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Fallacy of Relative Privation:
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"The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off.
How can I?"
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
What is "real"? Is anything "real"?
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Small Group Discussion- discussion question sheets- choose a reporter to write down the group's responses and report back to class when class comes back together.
Questions
1. Would you want to be released from the cave? Why or why not?
2. What is like the cave in our world?
3. How is the way you understand the world, your ideas and beliefs, shaped by the actions of others?
4. Who has the power to shape your ideas and beliefs? In what ways is this good and in what ways is it not so good?
5. Are there things you know to be true? What are they, and how do you know them?
TAKE DISCUSSION NOTES!
Questions
1. Would you want to be released from the cave? Why or why not?
2. What is like the cave in our world?
3. How is the way you understand the world, your ideas and beliefs, shaped by the actions of others?
4. Who has the power to shape your ideas and beliefs? In what ways is this good and in what ways is it not so good?
5. Are there things you know to be true? What are they, and how do you know them?
TAKE DISCUSSION NOTES!
Breaking Gender Stereotypes
Time Codes: 14:20 and 19:15
What are the Consequences?
- Boys who believe in traditional masculine stereotypes of by toughness, aggression and romantic prowess are more likely to have early sex, more unsafe sex, more sexual partners, and to be involved in unplanned pregnancy. 3
- Girls who believe in traditional feminine stereotypes of beauty, vulnerability, compliance and motherhood are more like to have early sex, unsafe sex, and unplanned pregnancy. They are also more likely to avoid asking boyfriends to use condoms and more likely to defer to boys’ prerogatives requests when it comes to sex. 4
- Masculinity pressures starts young: By 5 or 6, boys who are sad or afraid are already being instructed to "tough it out" or “suck it up” and “act like a man.” Repressing unhappy feelings has been tied to problems like Attention Deficit Disorder, conduct disorders, and depression as well as alcohol and drug abuse when they’re older
- Boys who don’t fit masculine stereotypes consistently report being more victimization and bullying, more loneliness, fewer male friends, and greater unhappiness
- Girls who identify with traditionally feminine traits are more likely to admit to using social aggression like gossiping and exclusion against other girls
- Boys are more body-conscious and worried about being muscular and thin than at any time in the last 10 years. Men now account for 25% of adults with anorexia or bulimia and 40% percent of binge eaters.3
The Facts about Unconditioned Stimuli - Three-quarters of female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight; only 1 in 20 is average size. Moreover, female characters that are heavier tend to get made fun of more often, and 80% of the time these negative comments are rewarded with audience laughter
- 20 years ago the average model weighed only 8% less than the average woman; today the average model is almost 25% underweight 40 and weighs less than 98% of American women.
- Children and adolescents are exposed to media content 8.5 hours a day, including an average of 40,000 commercial messages annually, or about 100 per day from all sources – providing marketers an unprecedented level of direct access
- Although men are the main characters in most commercials, only 2% show men cooking, caring for children or doing other domestic chores,. Men are most often in business settings, with women doing house-hold tasks and/or selling household products
Source: http://truechild.org/Images/Interior/learnthefacts/fastfacts/_fast%20facts.pdf
But, It's Not a Doll
The 1964 G.I. Joe figure would stand 5’10’’ if he were life-size, and have a 32” waist, a 44” chest and 12” biceps14 – pretty hefty and muscular, but still within normal ranges. The new G.I. Joe Extreme would have a 55” chest, 29’’ waist and 27’’ biceps.
Classical conditioning (also Pavlovian conditioning or respondent conditioning) is a kind of learning that occurs when a conditioned stimulus (CS) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US).
Selling Masculinity
- Elected official, rather than a princess
- Has a good education
- Adira means "Strong"
- Ends up saving the prince
- Wears combat boots and doesn't care about fashion
Is Disney putting business before ethics?
Advice Column
"Dear Abby,
I've been seeing a guy for just over a year. He can be sweet and almost kind at times, however, many of my family members and friends continue to say that I am in an abusive relationship. My boyfriend and I moved in together after knowing one another for a very short time, less than a week. I was told from that day that I would never be allowed to leave him. Almost immediately he told me that I was not allowed to see my family anymore and even threw my father out of the house when he tried to come visit me. I'm often locked in my room and denied food when my boyfriend feels I am being disrespectful. I am yelled at daily and, honestly, I am very afraid at times, but I feel like I cannot leave him. I love him. What should I do?
Sincerely,
Where's My Happily Ever After?
Pop Culture: Considered the opposite of "High Culture" and is often considered "Low Brow". It began as commercial entertainment for the lower classes, but rose in popularity in the 1950's and 1960's. Is often criticized for being consumerist, sensationalist, and corrupted.
High Culture (High Brow): Definition of ‘high culture:’ “High culture is often associated with art forms such
as opera, classical music, ballet, literature and fine arts. It is widely perceived as the work of professional artists, serious in intent, valuable, and aimed mainly at an
elite and educated audience.
as opera, classical music, ballet, literature and fine arts. It is widely perceived as the work of professional artists, serious in intent, valuable, and aimed mainly at an
elite and educated audience.
Militainment Questions:
1. Do you think violent video games lead to violence?
2. Is Militainment an accurate reflection of war? What are 3 differences?
3. Explain how Militainment is used as a recruitment tool? If potential recruits were given an honest portrayal of war, do you think they would still wish to serve in the military?
PTSD (Shell Shock): is an anxiety disorder that may develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events
War as a Genre:
concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles. Their stories may be fiction, based on history, docudrama, biographical, or even alternate history fiction.
concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles. Their stories may be fiction, based on history, docudrama, biographical, or even alternate history fiction.