Thanks, Morten! Susan
Susan St. John, Assoc. Professor of Sociology Corning Community College 1 Academic Drive Corning, NY 14830 (607) 962-9526 or secretary 962-9239 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ender, M. DR BS&L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, September 5, 2005 3:10 pm Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: MINDBOGGLING > > folks, ...unboggle the mind, this isn't the first time bureaucrats > shirked responsibility in a disaster...see the 1999 journal Applied > Behavioral Science Review vol 7, no 2 which did a special issue on a > relatively recent flood...the Red River Valley Flood of 1997--mostly > sociologists doing the post-flood analysis...contents are below: > > 1. Who Decides? Forecasts and Responsibilities in the 1997 Red River > Flood. By: Pielke Jr., Roger A.. Applied Behavioral Science Review, > 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p83, 19p, 3 charts, 1 map; (AN 2594377) > > 2. Gender Patterns in Flood Evacuation: A Case Study in Canada's Red > River Valley. By: Enarson, Elaine; Scanlon, Joseph. Applied Behavioral > Science Review, 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p103, 22p; (AN 2594378) > Times Cited in this Database (2) > > 3. Women's Roles in a Disaster. By: Fothergill, Alice. Applied > Behavioral Science Review, 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p125, 19p; (AN > 2594379) > 4. Graffiti on the Great Plains: A Social Reaction to the Red River > Valley Flood of 1997. By: Hagen, Carol A.; et al., Applied Behavioral > Science Review, 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p145, 14p; (AN 2594380) > > 5. Psychological Distress during the Red River Flood: Predictive > Utilityof the... By: O'Neill, H. Katherine; Evans, Blake A.. > Applied Behavioral > Science Review, 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p159, 11p, 4 charts; (AN > 2594381) > 6. Flood Insurance: A Survey of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Homeowners. > By: Pynn, Ronald; Ljung, Greta M.. Applied Behavioral Science Review, > 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p171, 10p, 4 charts; (AN 2594382) > > 7. The 1997 Red River Valley Flood: Impact on Marital > Relationships. By: > Davis, Karen M.; Ender, Morten G.. Applied Behavioral Science Review, > 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p181, 8p; (AN 2594383) > > 8. Human Service Providers' Perceptions of System Response to the 1997 > Red River of the North... By: Heitkamp, Thomasine. Applied Behavioral > Science Review, 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p189, 10p, 7 charts; (AN > 2594384) > 9. Risk of Domestic Violence after Flood Impact: Effects of Social > Support, Age, and... By: Clemens, Petra; Hietala, Jennifer R.. Applied > Behavioral Science Review, 1999, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p199, 8p; (AN > 2594385) > morten > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 2:53 PM > To: Walter Dean > Cc: klausner; Teachsoc > Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: MINDBOGGLING > > > Last week I did require my Family (200-level students) students to > bring in pictures or articles about how the hurricane and tornados > impacted families - I was amazed of how much they found ( from a > variety of sources). We started a bulletin board in a prominent > area > in the Social Sciences Division with several students volunteering > to > arrange and add pictures and student essays as they arrive. Here > at > the community college, a balance of young and re-entry students > can be > beneficial since the re-entry students are accustomed to reading > newpapers. > > > Susan St. John, Assoc. Professor of Sociology > Corning Community College > 1 Academic Drive > Corning, NY 14830 > (607) 962-9526 or secretary 962-9239 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Walter Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2005 2:36 pm > Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: MINDBOGGLING > > > Do not be surprised that students do not know. I bring > > several newspapers to class (since we know that most Americans, > > especially students, do not read newspapers on a regular basis), > > pass them around and let them choose articles they find > > interesting. They write their chooses on a sheet of paper which > I > > collect and count to see which issues are most popular. When > > there are many issues or articles, I simply pass around a sheet > > listing the material and let them vote for whatever interests > > them. I then set up small group discussions (five students per > > group) and let them select one of the popular articles or > issues. > > It seems to work. > > > > Walter Dean > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: klausner > > To: Teachsoc > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:35 PM > > Subject: TEACHSOC: MINDBOGGLING > > > > > > Hi, > > > > After discussing the notion of the "Sociological Imagination" I > > asked students to relate it to the aftermath of Katrina...I was > > shocked when one student raised her hand and said that she did > not > > know anythng about the aftermath...only that a Hurricane > occurred. > > While we are in a small town we: have a CNN affiliate on the > local > > radio station, the newspaper program we have enables students to > > get FREE same-day copies of: THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND > THE > > LOCAL PAPER. > > They are in "stands" in the cafeteria and other places on campus. > > We get NPR from State College and from Buffalo. There is a HUGE > > TV in the Commons and a dozen in the Sports Center. It is > > mindboggling to me that ANYONE > > does not know about the tragic situation occurring in the > > aftermath of the Hurricane. I was so exasperated that I have now > > required students in the Intro class to > > BRING a newspaper to class each session. > > > > Anyone have a similar experience? > > > > Thanks, > > Michael > > >
