Krugman says: "And it's not just the fact that you can choose your ideology, but not your race."
I realize he is not giving much weight to this argument but he does refer to it as a fact. There were certainly people commenting on the original Times article that believe that we choose our ideology. Is there any scientific or empirical evidence that you choose your ideology as so many seem to assume? Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 x7295 [email protected] http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 1:27 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Discrimination against conservatives (again) see: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/ideas-are-not-the-same-as-race/ Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Feb 8, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Bourgeois, Dr. Martin wrote: A good friend and colleague of mine was one of the three people who raised their hands and identified themselves as conservatives at Haidt's talk, and he told me that the experience made him feel very strange. ________________________________________ From: Shearon, Tim [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 2:06 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] Discrimination against conservatives (again) Puzzling a bit more the 12 to 1 *could* make sense. If it is 80% democratic and most of the remaining 20% are independent/libertarian/other leaving only 7% or so as Republican then that's 80 to 7 or (drum roll. . . . ) about 11 to 1. Seriously. Back to the grind. :) Oh, and I'm one of those socially more liberal and fiscally more conservative and, yes, it leads to some interesting discussions but I've never felt discriminated against. (Please don't hate me!) ;) Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor, Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker ________________________________________ From: Shearon, Tim [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:55 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] Discrimination against conservatives (again) Interesting. Though I find his math rather puzzling. I try to read with an open mind and some of what he says is interesting and thought provoking. But the article said: "In a 2007 study of both elite and non-elite universities, Dr. Gross and Dr. Simmons reported that nearly 80 percent of psychology professors are Democrats, outnumbering Republicans by nearly 12 to 1." Wouldn't 80% be 4 to 1? Am I missing something? And before that he is quoted as having said: ""But when we find out that conservatives are underrepresented among us by a factor of more than 100, suddenly everyone finds it quite easy to generate alternate explanations." " A factor of 100? But it's 80% and 12 to 1? Ok- I still like the idea for provoking discussion but I'd find it easier to follow if the numbers were a bit more consistent. Back to work. Tim --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=8606 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-8606-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-8606-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8607 or send a blank email to leave-8607-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
