As we’ve come to understand over the course of our class, a central aim of feminist science and technology studies involves persistently posing the questions: what counts as objective truth, who decides this, and on what basis are claims to truth legitimately made? During the last weeks of our course in particular, we’ve explored the relationship between various understandings of expertise and the relationship(s) of expert forms of knowledge to power, privilege, and the possibility of equity, justice, freedom, and democracy.
As we’ve come to understand over the course of our class, a central aim of feminist science and technology studies involves persistently posing the questions: what counts as objective truth, who decides this, and on what basis are claims to truth legitimately made? During the last weeks of our course in particular, we’ve explored the relationship between various understandings of expertise and the relationship(s) of expert forms of knowledge to power, privilege, and the possibility of equity, justice, freedom, and democracy.
Consider the various aspects of science, technology, medicine, and society that we’ve discussed during the past six weeks, especially as they relate to questions of gender, sex, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status/social class. Consider what you have found most inspiring or promising and what you have found most limiting or problematic as regards the historical and ongoing relationships between science and society.
Consider the various aspects of science, technology, medicine, and society that we’ve discussed during the past six weeks, especially as they relate to questions of gender, sex, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status/social class. Consider what you have found most inspiring or promising and what you have found most limiting or problematic as regards the historical and ongoing relationships between science and society.
Imagine you are a psychology researcher. You have been awarded $1M to conduct a research study of your choosing. This study should be one that will inform and/ or evaluate psychological practice, such as a clinical intervention trial or a study to help better understand a psychological relationship. As a result, you are now responsible for the construction of a study.
Write a research question and a hypothesis. Develop a rough draft of your quantitative question that would lead to the design of your research study. Additionally write your hypothesis for this question.
Explain the importance of applying theory versus making broad generalizations to explain behaviors.
Explain the importance of applying theory versus making broad generalizations to explain behaviors.
What are the disadvantages of making broad generalizations?
What are the disadvantages of making broad generalizations?
What are the advantages of applying theory to explain behaviors?
What are the advantages of applying theory to explain behaviors?
How do culture and geographical location influence whether certain acts are deemed violations of law?
How do culture and geographical location influence whether certain acts are deemed violations of law?
What is the correlation between deviance and culture?
What is the correlation between deviance and culture?
Explain how cultural views and values drive human behavior.
Explain how cultural views and values drive human behavior.
