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Frankie Ferreira

Sociology Project Ideas - 4 views

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sociology project experiment

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  • Frankie Ferreira on 02 Sep 10
     
    2 full pages of different project ideas revolving on sociology experiments.
  • Daryl Bambic on 15 Sep 10
     
    You've got a great resource here.
Leigh Gantman

Altruism - 0 views

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shared by Leigh Gantman on 17 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Altruistic behavior is something we might assume takes place every day. A person stops to help an elderly member of society across a street, an adult donates his/her time at a local charity, or someone else might even put himself or herself in harm’s way for the immediate benefit of another without really thinking about the consequences. However, it’s not clear what this sort of altruistic behavior actually comprises, or whether genuine altruism really exists. Today’s episode digs into these questions about altruism from two main standpoints. The first is from Biology, which considers how our conception of right and wrong may have been wired into us through evolution. The second considers altruism from the psychological standpoint. This view grants much more importance to the role of an individual’s psychology and his/her intentions when committing an action, which potentially leaves more possibility for genuinely altruistic acts to occur. 
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 20 Oct 10
       
      This site is the work of two philosophy professors so it is reputable; but make sure to listen to the rest of the podcast before concluding something that you might misunderstand because you've taken it out of context.
  • Leigh Gantman on 17 Oct 10
     
    This is extremely important for my project because it tries to explain why people act generously, and if their acts are genuine or not. It explains that throughout evolution, humans have been biologically programmed to grasp the concept of right and wrong. Therefore, it would be human nature telling them to do an act of consideration for another. However, it also explains that sometimes a genuine act of altruism can come from the individuals psychology, in which case their intention would be different. When the act comes from a psychological position, chances are more likely that the person sincerely wanted to commit it. I can incorporate this into my project by including questions in the survey such as: If you give to a charity, what is your purpose? Options for this will include answers like: It is the right thing to do or I really want to help someone else in need. This will show me how many people really have it in their hearts to be altruistic, and how many do it because they know it is what they should be doing.
Alex Weinstein

Liar, Liar? How Can You Tell? - 1 views

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shared by Alex Weinstein on 07 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • When people lie, especially when they are lying about something that is important to you, your version of spidey senses start to tingle. You get a gut feeling that all is not right with the other person’s words. This is your first and best sign that you are dealing with a liar. But there are some tell tale body language cues that will add credence to your instincts. If you just have a feeling you’re being deceived keep your guard up, but if you get that feeling AND observe any of the following behaviors rest assured that all is not as it appears.
  • Alex Weinstein on 07 Oct 10
     
    This is very relevant to my project. This helps me understand that there are tricks to being able to tell when a person is lying. Sometimes, in their body language, it becomes very evident that they are lying. For my project, I will need to focus very strongly on this point. As it mentions, you can always find tricks when someone is lying. 
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    The comments for this site are the same as above. You are best off choosing studies and research instead of this kind of site.
Mason Brenhouse

Effects of Music on the Mind and Brain - 0 views

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sociology effects music project article wiki

shared by Mason Brenhouse on 30 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Music plays a vital role in enhancing creativity. Music has a positive impact on the right side of the brain. Music triggers the brain center, which deal with the development of creativity. Certain ragas are known to activate all the chakras of the listener’s body, thus benefiting him/her in the performance of other creative tasks. Music is found to give students the capacity to trust themselves. It provides them with an internal discipline. Rhythm is known to help the students learn math. Music stimulates the brain centers that deal with thinking, analyzing and planning, thus enhancing one’s organizational skills.
    • Mason Brenhouse
      Mason Brenhouse on 30 Sep 10
       
      This specific part speaks about music's vital role of enhancing creativity as well as music's ability to help students develop skills in math and trust themselves without hesitation. 
  • Mason Brenhouse on 30 Sep 10
     
    This article answers questions such as: What are the effects of music on the brain? What are the effects of music on the mind? and How does music effect your mood?Very useful for my project by indicating certain ideas and theories on how music affects us mentally. 
Mason Brenhouse

several sociology projects - 0 views

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sociology project wiki

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  • Mason Brenhouse on 02 Sep 10
     
    cool? aww yeh.
Mason Brenhouse

Rap Music's Psychological Effects: Research into Mood, Behavior, Crime, Violence and Ge... - 2 views

