OO, Chapter 6 VLOG

How might the concept of distinctions play a role in the community-based research projects we'll be engaged in this semester?

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[mallorydawn03]

The whole point of doing research on a certain group of people, or even a section of the population of a whole is to make distinctions. Who does something, who doesn't, who needs something and who has something. To make sense of anything we compare it to something else and this makes distinctions between the two or how ever many groups. This is how we learn about things.

Mallory Johnson

[The1munchkin]

I think distinctions are necessary for our community-based projects. Take for example the recycling project. We need to make know who is recycling and who is not. If they're not recycling then we know if it is because they don't want to/care to, or if they don't know how.

Tina Leighton

[BreReid]

To study certain demograhpics, we NEED distinction in order to have parameters in which to focus our study. What sets the population that we want to study apart from the rest? Without parameters, everything would blend, and we'd be overwhelmed by the amount of information.

In the U.S., recyclables are any materials that can be re-used; clothing, glass, plastic, tin, paper, etc. If we get info out on how much can actually be re-used, and that it's not dirty, there'd be more recycling.

Breaen

[VinSad3]

From vince sorry

[VinSad3]

working to increase none redemption recycling we wil have to make distinctions between people who recycle and people who don't inorder to define the pop. we wish to influence. Within that pop. we will have to make distinctions between different reasons why people do not recycle in order to address the behaviors that we are hoping to modify. ex we will have to differentiate between people who don't recycle because there is no where convenient to do so and people who don't think recycling matters.

[greeneyedfrog87]

Distinguishing a particular population from the whole is something that is done in almost all research involving human studies. In the aging population study we will need to identify a criteria that distinguishes the elderly population from the rest of adults, as well as identifying what a caregiver is. Are children in the same category as nursing home staff as providers?

[tammymarie82708]

I really like Jens point on being homeless. If you really don't have a home, but you have a roof over your head eveynight, does that still make you homeless? In my eyes I would say no, but theres always that chance they could get kicked out and have no where to go. Then that would make them homeless. I think we need to be specific when it comes to our projects. Theres a bunch of information out there that can change our findings or influence them in some way.

Tammy Allen

[tammymarie82708]

I think the concept of distinctions will play a big role in our community based projects. Kristina has a good point on the elderly facor of the project. Who do we really consider being elderly? Is there a certain age when someone is considered elderly? I know of some people who get to live in an elderly home even though that are only in their 20's. Do we sill consider them part of the elderly community just because they can live in a place like that?

Tammy Allen

[corgilover1001]

Distinctions will be important in the recycling project. Some people in Machias may not recycle something because they are not aware that it can be recycled. For instance, I live in East Machias and we don't have the recycling center in town like they do in Machias so I throw away metal cans like what soup comes in. My grandmother lives in the Machias area and she recycles her cans. Maybe not all residents know what can be recycled and would if they knew.

Marie

[lathearn]

Sorry, that last post is from...

Lisa