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Today Connecticut is passing some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Approximately 60 pages of details about which long guns are now illegal, and when, where, and how people who have criminal and mental health issues may or may not have access to a firearm of any kind. In wading through the legalese, I looked and looked for something that, had it been in place before Newtown, would have stopped the murder of 26 people. I can't find anything.
A conservative commentator, Bill Whittle, says,
We want to blame something, anything that we can control. But what we really want to ban is violence and murder and insanity, and we don't talk about that because deep in our hearts we all know that violence and murder and insanity are built into the human condition, and likely always will be.
And I have to consider what I, as a Pagan, think about that statement. Of course I don't believe in some Angra Mainyuesque power that pulls us toward horrible, despicable acts. But if we did not have any pull to do these things, we would not need ethics. Pagan gods provide many more obvious behavioral models than the monotheistic religions. We have plenty of warrior gods and goddesses, we have deities that destroy creation, and deities that make trouble. But we don't condone rape because someone was possessed by Zeus, and we would not excuse a bomber because they said Kali wanted something destroyed.
Was the Newtown killer* just evil? In Simon Baron Cohen's, The Science of Evil, the scientist explores how violence and murder relate to empathy, or more specifically, lack thereof. Empathy comes when certain pathways in the brain are activated, and humans are equipped with mirror neurons that allow us to match other people's emotions in our own bodies. This neurology is the biological basis for empathy, and it is beautiful.
It is our biology that grounds us deeply into the Earth. We cannot forget to eat, or sleep without consequences. Our ties to the planet are our connection to her, empathy no less than food, water, or shelter. We are bound by cords of blood and bone and flesh.
Dr Cohen describes particular disorders that can, in their strongest expression, be a zero on the empathy scale: Borderline Personality disorder, Narcissistic Personality disorder, sociopathy and Asperger's syndrome. Some of these are closely related to parental nurture. But some aren't. The last in particular is an expression of nature's variation. Cohen describes how people with Asperger's may be violent because it seems logical and fits a certain pattern. There is no specific intent to harm, but there is a complete failure to recognize that their actions affect the humans around them, or even that that should matter. People with Asperger's focus on patterns and take that far beyond average human vision. Many gains in the sciences and engineering have been made because of this variation in genetic expression. And Cohen points out that Asperger's on its own rarely produces killers. This is because laws of community and behavior are also patterns, patterns that, while complex, are eventually acknowledged and favored by those with this different way of seeing the world.
It's hard to know what Nancy Lanza was thinking. She didn't lack for money, but there has still been no statement that her son had professional help of any kind. She moved him in and out of schools - a very poor choice given how resistant people with Asperger's are to change - and there was no evidence that he had ever been hospitalized for violent behavior. He excelled in math and science, but his social skills were poor. According to one of his teachers, he avoided human contact. And he spent a lot of time playing violent video games.
In his seminal work, The Gift of Fear, noted security expert Gavin de Becker encourages us to have empathy with those that would hurt us. This will save our lives because, we understand them better than we like to admit, and this empathy lets us predict their behavior. We all have the biological impulses that urge us to strike out, to harm, or humiliate. It is accepting this and using it that provides a path to safety.
It is reasonable to speculate that Nancy bought guns for her son in an effort to engage with him around something in which he was interested. Leaving aside her poor judgment, I find I have some empathy for this. My step-daughter was deeply angry when she was forced to move in with us. She played video games and did not relate well to others in her peer group. (we did cut her off the video games, but that is another story) She liked the Legend of Zelda, and I got her a bow to give her something to positive to do. So I understand Nancy Lanza's thought process.
I think she chose not to see that her son was a danger because he was her son and she loved him. She wanted more than anything else to see him grow up to be a happy person. There is no evidence that she did anything but trust that he was going to be fine. Which is what I did. My daughter is fantastic. Nancy's son wasn't.
If human law could not have prevented the deaths in Newtown, what is left but to appeal to the gods? To be sure, our gods, guides, and ancestors protect us. But it is up to us to listen to them. I don't think that the gods will save humans from violence and murder and insanity because it is part of our biology. Our job is to look unblinking to the example they set, and live our lives balancing our ethics with our natural impulses. Laws don't create ethics, empathy creates ethics. Our ties to each other create ethics. And laws cannot fill in where there is no connection. We are what we practice.
* I will not write his name in any public forum. Every assassin and spree killer in the modern communications era has studied and craved the notoriety of seeing and hearing their name in the public discourse. I will not contribute to this. I politely ask that any who comment abide by the same rules.
Friday, 05 April 2013
Dear Selina,
With all due respect, as the mother of two children on the autism spectrum (and one with a specific diagnosis of aspergers) I really REALLY wish you hadn't gone down the (far too popular) road of associating the killer of Sandy Hook with autism disorders. (However nuanced the association may attempt to be, it really just ends up branding individuals on the spectrum as "dangerous" while they are far more likely to be the victim of violent crime than perpetrators.) The op-ed in the NY Times linked below states my objections to this association well and succinctly. http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/adam-lanza-aspergers-and-a-misleading-connection-with-violence/.
