tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89895957730898646622024-03-14T00:22:22.350-04:00Intro to Soc Notes, Comments, etc.Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-81924815207092805892010-12-02T16:44:00.000-05:002010-12-02T16:44:41.178-05:00Blog from Soc Winter of 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/TPgTNl0Me0I/AAAAAAAAAuY/C62gAhG1uZY/s1600/rabbit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/TPgTNl0Me0I/AAAAAAAAAuY/C62gAhG1uZY/s320/rabbit.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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This blog is left-over from last year, but if you look through the archives you will get a sense of what this class will be like in Winter 2011.<br />
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Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-58362006674534622372010-03-18T16:34:00.002-04:002010-03-18T16:37:00.883-04:00Follow up on the Tech, learning and Millennial threadRead the previous post for details, post your comment here if you are completing your assignment but the page is too slow to load or otherwise makes it hard to post your comment. <div><br /></div><div>here is the link, so you can read the start of the thread: </div><div><a href="http://sociologynotescomments.blogspot.com/2010/03/reflections-on-technology-learning-and.html">http://sociologynotescomments.blogspot.com/2010/03/reflections-on-technology-learning-and.html</a></div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-58037034109389637532010-03-13T12:31:00.004-05:002010-03-13T13:05:16.761-05:00Reflections on technology, learning and the millennial generation.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5vPnxGRi6I/AAAAAAAAAns/figf3LwTY5M/s1600-h/interlink.PNG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5vMgXa0EfI/AAAAAAAAAnk/99X33DO4sdY/s1600-h/millenials.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5vMgXa0EfI/AAAAAAAAAnk/99X33DO4sdY/s400/millenials.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448173030649106930" /></a><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Note: </i></b><i> The task in this assignment is to read through this post. Follow some of the links. Think about the questions, read some of the other student comments, and write up your answers. Remember to sign the top of your comment, so that you can get credit for your answers. Consider also that blog posts, like the projects we produce, are public, and will be read by students, faculty and administrators from a range of colleges and universities. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>What does it mean to be a millennial? The Pew Research Center reports on key aspects of the <a href="http://pewresearch.org/millennials/">millennial generation</a>. Pew offers a brief survey there that allows you to compare yourself to general patterns in the Millenial generation (according to their research). I scored a 79 on it, placing me in the ‘similar to millennials’ category. The quiz is just an approximation, and the actual survey performed by Pew was much more detailed. Here is the <a href="http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/751/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change?src=millennials-quiz">summary of their findings</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some findings include: Compared to Americans over 30, the millennial generation is more ethnically diverse, under-employed, embrace social technologies more strongly, attain higher average levels of education, express optimism that the government can and should do more to help people. </div><div><br /></div><div>Findings reported elsewhere on Pew’s site (<a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx">Social Media and Young Adults</a>) indicate that although millennials are more active on things like FaceBook, they are less active than Gen-Xers in things like blogging. This finding is consistent with a recently published article by Eszter Hargittai (<i>Digital Na(t)ives? Variation in Internet Skills and Uses among Members of the "Net Generation", <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118493783/home?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0">Sociological Inquiry</a>, 2010)</span></i> that suggests that millennial college age students are not necessarily more technologically savy than older generations. That is, while a small percentage of new college students might be ‘digital experts’ the vast majority are not experts. In fact, the majority primarily use relatively simple systems, like text messaging and Facebook. </div><div>I had come to similar conclusions simply by working with Sociology 101 students at Ohio University. Several aspects of our 101 course this quarter were intended to raise levels of 'tech savy' in ways that are educationally helpful. Recall the illustrations of technologically enhanced collective action described in Clay Shirky’s book (Here Comes Everybody), I believed that as an instructor in 2010 I have an obligation to help develop students' capacity to think, read and write in our increasingly digital world. </div><div><br /></div><div>One of my goals in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology">Intro to Sociolog</a>y is to expand awareness of digital tools for creation and collaboration, and to use those tools as integral parts of the learning process. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5vPnxGRi6I/AAAAAAAAAns/figf3LwTY5M/s400/interlink.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448176456336247714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">On March 19th and 20th I will be attending the Interlink Alliance conference on Teaching the Millennial Student: Best Practices in Teaching and Learning. The event will be attended by Presidents, Chancellors, Faculty and key Administrators from schools in the Interlink Alliance: Ohio University, Central State University, Johnson C. Smith University, North Carolina Central University, Spelman College, Virginia State University, Hampton University, and Wilberforce University.