Social Science sites of the week 21st February 2020
Reality TV ? Does it harm mental health With the recent death of Love Island reality TV presenter Caroline Flack
we have been reminded that a number of contestants on the show have tragically died in similar circumstances.What is the evidence about reality TV and its impact on mental health?
we have been reminded that a number of contestants on the show have tragically died in similar circumstances.What is the evidence about reality TV and its impact on mental health?
The Mental Health Foundation has a good posting from 2019 which summarises areas of concern relating to the welfare of the contestants and the impact on the body image and self esteem of the audience. It has called for a greater duty of care
Indeed the Digital media and Culture committee has heard evidence during a 2019 a public inquiry into Reality TV. This includes submissions from broadcasters on what they do to safeguard.
Care of contestants is an issue. John Oates Chair of the British Psychological Society Media Ethics Advisory Group and member of the Society’s Ethics Committee has discussed the psychology on the Conversation blog
ITV has issued duty of care processes in relation to Love Island
regulator Ofcom has also made statements
Indeed the Digital media and Culture committee has heard evidence during a 2019 a public inquiry into Reality TV. This includes submissions from broadcasters on what they do to safeguard.
Care of contestants is an issue. John Oates Chair of the British Psychological Society Media Ethics Advisory Group and member of the Society’s Ethics Committee has discussed the psychology on the Conversation blog
ITV has issued duty of care processes in relation to Love Island
regulator Ofcom has also made statements
Impact on viewers
A recent Guardian survey revealed body anxiety worries were often triggered by viewing love island style programmes
On the Young Mind Blogs teenagers have also considered the issue
and the USA Girl Scouts surveys have also raised concerns.
On the Young Mind Blogs teenagers have also considered the issue
and the USA Girl Scouts surveys have also raised concerns.
Looking for academic articles on social media and metal health ? Psycnet from the APA offers a free basic search that enables abstracts to be viewed
medical and some mental health articles can be traced on Pubmed
These include systematic reviews
medical and some mental health articles can be traced on Pubmed
These include systematic reviews
On a related topic:
Microsoft has been measuring online behaviour and has found a worrying increase of bad behaviour and digital incivility over the last 4 years . This webpage gives information about safer internet campns and you can scroll down to get global and country report cards. The data is based on surveys of teenagers and adults in 25 nations about 21 types of internet ‘risks behaviours ‘. These include: Unwanted contact hoaxes, frauds & scams; unwanted sexting and trolling
Post Brexit Transition
We are still adding links to our blog every week. This week they include government documents and some twitter reaction to the new points based system scheme
Coronavirus / Covid-19 resources
A newly discovered resource for keeping up to date with reliable academic resources.
Keith Nockels Academic Librarian (College of Life Sciences), University of Leicester has a regular section on his blog which is good at highlighting new free academic articles and health care resources. A really good resource listed on there are the expert searches to find resources on Pubmed
London Fashion Week – what is the value of fashion? Some resources for social scientistsThis week is London Fashion Week
Vogue has a history of the origins and show that have made up its recent history
Vogue has a history of the origins and show that have made up its recent history
What is the value of fashion ?
In 2018 British Fashion Council released some data about London fashion week including
20,000 cups of espresso served and 200kg of Lavazza coffee consumed!
For information on the Impact on social media see the Blooming Flower conversation project which has some interesting visualisations
Direct value of the UK fashion industry to the UK economy was calculated as nearly £21 billion in a report commissioned by the British Fashion Council published in 2010
The Creative Industries website also has data. these include value of UK fashion reports
General employment and regional trends for all the creative industries.
On a global scale Mckinsey offers reports in to the international fashion industry trends
What about the negative impact of fashion?
20,000 cups of espresso served and 200kg of Lavazza coffee consumed!
For information on the Impact on social media see the Blooming Flower conversation project which has some interesting visualisations
Direct value of the UK fashion industry to the UK economy was calculated as nearly £21 billion in a report commissioned by the British Fashion Council published in 2010
The Creative Industries website also has data. these include value of UK fashion reports
General employment and regional trends for all the creative industries.
On a global scale Mckinsey offers reports in to the international fashion industry trends
What about the negative impact of fashion?
WRAP has revealed the negative impact of fast fashion on the environment. The valuing our clothes report 2017 revealed that ‘1,130,000 tonnes of new clothing was purchased in the UK – an increase of 200,000 tonnes since 2012. Fashion in the UK lasts an average of 3.3 years before a garment is discarded.’
WRAP has started an industry sustainable textiles campaign
Other negative areas include: the wages and conditions of workers. The Clean Clothes campaign has details of conditions in developing countries
The Common Objective arose from the Ethical Fashion Forum and discusses ethical practices and campaigns from members in the fashion industry. It includes some interesting reports on the global impact of the fashion industry
WRAP has started an industry sustainable textiles campaign
Other negative areas include: the wages and conditions of workers. The Clean Clothes campaign has details of conditions in developing countries
The Common Objective arose from the Ethical Fashion Forum and discusses ethical practices and campaigns from members in the fashion industry. It includes some interesting reports on the global impact of the fashion industry
Financial Secrecy Index launched
Which jurisdictions have the most secret offshore tax havens? Find out in the latest annual ranking from the Tax Justice network which covers transparency and accountability. According to this the Cayman Islands is the worst offender. Consult the website to find more reports and data on this and related topics.
Operational research resources for development
The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS;) has created a wikipedia type page of free resources for development workers and developing countries to read and implement high quality academic operational research theories and techniques. These comprise problem structuring methods and mathematical modelling to analyse complex situations. Resources currently offered are articles, software and courses.
The Struggle for Women’s Education at Cambridge University.
6 minute film with historian Lucy Delap . Tells the incredible story of how Girton college Cambridge was the first English university to allow women to study for the same degree as men but the last to allow them to graduate. Shocking images of crowd scenes from the early 20th century when votes against women graduating and even using the university library were made. They include effigies and throwing of fireworks. Based on a Cambridge University Rising Tide exhibition which also has some images of photos and objects displayed in the exhibition.
Quality of Government OECD data
QoG OECD Data is compiled by an independent research institute within the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. It provides free access to this new dataset which covers hundreds of variables categorised into 18 key themes-ranging from accountability to egovernment. It is derived from from over 80 data sources relating to OECD nations. The data focuses on 2016.There is also a time series element covering 1946-2016. The website has code books and data downloads in a variety of formats.
Finally to mark LGBT history month.
Fabulous free early gay pride photos and crowd scenes from the LSE Library Flickr.
The Glad to be gay album also has materials from the Hall Carpenter campaign on the struggle for equality.
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