Posted in Psychology, tagged increasing response rates, survey design, survey management on March 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I never knew that there was 50- 100 years of research behind data collection methods! This post deals mainly with mail/telephone surveys. But basic principles are the same for other data collection methods.
When i took up this module this semester, i was told by my professor that he didn’t see how taking this cross-department module [...]
Posted in LesbianGayTransgenderBisexualQueer, Psychology on September 5, 2007 | No Comments »
He said to me…
“Anj, you are bisexual.”
He thinks i can swing both ways because of my past.
I once thought i was bisexual- judging from past behavior, i can be with a member of the opposite gender.
The thought lingered until i saw a more comprehensive definition of sexuality.
It’s here, in an article written quite a while [...]
Posted in LesbianGayTransgenderBisexualQueer, Psychology on April 20, 2006 | No Comments »
What is “othering” the community?
That means trying to make a specific group as different from oneself as much as possible. This is generally done to make oneself feel superior to another group… or to justify prosecution of another group (Note: the Aborgines and the White Australians; the colonial masters and their colonized Indian natives).
Now that’s [...]
Posted in Psychology on February 9, 2006 | No Comments »
On TODAY newspaper, i read an article entitled “Scientific and medical communities are divided on whether it is a disorder. Is homosexuality truly normal?” dated 09 Feb 2006, Thursday. It is in support of Liberty League (an organization that does reparative therapy). By Thio Su Mien.
I was irate when i read it.
She said that “science [...]
Posted in Psychology on December 30, 2005 | No Comments »
You may wonder:
Why do i need to know what are “sexual identity” and “identity development”?
Of course it is important… Knowledge is empowerment!
For starters, you must be able to identify yourself- am i gay? What makes a person gay? Behavior alone does not make you gay. It takes many aspects (refer to part 2).
Secondly, it puts [...]
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