(ART 100) Komar & Melamid, "The Most Wanted Paintings"

What are your impressions of Komar & Melamid's “survey” and their findings?

- Compare and/or contrast any of the first person narrations which we read, like a Sherlock Holmes story or _The Big Sleep_ (if you wish) to any of our 3rd person books, like _Maltese Falcon_ or __Silence of the Lambs_. Explore issues like how reliable the narrators appear to be, how close or far away from the action and investigating are you (as reader) permitted to be, and/or what you know and don't know about the action based on the point-of-view. Have at least two points of comparison/contrast.

Policies aimed at reducing consumer demand can play a significant role in managing energy and water use at very little or no extra cost. Outline some of interventions based on psychological research which could help achieve such reductions.

describe how the terms 'language' and 'dialect' can be used politically.

Why do you think the concept of race as a social construct is important, especially at the beginning of this class?

what is the concept of bad faith? please explain in a few detailed paragraphs.

Kierkegaard said, “truth is subjective” what did he mean by this statement? Please explain in a few detailed paragraphs.

heterosexism dialogue

To effectively advocate for social justice/change, it is essential to raise our own awareness and enhance our knowledge on the topic.  

1. What was something new that you learned that challenged your original thoughts/beliefs/views? toxic masculinity

2. How can you utilize this new knowledge to effectively promote social justice on behalf of members of this social group?

3. What additional knowledge do you need to further advance social justice for this group and how might you obtain it?

Illustrate one of the newest facts about male and female sexual anatomies, physiologies, and responses. Explain how this new fact has impacted your apprehension toward and perception of human sexuality.

How does the Big Five-factor model fit in the workplace? Specifically Conscientiousness,  Extraversion, and Openness.

Define either Bipolar Disorder or any of the Depressive Disorders. How are the symptoms different than everyday sadness or elation? What would be needed to be classified with a disorder? Be sure to differentiate between types such as cyclothymia or SAD.

Discuss a physical, social or psychological factor that is significant in the disorder. Is there a treatment? Is monitoring needed? Are there any factors that would make monitoring difficult?

How can you apply some of the concepts regarding team work this week through writing posts? How can other students apply team building and critical thinking when posting? Minimum 100 Words

Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment by Zastrow.

Life Structure and Environmental Interactions

Levinson developed the concept of life structure which is important to the field of human services. This premise indicates that a person is shaped by personal interactions and one’s environment. For this week’s Discussion, review the information in Chapter 11 about Levinson’s theories and consider where you are according to the life structures defined.

Please respond to the following:

• Identify life structure and explain some of the passages which you have experienced during Preadulthood (birth to age 22) (is the formative time from conception to the end of adolescence) and Early adulthood (age 17 to age 45) (is the era in which people make choices that significantly influence their lives and the era in which people display the greatest energy and experience the most stress).
  • Early adult transition (ages 17 to 22). During this transition (which may take three to five years), men move from pre-adulthood into adulthood. A person moves out of his or her parents' home and becomes more financially and emotionally independent. Going to college or joining the military service serves as a transitional institutional situation between being a child in a family and reaching full adult status.

  • At the heart of Levinson's theory is the concept of life structure. This term is defined as “the underlying pattern or design of a person's life at a given time” (Levinson, 1986, p. 6). A person's life structure shapes and is shaped by the person's interactions with the environment. Components of the life structure include the people, institutions, things, places, and causes that a person decides are most important, as well as the dreams, values, and emotions that make them so. Most people build their life structures around their work and their families. Other important aspects of one's life structure may include religion, racial identification, ethnic heritage, societal events (such as wars and economic depressions), and hobbies.

    According to Levinson, life involves a number of passages: from the freedom of childhood to entering school; from school to the work world; from not dating to dating; from dating to breaking up or marrying; from marrying to divorce; and so on. Levinson sees some structure to these series of life passages.

• Include how personality was influenced by interactions and the environment.

Sociologists argue that deviance is largely a product of social inequality, where the actions of working and lower class people are more likely to be labeled deviant and punished than the actions of middle and upper class people. Can you think of recent examples that support this difference? Can you think of any examples that contradict this idea, where an upper-class person was punished more harshly for a crime? Is there a way that we could change this relationship, and make sure that punishments are equal to the crimes rather than the people who commit the crimes?