondences in which the chosen authors describe the ‘real’ journeys they have undertaken. The variety of the visited cultures reflected in the selected primary texts–the African, Indian, and Mexican adds invaluable scope and interest to the comparison of the writers’ reflected experiences
The immigrant experience: multiculturalism, religious identity, Thatcherism and the clash of generations in selected works by Hanif Kureishi.
No full textThis thesis, focusing on a wide range of texts by Hanif Kureishi, discusses postcolonial aspects of multiculturalism, racism, evolving religious identity, and the ways in which Thatcherism led to class rifts as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. It also examines how the social milieu of British society and the ancestral values of its immigrants resulted in clashes of cultures and generations. Within the theoretical framework of Homi K. Bhabha, the characters’ behaviour and their psychological reactions to the changing dynamics of British society are scrutinized through reference the key concepts of hybridity, liminality, ambivalence, and third space of enunciation. The thesis examines five primary works of Kureishi which are The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), The Black Album (1995), My Beautiful Laundrette (1986), My Son the Fanatic (1997), and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1992). Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (2003) and Ed Husain’s The Islamist (2007) are used as supporting texts in this research. The arguments in this thesis are further substantiated by some of Kureishi’s essays, interviews, documentaries, and newspaper articles in addition to the literary works indicated above. The uniqueness of this thesis lies partly in my argument that Kureishi - as a Westernised, atheistic creative author - inadequately and at some points sarcastically projects Islam; my emphasis on the way multiculturalism, despite celebrating diversity can trigger racism and violence, raising questions about the integration and assimilation into British society; and my discussion of the paradox of Thatcher’s economic policies which were detrimental to the working-class people. The thesis also explores how Kureishi, being a second-generation author of Asian heritage, presents a broader spectrum of the disparities and differences between the first-generation and second-generation immigrants in his works
Linked data and the LOCAH project
No full textThe popularity of the Semantic Web has been growing in recent years. Introduced by Tim Berners-Lee in 2001, the vision of the Semantic Web is of a web of data, negotiable by machines. One of the main components of this is Linked Data, which describes things and the relationships between them using controlled ontologies and HTTP URIs. This article provides a clear explanation of the fundamentals of Linked Data, and discusses how these are being used by the JISC-funded LOCAH project, which aims to make bibliographic and archival data from the Copac and the Archives Hub available as open Linked Data. Providing data as Linked Data creates links with other data sources, and allows the development of new channels into the data. Bibliographic and archive data is especially rich in the kind of data that can enhance existing knowledge and conceptions. The author also looks at the power and the potential of Linked Data, the growth in its application, and concludes with some of the ways businesses (BBC, Vodaphone, and the oil and gas industries) are beginning to use Linked Data. © The Author(s) 2011
The immigrant experience: multiculturalism, religious identity, Thatcherism and the clash of generations in selected works by Hanif Kureishi.
No full textThis thesis, focusing on a wide range of texts by Hanif Kureishi, discusses postcolonial aspects of multiculturalism, racism, evolving religious identity, and the ways in which Thatcherism led to class rifts as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. It also examines how the social milieu of British society and the ancestral values of its immigrants resulted in clashes of cultures and generations. Within the theoretical framework of Homi K. Bhabha, the characters’ behaviour and their psychological reactions to the changing dynamics of British society are scrutinized through reference the key concepts of hybridity, liminality, ambivalence, and third space of enunciation. The thesis examines five primary works of Kureishi which are The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), The Black Album (1995), My Beautiful Laundrette (1986), My Son the Fanatic (1997), and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1992). Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (2003) and Ed Husain’s The Islamist (2007) are used as supporting texts in this research. The arguments in this thesis are further substantiated by some of Kureishi’s essays, interviews, documentaries, and newspaper articles in addition to the literary works indicated above. The uniqueness of this thesis lies partly in my argument that Kureishi - as a Westernised, atheistic creative author - inadequately and at some points sarcastically projects Islam; my emphasis on the way multiculturalism, despite celebrating diversity can trigger racism and violence, raising questions about the integration and assimilation into British society; and my discussion of the paradox of Thatcher’s economic policies which were detrimental to the working-class people. The thesis also explores how Kureishi, being a second-generation author of Asian heritage, presents a broader spectrum of the disparities and differences between the first-generation and second-generation immigrants in his works
The Death Studies Podcast Difficult Death, Dying and the Dead
No full textThis episode of The Death Studies Podcast accompanies the edited collection Difficult Death, Dying and the Dead in Media and Culture edited by Sharon Coleclough and podcast hosts Bethan Michael-Fox and Renske Visser. In it you will find a discussion between the editors and an interview with the author of the foreword, Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce, as well as summaries of each chapter to help you navigate and engage with the book.</p
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