Moral Delimmas

Hi class,

Enthographers learn from observation. They observe people in their own "territory" and use different approaches to go about their studies. One approach is the covert role. The cover role is basically when the researcher goes undercover and and observes. The problem with this is, the researcher could end up building a relationship with the people he or she is researching and it could be harder for them to lie to the people being researched or even publish the information that was found. Another approach they use is the overt role. The overt role is when the researcher makes it clear to the people he or she is researching, that they are being researched. The problem with this is that the person or people being researched may not like the idea that they are being researched so they might act differently than how they would normally act. This could cause the researcher to find false information which would completely defeat the purpose of even doing the research, finding out the truth.

Honestly to resolve the cover issue, I would make sure while doing my research, to keep everything strictly business so feelings and emotions wont be catched. For the overt role, I probably wont be so blunt with it, so the person who is being researched wont feel so weird about it.

Methods 13.3

Hi class,

The research method found in 13.3 that I thought was most interesting is the Ethnographic Research. Enthnographers learn from observation and that is the exact reason I found it to be most interesting. Its interesting because the researcher "goes undercover as a participant". For example, if I wanted to discover information about why football players are so hungry all the time, I would dress up as one, try out for the team, observe and participate in the activities of a football player. Enthographers do not do this for personal interest, they do it for scientific reasons. There are actual steps and approaches in Enthographic research. The first approach is the covert role. The covert role " goes "under cover" by becoming a member of the group being studied.  The second approach is over role. This is apprach is different because this one is not under cover. The people know  that they are being observed. What can also help this research are field notes, and an informant. Field notes are basically notes that you take from observing and informants are the people who are willing to inform you and answer whatever questions the researcher may have.

If I were to study some aspect of deception  my research question would be, why do some kids in junior high school get bullied? The research method I would use is ofcourse Enthographic, because I think it is really effective. I would also use survey research because you can hear other people's views on the situation.

Chapter 13 concept

Hi class,

A concept I found interesting was the survey research. Survey research is defined as "an investigator chooses a sample of people to question, decides what to ask and how to ask it, either in written or oral form". I found this concept to be interesting because I have done surveys multiple times as an assignment. I actually enjoy doing surveys because you get the privilege to hear a variety of opinions on the topic at hand. The first survey I was assigned to do was in 8th grade about which sport out of football, soccer, and baseball did the people in my age group prefer to be most interesting. I asked the ladies for their view point, but it was unsuccessful. The reason was because the majority of them did not care for sports or did not watch them. As a result of the survey, I noticed football was the most interesting, along came soccer, and finally baseball. Many guys had their own reason why they chose the sport they thought was most interesting, but I felt like the decisions were based off ethnicity. For example, the majority of the black males selected football to be more interesting, hispanics chose soccer; and an even mix of hispanics, cacasions, and blacks chose baseball to be more interesting. As an ending result, I was able to conclude with a variety of different perspectives. Everybody has their own opinions and surveys help obtain a well-rounded general idea overall.

Marshall McLuhan

Hi class,

In terms of media,

I agree with McLuhan's theory that the medium is the message. I do believe that the "channel through which a message is transmitted is as important as the message itself and that the channel, in fact, often determines which message will be transmitted and which will be ignored". Each form of media, television, radio, news paper etc, has its own ways of giving messages and depending on the message and viewer some are more effective than others. I believe each form of media is effective, but once again, it depends on what the message is. For the people who are trying to get a message across to other people, I'm sure they know which form of media would be more effective to use.

 

I also agree with McLuhan when he says that television is a "cool" medium. "It demands that viewers fill in detail". I believe that television is more non verbal than verbal, but that is what makes a lot of television shows, commercials, etc, entertaining. Television would be boring if it filled in every detail about the show leaving us with nothing to think about. Sometimes I don't even listen to the words, I just watch and feel in the details myself.

Chapter 8 concept, Sexual Harassment

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A concept I found interesting was Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual action made by a person against your own will whether it’s verbal or physical leaving a hostile environment. People commonly think that only women can be sexually harassed, but mistakenly forget that males can be victims as well. I used to work at target and I had a boss named Roxanne, who found me to be attractive. I was in need of this job, so I did not want to do anything to get myself fired. Roxanne would constantly make inappropriate sexual remarks and touched me in uncomfortable places. It eventually reached its climax and I told her she needs to stop. She then said if I wanted to continue to work there I would have to "take it like a man", so I did. For weeks the sexual harassment continued until one day she invited me to her house to have sexual intercourse with her. I then stood up for myself and told her no. She threatened to fire me. I decided not to go and I got fired. I was so furious with the situation, so I reported her to the police. They did not take me seriously at all and she got away with her sexual harassments. I believe they did not take me seriously because she was a 5'2, 150 pound women and I am a 6'3, 230 pound male. The situation was so unfair.

 

Sexual harassment violates the Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it should lead to "serious legal repercussions". In my case it did not, but in many others, it is.

Cyber Friends

Hello

I have made friends on cyberspace. I met some weird people and some really cool people. I was invited to this social group on facebook called Nitter, by one of my good friends that I grew up with. He told me that this group is very interesting and its just like a twitter,instigram, and facebook put together, but for Nigerians. My friend is Nigerian as well, I just thought that I should mention. In this group, I have made a lot of friends and learned a lot about the Nigerian culture, more than what I already knew. Some of the members of this group I met in person and others I havent.

