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Thirty percent of his patients live outside the United States and are attracted to his reputation as a surgeon ****who can take a non-Caucasian face and transform it into an attractive Caucasian one.*** Andi -------------- Every object, every being, Is a jar of delight. Be a connoisseur. ~Rumi~ Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It's in our hands. ~Cathy Better~ Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least. ~Johann von Goethe~ Dr. Andi Stepnick Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology 300-C Wheeler Humanities Building Belmont University Nashville TN 37212-3757 Direct Line: (615) 460-6249 Office Manager: (615) 460-5505 Sociology Fax: (615) 460-6997 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ender, M. DR BS&L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 4:18 pm Subject: TEACHSOC: Re: better world reference > folks, another source for positive stuff is > http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/home/ > <http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/home/> . You can use your last > class to brainstorm social inventions that rather than make money, > makethe world better for more people--favorites for students are a > $75,000grant for every American when they turn 21, Spring Break for > everyone,one-year paid sabbaticals for all Americans who turns 50, > Great Driver > Tax/Insurance Rebates (rewarding for driving well rather than > penalitiesfor not) etc...gets students thinking creatively--which > we know is tied > to critical thinking...morten. > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bissler, Denise L > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 5:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: TEACHSOC: better world reference > > > > > > > > Denise L. Bissler, Ph.D. > Randolph-Macon College > 206 N. Center Street > Campus Box 5005 > Ashland, VA 23005-5505 > Office: (804) 752-7380 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kristen Hefley > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 1:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: TEACHSOC: Depressing Sociology? > > > > Sorry I'm a little late with this, but several days ago, there was a > lively discussion about the depressing nature of sociology, and how it > points out the negative in the world. I wanted to share a resource I > have used in my Intro course. > > > > There is a book called The Better World Handbook with a corresponding > website, www.betterworldhandbook.com > <http://www.betterworldhandbook.com/> , in which the authors analyze > several social problems and then provide actual things that > individualscan do to effect change. It covers everything from > environmentalism to > racism and sexism to the exploitation of workers both in the > developingworld and in the United States. It lists several > resources that > individuals can use even to make changes even if they have very little > time to "get involved." For example, if you don't like something > that a > company does because of its policies concerning ANY of these > issues, you > can elect to shop at a company with better policies. The book lists > companies in descending order from best to worst based on what they > sell. Students like it because it IS positive and shows how easy > it can > be to simply stop supporting harmful practices, but it isn't overly > preachy and doesn't condemn anyone for being a part of the problem. > It > also says you don't have to agree with everything in the book to do > something about the things you do have a problem with. > > > > The company used to provide examination copies to professors who were > thinking about using this book in your course... you can check and see > if they still do. I have loaned mine out several times to colleagues > and had to beg to get it back! > > > > Anyway, thought some on this list might enjoy this. > > > > Kristen Hefley > > University of Oklahoma > > Department of Sociology > > Kaufman Hall 331 > > 780 Van Vleet Oval > > Norman, OK 73019 > > (405) 325-1751 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