A much more interesting question to discuss in this forum would be how Paganism deals with the problem of theodicy, which you touch on only briefly. I would welcome more discussion of that topic if you are so inclined.
Most sincerely,
Friday, 05 April 2013
I looked up Dr. Cohen, he's fascinating but controversial. More about his theories on autism http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ariane-zurcher/autism-theory_b_1594706.html
Saturday, 06 April 2013
As the daughter of a man diagnosed with aspergers, I, like Anne, wish you had taken a different approach on this subject. My father is the kindest, most hard-working man you will ever meet. Sure, he's been walking to work for a year because he can't bring himself to get his bike fixed, but that does not mean he is not a wonderful father, a gentile person, or 'lacks empathy' in any way.
My dad might not process emotions like we do, but this is still the man who tucked me into bed for nearly fourteen years, who bandaged every scraped knee, who hugged me, and kissed me, and made it better whenever I cried. This is also the man who refused to serve in the military because he does not believe in violence, the man who has been a vegetarian since he was fourteen, because he can not stand to see an animal suffer, and thinks its arrogant to place the human race above other animals. My dad would never pick up a gun and kill someone. If forced between shooting himself, and shooting someone else, he would shoot himself without hesitation.
I understand not everyone with autism and aspergers is the same, and--like everyone else--there are those who are more prone to violence. Still, throwing an entire group of people under a bus they do not belong under, is not only unhelpful so close after Autism Awareness Day, it's hurtful.
You make some very valid points, and I thank you for those, but I'm fairly certain your points about people on the spectrum fall short of the mark quite a bit.· Trine and Sharon Fargo likes this comment.
Saturday, 06 April 2013
I regret having offended but I would like to point out that I'm not the one who drew the connection. I live near, and work in Newtown. I and my husband have many friends in and around the area, and that is very much one of the subjects under discussion, including among my Pagan friends. If it is not addressed, there will always be a question festering under the surface, whispered in hushed tones. Just today, my client and I spoke about how the whole town knew something was not right with this kid, and yet nothing got done. One teacher spoke out in a public TV special about Newtown about how he had been trying to engage with and challenge the boy. I did not demonize people with Asperger's, and while I certainly welcome anyone posting about their positive experiences with autism spectrum disorders, we still need to have a frank discussion about what causes human violence.
That kid needed help and he didn't get it. His mother needed help and she didn't choose to get it. And that might be because no one wanted to talk about it. Unless we talk about it, there will always be shame, fear, and misunderstanding. The new laws just enacted will do nothing to help the next mother with a troubled child.
I believe the gods gave us free-will. The Gods don't do bad things to us, we do bad things to each other. Understanding why is the first step to doing something about it. But when it comes down to it, there are always going to be people who make bad choices that affect us, sometimes lethally. I want to be safe, and I want my family, and my religious and social communities to be safe. If I listen to the small voice that tells me something is wrong, that is the goddess speaking to me via a million years of biology. And I darn well listen.
I believe the gods gave us this awareness so that we can know when to run, freeze, or fight. But we are still responsible for our own safety, and the safety of our families, and our decisions all need to reflect that.
Saturday, 06 April 2013
Dear Selina,
I was unaware you were a New Town resident. I cannot imagine how it feels to be a member of that community now. Just (though on a lesser scale) as you clearly don't understand how Elani and I feel when we repeatedly hear AS loosely associated with every crazed mass shooter that comes down the pike. It's horrifying to us, and only pushes us (and our families) further into the mental health closet that you rightly decry. (There is NO documented tendency towards violence for people on the spectrum http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/opinion/dont-blame-autism-for-newtown.html?_r=0)
Which is why I feel compelled to say that this "sorry I offended" response doesn't cut it. You didn't *directly* demonize people with autism-spectrum-disorders, but you pointed to and quoted someone who did. You further associated the shooter with AS by saying "the mother moved him in and out of schools - a very poor choice given how resistant people with Asperger's are to change." That statement builds on the previous quotation which associates the shooter with AS, and nothing in your subsequent comment disavows that association.
AS is quite enough to deal with without reinforcing this pernicious and obfuscating untruth.
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Saturday, 06 April 2013
This is the first I have heard about any other mass killer having an autism spectrum disorder, and if this is common in the media, I can see why you're upset. I've heard ADHD (both my step-children have ADHD) combined with anti-depressants in teens, and psychosis in adults.
Cohen does not demonize people with Asperger's. I found his book quite compassionate. Truly, I am sorry.
I'm no stranger to parenting struggles. My step-daughter was much bigger than me, and very angry and threatening when she moved in with us. She randomly took stuff from around the house, including knives. She broke and damaged things, and she lied. And she was quite lacking in empathy. It was a tough five years until she got out of high school and went off to college. Very tough. Getting the diagnosis was moderately helpful, because we got a bit more help from the school but we didn't do medication. I only made it through because I prayed a lot, and almost continuously had reassurance from my guides and hers that it was going to be ok. As I said in the post, she's great now, in her last semester, and has grown some of the empathy she lacked as a younger person.
