Jamison Vs. Okonofua et al.
Scientific research provides the reader concrete evidence whereas observational research provides evidence in an analogous way. The use of concrete evidence is helpful for readers as it demonstrates the truth and facts behind what is otherwise an assumption. Yet, the observational research that Jamison conducts allows readers to connect to the issues emotionally. This emotional connection allows the research to interact with a wider audience. To make this observational research have the same factual effect of scientific research, Jamison uses…
Morgellons “disease or delusion”
I do not feel I have read enough about Morgellons disease to make a qualified judgment of “disease of delusion.” In fact, even the medical community is unsure of their official verdict regarding Morgellons. That being said, I have read “Devil’s Bait” by Leslie Jamison which entertains Morgellons as both “disease and delusion.” After reading Jamison’s piece, I feel inclined to say that Morgellons is a delusion. The article uses no scientific evidence to back the claim of disease, so…
Jamison and Price (Fake) Dialogue
Jamison: “I tell her I don’t see a scarred woman when I look at her; I think she’s beautiful. She thanks me for saying so, but I can tell the compliment rang a bit hollow. One comment from a stranger can’t reclaim years spent hating the body you live in.” Price: If it makes sense that your empathy would ring hollow, then why would you bother giving the complement at all? If anything it seems to have further alienated her. …
Jamison’s Empathy
“The conference offers refuge – to her and others – from a world that generally refuses to accept their account of why they suffer.” “I tell her I don’t see a scarred woman when I look at her; I think she’s beautiful. She thanks me for saying so, but I can tell the compliment rang a bit hollow. One comment from a stranger can’t reclaim years spent hating the body you live in.” “My willingness to turn Morgellons into metaphors…
“Empathy is Overrated”
Price “complicates” society’s understanding of empathy by breaking down what it means to be empathetic. Price explains that empathy is a guess at another person’s emotion. Unfortunately, it is common that people assume the emotions of others and thus consider themselves empathetic. However, Price points out this is not the case, “empathy is an illusion” he writes, it’s “an emotional simulation.” Commonly, empathy is confused with taking some type of action to help someone else. However, as we are only…
Re-Categorization Podcast
Practice Interview
Seeing The Unseen (Option #1)
Sara Konrath, “What’s the Matter with Empathy”: “Imagining a situation from someone else’s perspective is different than simply imagining yourself in that situation. Perspective-taking often requires actively listening to what other people tell us about their experience. If it is not possible to directly listen to them, then we can use our imagination to attempt to understand what the experience means to them, considering everything else we know about them.” This quote by Konrath talks about perspective. Konrath is telling…
Paper #2 Freewrite
The goal of using these tools is to provide solid evidence for the paper’s claims. The claim is focused on the mitigation of categorization, so these tools should provide insight on re-categorization. In a broader sense, the goal of project two is to get students thinking. Students are growing into the next generation and assignments like this help guide students to improve upon the current social issues. Talking about re-categorization leads to a plethora of biases, stereotypes, and inequality. By…