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music rap effects sociology wiki project

shared by Mason Brenhouse on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • While a number of studies have associated lower grades with students who listen to rap or heavy metal music, one study found that white students actually improved their academic abilities after watching rap videos, as well as expressing more progressive attitudes—after watching politically focused rap videos, they were more inclined to support a liberal black political candidate. Unfortunately, there was no indication of similar research being conducted with black students.
    • Mason Brenhouse
      Mason Brenhouse on 30 Sep 10
       
      What truly caught my attention about this paragraph was that it was specifically related to the academic marks of those that are fond of rap music. It speaks of the effects on certain people after watching rap music videos. 
  • Mason Brenhouse on 30 Sep 10
     
    This article speaks about the psychological effects of rap music spanning from perception of crime and violence to attitudes toward women and even academic achievement. This will be very helpful in my project as it will add much needed information on the consequences of rap music. 
Jamie Eichenbaum

Company suffers when leaders abuse power - 0 views

www.financialpost.com/...story.html

company supervisor authority sociology project wiki

shared by Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10 - No Cached
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10
       
      Interesting...... it seems that this power of authority can also lead to negative results depending on how it's used. This can be valuable to my project as it unveils a completely different vantage point of this issue as it displays what consequences can occur if authority is used in different manners (ex: staff can file grievances if power is used abusively , staff can be confused and helpless if authority is not used correctly, etc.)
  • A psychological contract is created in which a staff person is led to believe that after several years of hard work, the supervisor will assist in a promotion. With that carrot, the boss obtains superior work, long hours and dedication from an ambitious employee. When the time comes for a return on the staff person’s investment, the boss reneges, either having overstepped his bounds (offering something he can’t provide) or failing to provide the staff person with the development necessary to step into the promised position.
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10
       
      This is a very intriguing paragraph as it explains the manipulating ways of supervisors that over-use their authority. It seems like supervisors can easily control their workers into making a decision to work harder by offering them rewards but when its time to pay up, the workers go home empty-handed (as the supervisors don't come up with the rewards). This is valuable to mine and Jordana's project as it has shown us another technique authoritative figures use to make individuals obey their demands.
Jamie Eichenbaum

Milgram's Experiment on Obedience to Authority - 0 views

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milgram experiment sociology project wiki

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    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10
       
      This article is very interesting as it breaks down the Stanley Milgram Experiment, which exposed how much power authority possesses. This page will be beneficial to mine and Jordana's project as it gives us an example of a succesful experiment conducted on this topic and it gives us a scenario that properly explains how people obey authority.
  • controversial
  • He concluded people obey either out of fear or out of a desire to appear cooperative--even when acting against their own better judgment and desires. Milgram’s classic yet controversial experiment illustrates people's reluctance to confront those who abuse power.
    • Jamie Eichenbaum
      Jamie Eichenbaum on 08 Oct 10
       
      This is exactly what Jordana and I believe are the main causes for the excessive power authority possesses! Our goal is to study why people go against what they believe is right in the presence of authority and this highlighted paragraph provides an answer. It states that people will obey authority due to fear or to be cooperative even when they know their decisions are wrong. This will be an interesting aspect to include into our project.
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  • Milgram’s classic yet controversial experiment illustrates people's reluctance to confront those who abuse power.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    I can't get to the home page of this site. See if you can do some investigating about the credibility.
Daryl Bambic

A Short History of Love | The Book of Life - 2 views

www.thebookoflife.org/a-short-history-of-love

love sociology

shared by Daryl Bambic on 11 May 15 - No Cached
  • Daryl Bambic on 11 May 15
     
    Project Idea for 2015: Research the cultural influences of Love.
Catherine Delisle

Peer Pressure and Teens - 1 views

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shared by Catherine Delisle on 06 Oct 10 - Cached
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      Catherine Delisle on 06 Oct 10
       
      This page could really help Dunya and I in our research because it really helps us see the other side of peer pressure. It explains that their is two different sides of presure: a negative and positive one. Also, it talks about factors that can influence our project.
  • It is important to remember that teenage friends can have a positive influence on your children, you should therefore help them find friends that have similar interests and views as those you are trying to develop in your children, including doing well in school, having respect for others and avoiding drug use, smoking and drinking, etc.
  • How successfully you handle peer pressure depends a great deal on how you feel about yourself and your place in the world. There are certain "risk factors" for peer pressure, personality traits that make you more prone to give in to peer pressure.
    • Catherine Delisle
      Catherine Delisle on 07 Oct 10
       