Sunday, 07 April 2013
I am so sorry you had such a distressing struggle with your step-daughter and glad that some of that burden has been lifted for you. As to people in the press retroactively "diagnosing" mass killers with AS, I'm far from the first person to have noticed this association, and I'll just reference this story from Slate to buttress my case that such associations are widespread -- and both inaccurate and harmful. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/12/adam_lanza_asperger_s_can_autism_explain_the_sandy_hook_tragedy.html
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Stage two of the Tour de Yorkshire is underway as cyclists race their way from South to North Yorkshire.
The race begins in Barnsley town centre before hitting the likes of Wentworth, Conisbrough and Otley before finishing in Ilkley.
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Are you ready to read about a possible presidential candidate stumping for her favorite health club? Ready or not, we give you Sarah Palin.
The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate appears on the cover of the latest issue of Newsweek wearing a sweatshirt that has an Edge Fitness logo emblazoned on the front. Edge Fitness, for those of you who don't know, which may be all of you, is Palin's hometown health club in Wasilla, AK.
Magazine editors may debate the ethics of Palin using the club as product placement on the cover, but let the record show that a health club is on the cover of a major magazine this week.
As for Palin's political future, she states on the cover that "I can win," even though she hasn't officially thrown her hat into the ring to run for president in 2012. If she does run, Edge Fitness, with all the exposure, may need to expand.


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CLEARWATER, Fla. - When Ender Inciarte woke from a long morning of sleep in Venezuela one day early December, he saw 18 missed calls from his older brother and panicked.
'I was in winter ball, and we had to travel the whole night,' Inciarte said. 'So I was sleeping late, and he saw the news and started calling me.
'When I saw all the calls I was worried. I thought something had happened, but then he told me the news.'
The news was that the 22-year-old outfielder had been selected by the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft on the morning of the final day of baseball's Winter Meetings. It meant a new start and his first opportunity to show major-league coaches what he could do in camp.
'I had no idea (he was in the Rule 5 pool),' Inciarte said. 'I didn't know anything about that. I was really surprised, and it was a good surprise.'
Considering the Phillies don't have any true center fielders with big-league potential behind Ben Revere in the upper levels of the organization, it was worth take a shot with the speedy Venezuelan, even if he has yet to play above Class A in the minors.
After having a mundane 2011 season (.266 average, 26 SBs, 25 extra-base hits in 514 plate appearances) at South Bend in the Midwest League, Inciarte's bat livened up last season. He hit .293 with 22 XBHs in 65 games at South Bend to open the season, then moved up to the high-A California League and batted .319 with 18 XBHs in 62 games there. He stole 46 bases in 58 attempts for the year.
The games in Clearwater have yet to start, but Charlie Manuel has spent an inordinate amount of time watching his outfielders as they shag flies and participate in drills. Much of that is to observe Darin Ruf as he attempts to field well enough to play everyday in left field, but Manuel also has taken a liking to Inciarte's knack for chasing down balls.
'I saw another kid go out to get a ball - what's his name, Inciarte?' Manuel said over the weekend. 'He's fast. He ran a ball down right of center field and it was high. He went over and caught it.'
Historically, the Phillies give long, thorough looks at Rule 5 guys in Grapefruit League games - Shane Victorino, Michael Martinez and David Herndon all came to the Phillies via that route. So Inciarte should see plenty of playing time and at-bats.
If Delmon Young needs a few weeks at the start of the season before he's ready to play in big-league games, there's a chance Inciarte could get some time to prove his worth in the regular season. What he really ought to root for is a lot of early production out of Ruf and Domonic Brown. If they bring some peace of mind to the starting corner outfield positions, then perhaps the Phillies could afford the luxury of a fifth outfielder with speed and defensive skills.
Manuel says he will evaluate Inciarte for both his 25-man roster worthiness and whether he would be beneficial to keep in the system if a deal can be worked out with his former organization, the Diamondbacks.
'We will definitely discuss stuff like that,' he said. 'We'll put him out there and let him play. He'll get to play some and we'll see what we've got.
The Phillies offered Victorino back to the Dodgers when he didn't make their 25-man roster out of spring training, but L.A. infamously didn't pay the $25,000 to regain the rights to him. According to pro scouting director Mike Ondo, most teams have learned their lesson from a mistake of that magnitude.
'A high percentage of guys who don't make the club are taken back by their original club,' Ondo said. 'From the tools the (scouts) saw, we think he's an above-average defender in center and maybe can move to the corners and play there as well.
'The tools are what stood out - the way he plays the outfield, his speed. And then he was down in Venezuela and see him down there.'
Although Inciarte knows it's roster-or-bust for him this spring, he's trying to keep his mind on the game.
