You're having an animated discussion with your future boss. They want to know why they should bother learning qualitative research, when SPSS can do so much with a click of a button. Please explain the pros and cons of the content analysis and force field analysis. When should we use these?

Choose one of the following discussion questions to comment on:

a.) In your opinion, did Europeans bring civilization to the Americas? Is the word "savage" a great description of Native Americans?

b.) Was European colonization of the Americas beneficial to the "Native" people?

c.)What factors caused misperceptions and misunderstanding between the Native Americans and Europeans?

“The pope is surely a moral saint. For we were all moved to tears when we saw images of him washing the feet of prisoners, embracing victims of leprosy, and sharing meals with the homeless.”

What are the differences between sarcasm, irony and satire?

Discuss ways in which each of the major perspectives on personality has influenced some aspect of everyday life in modern society.

In his book Utilitarianism, Mill famously stated: "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question."

Assess the validity of this statement. Do you agree with Mill? Why / why not?

Personal Reflection ideas, Pick one of the political groups that represents your political worldview and explain why? Please answer in at least 2 paragraph

this week talks quite a bit about the masculine identity for men in our society and the gender ideology and way that we view sexuality with regards to women. Both of these constructions lead to stratification based upon gender, and other more extreme ways of understanding gender, such as with rituals, with social norms being reinforced or with discrepancies in a society that can lead to inequality. address the way that we socialize and understand gender, both for men and women. Are we creating stronger societies by reinforcing gender differences?

Would winning several million dollars in the lottery make you happier? What would research on affective forecasting predict? What does the research on money and happiness have to say? How should you spend your winnings to maximize happiness?

What are your view on possible causal factors to identify a personality disorder diagnosis, of those mentioned in the work of literature, movie, or television program?

What are the difference and similarities between a speech of explanation and a speech of description? How can the five goals of informative speaking be fulfilled when giving these types of speeches?

Describe the Four Noble Truths. What do Buddhists mean when they say that life is suffering? What causes this suffering, and how can we escape it? Does this preoccupation with suffering make Buddhists pessimists? Why or why not.

According to evolutionary theory, behaviors that optimize survival and reproduction are favored by natural selection and therefore more likely to persist. How, then, can we explain the evolution of altruism, which is by definition costly to the self? Provide an example.