Hi On Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Richard Pisacreta wrote: > The ones that make me angry are the psych claims- all mental problems are > the result of brain chemistry problems. There are genes for criminality, > homosexuality, schizophrenia, etc. It's amazing how many non-psych > faculty teach psych issues, e.g., English teachers, CJ, history, > accounting, etc. Last week a student told me that his English prof > claimed that everyone's personality falls into one of three > categories--Moe, Larry, or Curly. And here I waste 15 weeks talking about > 20 personality theorists when the answer is so simple.
Rip, you've got to get into this inter-disciplinary, post-modernist, deconstructionist age! Knowledge, facts, expertise are passe, and left-overs from the hegemony of racist, sexist, and Eurocentric science that has been destroyed by cultural, feminist, and like critics, to be replaced by a more enlightened and equitable wordview that allows all voices to speak with equal authority. To paraphrase Gergen (loosely), these liberating influences are to be celebrated, and not viewed negatively. Best wishes Jim ============================================================================ James M. Clark (204) 786-9757 Department of Psychology (204) 774-4134 Fax University of Winnipeg 4L05D Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 [EMAIL PROTECTED] CANADA http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark ============================================================================ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