'I don't think about the Rule 5 thing. I'm just here to do the best I can and prove that I can play baseball,' he said. 'They are going to make the decision and figure out what they want me to stay or not, but it all depends on me and how I do this spring.'
As for his brother, Astolfo, he will continue to keep an eye on his younger sibling's progress. Astolfo also played in the Arizona system, but left baseball and took over the family's hardware storea couple of years ago, after his father died.
'He wants to come (to America) this summer to see me play,' Ender said of Astolfo.
If a few things go right, that trip could be to a major-league ballpark - an opportunity Ender Inciarte had no idea was possible until it occurred.


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AS Americans, we've been raised on the notion that any child could dream of becoming president. But when you see how much "fun" Barack Obama and his immediate predecessors have had in that job — and when you look at where the most exciting innovations in governance are happening — how long will it be before our kids, when asked what they want to be when they grow up, answer: "I want to be a mayor." Except in Detroit, mayors today have more fun.
In fact, if you want to be an optimist about America today, stand on your head. The country looks so much better from the bottom up — from its major metropolitan areas — than from the top down. Washington is tied in knots by Republican-led hyperpartisanship, lobbyists and budget constraints. Ditto most state legislatures. So the great laboratories and engines of our economy are now our cities. This is the conclusion of an important new book by the Brookings Institution scholars Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley, entitled: "The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy."
For generations, they write, we held the view that "the feds and states are the adults in the system, setting direction; the cities and the metropolitan areas are the children, waiting for their allowance. The metropolitan revolution is exploding this tired construct. Cities and metropolitan areas are becoming the leaders in the nation: experimenting, taking risks, making hard choices." We are seeing "the inversion of the hierarchy of power in the United States."
What produced this shift? First, they argue, the Great Recession blew up the deformed growth model we had settled into — one "that exalted consumption over production, speculation over investment, and waste over sustainability." The new growth model, which the most successful cities are practicing, focuses on creating networks that combine skilled laborers and knowledge workers, with universities and technical schools, with quality infrastructure and high-speed Internet, to do manufacturing, innovation, technology development and advanced services — with an eye to exporting all of them. That's how we build a 21st-century middle class. "The best cities now understand that you need to a have a sector of your economy that is world class" in order to thrive, the authors argue.
Second, cities know that neither Washington nor state government will save them. "Cities and metropolitan areas are on their own," the authors write. "Mired in partisan division and rancor, the federal government appears incapable of taking bold action to restructure our economy and grapple with changing demography and rising inequality."
Look around and you see cities "doing the hard work of growing our new economy," they said to me in an interview. With federal funding for scientific research uncertain, Michael Bloomberg "has created Applied Sciences campuses in New York City to spur innovation. Voters are putting up tax dollars for large-scale transit investments in Denver and Los Angeles and local leaders are leading the modernization of ports, airports and freight rail in Miami, Chicago, Jacksonville and Dallas." A network of economic development organizations in northeast Ohio is "helping manufacturing firms retool their factories for new demand, using some federal dollars but also sizable investments from philanthropies." And, in Houston, a network of neighborhood centers is connecting new immigrants with low-cost banking, education, child care and health care — while the immigration bill is stalled in Congress.
"Washington is dysfunctional politically, and it is not just a momentary thing," Rahm Emanuel, who gave up being the president's chief of staff to become mayor of Chicago, told me. "We always said that there'd be a day when all that the federal government does is debt service, entitlement payments and defense. Well, folks, that day is here. So, federal support for after-school programs has shrunk. We added to ours, but I had to figure out where to get the money. The federal government is debating what to do with community colleges. We've already converted ours to focus on skills development and career-based education. I worked for two great presidents, but this is the best job I've had in public service."
D's and R's will work together locally, unlike in their statehouse or Congress, say the authors, because how they feel about the place where they live and work "is much stronger than how they feel about their party."
Then there's Detroit. It is "an extreme case," Katz and Bradley explained. It is a perfect storm of municipal mismanagement, auto company mismanagement, major job decentralization and property abandonment. "Other cities face many of these challenges, but none to the same extent," they argued. "Philadelphia has a daunting pension situation, as does Chicago, but both of those cities have things that Detroit lacked for decades: more jobs in their downtown cores and elected leaders who are not waiting for miracles but trying to move more aggressively to grow their economies, increase revenues, and manage debt." Wish them well. With both D.C. and the states increasingly AWOL, we need cities more than ever to be our engines of smart growth.


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Q: I have a bubbler aeration system in my pond. What do I do with it in the Winter? Do I take it out? – Jack of Maine
A: I recommend leaving the bubbler aeration system running throughout the entire Winter. Running the aeration system during the Winter is as important as running the system during the hot Summer months.
Preventing Winter Fish Kills with Aeration: The problem with not running your system during the Winter is the increased probability of have a Winter fish kill come Spring. A Winter fish kill is when toxic gases from dying or rotting vegetation accumulate underneath the ice. With no hole in the ice to allow for these gases to escape, the fish can suffocate.
