To begin the data analysis, the qualitative, open — ended responses were reviewed to confirm that the subjects were sufficiently engaged in the scenario and to identify any notable trends. Several observations surfaced: 1. Nearly all subjects responded with written feedback and in every case the message was sensible and earnest, showing an investment in […]
День: 09.11.2015
Sharing Responsibility and Choosing a Birth Control Method
Each birth control method has its advantages and disadvantages. An individual or a couple might find that one method suits a certain situation best (Gordon & Pitts, 2012). Sharing the responsibility enhances a particular method’s use. It Takes Two Research shows that more couples share contraceptive decision making now than in the past (Grady et […]
Wybdr partnera
U podloza wyboru partnera lezy wspoldzialanie czynnikow biologicz — nych, psychologicznych і spoleczno-kulturowych; swiadcz^ о tym badania nad stymulatorami sklaniaj^cymi do wyboru okreslonego partnera. W wyborze partnera odgrywaja rol? pewne prawidlowosci zwi^zane z historic rozwoju і warunkami egzystencji czlowieka w spoleczenstwie (Misgeld, 1978). Duze znaczenie ma tez seksualnosc, і to z dwoch powodow: 1) zjednoczenie […]
Methodological Aspects
In subsequent reflections on her work, Gilligan noted that she had deliberately called her work “in a different voice” and not a “women’s voice.”28 She was not concerned to identify “sex difference” in “moral reasoning,” as some of her critics maintained. Rather, she compared women’s experience with psychological theory—the subtitle of her book—in order to […]
Women as mothers — institutional problems
Motherhood is presented in this literature as an institution or structure, usually constructed by patriarchy, in which women are portrayed as the natural carers of children. This motherhood is a socially constructed ‘myth’ perpetuating oppression and patriarchy, restricting women’s equal opportunities[372] and constraining women’s life plans.[373] On our review, this seems to be the most […]
EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY
In this study we use personality dimensions as developed in Venkatsubramanyan and Hill (2007) to assess the perceiver’s impression of a target ePersona as a potential project teammate. Ven — katsubramanyan and Hill (2007) began with the traditional five-factor model of personality traits (Watson, 1989). The five-factor model comprises a hierarchical organization of five basic […]
The Worst Sexual Experience
Female: When my boyfriend and I had sex in the car. We were so excited that he forgot to turn the car off. Somehow we pushed the car down and it started rolling down the hill. We didn’t know until we hit a tree and crashed up my Dad’s car. Female: When I had a […]
Ethnographic and analytical background
All arguments have a biography and I owe the readers a brief outline of this one. My ethnographic foundation is first of all fieldwork in a medium-sized, semi-peripheral Botswana village situated on the fringes of the Kalahari. The village consists of about 4,500 inhabitants, is populated mostly by people from the Kgalagadi ethnic category, and […]
The Best and the Worst of Times
asked some of my students to identify both positive and negative sexual experiences they have had. Following are some of their responses to the question, "What, in your opinion, constitutes your best and worst sexual experience?" Students decided for themselves how to define "sexual experience." For some it meant first sexual intercourse, and for others […]
How to Change Your Deal
There are literally hundreds of different ways you can shape the work deal you want. Remember Stephanie Hampton? She’s our public relations whiz at Marriott hotels. After years as a full-on workaholic, she’s now scaled back to a four-day week. Guess how she got her four-day week? She asked! It took her a ridiculously long […]