Greetings!
For starters on sociology: please click on the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology you will encounter hundreds of blue links on that site. My suggestion is you just go ahead reading. After reading the article do write your questions in which we are going to discuss.
One of my favorite definition of sociology is "it is the study of becoming". Since we are social beings (social-animals-homo-sapiens) our interaction shape our being. Look at the social forces around you, family, roles, parents, beliefs, mass-media, schools, peer-group-kada, club, organization, culture (we have a special chapter in culture) ... there are various forces that shape our decisions. Thus, are we free?
We (I) may not be free but we (I) can decide.
When we decide on our own, will that affirm our freedom? Yes and No.
Yes, because we believe that we have decided and that is a manifestation of being free.
No, because some would say that freedom is an illusion.
Well, this may go on and on. But it is nice to experience how we make decisions and really decide on our own or with the help of our significant-others. But in the end it is up to us to decide, that is according to one student of life.
There are many constraints particularly for adolescents like my students in wanting what they want to achieve. Thus, they have to work hard on what they want to do with their life. Some of them are stucked, because they do not know what they want in life or they do not know their life direction is. Thus, we have a problem here. Adolescents usually encounter this dilemma: What do I (the adolescent) really want to do with my (their) life?
Me? When I was young, I was stucked with this problematique. What do I want to do? How can I become relevant? I have a life, what shall I do with it? (Are you identifying with these questions? Can you relate with it?). In a way I was able to resolve it years later.
Thus, schools have instituted structures to engage with such problems, schools have assigned counsellors to guide students. Of course these problems have links with family life since the family is the basic unit of a living community. Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institution
We are now going to do the timeline, a classroom activity. Bring two-short white paper and join them together length wise with a tape. Bring a ruler and a pencil. You can go to the title AA timeline if you missed the classroom discussion.
We are society. We are part of society and society is part of us.
6/17/2007
AA Assignment 03
This covers all my section in SO 101.
Group yourselves in 4 members and submit a research on the subject of science.
The title of your paper is "What is Science?" It should be a minimum 3 pages only.
You should quote your reference.
Second "What are the benefits of using science to humankind?" This can be a bulleted format.
Names of your group mates should appear at the left hand corner with the date of submission 28 June TTH class 29 June WF class.
All should be typewritten. All names should be typewritten. Best if it is double-spaced. The paper is valued at 100 points. No excuses.
Group yourselves in 4 members and submit a research on the subject of science.
The title of your paper is "What is Science?" It should be a minimum 3 pages only.
You should quote your reference.
Second "What are the benefits of using science to humankind?" This can be a bulleted format.
Names of your group mates should appear at the left hand corner with the date of submission 28 June TTH class 29 June WF class.
All should be typewritten. All names should be typewritten. Best if it is double-spaced. The paper is valued at 100 points. No excuses.
AA Timeline 02
For those who were absent in our previous meeting, here is how you are going to do the timeline:
1. Get two pieces of white paper, either short or long. With a tape, bond them from the middle. Thus, you have added the paper one paper size longer.
2. Get the middle part length-wise and write a straight line by using a ruler.
3. On your left starting line write "Birth". At the end of the paper, write "Death".
4. The straight line is your time line. You are to determine how long you are going to spend your time here on Earth. Eg. (exempli gratia, example: 70 years old). Write 70 years old at the end of the right side of the paper. At the middle, you write 35 which is you theoretical mid-life. You can either divide the timeline by fives or tens.
5. Most of you land somewhere on year 16, 17, 18 (not your fault!) On the left side of this is your spent time and on the right side of this is your time to be spent or lived. See how much hours you got and years!
6. This gives you a graphic tool to plan your life (or not to plan it, you decide)
7. Now you have to see me on what intervention we are going to do with your paper.
8. If you are finish share it with your trusted classmate.
9. Please place it in a folder because that is a work in progress.
1. Get two pieces of white paper, either short or long. With a tape, bond them from the middle. Thus, you have added the paper one paper size longer.
2. Get the middle part length-wise and write a straight line by using a ruler.
3. On your left starting line write "Birth". At the end of the paper, write "Death".
4. The straight line is your time line. You are to determine how long you are going to spend your time here on Earth. Eg. (exempli gratia, example: 70 years old). Write 70 years old at the end of the right side of the paper. At the middle, you write 35 which is you theoretical mid-life. You can either divide the timeline by fives or tens.
5. Most of you land somewhere on year 16, 17, 18 (not your fault!) On the left side of this is your spent time and on the right side of this is your time to be spent or lived. See how much hours you got and years!
6. This gives you a graphic tool to plan your life (or not to plan it, you decide)
7. Now you have to see me on what intervention we are going to do with your paper.
8. If you are finish share it with your trusted classmate.
9. Please place it in a folder because that is a work in progress.
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