The Proper Time to Remove the Bubbler Aeration System: If you plan to ice skate on the pond or if you have quite a bit of snowmobile traffic on the pond, then I would strongly recommend not running the bubbler aeration system at all during the Winter.
Removing the aeration system is simple. Disconnect the airline(s) attached to the cabinet and compessor. Cap the airline(s) or use duct tape to ensure no dirt or water can get into them. Store the cabinet and compressor in a cool, dry place. The diffuser at the bottom of the pond is fine to leave in there throughout the Winter. There is no need to remove it.
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Brexit: UK needs to clarify issues - Macron
The UK must provide more clarity about its negotiating position on Brexit, the French president has said.
Emmanuel Macron said the issues of EU citizens' rights, the exit bill and the Irish border question must be settled before talks could be held on trade.
On Friday, Theresa May made suggestions including a two-year transition period after Brexit, and that the UK pay the EU for "commitments" previously made.
She hoped this offer, made in a speech in Italy, would unblock Brexit talks.
In the first response by a European leader to the speech, Mr Macron welcomed her initiative, but said the British position still needed to be fleshed out.
"Before we move forward, we wish to clarify the issue of the regulation of European citizens, the financial terms of the exit and the question of Ireland," he said.
"If those three points are not clarified, then we cannot move forward on the rest."
Mrs May said there should be a transition period of "about" two years after March 2019 - when the UK leaves the EU - during which trade should continue on current terms
EU migrants would still be able to live and work in the UK but they would have to register with the authorities, under her proposals.
And she said the UK would pay into the EU budget for decisions made while it was a member, so other member states were not left out of pocket.
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She did not specify how much the UK would be prepared to pay during the transition period, but it has been estimated as being at least 20bn euros (about £18bn).
Mrs May's speech was welcomed by senior Conservative figures including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Chancellor Philip Hammond.
But backbench MP Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised the PM's stance on freedom of movement - saying it should end in March 2019 - offering the union money, and the role of the European Courts of Justice on Britain.
He told BBC Newsnight it was a "red line" if the UK was still subject to the ECJ after March 2019. If it was, "we have not left the European Union", he said.
The prime minister, in her speech, also suggested a "bold new security agreement" and said the UK would be the EU's "strongest partner and friend".
On trade, she said the two sides could do "so much better" than adopt existing models, adding there was "no need to impose tariffs where there are none now".
She also suggested that the UK and EU would continue working together on projects promoting long-term economic development and the UK would want to "make an ongoing contribution to cover our fair share of the costs involved".
When the two-year transition period was up, the UK and EU could move towards a new "deep and special partnership," she said.
But by March 2019, neither the UK or EU would be ready to "smoothly" implement new arrangements needed so suggested current trade terms should remain in place.
Such a period should be "time limited", she said, with its length being determined by how long it takes to set up new systems.
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LabsCorporate necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 158 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
We're looking for logo design for a dating site called "yumbunny". The slate is clean, we're looking for fresh new ideas that use that name to iconify a great, modern, not-too-stuffy dating site.
Read the contest brief for more information and notice the BONUS part of the prize, too. Thanks in advance for your submissions!
We need a logo design for our website. Ideally we'd receive the final output(s) in .SVG.
We'll likely offer the $200 price both to the top two designs, but if they're really stellar, three awards may be made. We'd love to have a few good options to take to our board of directors.
BONUS: For any design we use on our official site, that designer will be offered a link to their own personal website from our site's FAQ. No promises on how long we'd be able to leave it linked there, but we currently expect to leave it up for as long as we use the logo. That could generate you a lot of good gigs over time.
- The logo must contain the word "yumbunny" or "yumbunny.com" (casing is up to your creativity)
- Ideally there would be clever artwork/design/mascot near or incorporated into the logo.
- Ask yourself, "Would I be excited to register at a dating site with this logo?"
- (extra cool points) logo can reduce well to two-color version
- (extra cool points) part of the graphic would make a good favicon
- IMPORTANT: Note that the winning logos will transfer under the EXCLUSIVE and unlimited ownership of our company and cannot be used in complete or derivative form in any other way (display, sale, etc). All copyrights and licenses on the logo will be transferred from you to our company upon winning this contest.
- Absolutely no Arial or Helvetica.
- Avoid similarities with popular bunny or rabbit corporate logos.
- Nothing crude or overtly sexual.
- No content or designs that have been used on other projects. (We will need exclusive rights to the logo forevermore.)
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Undergraduate Catalog
2014 – 2015
Office of Admissions
Emil H. Messikomer Hall
100 W. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-3411
Fax: 610-436-2907
Revised September 2014
102 Old Library
Susan Johnston, Chairperson
PROFESSORS: Johnston, McConatha, Stoller
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: DeSousa, Freeman-Witthoft, Leveille, Ruchti, Wholey, Zalewski
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS: Arredondo, Ceballos, Chancellor, Di Giovine, Wiest
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology offers two programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree.
