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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Low-Fat Love in Class | Patricia Leavy
Check-out this lovely?posting on Sociology Lens from a prof who used Low-Fat Love in her sociology of gender course:
Fiction in the sociology classroom? by Cheryl Llewellyn
This summer, I tried something new with my sociology of gender class. Rather than assigning a traditional textbook or a reader, I had the class read a work of fiction based on social science research (along with a few topical nonfiction works). I was nervous to see if my students, who are used to big lecture halls and multiple choice tests, would feel comfortable discussing the novel and would come away from the class with a better understanding of the social scientific themes embedded throughout the text. But my fears quickly went away. In fact, the discussions the work of fiction inspired were some of the best of the semester.
My sociology of gender class read Low Fat Love, a social science fiction novel by Dr. Patricia Leavy. This novel is based on the author?s many years of research about pop culture, women?s identities, self-esteem, and body issues. Leavy introduces the reader to two female protagonists, Prilly and Janice, who work together at a publishing house in New York City. Both Prilly and Janice struggle with their jobs, their relationships, and their senses of self.? Prilly is a bright young woman with a promising job. Despite her many accomplishments, Prilly?s self-esteem is easily derailed by (and maybe even at times, dependent on) her relationship with Pete, a guy who actively avoids commitment.? Janice also has unfulfilling relationships, particularly with her husband, her son, and her extended family. To compensate, she throws herself completely into her work and even tries to sabotage other women by setting unrealistic expectations for them to achieve. To the outside world, Janice may seem hardworking and driven, but inside, Janice is quite sad and lonely.
These two characters, Prilly and Janice, represent two different models of femininity, both of which were relatable to my students. Prilly?s identity is wrapped up in her relationship with men; her sense of self depends on how Pete perceives and treats her. All of my students knew at least one person like Prilly. And, having just read Guyland by Michael Kimmel, they knew about men like Pete, young white men in their twenties who seek relationships without commitment. These arrangements often leave women, and sometimes men, unsatisfied. Prilly?s character allowed my students to talk about these types of relationship issues and problems that are relevant to their lives. My students hoped for more for Prilly: They wanted her to find a better model of self-esteem either by finding a better guy or by working on her relationship with herself (I sided with the latter suggestion).
Janice, on the other hand, gives off the appearance of excessive self-esteem. She puts up a hard outside shell to prove to the world that she is strong and can handle the cut-throat world of work. Yet, she doesn?t have fulfilling relationships with anyone, men or women. The solitude of Janice?s character provoked my class to talk about the importance of positive relationships both in an out of the workplace. My students linked Janice?s behavior to workplace issues for women. Janice sometimes sabotages other women because she wants to succeed in her career. Though this is ultimately counterproductive for women in the workplace, Janice feels threatened and responds in the only way she knows how. My students also hoped for more for Janice: they wanted her to reconcile her relationships with her family and to have more positive relationships with the women with whom she works.
Assigning a novel based on social science research was new to me, but it was well worth it. The discussion about the novel was one of my best class discussions to date. The students related to the characters and used the different scenarios in the text to make relevant sociological points about gender. Moreover, the students felt comfortable talking about the novel.? While sometimes they were unconfident in their abilities to understand the other nonfiction, traditional sociological books, they knew they understood the material from Low Fat Love and they wanted to talk about it. I will use Low Fat Love again in my classroom and I urge others to consider it, too.? I?ve thought about other books to use in the classroom (like the Hunger Games series to talk about inequality and core/periphery relations), but does anyone else have positive experiences with fiction in the classroom?
Gordy, Laurie L. and Alexandria Peary.? 2005. ?Bringing Creativity into the Classroom: Using Sociology to Write First-Person Fiction.? Teaching Sociology 33(4): 396-402.
Irvine, Colin C. 2007. Teaching the Novel Across the Curriculum: A Handbook for Educators. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Source: http://patricialeavy.com/low-fat-love-in-class
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Friday, July 20, 2012
'Seven Habits' Author Stephen Covey Dies at 79
Published: July 19, 2012
By Deborah Smith Ford ? 
