Do you think that “college” bars and
clubs are on the track to extinction? Please state your reasons for why or why
not.
Monday, September 30, 2013
The Way of the Woolley Mammoth
An article from the New York Times
suggested in the world of Facebook, texting, online dating sites, sex apps, and
other electronic applications to arrange evenings and outings that college
campus bars are losing their appeal.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Norms, Deviance and Beauty Pageants
Greetings! Last year a transsexual made a case to be allowed
in the Miss Universe Pageant. This year’s Miss America Pageant had its first contestant,
Miss Kansas, with an exposed tattoo. Last week a California transgendered
student was crowned Home Coming Queen.
Some say these examples show openness to individuality and equality
for participants. However, others use blogs and Twitter to render hateful
messages about contestants.
Our textbook notes that behaviors are only deviant if a
society deems them out of the norm. What
do you think should be the norms for beauty pageant? (Examples. Born female,
cross dressers, natural hair color, cosmetic surgery, inclusion of casual
wear-jeans, intelligence test, think across any existing category or consider new
ones).
PLEASE NOTE, this is not a question about the concept of
pageant, if you agree with them, like them or otherwise. Our purpose here is to
discuss cultural norms for pageants in the United States, from Home Coming
Queen to Miss America.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Who wears short shorts?
A dad in UT wears “Daisy Dukes” in an attempt to teach his
daughter a lesson.
Do you think this sort of action teaches a lesson on modesty
or one on embarrassment? Before you answer think it through, why is it embarrassing
for a middle aged man to wear short shorts, and yet females from preteen to
middle age wear them every day, in all sorts of settings from coast to coast.
Do you think this sort of action teaches a lesson on modesty
or one on embarrassment? Before you answer think it through, why is it embarrassing
for a middle aged man to wear short shorts, and yet females from preteen to
middle age wear them every day, in all sorts of settings from coast to coast.
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Ain't That America!
Greetings! Which one
of the places below best captures the essence of America? For example, if a
friend from another country could only visit one (1) while in the United States,
which one would you recommend?
Please state the reason
for your selection.
The Golden Gate Bridge, California
The Grand Canyon, Arizona
The National Mall, Washington, D.C.
The Las Vegas Strip, Nevada
Times Square, New York
Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota
Disney World, Florida
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