Majors in the two B.A. programs should consult the appropriate department handbook and their adviser for current requirements. Students planning to major in one of these programs are advised to take ANT 102 and SOC 200 no later than their sophomore year. Application for admission is made on forms available from the Office of the Registrar.
120 semester hours
Students may minor in the two following programs. A minimum of 18 semester hours is required. Elective courses are selected in consultation with the student's minor adviser. Students may take either of these minors as one of the minors in the B.A. liberal studies - arts and sciences or B.S. liberal studies - professional studies programs.
101 Introduction to Anthropology: Biological (3) Fundamentals of human biological variation and evolution, including evolutionary theory and processes, human genetics, the nature of human biological diversity, adaptation, primate biology and behavior, the human fossil record, the evolution of disease, and population processes (2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab).
102 Introduction to Anthropology: Cultural (3) Comparative analysis of culture systems.
103 Introduction to Anthropology: Archaeology (3) Interpretation of culture through analysis of archaeological remains.
113 Archaeological Field Techniques (3) Implementation of archaeological principles and theory in laboratory and field studies. PREREQ or COREQ: ANT 103.
202 World Ethnology (3) Survey of the social organization, belief systems, and cultures of selected peoples. PREREQ: ANT 102 or permission of instructor.
220 Cultures of Ethnic Groups in America (3) Survey of the cultural history and traditions of ethnic groups in America.
224 Native Peoples of South America (3) This course will introduce the student to the study of native peoples of South America after the European contact. Geographically, the course will cover the cultural characteristics, similarities, and differences among South American natives including the Amazonia.
Culture cluster
260 Artifacts and Culture (3) (See also HIS 353.) PREREQ: ANT 102.
280 Museum Techniques (3) Exploration of techniques of cataloging, conserving objects, and of designing and setting up exhibits. Involvement in actual museum work. PREREQ: ANT 102 or 103 or permission of instructor.
310 Human Paleontology (3) Human origins and evolution, including evolutionary thought, the evolution of nonhuman primates, and the hominin fossil record. PREREQ: ANT 101 or permission of instructor.
312 Medical Anthropology (3) Overview of the field, including theory, methods, and concepts. Evolutionary and ecological bases of disease and health; how culture affects the definition and treatment of illness (including in the U.S.); how culture and biology interact in health and illness; role of healers; application of medical anthropological knowledge to address human problems. PREREQ: ANT 102 or permission of instructor. Writing emphasis course
320 North American Indian Cultures (3) Survey and comparative study of the ethnographic record of North American Indian cultures, including belief systems and social organization. PREREQ: ANT 102.
321 American Indian Today (3) Native Americans in contemporary Anglo-America. Diverse communities course
322 Ethnology of Central America (3) Survey of the modern cultures of Central America: relationships to ancient peoples; the process of modernization in this area. PREREQ: ANT 102.
Culture cluster
324 Native Peoples of the Andes (3) This course provides a comprehensive survey of the historical formation and development of the Andean society before and after the Spanish conquest.
Culture cluster
326 Cultures and Peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa (3) Examination of the cultures and societies of Black Africa. PREREQ: ANT 102.
327 Cultures and Peoples of India (3) (See also HIS 302.) PREREQ: ANT 102.
329 Problems in Ethnology (3) Survey of the ethnographic literature pertaining to specific geographic regions. Area of focus to be announced in advance. PREREQ: ANT 102.
This course may be taken again for credit.
340 Folklore in Society (3) Survey of basic American folklore genres. Emphasis on folklore as process, tradition, and as an element of culture.
341 Social Organization (3) Study of social groups, their structure, and functioning. PREREQ: ANT 102.
344 Magic, Religion, and Witchcraft (3) An analysis of supernaturalistic ideology and ritual in both tribal and civil society. PREREQ: ANT 102.
347 The Culture of Cities (3) This seminar introduces students to the cultural dynamics of city life in the era of globalization. Topics of study include globalization, the politics of urban space, informal economies, and immigration.
Diverse communities course
348 Dimensions of Ethnographic Film/Video (3) This course will introduce students to the study of ethnographic film/video. Topics to be considered include visual anthropology, ethnographic representation, and film theory.
360 Historical Archaeology (3) Historical research through archaeology. Chester County is emphasized through local research projects. PREREQ or COREQ: ANT 103.
362 Archaeology of Central America (3) The archaeological record of Central America, covering the significant features of each culture area from modern Mexico to Panama.
Culture cluster
364 Archaeology of Ancient North America (3) A survey of North American prehistory from the earliest inhabitants to the time of European colonization. Covers all culture areas but with an emphasis on the Eastern woodlands. PREREQ: ANT 103. Writing emphasis
366 Archaeological Lab Methods (3) An overview of analytical methods used to process, describe, and interpret archaelogical materials. Emphasis on practical, hands-on laboratory research through the implementation of qualitative observation and quantitative methodologies. PREREQ: ANT 103.
