HOW DOES SOCIETY SHAPE WHO WE ARE?
Lecture 15: Socialization and Identity
Survey Results from the Cambridge Class
As promised, here are the results from the Cambridge classes. The questions were the same. There was greater diversity of opinion with regard to the Most Important Historical Event. However, 9/11 and the election of Barack Obama were central, with 9/11 playing a more central role with more students. The "All Others" category included the... Continue Reading →
Some Interesting Survey Responses from My AP Students
I like to ask some survey questions on the final exam for my history classes. This year I received responses from eleventh grade Advanced Placement US History students and eleventh grade Cambridge US History students. The questions were: What has been the most significant historical event to happen in your lifetime? Of the different historical... Continue Reading →
Cass Sunstein and Ezra Klein on Conspiracy Theories
Why People Embrace Conspiracy Theories I'm of the belief that a big part of conspriacy theories is gaps in our information base, be it through secrecy or less devious means. The Kennedy Assassination comes to mind. Clearly, there is information that is missing from the history on that event. Human beings simply must try to... Continue Reading →
Trayvon’s Right to Stand his Ground
there's a key question that I really wish someone would ask with regard to the Trayvon Martin trial.did Trayvon Martin have a right to stand his ground?this isn't just a key question fis probablyr the case, but also a clear weakness in the concept of a Stand Your Ground laws. few conflicts are so simple... Continue Reading →
Those Damned Whistleblowers
An interesting video from Lee Camp at leecamp.com How do we justify imprisoning those who reveal crimes against humanity and abuses of power longer and more harshly than we do those who actually commit crimes against humanity and abuse power?
Imagine 7 Billion People all singing in harmony
United | Playing For Change from Playing For Change on Vimeo. My new favorite website is playingforchange.com. I love the concept of people all over the world playing the same beautiful music.
A Mad Sociologist Hurricane Prediction
I hope I'm Wrong! All of these states along the Eastern Seaboard, their budgets are already less than skeletal. They have nothing with which to pay for the necessary clean-up, repairs and human assistance they'll face when the winds die down. All of these states will need, and will request, federal assistance to help. And... Continue Reading →