CNN (Cable News Network) announced the death of Stephen Covey. This well known author, of best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, died at 79 on Monday, July 16, 2012 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Bike Accident
Covey, according to Wikipedia, died due to complications from a previous bicycle accident.
Family Background
Covey's maternal grandfather was Stephen L Richards, an apostle and counselor in the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under David O. McKay.
Other Publications
In addition to his best-selling book, Covey also authored First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families.
In 2004 Covey released The 8th Habit. In 2008 Covey released The Leader In Me - How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time.
Professor
Covey also taught, as he was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.
Family
Covey lived with his wife Sandra and their family in Provo, Utah, home to Brigham Young University. Covey taught there prior to the publication of his best-selling book.
This author was a father of nine and a grandfather of fifty-two. He received the Fatherhood Award from the National Fatherhood Initiative in 2003.
Fan
"The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the first books I read before and again during my owning and operating of a business. Since I worked and hired many people, I decided I should learn more about them, their habits. The book was very helpful, and I continue to learn from it." - A. Ford
Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/20120719055538ford.nb/topstory.html
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A large international study led by University of Adelaide researchers has found that women who use marijuana can more than double the risk of giving birth to a baby prematurely. Preterm or premature birth - at least three weeks before a baby's due date - can result in serious and life-threatening health problems for the baby, and an increased risk of health problems in later life, such as heart disease and diabetes. A study of more than 3000 pregnant women in Adelaide, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand has detailed the most common risk factors for preterm birth...
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Arrest made in Pa. kidnapping try caught on video
In this undated photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department on Thursday, July 19, 2012, Carlos Figueroa-Fagot is shown. Police arrested Figueroa-Fagot for the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl that was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say Figueroa-Fagot turned himself in to police after being persuaded by his family. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)
In this undated photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department on Thursday, July 19, 2012, Carlos Figueroa-Fagot is shown. Police arrested Figueroa-Fagot for the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl that was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say Figueroa-Fagot turned himself in to police after being persuaded by his family. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)
Capt. John Darby speaks in view of a booking photo of Carlos Figueroa-Fago during a news conference Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Philadelphia. Police arrested Figueroa-Fago for the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl that was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say Figueroa-Fago turned himself in to police after being persuaded by his family. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, right, accompanied by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, speaks during a news conference Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Philadelphia. Police arrested Carlos Figueroa-Fagot for the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl that was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say Figueroa-Fago turned himself in to police after being persuaded by his family. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Capt. John Darby, center, accompanied by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, left, and Mayor Michael Nutter, speaks, during a news conference Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Philadelphia. Police arrested Carlos Figueroa-Fago for the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl that was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say Figueroa-Fago turned himself in to police after being persuaded by his family. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A police officer snaps an image with his phone of a booking photo of Carlos Figueroa-Fago before a news conference Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Philadelphia. Police arrested Figueroa-Fago for the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old Philadelphia girl that was captured on surveillance video. Authorities say Figueroa-Fago turned himself in to police after being persuaded by his family. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A man suspected of trying to kidnap a 10-year-old girl off a sidewalk near her Philadelphia home was arrested Thursday after widely publicized surveillance video of the attack led him to surrender, authorities said.
Carlos Figueroa-Fagot, 33, was charged with attempted kidnapping, indecent assault and related offenses. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.
The chilling video had been broadcast extensively since police released it a day earlier, leading to tips about the suspect's identity. Police Capt. John Darby said the footage essentially "forced him to come forward."
"He felt that he could not walk, talk or breathe out there on the streets," Darby said at a news conference.
The victim, whom Darby described as "a real trouper," suffered superficial injuries and has been talking with police about what happened.
The attempted abduction late Tuesday afternoon appeared to be completely random, Darby said, although he noted the suspect has had previous encounters with police. Figueroa-Fagot (pronounced fih-guh-ROH'-ah fa-GO') lives several miles from the girl's neighborhood in south Philadelphia.
The video shows a man approach the girl from behind in broad daylight as she walks home from a corner store with her toddler brother. The man puts his hand over the girl's mouth and tries to carry her away, but she struggles and the young boy screams.
"(The victim) said ... she's never heard him scream that loud in the past," Darby said. "She credits him with interrupting the attack."
The kidnap try lasts only seconds before the man runs to his car and drives off.