368 Archaeological Field School (3-6) Application of archaeological recovery techniques through field investigation. Students participate in the gathering, processing, and study of archaeological site data. PREREQ: ANT 103.
381 Sociolinguistics (3) (also LIN 381) The study of the use of language in society and in educational settings; social dialects; language policy; black English. PREREQ: ANT 102.
383 Structuralism: From Chaos to Order in the World of Ideas (3) This course is a general survey of structuralist theory as it relates to linguistics, anthropology, psychology, and literature. The goal of the course is to demonstrate how structuralism is a theoretical orientation in the social sciences and the humanities that attempts to transform the chaos of appearances into order of reality in the world of ideas.
405 Topical Seminar in Anthropology (3) Selected topics in the subdisciplines of anthropology. Topics announced in advance. Juniors and seniors only.
This course may be taken again for credit.
410 Independent Studies in Anthropology (1-3) Special research projects, reports, and readings in anthropology. Juniors and seniors only. PREREQ: Permission of department chairperson.
This course may be taken again for credit.
459 History of Ethnological Theory (3) Development of ethnological theory with emphasis on the nature of explanation in ethnology. PREREQ: Six hours in ethnology and junior or senior standing.
495 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3) Discussion and supervised research designed to integrate conceptual and methodological skills. The research paper for the seminar must be acceptable as a required departmental senior research paper. Senior anthropology majors only.
200 Introduction to Sociology (3) Fundamentals of the sociological perspective on human behavior.
240 Sociology of the Family (3) Comparative, historical, and cross-cultural analysis of the family institution.
300 Sociological Theory (3) Historical development of the sociological perspective on human behavior, with emphasis on the perennial issues in sociological explanation. PREREQ: SOC 200.
302 Sociology of Everyday Life (3) How people interact in everyday settings, examined from the dramaturgical perspectives of Goffman, Douglas, Burke, and others. PREREQ: SOC 200.
321 Statistics in Sociological Research (3) The application of statistical methods to sociological hypothesis testing. PREREQ: SOC 200.
322 Methods of Sociological Research (3) The logic of social research. Fundamentals of research design, data collection and reduction, and nonstatistical analysis. PREREQ: SOC 200.
333 Self and Society (3) A symbolic interactionist perspective on social psychology which focuses on the self in social interaction. PREREQ: SOC 200.
335 Racial and Cultural Minorities (3) Analysis of the implications of racial differences, the factors affecting prejudice and discrimination, and structural aspects of group conflicts. PREREQ: SOC 200.
340 Sociology of Work (3) Survey of past and present types of work, trends in work structures, and the impact they have on experiences, norms, values, and inequality.
341 Social Stratification (3) Analysis of inequalities in wealth, power, and prestige in contemporary societies. PREREQ: SOC 200.
342 Urban Sociology (3) A descriptive study of the form and development of the urban community with respect to demographic structure, spatial and temporal patterns, and functional organization. PREREQ: SOC 200.
343 Sociology of Organizations (3) Analysis of large-scale, formal organizations with emphasis on bureaucracy as the dominant form of social organization in the West. PREREQ: SOC 200.
344 Sociology of Religion (3) Theoretical analysis of social functions of religion, the history and internal structure of religious institutions, and their relationship to other institutions. PREREQ: SOC 200.
345 Sociology of Education (3) Sociological dimensions of educational institutions. PREREQ: SOC 200.
346 Sociology of Gender (3) Analysis and evaluation of sociological research on sex roles. PREREQ: SOC 200.
349 Perspectives on Mental Illness (3) An interdisciplinary examination of mental disorders - their definition, cause, and treatment. PREREQ: SOC 200.
Approved interdisciplinary course
350 Sociology of Mental Illness (3) A sociological perspective on mental disorders. PREREQ: SOC 200.
351 Deviance (3) Causes and consequences of the construction and violation of social norms. PREREQ: SOC 200.
352 Criminology (3) Sociological analysis of the definition, distribution, and causes of crime, and of social response to it. PREREQ: SOC 200.
353 Juvenile Delinquency (3) Theories of delinquency; evaluation of programs for its prevention and control. PREREQ: SOC 200.
360 Sociology of Culture (3) Analysis of the major social movements that have shaped the character and future of modern man. PREREQ: SOC 200.
361 Sociology of Medicine (3) A sociological perspective on health, illness, and medical care. PREREQ: SOC 200.
362 Sexuality in Society (3) The social dimensions of human sexuality. PREREQ: SOC 200.
364 Sociology of Aging (3) An examination of the problems, adaptations, and contributions of the aging population. PREREQ: SOC 200.
366 Gender, Labor, and Globalization (3) (Also WOS 366) Sociological and feminist analysis of global labor issues such as immigration, citizenship, motherhood, childcare, emotional labor, guest workers, commodification, and exploitation. PREREQ: SOC 200 or permission of instructor.
