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The policing of black British culture has a long history.
What happens when an entire society succumbs to childlike behavior and discourse?
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Our social institutions and politics suffer from a collective arrested development – and our relationship to technology has only exacerbated this trend.
Evidence of long term coercive control can be hard for the police to collect.
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It’s still rare for cases of coercive control to reach prosecution.
Coming together for a solstice feast in ancient Peru.
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How did civilization emerge from small groups of hunter-gatherers? Some archaeologists focus on cooperation as the vital ingredient – and find evidence for it in the form of feast-related artifacts.
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Autistic people have an elevated risk of homelessness, according to a new study.
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The number of people with learning disabilities reported as at risk of forced marriage has risen.
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More than 750,000 additional specialist homes will be required by 2035, in England alone, to deal with the shortfall.
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The UK’s black Caribbean community is traditionally more inclined towards Labour. They’re even less likely to switch now.
Are you included?
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Is asking people about race or sexuality a prerequisite for social justice – or a tool of discrimination?
China-Vietnam border crossing across Lao Cai bridge.
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Unstable relations between China and Vietnam are affecting the lives of Hmong highlanders in surprising ways.
A still from the documentary film ‘Like a Wolf’ about a young kid from an unprivileged background trying to make it in higher education.
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To what degree do pupils belong to or in a school?
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A new study shows how even having a few intelligent people in a group can benefit others.
Smile, everyone’s sick of us.
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How parents who post about their kids do so out of pride, but can spark family conflict too.
Why did this woman, so devoted to her political cause and to her vision of a united France, chose to be burnt at the stake at the age of 19 instead of acquiescing to her judges’ directives?
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Essays On Air: Joan of Arc, our one true superhero
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Joan of Arc has been depicted as a national heroine, nationalist symbol, a rebellious heretic and a goodly saint. Forget Wonder Woman and Batman – Jeanne d’Arc may be our one and only true superhero.
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Acutely aware of class inequality and social injustice, Hardy was also a notable advocate of access to Higher Education.
Dealing with the disability benefit system can be highly stressful.
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Perpetual uncertainty and changes to the way disability benefits work take a heavy toll on claimants.
A woman holding a Roma flag, at a protest in Lety, Czech Republic, the site of World War II Romani genocide.
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Racist stigmatisation of Roma as socially ‘unadaptable’ has a long history across Europe.
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A history of inequality and division in society has reinforced a sense of separation – and it has benefited the far right.
Make sure you’re a good citizen.
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Plans for China to rate its citizens for their trustworthiness have been depicted as uniquely Chinese. Don’t be so sure.
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There is enormous pressure on young people to strive, perform and achieve. And the data indicate that many are struggling to cope.