Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Powerpoint - What Do We Think Of Our Cities?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Student Handout - How Unique Are Human Cities?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

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Lesson Plan - Action In Urban Ecology, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 01: Introduction to Urban Ecology

Students will be provided with a framework for thinking about and planning for directed action based on the science of urban ecology. They will examine and discuss a case study that follows this framework, and will also have the opportunity to apply the framework in an example project, that of making the case for paper recycling in a fictional high school. This framework is a consistent feature of the curriculum, and is a part of every module. Each subsequent module will explore one aspect of the action planning framework in greater detail in conjunction with the understanding goals of the …

Ego-Identity Status And Life Satisfaction In Emerging Adult Third Culture Kids And Individuals With Multicultural Identities, Melody Young, Steven V. Rouse

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

We investigated life satisfaction and identity development in emerging adult (age 18-30) monocultural European American individuals, multicultural individuals, and Third Culture Kids (TCKs). TCKs are defined as individuals who lived for a significant amount of their developmental years in a country that their parents did not grow up in and that has a culture different from that of their parents’ native country. We hypothesized that in emerging adulthood TCKs and multicultural individuals experience (1) less life satisfaction and (2) different levels of identity exploration and commitment compared to monocultural European American individuals. Amazon Mechanical Turk workers were screened to qualify …

Victims Of Terrorism At The Intersection Of Race And Gender, Charlotte Lang, Candice Ortbals

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

El-Nawawy and El-Masry (2017) argue that media “devalue black lives” and “race, then, cannot be ignored as a factor” when considering the media and political treatment of terrorism’s victims (2017, 1810). Furthermore, media give less coverage to victims of terrorism in attacks occurring in countries outside the Global North (Nevalsky 2015). In this paper, we theorize race and terrorism along with gender. We discuss the ways that scholarship, media, and political actors give (or do not give) attention to victims of terrorism. We show through a historical analysis of Rapoport’s waves of terrorism and an analysis of recent cases of …

Domestic Politics Of International Organizations, Clara Keuss

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

How does domestic politics affect U.S. participation in international organizations? Most of the scholarly attention on participating, influencing, and funding of IOs has focused on overall decisions at the state level. But the 2016 election and subsequent timeframe have highlighted that U.S. voters and their representatives have preferences about IOs that are obscured by this high-level focus. Anecdotal evidence shows that U.S. legislators push decisions at IOs like the World Bank and UN to satisfy the domestic political preferences of their constituents rather than the US’ national interest. (Yet beyond one-off cases, we know very little about how legislators’ votes …

The Effects Of News Media Bias On Affective Polarization, Timothy Song

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

In an age of divided media, levels of affective polarization, or personal dislike and preference against members of a different political affiliation, appear to have grown. Using a survey experiment, I examine the extent to which biased news media can inflame levels of affective polarization, and to what extent balanced news media can reduce affective polarization in audience members. I also examine the political and academic implications of my findings that affective polarization is present in even the youngest of American voters, and that balanced news coverage is able to somewhat mitigate rates of affective polarization.

The Effects Of Diverse Body-Positive Instagram Posts On Body Image Across The Spectrum Of Adulthood, Sophie Nelson, Cindy Miller-Perrin, Jennifer Harriger

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Recent studies have examined the effects of diverse body-positive social media content on levels of body acceptance and appreciation. However, these studies have not addressed how different types of Instagram content affect women across the spectrum of adulthood in an ecologically valid manner. The current study addressed this gap in the literature by examining the effects of diverse body-positive Instagram content on body image in women across the spectrum of adulthood. We randomly assigned 205 women (18-76 years old) to view either diverse body-positive, thin-ideal, or neutral Instagram content. Participants completed a variety of measures in an online survey that …

Sleep, Pray, And Status: Religiosity As A Moderator In The Association Between Subjective Social Status And Sleep In African American Young Adults, Elissa Kim, Elizabeth A. Brown, Alison Kwan, Amara Craig, Nataria T. Joseph, Laurel M. Peterson

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

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SLEEP, PRAY, AND STATUS: RELIGIOSITY AS A MODERATOR IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE SOCIAL STATUS AND SLEEP IN AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUNG ADULTS

Elissa Kim, HS, Elizabeth A. Brown, HS, Alison Kwan, HS, Amara Craig, HS, Nataria T. Joseph, PhD, Psychology, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, Laurel M. Peterson, PhD, Psychology, Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, PA

Background: With growing importance being placed on biopsychosocial health, researchers have raised awareness about the role that subjective social status (SSS) plays in sleep. This is particularly important when examining African Americans given that they are at higher risk for experiencing poor sleep quality. …

Lesson Plan - Understanding Lead Toxicity, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Powerpoint - Why And How Is Lead Toxic?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Powerpoint - Lead And Its Impact On Humans And The Environment, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Reading - Lead, A Modern Problem With Ancient Roots, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Powerpoint - Watersheds, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Reading - Heavy Metal Pollution Is More Common Than You Think, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Lesson Plan - Solutions For Garbage And Hazardous Wastes, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

The purpose of this activity is to encourage students to develop a sense of duty and possibility that garbage and hazardous wastes can be successfully addressed, even if at a local scale. Students will learn about the Three-R’s (and composting), and then develop an action plan to deal with garbage at a local level, such as in the school offices or cafeteria, or through the local community or neighborhood. Students will explore and discuss traditional and innovative approaches to hazardous and material waste problems, learn to think about presenting information appropriately for their audience, and develop and action plan to …

Teacher Background, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Powerpoint - Reduce, Reuse And Recycle, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Student Pages - Garbage/Waste Action Plan, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Student Pages - Majora Carter: Greening The Ghetto, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Student Pages - Answer Key - Majora Carter: Greening The Ghetto, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 04: Hazardous Waste

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Lesson Plan - Is The Earth's Climate Changing?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

The main purpose of this lesson is to introduce the concept of climate change and to reexamine the earth as an energy system. The lesson begins by students watching short video clips with different perspectives on global climate change. The class then discusses whether or not they believe the climate is changing and what would count as evidence of climate change. Finally, the class analyzes temperature data from the past 120 years and then the past 1000 years that illustrates how the climate has become warmer over time. In the next lesson, students will explore why that climate change is …

Greenhouse Effect, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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Earth Energy System, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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Reading - Climate Change, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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Student Pages - Is The Earth’S Climate Changing?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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Lesson Plan - The Greenhouse Effect, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

This lesson presents students with a review of the greenhouse effect and the overall energy gains by the earth due to the enhancement of this process. To illustrate the ideas presented, the class will do an investigation logging the temperatures inside and outside of an aquarium, with and without vegetation. The molecular level interactions between light energy and gases will then be presented with a PowerPoint in order for students to better understand the proposed mechanism for the greenhouse effect.

Powerpoint - Greenhouse Effect, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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Student Pages - The Greenhouse Effect Model, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 03: Energy & Climate Change

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