369 Social Movements (3) An introduction to the study of social movements, both historical and contemporary. PREREQ: SOC 200.
370 Social Problems (3) Analysis of current social disorders: urban unrest, racial tension, poverty, addictions, crime, and mental illness. PREREQ: SOC 200.
371 Applied Social Change (3) Strategy and tactics of planning and guiding change in small and large-scale social systems.
372 Globalization Across Societies and Cultures (3) This course draws from sociological and related theories to examine globalization as part of a larger historical process that is reshaping the global economic system and changing the role and power of nation states. The class will examine the mass migration of people in response to changing labor markets, the formation of new global diasporas, the emergence of a global cultural order marked by hybridity and creolization, and how globalization is experienced as a complex process in which people participate and respond in ways that shape, resist, absorb, or avoid globalization. PREREQ: SOC 200 or permission of instructor.
376 Sociology of War and Peace (3) Exploration of the relationship between social structure and war. PREREQ: SOC 200.
377 Clinical Sociology (3) Analysis and evaluation of therapeutic applications of sociology in group and individual settings. PREREQ: SOC 200.
401 Social Change (3) Critique of the leading models of social order and change; analysis of major transformation in Western civilization. PREREQ: SOC 200.
402 Career Internship in Sociology (6) Field experience in agencies involved in social change. Majors only with permission of instructor.
410 Issues in Sociological Thought (3) Analysis of several of the key philosophical issues underlying sociological thought. PREREQ: SOC 300, or permission of the instructor.
490 Independent Studies in Sociology (1-3) Individual research projects, reports, and/or readings. Seniors only. PREREQ: Permission of department chairperson. Majors only.
This course may be taken again for credit.
491 Topical Seminar in Sociology (3) Special topics in theory or methodology. Topics announced in advance. Admission by permission of instructor. Juniors and seniors only.
This course may be taken again for credit.
492 Senior Seminar in Sociology (3) Preparation of senior research paper. Senior sociology majors only.


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- Jenny
I am going to speak for some length about the artichoke, an engaging little thistle I heretofore have more or less ignored, for a host of reasons I am about to explain, but have been completely turned around on thanks to Lemon Artichoke Chicken.
My artichoke antipathy began from almost the first time I examined one with any serious consideration, which I feel relatively certain was during a meal at the TGI Fridays in the bottom of the Empire State Building. Even though, of course, that can't actually be true. But it was a restaurant. In New York.
As one friend pointed out over that dinner all those years ago, at what point did the human pick up this pointy, unattractive object and proclaim it food? It's just not attractive.
Then, there is the whole laborious way of eating it with one's front teeth, and the fact that so many restaurants choose to serve up it up with insipid sauces, a bit of a wet towel after a luke warm bath.
Further, I have been too intimidated to try them at home. Once while visiting California, a friend who cooks them often actually did a lovely steamed version, but in the process nearly destroyed one of my pots. Be off, artichoke!
But recently, irked by my inability to find something new to do with chicken breasts and feeling the need to share, I learned from a friend that she likes to dump some jarred artichokes, capers, garlic and some salt and pepper on hers, popped in the oven for 20 minutes or so.
This was a hit in my house, but I craved something slightly less virtuous, something that would pull chicken breasts, the ultimate culinary wallflower, on to the dance floor to do the oven-baked Single Ladies dance.
Now Lizthechef makes clear she has disdain for jarred artichoke hearts, and insists you use frozen ones here, a direction, I will confess ONLY TO YOU, that I almost ignored. But then I thought, well, she's Lizthechef, I am Jenny the angry homecook, who am I to defy her? As it turns out, frozen artichoke hearts are indeed deeply superior to their jarred sisters, and you should buy a bunch immediately for your freezer.
So, this recipe lets all of you follow the Jenny drill to a T – come home, defrost those babies in the microwave (or leave them in the fridge while at work) and get that chicken into the pan. Now you may take your work shoes off, and pour a glass of wine. Once that chicken is browned up nicely, place it in your small oven-ready dish, being careful not to crowd the breasts.
If you are Jenny, you will have been unable to find Meyer lemons in Washington DC, which will have caused you to stand for a while in Whole Foods, thinking thoughts about lemons, which then will have led to musings about strawberries and all the rosemary you were able to get in Los Angeles in November, and pretty soon you will have begun to lament every life choice you've ever made and start crying.
If you are a person in full possession of your mental health, you will simply substitute Eureka lemons.
I didn't really believe Lizthechef that I needed this much creme fraiche, so I added spoon by spoon by spoon, and probably used close to what she called for. I would say this is to taste. Watch your chicken once it hits the oven, as the cooking times may vary according to the thickness of your meat and your oven.
You will want to serve this nice and warm, which in my case meant right from the dish, because the fatty goodness of the cream and the tangy kick of the artichoke give the best bang that way. Serve it with some crusty bread.
Lemon Artichoke Chicken
by Lizthechef
Serves 4
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