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Compare biological versus socialization viewpoints to examine behaviors used to initiate and maintain relationships.

This module afforded opportunity to compare biological versus socialization viewpoints to examine behaviors used to initiate and maintain relationships. Both perspectives can be applied to explore sexual orientation, patterns of dating, love and fidelity, divorce and remarriage, and sex differences in parenting. Select one perspective and one area of application to analyze its effect on relationships. Discuss the viewpoint and its influence on the selected area through factual points discussed from the readings.

Research a topic related to BCIT’s sustainability goals and the Sustainability Fund.

BCIT Library Database to research a topic related to BCIT’s sustainability goals and the Sustainability Fund. Select an idea which you would (hypothetically) propose for BCIT’s Sustainability Fund. Here are some ideas students used in the past. You can choose one if you prefer, or you can develop your own:

– increase recycling at BCIT

– increase carpooling at BCIT

– start a Community Garden at BCIT

– increase composting at BCIT

– reduce paper use at BCIT

– reduce eWaste at BCIT (the disposal of electronics)

– introduce eBooks for courses at BCIT

– have more Green Roofs at BCIT

– increase the number of students who bike to school at BCIT

– use energy efficient lights at BCIT

– use solar power at BCIT

– use biodegradable food containers at BCIT etc.

Is there anything that comes from the ancient story that helps frame the contemporary experience in some way, psychologically, sociologically, and pedagogically?

Demeter and Persephone, The Second Generation of the Greek Pantheon: The Birth of the Titans, a Tahitian tale about the Cosmic Egg, or Aphrodite and Ares (aunt and nephew)

and relate them to personal experiences you have had, or that you know about from watching television, reading magazines, etc. What might the ancient story be telling us about that contemporary experience?

Is there anything that comes from the ancient story that helps frame the contemporary experience in some way, psychologically, sociologically, and pedagogically?

summarize these articles: Safran, William. “Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Return.”

summarize these articles:

Safran, William. “Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Return.” Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 1, no. 1 (1991): 83–99.

Butler, Kim D. “Defining Diaspora, Refining a Discourse.” Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies 10, no. 2 (2001): 189–219.

Palmer, Colin A. “Defining and Studying the Modern African Diaspora.” The Journal of Negro History 85, no. 1/2 (2000): 27–32.

Gomez Chapters 1 and 2

Isaac, Benjamin. “Proto-Racism in Graeco-Roman Antiquity.” World Archaeology 38, no. 1 (2006): 32–47.

Snowden Jr, F. M. “Misconceptions about African Blacks in the Ancient Mediterranean World: Specialists and Afrocentrists.” Arion 4, no. 3 (1997): 28–50.

Gomez Chapter 3

Lewis, Bernard. Race and Slavery in the Middle East: An Historical Enquiry. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. 3-61

Why is it that daydreaming is more common in some people than others?

Questions on Daydreaming Personal Anecdote

I examined the subject of daydreaming, its dissociative aspects as a consequence of the media that cause it and provided an example of a cousin who dissociates from real life while getting immersed in the fictional world of film or text for a while.

  1. Why do media have such a powerful impact on (especially young) people given the fact that we all consume movies, television series, and written fiction knowing that it is not real?
  1. Is it correct to assume that there are specific kinds of people who are susceptible to

daydreaming?

  1. If yes, why these particular people and what can be done to help them?
  2. Are there associations between daydreaming and our construction of reality as we go about day-to-day activities?
  1. Why is it that daydreaming is more common in some people than others?
  2. Is there a potentially permanent impact of daydreaming, especially a negative one, given the fact that it causes dissociative behavior among young people?
  1. What are some of the challenges that a person such as my cousin may face in trying to handle daydreaming?

 

  1. Is it possible for one to use the creative benefits of daydreaming consistently and sustainably with its dangers being so common and hard to deal with?
  1. Why is it that people do not seem to realize the impact of daydreaming on their behavior even after they “come back” to reality?
  1. Would be correct to argue that some forms of media are more powerful at leading to both daydreaming and its dissociative impact?
  1. If yes, what can be done to reduce the harmful impacts of these media?