Police also found the white car that they believe the suspect was driving. Authorities said the man followed the children, leaving his car door open with the apparent intention of dragging the girl to the vehicle.
Court records indicate Figueroa-Fagot was charged with sexual offenses against a minor in February 2011 in Philadelphia, which were later dropped. That case involved accusations made by a family member, District Attorney Seth Williams said Thursday. The alleged victim and her mother later told prosecutors they made up the accusations, and officials dropped the charges this month, Williams said.
Figueroa-Fagot had run-ins with police in Puerto Rico, where he previously lived, Darby said. He said none of those ? between 2000 and 2006 ? involved allegations of sexual assaults.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
GOP challenges candidacy of 8 Democrats for Will County Board
By Cindy Wojdyla Cain ccain@stmedianetwork.com July 18, 2012 3:18PM
Updated: July 18, 2012 10:19PM
JOLIET ? The fate of eight Democrats who were appointed to the November ballot now rests in the hands of the Will County Electoral Board.
The three-member board will vote Tuesday on whether the candidates can remain on the Nov. 6 ballot in seven Will County Board districts.
Committees formed by the Democratic Party made the ballot appointments when vacancies remained after the March 20 primary. But challenges filed by Republicans claim the process used by the party to fill the vacancies was flawed.
Not every precinct committeeman in each district was properly notified that they could be on an appointment committee, said Republican Party Chairman Ed Ronkowski.
Ronkowski said case law shows proper notification is a fundamental prerequisite to protect each precinct committeeman?s right to vote on ballot appointments.
?The notifications were not legal notifications,? he said.
Democratic Party Chairman Scott Pyles said his party was ?fully compliant? with legal requirements.
If the electoral board finds any violations, ?Illinois law is pretty clear that parties are given some latitude in how they conduct their affairs,? he added. ?I think the voters deserve a choice and we?re trying to provide them with one.?
The candidates who are being challenged are District 2, Mario P. Carlasare, Frankfort; District 3, Donald Moran, Romeoville; District 5, Reed Bible, Plainfield; District 7, Chester Strzelczyk III, Lockport; District 11, Chris Griffin, Naperville; District 12, Santino Lettieri and John Sanchez, both of Mokena; and District 13, Irene Garcia-Wittke.
Garcia-Wittke also is facing a challenge to the signatures she gathered for her nominating petitions.
Three hearings were held to debate the evidence. The electoral board is made up of Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots, Circuit Clerk Pam McGuire and Mary Tatroe, chief of the civil division for the state?s attorney?s office. Voots is a Republican; McGuire and Tatroe are Democrats.
Voots said she?s hoping the issue is resolved in time to send out absentee ballots on Sept. 27.
Electoral board members will announce their votes at 1 p.m. in the county board meeting room at the Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet.
Once the vote is taken Tuesday, the losing side in the dispute can appeal to the Will County Circuit Court, the Illinois Appellate Court and finally the Illinois Supreme Court.
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Chill Out: A Qualified Defense of Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws in the Internet Age, Journal of Law and Politics (forthcoming 2012) (draft available)
Lobbying, Rent Seeking, and the Constitution, 64 Stanford Law Review (forthcoming 2012) (draft available)
Anticipatory Overrulings, Invitations, Time Bombs, and Inadvertence: How Supreme Court Justices Move the Law, Emory Law Journal (forthcoming 2012) (draft available)
Teaching Bush v. Gore as History, St. Louis University Law Review (forthcoming 2012) (symposium on teaching election law) (draft available)
The Supreme Court?s Shrinking Election Law Docket: A Legacy of Bush v. Gore or Fear of the Roberts Court?, Election Law Journal (forthcoming 2011) (draft available)
Citizens United and the Orphaned Antidistortion Rationale, 27 Georgia State Law Review 989 (2011) (symposium on Citizens United)
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You Don't Have to Be a Structuralist to Hate the Supreme Court's Dignitary Harm Election Law Cases, 64 University of Miami Law Review 465 (2010)
The Democracy Canon, 62 Stanford Law Review 69 (2009)
Review Essay: Assessing California's Hybrid Democracy, 97 California Law Review 1501 (2009)
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