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">A goal I would like to accomplish through participating in this event is to facilitate discussion of how to structure classes and assignments that help students learn technological skills that will help them succeed in school and in future careers. I also want to help provide evidence about the range of skills that students have, and to think about what faculty can do to encourage students to take on new challenges and develop new skills. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">As students of Ohio University, Sociology 101, A2, winter quarter, 2010, you are the experts on teaching and learning practices as they relate to technology and millennial students. This assignment is your chance to share your expertise. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Please post a comment that responds to the following questions:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1. How savy were you with technology coming into the class?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1a. How do you compare to typical millennial students? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1b.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Has this changed during the course? If so, how?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1c. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Do you foresee any long term educational impacts for yourself</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Describe particular aspects of technology use in the course that shaped your learning? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">2a. How does the use of technology in Soc 101 compare to other courses</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">2b. What aspects could be improved in either Soc 101 or other courses</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">3.</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> Consider your own identity, background and educational aspitations. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">What general comments do have about technology related teaching practices that can enhance your learning and preparation for your possible career paths?</span></div><div><br /></div></span></div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com252tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-42416308139068522892010-03-10T13:38:00.004-05:002010-03-10T13:55:39.029-05:00Gapminder Turn-in Thread<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5fpRZMRoUI/AAAAAAAAAnc/dIjbtz1vkgM/s1600-h/Ireland.Vrs.Ohio.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5fpRZMRoUI/AAAAAAAAAnc/dIjbtz1vkgM/s400/Ireland.Vrs.Ohio.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447078759357325634" /></a><br /><div>Turn in your Gapminder assignment in this thread. There are 4 steps: </div><div><br /></div><div>1. You need to do the assignment. Instructions: </div><div> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology#Replacement_Assignments">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology#Replacement_Assignments</a></div><div>2. Write up your answers to the task in a word document. </div><div>3. Copy and paste the text from your answer to the assignment into your comment. </div><div>4. Upload your image online somewhere. I used IMGUR for this example. </div><div>5. Include the URL to your image in your comment, like this: </div><div> <a href="http://imgur.com/yqDZy">http://imgur.com/yqDZy</a></div><div>6. Remember to bring a hard copy of your answer and your picture(s) to class on Friday.</div><div><br /><br /></div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-17717974024439092692010-03-09T13:36:00.003-05:002010-03-09T13:44:41.221-05:00Jordan's Twitter Account<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5aVY6iGisI/AAAAAAAAAnE/2Miwh_oCq-o/s1600-h/jordan.twitter.awesome.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 371px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5aVY6iGisI/AAAAAAAAAnE/2Miwh_oCq-o/s400/jordan.twitter.awesome.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446705054612884162" /></a><div><br /></div><div>A couple of weeks ago we talked about role models. I posted an image of Neil deGrasse Tyson, and asked if people knew who he was. Folks didn't know him, be certainly everyone knew who Michael Jordan was. The really cool thing about the image above is that Michael Jordan appreciates Neil Tyson, and a great deal more. Jordan, via his Twitter account, seems like a much more complete role model than his basketball fame would suggest. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just an interesting connection that I ran across today. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-63186677531558406402010-03-08T16:05:00.002-05:002010-03-08T16:11:01.252-05:00Plenty of Opportunity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5Vms4TQaII/AAAAAAAAAm8/0UhV1yN9gs4/s1600-h/PointsRmaining.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S5Vms4TQaII/AAAAAAAAAm8/0UhV1yN9gs4/s400/PointsRmaining.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446372245587912834" /></a>Several folks expressed concern about wanting to finish with a better grade than they currently have. I want everyone to be clear that there is still plenty of opportunity to improve. There are still about 40 pts of extra credit available, plus improvement between the midterm and final, plus the remaining assignments. You can get a rough estimate of you will likely do on the final grade by adding your current score to your estimate of the # of points you expect from the remaining assignments. <div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-53902699463051231412010-03-05T13:01:00.002-05:002010-03-05T13:07:02.994-05:00Friday!Announcements:<div><br /></div><div><ol><li>2 surveys (brandon's facebook survey and Jeannette's a journalism student) for 10 pts extra credit each. If you didn't get it in your email send an email to brandonbrooks1@gmail.com</li><li>Gapminder make-up assignment is due next friday.