To be honest, the only difference I see from having a face to face friendship with someone than to have one that exist exclusively through cyberspace is the fact that I can actually hang out with my face to face friends. One is in person and the other is through the computer, thats the only difference I see. I have met weird people, and really cool people on both the computer and in person. Its still easy to talk to people whether I'm on the computer or not. I am just a very out going talkative person. Who knows, I might actually meet my cyberfriends in person one day and they will remember me and how great of a friend I am. If they are the bosses of a company or something like that, that I want to work for, they might offer me the job just because how cool I was to them. Got to treat everybody with respect.

Cahpter 7 concept

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The concept I found to be very interesting is free-riding. Free-riding is defined as a person who obtains something without effort or cost.  The reason I found this to to be interesting is because I have experienced this first hand. When I was junior high school, I use to free-ride all the time. We would have assignments to do, like math problems and I would pretty much get all the answers from my classmates without even attempting to find out the answers on my own. As I got older and smarter, I started doing my homework assignments on my own, with little to no help. I also learned that free riding can be very annoying. I did not realize that until it happend to me. In my english class in high school we was assigned a paper to write and it was based off a book we had to read. In class we had to work in groups and review each others rough drafts and make grammar corrections and suggest idea for the other person's paper. I just so happend to finish my paper early so I brought that paper in to class. I was working with this guy who didn't even start his rough draft. He did not start because he did not read the book. So he started to take notes for his paper, from my paper. He wrote his essay based of the information he found from my paper.

I found that to be very annoying becuase its like, I did all that work, read the book and everything and he basically copied my paper and put it into his own words and got a good grade in it. That is not right and it made me want to become a free-rider again because its like, why would I put in all this effort to do well on things if I can save myself from the stress and free-ride other people and still get good grades from it. Then I realized that I won't get far in life free-riding people, so still to this day, I put in a lot of effort and do my own work. You become a smarter person doing it that way anyways.

Filters

Hi class,



Duck believes that when it comes down to judging how close we want to become with others we use what he calls filters. Its like the process of elimination. Duck's theory involves attraction and four filters or cues which are, sociological, preinteraction, interaction and cognitive cues. Honestly, the first thing I judge when it comes down to talking to a girl on that level is her appearance. She has to be beautiful. Also how she carries herself as a women is important when it comes down to her apperance. The next thing i judge is her personality. I am a very goofy, out going, talkative person that loves to have a good time, but can get serious when its needed. Now with that being said, she doesnt have to be as goofy as me, but she has to be able to hold a conversation. She has to be outgoing, fun loving, nice person. If she is not, then I will end up getting bored of her and then its on to the next. Lastly her morals, beliefs are very important as well when it comes down to me finding her to be attractive. I can deal with a girl with a bad attitude and thats always negative all the time.

Duck's theory makes sense to me, but I do not believe that I used his Sociological or Preinteraction to eliminate somebody. People say first impressions are everything, but I do not think its really fair to eliminate someone by first impressions. It is the second interaction with the person that should determine whether you eliminate them or not. Thats why people go on dates and things like that.

Patterns

Hi Class,

In chapter 6, it discusses three different relational roles. Rigid complementarity is when the submissive partner begins to resent always giving in or when the dominant partner begins to tire of being in charge. Then there is the competitive symmetry. That is when both partners fight for the dominant role. Last but not least is the submissive symmetry. This is when both partners struggle to give up control. For example, "i don't care, you decide".

I believe the competitive symmetry would be the most difficult to change because neither one of them will want to settle for less than being the one thats dominant. They will continue to compete. With that being said, competitive symmetry would also be the most damaging to a relationship. The partners are continuously fighting and bumping heads for that dominant position, with no room for love and compassion for each other and that can lead them to drift apart from each other. I also believe that the rigid complementarity would be the most damaging to someones self esteem. I believe this only for the person who is always submissive, they probably do not have the confidence to stand up for themselves, voice their own opinions, or make decisions.

Rationality, perfectibility, and Mutability premise

Hi class,

Do I believe in rationality, perfectibility, and mutability premises?

I do believe in the rationality premise. The Rationality premise is "the belief that most people are capable of discovering the truth through logical analysis". Most people are smart enough to know if people are telling the truth or not, based on the evidence that is being provided. I for one can tell if the person is lying or not just by the things they say, how they say, and also by facial expressions or body language. The one social institute that practice this are the jury in  a court case. They decide whether or not the defendant is guilty or not based on the evidence being provided to them.

I also believe in the perfectibility premise. The Perfectibility premise is " based on the old Puritan idea that humans are born in sin but are capable of achieving goodness through effort and control". I am a Christian, and our religious beliefs are founded on the basis of the perfectibility premise. God gave us the free will do do as we please. Some people choose to do good, others choose to do bad. I for one try to do the right things even though I sometimes do bad. Church is the social institute that practice these beliefs.

I am neutral in my belief in the mutability premise. The mutability premise "assumes that human behavior is shaped by environmental factors and that the way to improve humans is to improve their physical and psychological circumstances." As humans, we make our own decisions. We can choose whether or not to let our environment to effect how we act. I come from an area where it can get extremely violent. Most people out here have a cold heart and do evil things. I even have friends that are like that, but I choose not to be that way. I chose not to let my environment shape how I act. Sadly, not everybody is like me, some people to act according to what their environment. So really, it just depends on the person.


Yes i believe in the rationality and the perfectibility premise, but I am neutral when is come to the mutability premise.