Grade Insurance Set 3 (CH 11,12, 5, 14 due Apr 11)

From these chapters,

describe a couple of things that you found most interesting from the readings
and lecture and explain why.
o I found the entire culture of Sambia of New Guinea very interesting.
Although they are not okay with gay men, they socially force boys to give
older men blow jobs, in order for them to become men. However, once
they are married to a woman, they are no longer allowed to have sexually
relations with another man. It appears very hypocritical and confuses
outsiders of their expectations.
o Additionally, it is interesting to know that sexual orientation has some
genetic influence. This just shows that it isnt a choice and those who
dont support gay rights cannot try to change homosexuals. It makes
sense to me that if one identical twin is gay then there is a 50% chance
the other twin is also gay. Additionally, it was interesting to learn that the
more older brothers a boy has, the more likely he is to be gay, and not
because of environmental influences, but rather genetic. Im curious how
they studied this and even concluded that this only applies to right handed
males.
provide an example or anecdote from your own life that illustrates a concept
covered in these chapters.
o My best friends father was hit by a car and paralyzed by the waste down.
Youd think that this would ruin his life forever, especially because how
active he was prior to the accident, but he seems to be happy once again.
According to the adaptation level phenomenon, he seems to have
returned to his natural happiness state. He has adapted to this new life
style and has learned to think past his disability.
describe how you might use information learned in the future or, alternatively,
apply information learned to current events in the news.
o I am interested in becoming a Kindergarten teacher so it is important that
I understand the development of the brain. It will be vital to understand
that children that age lack theory of mind and are very self-centered. They
will have trouble understanding why it is important to share and be nice to
others because they are egocentric; they cant grasp the concept that
others think and feel differently from them. Additionally, I cannot get
frustrated if the kids have trouble with counting. They lack conservation
and thus have trouble understanding how quantities can remain the same
despite different appearance
Note you do not have to answer these questions for each chapter, but rather choose
information from any of these chapters.