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 
> > 
> 

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