</li><li>Evaluations for the course can be found on blackboard. Please fill those out</li><li>Group Projects due March 12th!</li></ol><br /></div><div>Have a great weekend!</div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587459387415709942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-59095379486972052692010-03-04T10:57:00.003-05:002010-03-04T20:12:56.355-05:00Assignment for Tomorrow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y1oqYXvDt0s/S4_Y99waT7I/AAAAAAAAABw/LlR8jy-gr8s/s1600-h/Capture.PNG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y1oqYXvDt0s/S4_Y99waT7I/AAAAAAAAABw/LlR8jy-gr8s/s320/Capture.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444809033575452594" /></a><div><br /></div><div>This assignment is due in class.</div><div><br /></div><div>Type up and print your answers to these questions and bring them to class on Friday. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Eric Lockmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16836930659488652746noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-16639820376627582382010-03-04T09:58:00.002-05:002010-03-04T10:08:50.286-05:00Sociology Notes for Thursday, February 3, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y1oqYXvDt0s/S4_Mz6dWQqI/AAAAAAAAABo/2NqCXgIawcY/s1600-h/Capture.PNG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 311px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y1oqYXvDt0s/S4_Mz6dWQqI/AAAAAAAAABo/2NqCXgIawcY/s320/Capture.PNG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444795666751963810" /></a><br /><br /><br />Today, we talked about development and social change. Social change is defined as a change in the distribution of resources, goods, roles, ideas or relationships at a large scale. Social change is often related to institutions, rules, laws and infrastructure.<br /><br />Development is defined as the growth or creation of new and better systems of exchange as well as new and better systems of infrastructure. This allows for improvement in economic, social and bodily well-being.Eric Lockmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16836930659488652746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-58714992863474886552010-03-02T22:53:00.004-05:002010-03-02T23:02:50.285-05:00Wikipedia Assignment Turn in Thread<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S43d0ke3W3I/AAAAAAAAAmE/giYkG6ehrsI/s1600-h/congratulations.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S43d0ke3W3I/AAAAAAAAAmE/giYkG6ehrsI/s400/congratulations.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444251419776867186" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Congratulations! You made it! </span></b> </span></div></b><div><br /></div><div>When you are done with your Wikipedia editing assignment, write it up and post it in the thread below. Make sure you check out the requirements, but basically you need to include urls to the pages you edited, to your user page, and write up your answers to the questions raised in the assignment description. </div><div><br /></div><div>See recent thread about the assignment: <a href="http://sociologynotescomments.blogspot.com/2010/02/wikipedia-edit-assignment-replacement.html">http://sociologynotescomments.blogspot.com/2010/02/wikipedia-edit-assignment-replacement.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sociologynotescomments.blogspot.com/2010/02/wikipedia-edit-assignment-replacement.html"></a> If you have questions about the assignment, ask them in that thread. I will post an example with links in this thread, although I am not going to do the whole description part.</div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-23145248772495798152010-03-01T17:02:00.002-05:002010-03-01T17:08:24.094-05:00Notes for Monday, March 1st<div><br /></div>Today, we talked about poverty. There are two perspectives on poverty: absolute and relative poverty. <div><br /></div><div>Absolute poverty is when individuals do not have the means to secure the basic necessity of life. Relative poverty, however, is when individuals may be able to afford basic necessities, but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living. </div><div><br /></div><div>Poverty is extremely important because it has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">repercussions</span> for both the individual and the society. Individuals in poverty experience suffering and the possibility of the risk of ruin. Within society, poverty can lead to disorder, conflict, underproduction, and inefficiency. </div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-15446304784273732732010-02-26T10:35:00.002-05:002010-02-26T10:49:08.512-05:00Weekend Reminders, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010Today, we covered definitions and review for the week. If you were in class you got a lot of good information!<div><br /></div><div>Some reminders for the weekend and into next week:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Make-Up Assignments:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Go to the syllabus to check out the instructions, they are labeled under replacement assignments.