Social psychology/christian theology
1. Topic: Deconstructing Aggression
Researchers have identified different types of aggression that are perpetrated at different rates and by different segments of the population. The discussion questions below will allow you to familiarize yourself with current facts and figures about aggression in society.
Please answer the questions below in order to check your knowledge about aggression.
What are the demographic differences that determine who is (more) likely to be aggressive? Are rates of violence consistent across ethnic groups, sexes, and worldwide? Explain these patterns.
Identify the key predictors of aggressive behavior. Using your knowledge of social psychology, analyze why these factors are most influential on aggression.
Under what circumstances is aggression perceived to be a positive attribute?
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2. Topic: Applying Social Psychology to Reduce Aggression
Imagine that you are tasked with developing an aggression-reduction program (or, if you prefer, an anti-bullying program) for high school students ages 14-18. Share in the discussion forum what you know about aggression, it’s causes, and how you would develop your program.
Include:
What environmental factors influence aggressive behavior?
Are there circumstances is aggression perceived to be a positive attribute? (What are they?)
What would you include (e.g., education, demonstrations, workshops, etc.) in your program and why?
3. Activity 1: Discussion – Writing an Abstract
Context
As discussed this week, writing an abstract is a specific kind of task, one that requires you to synthesize your writing, state your thesis, and narrate your key points succinctly. In this week’s discussion post, you will practice this valuable skill. This skill is not only required for certain types of scholarly activities (e.g., conference proposals, grant writing, publication), it is also a valuable exercise for assessing the clarity of your own work. Can you state your problem, thesis, supporting arguments, and conclusions in 150-250 words? The task is not easy for anyone—so let’s try it.
Description
Choose either your Critical Analysis from last week, an academic paper that you wrote for another class, or, if you are far enough along, your forthcoming Literature Review. Write a 150-200 word abstract of your work in light of the instructions for writing an abstract above. Post it to the discussion board.
In addition to your abstract, your post should also include a reflection on the abstract writing process: How difficult was this task? What issues did you need to think through? Did the process illuminate anything about your writing style? Did you find that your thesis and supporting points are as clear as you originally thought?
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