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This is the first broadcast for the third level course 'Historical Data and the Soc...ial Sciences'. It deals with the relevance of historical data to the work of the social scientist. A group of people interested in this topic were invited to a party at which they were shown a short film giving an impressionistic view of the types of data available and the sorts of use a social scientist could make of them. This film forms the first part of the programme. The remainder of the programme consists of
The People’s History of the NHS is a three-part series presented by Alex Brooker ...for BBC FOUR, which tells the story of the NHS through the voices of the people whose lives it has affected, from its birth in 1948 to the present day. In each episode, patients and staff from all over the country dig out and share their treasured mementoes to tell deeply personal stories that chart the highs and lows of the National Health Service’s 70-year history. Programme One covers the first quarter centur
This documentary film, shot in a hostel for the mentally disabled in Lancashire, sh...ows in considerable detail the small group interaction of the hostel's residents. It demonstrates staff/resident, staff/staff, and resident/resident relationships with considerable frankness. The programme follows the teaching exercises contained in the Seymour film and is related more specifically to the social interaction part (Block 2). Professor Aaron Cicourel, Professor of Sociology, San Diego University Cali