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology#Week_1_January_4th_-_January_7th">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology#Week_1_January_4th_-_January_7th</a></b></div><div><ol><li>Wikipedia</li><li>Gapminder</li></ol><div><b>Group Project</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Instructions for begining this process are on the Project Blog at: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://projectsinsocandsocialchange.blogspot.com/">http://projectsinsocandsocialchange.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>First part of your project is due on Monday. You should be in contact with your TA about this if you have not already received instructions for what you are suppose to do. Please contact Brandon at brandonbrooks1@gmail.com if you are having issues.</div></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587459387415709942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-11718267122176090592010-02-25T12:33:00.005-05:002010-02-25T12:48:22.722-05:00Notes for February 25, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y1oqYXvDt0s/S4a3REbglpI/AAAAAAAAABg/7FnGOHCy4E8/s1600-h/catman-dennis-abner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y1oqYXvDt0s/S4a3REbglpI/AAAAAAAAABg/7FnGOHCy4E8/s320/catman-dennis-abner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442238703598605970" border="0" /></a>
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Lockmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16836930659488652746noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-39850772366049201312010-02-23T12:20:00.002-05:002010-02-23T12:23:14.897-05:00Review Session<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tuesday, February 23, 2010</span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in Grover</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> W115<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from 7:10-9:00 pm </span></div></span><br />Grover W115 is located next to the Atrium Cafe and the Hearing Speech and Language Clinic. If you still have questions about where it is located post comments on this blog post.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lauren Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04113629173876886921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-54394266690684553332010-02-19T11:54:00.002-05:002010-02-19T11:57:48.845-05:00Weekend AssignmentHuman Rights and Higher Education<div><br /></div><div>Reflect on your family and what sort of hardships or advantages previous generations of your family went through. Answer the following questions:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><ol type="1"><li><span style="font-family:Perpetua;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Describe two examples from your own family (current or earlier generations) where someone had or did not have access to higher education.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Perpetua;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Type of inequalities?</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Perpetua;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What will you do with your chance?</span></span></li></ol></span><div><img src="http://www.internationalconsortium.org/wp/wp-content/themes/thesis/rotator/04.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The assignment should be 1 typed page. It is due on Monday, February 22 in class.</span></div></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587459387415709942noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-87050605210890175062010-02-18T14:47:00.005-05:002010-02-18T15:02:27.423-05:00Wikipedia Edit Assignment (Replacement Assignment #1)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S32aCDxzZSI/AAAAAAAAAkg/8AA2qMEpBHg/s1600-h/wikiimage.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 159px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S32aCDxzZSI/AAAAAAAAAkg/8AA2qMEpBHg/s400/wikiimage.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439673285098038562" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Use this thread to discuss how to accomplish this assignment. Remember, this is an optional assignment. The points count towards your "Small stuff" grade, which has a maximum potential value of 200 points. These points will act as extra credit applied to those 200 points, so if you have missed an assignment this will offset those points. </span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> You should use the comment thread for this post to seek and provide advice about how to do the assignment. Remember, tens of millions of people all over the world have figured out how to make helpful edits to Wiki projects of all kinds. It will take a little effort, but it is not very hard. Put that effort in before seeking help, and if you do need to seek help, make sure you can provide the necessary information to help people be able to help you. </span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">This info is on the wiki syllabus also: </span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology#Replacement_Assignment_.231:_Constructive_Edits_to_Wikipedia_Sociology_Articles">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Htw3/Intro_to_Sociology#Replacement_Assignment_.231:_Constructive_Edits_to_Wikipedia_Sociology_Articles</a></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.6pt;line-height:9.5pt;mso-outline-level: 5"><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Replacement Assignment #1: Constructive Edits to Wikipedia Sociology Articles</span></span></b><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What</span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: This assignment asks you to learn how to make small helpful edits to Wikipedia in the area of Sociology. There are many pages related to Sociology, and all of them can be improved. Small improvements can be made by anybody with a basic commitment to doing good work. You will just have to dig a little deeper than the textbook to be able to improve on the current articles. So, you task will basically have three parts: learn to edit effectively in the Wiki system, learn enough about a topic to make a small but valuable improvement to an article, and document and discuss your contributions for the assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">How</span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Create a Wikipedia account for your self. You should do this in order to document your contributions and because unregistered editors are more likely to have their edits removed as suspected vandalism. Once you have created an account you need to learn how to make basic edits. <i>Make sure you are actually logged in when you make your edits.