      This point is really important because it explains how peer pressure can influence different people. If you have a higher confidence, you won't be as influenced by peer pressure than if you have very low self confidence.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      While I appreciate that you are learning about your topic reading this, I don't think this site helpful for the project because it's credibility is questionable. Be ready to defend it.
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  • Peer Pressure is two types; such as positive and negative peer pressure.
    • Catherine Delisle
      Catherine Delisle on 07 Oct 10
       
      This point is also really important because it helps my partner and I to see that there are two different types of pressures: some are negative and some are positive. They can influence someone in two drastically different ways.
  • Gender and age are factors
  • Younger teens are more easily influenced than older teens, with peer pressure peaking in about eighth or ninth grade
  • confidence level, personality and degree of maturity make a difference.
  • The need for acceptance, approval, and belonging is vital during the teen years.
olivia amiel

Thomas Sutcliffe: British teens aren't cultural cretins - Thomas Sutcliffe, Columnists ... - 3 views

www.independent.co.uk/...t-cultural-cretins-400511.html

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  • The reaction to this, where there was a reaction at all, was to tut over the insularity of our teenagers
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 06 Oct 10
       
      People are insulted that teenagers are not as globally aware of their surroundings as they should be and that is why Mira and I chose to do this project. We feel it is important for teenagers to be more aware.
  • The finding seemed to be reinforced by another survey, which showed that a third of British respondents believed that Mount Everest was in Europe. This is not the kind of thing we're meant to be bad at.
    • olivia amiel
      olivia amiel on 06 Oct 10
       
      This is an example of an answer that we could get from teenagers to one of our questions on our quiz for our project. Although this talks only about British responders, it can have the same result for Canadians or anyone else.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      go back and re-read this article! It raises some important issues about the 'why' of this insularity.
Danielle Waid

Girls in Team Sports Gain Benefits Far Beyond Health and Fitness - 1 views

www.articlesbase.com/...ealth-and-fitness-1696084.html

shared by Danielle Waid on 21 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Studies indicate that young people who are involved in athletic activities achieve higher grades and are more likely to complete high school and college. This may be because adequate exercise improves mental acuity. It may also be attributed to the fact that children in sports are less likely to abuse illegal substances, such as drugs and alcohol. Steering clear of these substances helps young people stay focused on their academics and free of dangerous distractions. There is also evidence that young people who play sports are less likely to start smoking.
    • Danielle Waid
      Danielle Waid on 21 Oct 10
       
      Not too sure about the credibility of this website however this would be something to keep in mind for my project. When I read this paragraph I come to the conclusion that the girls are able to resist pressure so it will be interesting to see how the results from my project compare with this statement.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      I completely concur with your assessment here. Good info but who is behind this website?
mira ahmad

Apathy in the face of catastrophe is unacceptable | The Sheaf - 2 views

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  • illions are living without even the basic necessities. We have to do something, right? Well, apparently not.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Are you going to connect apathy & ignorance?
    • mira ahmad
      mira ahmad on 24 Oct 10
       
      Yes. We believe that teens are ignorant because of apathy.
  • mira ahmad on 21 Oct 10
     
    This article goes beyond the main theme of my project. Instead of being about ignorance, it's about apathy. It links apathy with catastrophic events. It explains that in many natural disasters, Canada does incredible things, but when it came to the floods in Pakistan that injured or displaced over 21 million people, the public reaction was underwhelming.
Danielle Waid

PreventDisease.com - Team Sports Increase Kids Social Skills - 1 views

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shared by Danielle Waid on 21 Oct 10 - No Cached
    • Danielle Waid
      Danielle Waid on 21 Oct 10
       
      This webpage is useful for my project because it helps explain the ways in which involving yourself in sports can affect your self-esteem. It gives examples of studies that have been done with their conclusions on the relation between sports and self-esteem.
  • The study does beg one age-old question: Which came first? Do kids think better of themselves because they're involved in sports, or do they get involved in sports because they already have higher self-esteem? "It's difficult to swoop into a one-time study and then determine whether the kids have better self-esteem to begin with," says McHale.
    • Danielle Waid
      Danielle Waid on 21 Oct 10
       
