Rites of Passage Creative Task
The Social Science Inquiry Model:
1. Identify A Problem or A Question:
2. Focus by taking notes about what you already know and research what has been learned already.
3. Hypothesis:
Suicides and suicide rate, by sex and by age group
(From Age 10 to age 19)
- How would could you tell if a person is suicidal?
2. Focus by taking notes about what you already know and research what has been learned already.
- Their choice of vocabulary: For example; Life isn't worth living, You would be better without me, I won't be in your way much longer. etc.
- He or She is more depressed then happy
- He / She doesn't have as much energy as they used to
3. Hypothesis:
- If a person is suicidal then there is a dramatic change in a person's behavior for example they are more tired, they are depressed all the time, they speak as if it is the last time they will see you. When some people are depressed or in a tough spot they may not know or they may not have a solution to their issue. Therefore the only solution they have is to take their own life.
- You can test to see if a person is suicidal by conducting a brain and blood test. Researchers from Hopkins University have found that is is possible to see if a person is suicidal by conducting a blood test. They do so by studying the "levels particular chemical that gets expressed in a single human gene in elevated levels, in response to stress." (Iyer, second paragraph)
- You can also test this by checking the individual's history to see if they have a family history of attempted or completed suicide.
- Also if the person has been facing a highly stressful situation; for example the loss of a loved one, or financial loss etc.
- exposure to another person's suicide
Suicides and suicide rate, by sex and by age group
(From Age 10 to age 19)
All Ages 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
10 - 14 33 25 25 32 29
15 - 19 185 208 202 198 198
15 to 19 185 208 202 198 198
In 2011 alone 425 canadians between the ages took their own lives and almost all of these people suffered of depression, stress or any other difficult situation that that couldn't Find a better solution for other then putting an end to their life.
6. Is The Hypothesis Correct
Hypothesis:
The hypothesis has been proven correct. After the studies that have been found I am able to say that when a person suicidal they will experience a drastic change in their personality. For example their mood will be more negative then positive, and their choice of words will be mostly them explaining how much they don't want to burden you.
7. Reflection
While I was researching I found out certain information about suicidal people that I did not know before. For example i did not know that you can use blood testing and brain testing to see if a person is suicidal or not.
- If a person is suicidal then there is a dramatic change in a person's behavior for example they are more tired, they are depressed all the time, they speak as if it is the last time they will see you. When some people are depressed or in a tough spot they may not know or they may not have a solution to their issue. Therefore the only solution they find is to take their own life.
The hypothesis has been proven correct. After the studies that have been found I am able to say that when a person suicidal they will experience a drastic change in their personality. For example their mood will be more negative then positive, and their choice of words will be mostly them explaining how much they don't want to burden you.
7. Reflection
While I was researching I found out certain information about suicidal people that I did not know before. For example i did not know that you can use blood testing and brain testing to see if a person is suicidal or not.
CULTURAL materialism sept 8, 2014
Definition: the best way to understand human culture is to examine material conditions - climate, food supply, geography, etc.
- “Marxist-based approach to objective anthropological interpretation, which differs from traditional Marxism by expanding the view of dialectical materialism to include specific cultural, environmental, and other influences”
- Cultural materialism focuses on the three main influences of cultural change:
-Structure: Structure focuses around the pattern of organization for example government, education, production regulation, etc.
-Superstructure: Superstructure focuses around the social institutions. for example law, religion, politics, art, science, superstition, values, emotions, traditions, etc.
- Cultural materialism looks for a way to explain the cultural organization, symbolism and ideology through the materialistic structure.
- People who work in this field believe that the culture develops on trial and error strategy.
- "Cultural materialism is a systems theory that attempts to account for the origin, maintenance, and change of societies." (Elwell, first paragraph)'
Sources:
- http://www.cultural-materialism.org/whatis.asp
- http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/definitions/cultural-materialism-51
- http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/cultural-materialism.htm
- http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/users/f/felwell/www/Theorists/Essays/Harris1.htm
Different linguistic styles sept 10, 2014
Historical Linguistics
- Looking at the similarities and differences of language structures
What Purpose Would This Serve?
There are five main reasons why Historical Linguistics is used today.
- to explain and observe the changes is different languages
- They also use Hysterical Linguistic to try and reconstruct the pre-history languages and attempt to put them back in language groups
- It is also used to help develop theories and explanations as to why and how languages change
- It is used to describe the history of speech communities
- Hysterical Linguistics is also used to study the history of speech.
What Would This Tell Us About History?
Hysterical Linguistics lets us know how languages change over the course the years. For example it all started with Indo-European and then more languages developed from there such as Hellenic, Italic Celtic etc (for more examples look at the diagram above.)
Structural Linguistics
- How sounds are put together to make meaning
Sociolinguistics
- How people use language within their culture to express status and context
Do You Use Different Language style When Talking To Certain People?
- I believe that we all use different styles when talking for people because we can't talk to people in the same style. For example you ca't talk to you parents the way you take you your friends or you can't speak to you teacher with the same style that you use when speaking with your boyfriend or someone you strongly dislike.
Physical Anthropology
where humans as a species come from, how our bodies evolved into their present form and what makes humans unique
Paleoanthropology
The study of bone and stone from millions of years ago
Primatology
- three different sub areas
Paleoanthropology
The study of bone and stone from millions of years ago
- Charles Darwin and evolution (evolve or become extinct)
- where in the world did humans come from?
- when did humans walk upright? (Mary Leakey and the Laetoli footprints)
- Neanderthals
- ancient stones tell us what they used for tools
Primatology
studies the anatomy and behaviours of living primates (what makes us similar to and different from other primates)
Interesting observations:
Human Variation
- Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas and Louis Leakey
Interesting observations:
- mother-infant bond
- longest infant dependency time of all mammals
- hierarchies and male aggression
- grooming habits
- communication through body language, facial expression, play, laugh and experience emotion
- have rotating forearms, grasping feet and hands, forward facing eyes and larger brains
Human Variation
The study of how and why human beings are different (from an evolutionary perspective)
- Natural Selection's Three Principles
- look at specific components of body to see if they have an evolutionary advantage (ie blood type)
- "Race is a cultural myth, not a biological reality" (O'Neill, 2010)
- Natural Selection's Three Principles
- look at specific components of body to see if they have an evolutionary advantage (ie blood type)
- "Race is a cultural myth, not a biological reality" (O'Neill, 2010)
what s the id?
According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality, theid is the personality component made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires. The id operates based on the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of needs. (a toddler or a baby)
What is the ego?
According to Freud, the ego is part of personality that mediates the demands of the id, the superego and reality. The ego prevents us from acting on our basic urges (created by the id), but also works to achieve a balance with our moral and idealistic standards (created by the superego).
What is the superego?
the part of a person's mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.
What are examples of defensive mechanisms?
- Sublimation
- Compensation
- Assertiveness
- Denial
- Regression
- Acting Out
- Dissociation
- Reaction Formation
- Projection
Karen Horney (Horn-eye)
- not influenced by sexual conflicts in childhood
- doesn't represent female perspective
- major gender bias ( women told that need to depend on men for love and status)
Carl Jung
Analytical Psychology -conscious + unconscious mind working together)
- unconscious - personal + collective (memories of our ancestors)
- archetypes - for example, the image of a Mother
- personality - introvert vs extrovert