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Practice editing in the sandbox. Notice the edit summary box below the main editing box. Use it when you start making helpful edits to actual articles.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox"><span style="color:#3366BB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After you practice making basic edits, stop by the talk page for the Sociological imagination. Read the conversation there and look for ways that you could start making helpful edits. Ask questions there, or in the blog thread on this assignment.</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sociological_imagination"><span style="color:#3366BB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sociological_imagination</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Look for sociology related articles that need work:</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sociology#Articles_needing_work"><span style="color:#3366BB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sociology#Articles_needing_work</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What to turn in</span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A single page word document including three parts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:115.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops:list 108.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A description of the types of contributions you made, including URLS to the article(s) you work worked on and a URL to your user page.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A description of the resources you used to learn stuff for the content of your edits. Include relevant bibliographic information.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A discussion of what the experience of contributing to Wikipedia was like, what you learned, what you thought about, how these things connect to ideas from the course.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Grading</span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: There will be three grade levels for this assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Meh. 5pts. Bare minimum completion, little evidence of effort or involvement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nice. 10pts. Fully completed, honestly assessed, good job of completing all parts, thoughtful reflections.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wow! 15pts. All parts completed, evidence of substantial effort and or learning; thoughtful reflections; overall a great job.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:38.4pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Due date</span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: Friday of Week 9. March 5th.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">How to turn it in, part one: Type up a word document, documenting all three parts of the assignment. Print it out and bring it to class on Friday March 5th. Put your name on your paper version, also put the gmail login you use when you post to the course blog comments.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">How to turn it in, part two: copy and paste the contents of your assignment into a comment blog post about this assignment. The blog post will be made on the thursday before the assignment is due. Don't put your full name on your blog comment version, just first name and you gmail login will be enough for us to match up the electronic and paper versions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:76.8pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You need to turn in both parts, the paper and the electronic version.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">§</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Helpful hints:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">§</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Take a look at this advice:</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_great_article#How_to_develop_an_article"><span style="color:#3366BB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_great_article#How_to_develop_an_article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">§</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Wiki Project on Sociology lists several articles needing work.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sociology#Articles_needing_work"><span style="color:#3366BB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sociology#Articles_needing_work</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:1.2pt; margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Wingdings;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">§</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The entry on "Sociological imagination" needs a lot of work, and I have started making improvements to it. Others are welcome to make improvements too. Many other entries need attention too.