My Science Problems- HEEEELP!

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 8:32pm

So for my science fair I was going to see how stereotypes affect the assumer and the assumed and professionals have to sign off on it and NOBODY wanted to touch it because it was so controversial and so now I'm really just doing it for the grade because it's too controversial to present. Which makes it SO much easier because I don't have to do paperwork, be considerate to conservative parents, or get their consent

But WHAT should I ask/ measure?!?! I have these things-

who is the most often stereotyped?

are the self conscience more likely to be judgemental?

But I need something else that I can measure. I have absoloutely no idea what.

I have a questionnairre with titles of minorities and they get to tell me what they immediantly think of when they hear it and I think I need to ask some actual questions after.


THANK YOU!!

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 8:45pm

Blondes... Are they REALLY that stupid?

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 8:47pm

Jesus Christ Superstar.

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 8:48pm

Heres my questionnaire at the moment-



Questionnaire

The point of this is to see how stereotypes affect the assumer and the assumed. When you first know these titles record the way you see these people as a whole.

Girls


Boys


Stay-at-home wives


Gays


Lesbians


Teenagers


Asians


Hispanics

How self-conscience are you?
Not at all Entirely
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Would you consider yourself judgmental?
Not at all Absolutely
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


Who/ what taught you to see these groups of people this way?
A. Family

B. Religion/ Religious leaders

C. Social groups at school or online

D. Other

[CMU_bway_lover]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 9:56pm

So what exactly is the control on this? Any subject will automatically be either in the 'assumer' or 'assumed'. How can you classify the stereotype if you have no control to compare it to?

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 9:59pm

What about blacks and bitter theater queens?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 10:13pm

Tops and bottoms...

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 10:43pm

How exactly is this a "science" project? I think it is more of a poll. No wonder nobody would sign off on it. It is not controversial, just inappropropriate.

But I am so happy you don't have to do any real work and still get a grade! When is this due?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 11/21/08 at 11:15pm

Weird Science (Science

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 10:39am

We need PICTURES!

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 11:06am

"How self-conscience are you? "

May I offer a helpful hint? Although this isn't a spelling course, you would be better off using the proper phrase of "self conscious."

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 11:21am

Jayne, your two layte
sea hear

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 11:40am

Oh, im sory1

Didn't get to that thread yet!

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:29pm

It is SO 'Conscience'.

I checked. *smirk*.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:30pm

oh, ok, leave it that way then.

oy.

Updated On: 11/30/08 at 01:30 PM

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:31pm

Yahuh! My language arts teacher and Wikipedia are on my side.

*the biggest smirk you've ever seen*.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:32pm

Oh honey.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:33pm

At this point, there are no words. Excuse the pun.

[nygrl232]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:33pm

I couldn't find a single definition for "self-conscience." Where did you check?

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:34pm

My Language Arts teacher spent like five minutes telling me it's correct. And Wikipedia.
Wikipedia knows all.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:46pm

oops-If your language arts teacher affirmed the phrase "self-conscience" then his/her teaching certificate should be rescinded, or at least, reconsidered.

[KathyGriffinLovesYou]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:50pm

That's not very nice, Jane.

[Jane2]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:56pm

It's nicer than spending five minutes teaching false information, Kathy!

Anyway, lots of luck!

Updated On: 11/30/08 at 01:56 PM

[nygrl232]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:58pm

Nothing in wikipedia, except for what's probably just an error in an article about Belarus. And then there's something on Yahoo answers in which someone asked, "Are self-conscience people idiots or something??!"

[A Fleur De Toi]

Posted: 11/30/08 at 1:59pm

"Yahuh! My language arts teacher and Wikipedia are on my side.

*the biggest smirk you've ever seen*. "

I refuse to have you taint my beloved Wikipedia with the same brush as you did your Language Arts Teacher. I shouldn't diss uppity seventh graders but unfortunately I don't have a self-conscience.

Christ, I detest one who doesn't learn from mistakes.

I'm off to dinner, hope that improves my mood.