Literature Review

The Mobile Phone Changed the Social Life

hopeishak — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:30:31 +0000

Tyler, T. R. (2002) – Is the internet changing social life ?

hopeishak — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:10:38 +0000

The internet allows people to engage in activities they already have ways to engage in but provide them with added efficiencies and opportunities to tailor their enteractions. Author believed there is nothing fundamentally different that transfor psychological and social life.

References

Tyler, T. R. (2002). Is the internet changing social life ? It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same. Journal of Social Issues, 58 (1),pp. 195-205.

Innovative Technologies by John Voelcker

hopeishak — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:39:21 +0000

10 innovative technologies

References

Voelcker, J. (2006). 10 innovative technologies. Stanford Social Innovative Review. Retrieved July 1st, 2010 from www.ssireview.org

Networks online and On-Land

hopeishak — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:12:04 +0000

Allison Fine published book “Social Change in the Connected Age”

MoveOn.org is an online political action committee. Meetup.com has been working at the intersection ofonline and on-land activism.

References

Fine, A. (2007). Networks online and on-land. STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW. Retrived on July 1, 2010 from www.ssireview.org

Tips on writing a Thesis

hopeishak — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:03:44 +0000

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/

Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements

Summary: This resource provides tips for creating a thesis statement and examples of different types of thesis statements.

Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen Brizee
Last Edited: 2010-04-17 05:25:39

Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement

1.Determine what kind of paper you are writing:

An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience.
An expository (explanatory) paper explains something to the audience.
An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided.

If you are writing a text which does not fall under these three categories (ex. a narrative), a thesis statement somewhere in the first paragraph could still be helpful to your reader.

2. Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.

3. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the first paragraph of a paper.

4. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper.

Thesis Statement Examples

Example of an analytical thesis statement:

An analysis of the college admission process reveals one challenge facing counselors: accepting students with high test scores or students with strong extracurricular backgrounds.

The paper that follows should:

explain the analysis of the college admission process
explain the challenge facing admissions counselors

Example of an expository (explanatory) thesis statement:

The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.

The paper that follows should:

explain how students spend their time studying, attending class, and socializing with peers

Example of an argumentative thesis statement:

High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.

The paper that follows should:

present an argument and give evidence to support the claim that students should pursue community projects before entering college

Prilleltensky, I. (1997). Values, assumptions, and practices:

hopeishak — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:23:24 +0000

Assessing the moral implications of psychological discourse and action.

Unless psychologists share with others their implicit or
explicit moral views, meaningful dialogue cannot thrive.

Prilleltensky, I. (1989). Psychology and the status quo.

hopeishak — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:21:25 +0000

Desiderata for a psychology
at the service of social change are considered.

The Behavioral Perspective tried to make psychology a hard science like physics.

The humanistic approach clearly emphasizes
the human potential for personal change and growth.

conscientization is first of all the effort
to enlighten men about the obstacles preventing them
from a clear perception of reality.

O’Neill, P. (2005). The ethics of problem definition

hopeishak — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:19:37 +0000

O’Neill(2005) posited that the wars we choose to fight may not be worthy. He argued that the war on drugs was not the answer to the problem of poverty in the city (O’Neill, 2005). Neither was the war against child abuse. The study of homelessness was criticized to be non descriptive and resulting in unqualified data. Moral strength was therefore declared the winner answer to the solution of complex problems; however, the definition of moral strength may not be clear. O’Neil concluded his address by encouraging more aspirational research in order to contribute to social change, rather than keeping the status quo.

References

O’Neill, P. (2005). The ethics of problem definition. Canadian Psychology, 46, 13-20.

Marsella, A. J. (1998). Toward a global community psychology

hopeishak — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:18:39 +0000

Meeting the needs of a changing world.

should not have western focus in psych

should have more qualitative methodology research

References

Marsella, A. J. (1998). Toward a global community psychology: Meeting the needs of a changing world. American Psychologist, 53, 1282-1291.

Critical Psychology

hopeishak — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:31:21 +0000

Critical Psychology International: criticalpsychology.com
• Dennis Fox’s Critical Psychology – resources, readings, links, frequently asked
questions: dennisfox.net/critpsy/
• RadPsyNet – Radical Psychology Network co-founded 1993 by Dennis Fox and
Isaac Prilleltensky – includes online Radical Psychology Journal: radpsynet.org