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-23375487431863967102010-02-18T13:31:00.009-05:002010-02-18T14:14:36.843-05:00Notes for Thursday February 18th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g5fiwEbdqSs/S32Oj0JQViI/AAAAAAAAAAk/U2qILNuWaBU/s1600-h/Gender+Picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g5fiwEbdqSs/S32Oj0JQViI/AAAAAAAAAAk/U2qILNuWaBU/s320/Gender+Picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439660670877455906" border="0" /></a>Today in class we discussed gender, sex and the differences between each term.<br />Gender: social, cultural, psychological traits linked to males and females through particular social contexts.<br />Sex: differentiating males and females biologically using their genitalia as the main determinant.<br /><br />In class we also discussed gender inequality which is the systematic disparity in rights, opportunities, access to goods based on gender.<br />Glass ceiling: an unacknowledged barrier prohibiting a rise in positions of power or responsibility for women.<br />Glass escalator: an unofficial fast track promotion typically related to males in female dominated professions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g5fiwEbdqSs/S32OuRA_D8I/AAAAAAAAAAs/qBobF1rSJMo/s1600-h/Women%27s+Suffrage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g5fiwEbdqSs/S32OuRA_D8I/AAAAAAAAAAs/qBobF1rSJMo/s320/Women%27s+Suffrage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439660850426089410" border="0" /></a>Finally, we discussed the women’s movement. The Seneca Falls Convention occurred in 1848 and discussed the idea of women’s equality and suffrage. Women finally received the right to vote in the United States in 1920.Lauren Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04113629173876886921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-76652540920271678942010-02-16T20:35:00.003-05:002010-02-16T20:40:42.179-05:00Clip of the Day Poll!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Please vote for your pick for the Clip of the Day in the poll off to the right! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><dd class="comment-body" style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Video 1:</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-zcOFN_VBVo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-zcOFN_VBVo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Video 2:</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TBkYdUgl3-M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TBkYdUgl3-M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Video 3 </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NxhfdhxJOog&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NxhfdhxJOog&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Video 4:</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Twitter in Real Life (Can't Embed)</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTN9We8unmU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTN9We8unmU</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></p></dd></span></div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-84931529936756846642010-02-15T11:21:00.003-05:002010-02-15T11:34:43.895-05:00Monday, February 15, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3l1l-nloxI/AAAAAAAAACA/E76dASfM-YE/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3l1l-nloxI/AAAAAAAAACA/E76dASfM-YE/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438507320351236882" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Prejudice is described as the systematic viewing of one categorical group (race/ethnic/religious) as inferior to the categorical group in which you are a member. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Where does this prejudice come from? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It is often based in status inequalities (defined as being not as good as another group) and economic-based issues between groups that have contact. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">While it is often a popular argument that prejudice leads to segregation and status differences, this is, in fact, incorrect. Instead, segregation and status differences lead to an increase in prejudices. This explains why integrated groups who have contact with one another in environments with status equality and cooperation have been found to have lower levels of racism than segregated groups. </span></div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-26062452152257082262010-02-14T13:25:00.005-05:002010-02-14T16:05:31.236-05:00Notes for Thursday, February 11, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3hAX5sLk2I/AAAAAAAAAB4/ISFszBD-RgM/s1600-h/black+vs+white+pepper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3hAX5sLk2I/AAAAAAAAAB4/ISFszBD-RgM/s320/black+vs+white+pepper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438167329417171810" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px;font-size:13px;" ><span style="font-size:13px;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span style="font-size:13px;">In class today, we talked about race and ethnicity and they lead to inter-group conflict. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:13px;" >Race</span><span style="font-size:13px;"> is defined as </span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;" >a human group with some observable shared biological characteristics. In a given society, </span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;" >features that are historically associated with an ethnic group might become meaningful if people identify with that group in some active way. Conversely,<o:p></o:p></span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ethnicity</span> is defined as </span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;" >groups with distinctive heritage and perpetuated cultural markers. Ethnic groups exist due to </span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-family:Wingdings;font-size:13px;" ><span><span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;" >sentiments which bind individuals into solidarity groups on some cultural basis.