Do we need a Jungian explanation for the phenomenon of girls (mainly) being gaga over Hello Kitty? :-)
A little parsimony, please . . . . Claudia Stanny On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Jim Clark <j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca> wrote: > Hi > > But would it "beg" for explanation in terms of mystical processes or in > terms of natural biological and environmental factors, as I mentioned? > > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > > >>> "Michael" <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 25-Oct-10 8:59 AM >>> > Jim, > > Agreed that children vary widely in their interests, but if the data > (which, admittedly we don't have) verified our observations that more > females than males are interested in horses at a young age, then this > would beg for explanation. > > Michael > > > Hi > > > > Am I missing something ... what is there that requires explanation in > > terms of Jungian constructs? Children vary widely in their interests > > presumably for a diverse array of biological and environmental factors. > > Nothing mysterious or mystical, unless one is looking for that sort of > > thing. > > > > Jim > > > > > > James M. Clark > > Professor of Psychology > > 204-786-9757 > > 204-774-4134 Fax > > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > > > >>>> Michael Britt <mich...@thepsychfiles.com> 24-Oct-10 7:53 AM >>> > > My 11 year old daughter has been interested in horses for a long time > > (unlike her 11 year old brother, but that's an N of only 2) so not long > > ago I brought her to a 4H horse farm. I don't visit horse farms that > > often, but whenever I do I notice that there seems to be a > > disproportionate number of young girls taking lessons. I mentioned this > > to a colleague and she agreed and interpreted this in a vague > > Jungian-archetypal way. I'm not too big on Jung, but I don't have any > > other explanation. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Michael > > > > Michael Britt > > mich...@thepsychfiles.com > > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com <http://www.thepsychfiles.com/> > > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5935 > > or send a blank email to > > leave-5935-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: michael.br...@thepsychfiles.com > . > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=5968 > > or send a blank email to > > leave-5968-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=5969 > or send a blank email to > leave-5969-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: csta...@uwf.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d550&n=T&l=tips&o=5970 > or send a blank email to > leave-5970-13144.1572ed60024e708cf21c4c6f19e7d...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5972 or send a blank email to leave-5972-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
