Internet obsessed? That's okay!

Teenagers' Internet Socializing Not a bad thing

some ranting about the Internet...
Studying the internet and the way it effects our lives is a constantly unfolding, fascinating topic. How do adult perceptions of time spent on the internet differ from teenagers who have grown up always knowing the Internet, and therefore have a deeper understanding of it? How has the Internet changed the way we interact with each other? Why are many people obsessed with facebook? Do social internet experiments (like facebook and myspace) create a desire in young adults to be constantly connected? Or aware of what is happening in each other's lives on a more consistent basis? Do people present themselves differently on the Internet than in real life? Are you more likely to defy certain norms via facebook than you ever would in real life? What might be the potential effects of being able to be constantly in contact with other human beings?!

British couple jailed for sex on a beach in Dubai

culture clash?

hillary duff!?

Class Event!!

Next thursday -- can we try to go to this? really important, rare opportunity.

Date: Thursday - October 16, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

The 2008-09 Calhoun Performing Arts Series
DOC Plus TALK presents

"The Color of Fear"

Film screening will be followed by a Q&A with Lee Mun Wah, filmmaker and Victor Lewis, co-director of the Center for Diversity Leadership.

Tickets: $5/students & senior citizens; $10/adults
Location: Mary Lea Johnson Performing Arts Center, 433 West End Ave. @ 81st St.
Reservations: online or 212-497-6528

Synopsis

The Color of Fear is an insightful, groundbreaking film about the state of race relations in America as seen through the eyes of eight North American men of Asian, European, Latino and African descent. In a series of intelligent, emotional and dramatic confrontations, the men reveal the pain and scars that racism has caused them. What emerges is a deeper sense of understanding and trust. This is the dialogue most of us fear, but hope will happen sometime in our lifetime.

overheard just now...

"the only colors boys are not allowed to wear are pink and purple."

i just heard this from outside my window from what sounded like 12 year olds.

is this still the norm? what happens if this norm is violated? why does gender come packaged with specific color pallets?

discuss.

thank goodness this got pulled!

I am rich application for the i phone!?

why do wealthy people like to spend money to show off their power? is this limited to only the rich? what does this say about what our society values?

conspicuous consumption - when people spend money to purposefully show off their status and power

this is alarming.

THE BACKFIRE EFFECT....What happens when you tell people that someone has made a false claim?

testing 1, 2, 3

hello, class! welcome to cyberspace. please be patient as i figure out how to use the internet. please check this often as i will be posting items worthy of further discussion.

if you find an article, image, link, etc. that you think should be posted for discussion, please email it my way and i will post it (and give you a shout out for the find).

comment away!

Rants & Raves

Let's try to keep the rants and raves under sections like this and comments reserved for the posted articles under those. does that make sense? just trying to keep things organized...

Couple fight gender-neutral language in wedding license

Disaster Sociologists Study What Went Wrong in the Response to the Hurricanes, but Will Policy Makers Listen?