<br /><br />We also talked about <span style="font-weight: bold;">racial and ethnic inequality</span> which is defined as a</span><span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;" > systematic disparity in rights, opportunities, access to goods based on race or ethnicity.</span><span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:12pt;" ><span style="font-size:16px;"> That disparity results in inequality of outcomes on key dimensions of stratification that effect life chances. These include:<br />- Occupation<br />- Earnings<br />- Ownership and control<br />- Political power<br />- Educational training</span> </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-48049743204621399472010-02-08T11:25:00.003-05:002010-02-08T12:31:44.574-05:00Monday, February 8, 2010 Notes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3A_Bjws36I/AAAAAAAAABw/feldvCBMUp4/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3A_Bjws36I/AAAAAAAAABw/feldvCBMUp4/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435914046248116130" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We talked about stratification in class today. We looked at stratification in the context of income distribution. There are several consequences of economic disparities including but not limited to: life expectancy and access (to education, healthcare, etc). </div><div><br /></div><div>Marx examined class from the perspective of ownership. There are two classifications within this systems--those who own the means of production (i.e. owning the land, factories, corporations) and those who are the workers. However, Marx's theory has often been considered to be too simplistic as it focuses solely on a two-class economic system. </div><div><br /></div><div>Weber generated the three P's of stratification:</div><div><ul><li>Property (Class): Control and Ownership<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></li><li>Prestige (Status): Position That Accords Merits and Rewards</li><li>Power (Party): Influence, Relations, and Position</li></ul></div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-23551567254712385892010-02-08T11:18:00.002-05:002010-02-08T11:21:36.902-05:00Clip of the Day Suggestions!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3A5jXTM14I/AAAAAAAAABo/R2iNykG4oWQ/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S3A5jXTM14I/AAAAAAAAABo/R2iNykG4oWQ/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435908029948942210" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Please provide links in the comments section to videos you would like to be considered for the next Clip of the Day Poll!</div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-15727979538187552172010-02-08T00:44:00.004-05:002010-02-08T00:57:05.355-05:00Trying to make BlackBoard work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S2-k60UMWDI/AAAAAAAAAjg/UWLqbjxJUCU/s1600-h/ugh.blackboard.is.pathetic.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9dbmnbbgKvk/S2-k60UMWDI/AAAAAAAAAjg/UWLqbjxJUCU/s400/ugh.blackboard.is.pathetic.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435744605642184754" /></a><br /><div>Hey folks- </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a sample of how I have been spending Sunday night. I know the grad students have been similarly busy helping people. Browser incompatibility problems are the main issue still, although a couple of folks were taking the test during the power outage. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know many of you have been frustrated by how BlackBoard has failed to work correctly, and I am very sorry about the whole BlackBoard experience. I certainly am frustrated by it too. I am sure that OU pays a lot of money for BB, and it is pathetic that it works so poorly. </div><div><br /></div><div>For now we are stuck with it, and will try to make do. Cheers. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Howard T. Welserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716164241469577516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-19189396917582060112010-02-01T15:01:00.002-05:002010-02-01T15:03:40.142-05:00Review Session Location Directions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nDxijjF9puk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nDxijjF9puk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here is a video of the T.A.s going from Bentley Annex to CSC 121B (the location of the review session). </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">See you there! </span></span></span></div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989595773089864662.post-70068686454881893562010-02-01T13:43:00.003-05:002010-02-01T14:33:57.041-05:00Bureaucracy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S2cqZGXJ-gI/AAAAAAAAABg/yuq_VUfHXVE/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_guc4la5wsJc/S2cqZGXJ-gI/AAAAAAAAABg/yuq_VUfHXVE/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433358086138624514" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Bureaucracy creates a society that functions as an organized machine with clear lines of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hierarchical</span> authority and decisions based on rules and tactics. <div><br /></div><div>Bureaucracy is good for situations in which there is:</div><div><ol><li>Predictability </li><li>Execution</li><li>Control</li><li>Long-Term Projects</li><li>Complex Coordination </li></ol><div>However, bureaucracy is not good for situations that require:</div><div><ol><li>Innovation</li><li>Creativity</li><li>Flexibility</li><li>Speed</li></ol></div></div>Della Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253824963456600928noreply@blogger.com1