Definitions of Normality

A kindergarten teacher is accused of molesting multiple students…

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In class we talked about how the FLDS supports some of the same laws as the GLBTQ community when it comes to marriage. The LDS church (mainline Mormonism), on the other hand, opposes same sex marriage and actively opposed the California Law. A new documentary is out about the role of the LDS in this movement:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/8themormonproposition/

In Section 1 we talked about Spokeo.com – a website that contains a lot of information that you have on the web – pics, credit score, where you live, etc. We talked about this site as being a tool for surveillance. But you should also know that you can remove your information from this site. Search for yourself on their site to find the URL of your page. Then click on the Privacy button on the bottom of the page to remove yourself.

The PA Dept of Revenue Commercial –

The NY Times Magazine Article on “The Data Driven Life” – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/magazine/02self-measurement-t.html?pagewanted=7

And (no kidding!) when I returned to my office from class, this ad was waiting in my inbox:

A brief overview of the Arizona Anti-Immigration law – http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html

A commentary from Desmond Tutu on Arizona’s law (that emphasizes the way the law creates a boundary between “us” and “them”) – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/desmond-tutu/arizona—-the-wrong-answ_b_557955.html

A proposed law to ban ethnic studies programs and limit who teaches English – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/arizona-ethnic-studies-cl_n_558731.html

ASU installs a new high-tech monitoring system…

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/04/27/20100427nau-student-attendance.html

1. The data you collected should be used often in your paper. Use direct quotes, summaries of patterns, and interpretations of data throughout! You are welcome to do additional research too, but the additional research you do should not overwhelm your actual data.

2. Evidence, Evidence, Evidence! Back up your assertions with evidence. Avoid to the temptation to make broad claims like “people say…” or “society thinks…” without offering evidence to show that this assertion is true.

3. Cite your own data. If you are using fieldnotes, then you can cite your data like this:

xxxxxxx (Fieldnotes, 4/15/2010).

If you are using websites, use the standard citation format for websites/electronic sources:

MLA – http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
APA – http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/

4. You must describe how you collected your data. For those of you doing field notes, you need to tell me where you went, how long you were there each time, and describe some general patterns of what you observed. For those of you doing content analysis, you need to describe your sites and summarize the data you found. If it does not work to list all of the websites in the body of your paper, you can use a footnote or appendix to give me a complete list.

5. Be sure to vary the data that you use. I will be checking to make sure you use field notes from multiple occasions or multiple websites throughout your paper.

6. When you write about “who benefits” – think big. Who are the major stakeholders in the situation you describe?

7. Two sample papers (one good, one not so good) are available on Blackboard.

8. If you would like to negotiate a later due date, you may negotiate for up to a one week extension (5/7). To receive an extension you must email me BEFORE the current due date (4/30) and tell me when you would like to turn in your paper. No extensions will be granted after 4/30 and no second extensions will be granted. I will NOT penalize your grade for requesting an extension. But I will hold you to whatever date you set for yourself. In addition, an papers received after 4/30 will probably not be graded before the final exam.

Yes, fraud is rampant – http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy5.html

No, there is not much fraud – http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy1078.html

I thought this article from Huff Post was interesting in light of our discussions on medicalization…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/depression-medication-why_b_550098.html

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