#1
Describe your family dynamic. Are you apart of a nuclear or extended family? Did you grow up in a married household, female headed household, same sex parent household, blended family? What constitutes your idea of family? What are the functions of family in society?
#2
Use your learnings from the textbook and notes in this module to reflect on the relationship between independent & dependent variables and pre-testing and post-testing in experiments. Then, PICK ONE PAIR that you’d like to provide your own example of – either the independent variable & dependent variable pair OR the pre-test & post-test pair. For the independent variable & dependent variable, briefly describe a research scenario and define what your IV and DV are. For the pre-test & post-test pair, make up your own experiment and describe what concept or hypothesis you will be pre- and post- testing.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE & DEPENDENT VARIABLE EXAMPLE: Your research scenario is the correlation between hours spent studying and grades. Your independent variable is hours spent studying and your dependent variable is grades.
PRE-TEST & POST-TEST EXAMPLE: You may want to test the impact of a course for drivers whose license have been suspended due to too many traffic violations. You will pre-test their knowledge of traffic laws, road signs, and defensive driving techniques. Then once they complete the course you will post-test their knowledge of the same subject areas to determine if there is an increase in scores and long-term if there is decrease in traffic tickets.
#3
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) is an inter-generational psychological legacy of slavery. It is a psychological condition that was born out of the pervasive, perpetual and intergenerational trauma that African people endured due to the maafa (historical chattel slavery and contemporary oppression).
Please watch the attached video about PTSS and then share your thoughts about it.
In order to get full credit for the discussion, you must make at least one independent post by Tuesday, and respond to at least on classmate by Thursday. Your initial comment must be at least 50 words.
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. How Is It Different From PTSD? | AJ+ Opinion
#4
Dr. Frances Cress-Welsing developed one of the most insightful and profound theories about the reason for racism. Please read her article and then watch this video wherein she debates, the racist pseudo-scientist, William Shockley. After you read her article and watch this video, summarize or outline her theory and write your thoughts about it. Your essay must be between 500 and 1,000 words.
cress Theory article-1.pdf