      I think this is a very good question to keep in mind when working on my project because I think there could be some bias in our results if kids are involved in sports because they already have higher self-esteem.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
       
      Very good observation.
Leigh Gantman

Greed - 0 views

www.goodnews.ie/jacobswellmooi.shtml

shared by Leigh Gantman on 05 Oct 10 - No Cached
  •    It is common experience that those who have most want most. This must be because they don't really have what they have: it doesn't fulfil them, it only baits them into further accumulation. Greed is a bottomless pit and nothing will ever fill it. Many misers even live very poor lives - in order to die rich! A tycoon stipulated in his will that he should be buried in his limousine, seated at the wheel, with a Havana cigar in his mouth. It was done. As the crane was lowering the limousine into the grave, one of the bystanders said to his friend, “Man! Some people really know how to live!”
  • Leigh Gantman on 05 Oct 10
     
    This is a really strong point and one that is very useful to my project. "Those who have most want most." This can be interpreted as people who have more money generally want to have more things. However, this is because they are never satisfied with what they possess. For my experiment, this could be very helpful in proving my hypothesis correct because the population I will be studying is the shoppers at an expensive store. As this passage suggests, people with more money accumulate as much as possible for themselves only. If that is the case, then I will be able to conclude that my hypothesis is accurate because the majority of the shoppers at the store will not donate to the cause. They will only be considerate of the things that they want and not take into account that their small acts that can easily help another.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    I've already shared my reservations about this site with you.
Daryl Bambic

10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics - 0 views

www.makeuseof.com/...wesome-free-tools-infographics

infographics graphics visualization

shared by Daryl Bambic on 13 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Daryl Bambic on 13 Oct 10
     
    These infographic tools and ideas might be useful for some projects.
Patrick Reid

Brain Function and Music: How Does Music Affect The Brain and Learning? - 1 views

www.suite101.com/...rain-function-and-music-a22750

shared by Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Martin Gardiner, research director at The Music School, theorizes that "learning arts skills forces mental 'stretching' useful to other areas of learning: the maths learning advantage could, for example, reflect the development of mental skills such as ordering, and other elements of thinking on which mathematical learning at this age also depends." [The National Association for Music Education, menc.org, May 23, 1996 issue of Nature]
    • Patrick Reid
      Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10
       
      This Shows us a theory on how music affects the brain and here it is showing how it can help you with your math for example because it helps mental skills such as ordering and other important elements in math.
    • Patrick Reid
      Patrick Reid on 30 Sep 10
       
      This webpage is useful to my project even though there is not much information there is some very good information in my opinion about the brain and music and school which is perfect for my groups project.
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    Not the best site for credibility.
Alex Weinstein

Children: lying and honesty - 1 views

www.essortment.com/...childrenlyingh_rfeb.htm

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  • Alex Weinstein on 22 Oct 10
     
    I think this is very good for my research, because it gives certain reasons why children might be lying to their parents, and how it's affecting the entire family by doing so. I think that this is going to help a lot while me and Jillian continue to research our project. This link tells us how teens could be lying, and how to be able to catch them in the lies also. They give certain points on how to deal with a dishonest child aswell. 
  • Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 10
     
    This is not a suitable site. Be prepared to defend your choice here. It's authority is questionable. Who are they?
Daryl Bambic

Adults, Cell Phones and Texting - Pew Research Center - 3 views

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cell adults phones

shared by Daryl Bambic on 23 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 23 Sep 10
       
      Adult texting is on the rise but doesn't compare to teen use. It would be very interesting to find out why Blacks and Hispanics use their cell more than White teens.
    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 23 Sep 10
       
      This would be an interesting project and not too difficult to find more info.  The PEW research site is invaluable for information about internet and cell use.
  • African American and Hispanic cell phone users are more intense and frequent users of all of the phone's capabilities than whites. Minorities send more text messages and make more calls on average than their white counterparts.
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  • The average adult cell phone owner makes and receives around five voice calls a day. Women tend to make slightly fewer calls with their cell phones than men -- while 53% of women make and receive five calls or fewer per day, 43% of men say the same. Men are a bit more likely to make slightly more phone calls in a day; 26% of men send and receive six to 10 calls a day, while 20% of women exchange that many calls. Men and women are equally likely to be represented at the extreme high end of callers, with 8% of men and 6% of women making and taking more than 30 calls a day.
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