Sunday, April 13, 2014

Catfish or Catfished



Taken from an article I read but now can’t find.

"When I finally met the 40-year-old mom, we also met her husband and he told us this amazing story," Schulman explained. "They used to take these live cod in these giant vats on ships from Alaska to China, but by the time the fish got to China, their flesh would become mushy and tasteless, so some guy had the bright idea to put catfish in the vats with the cod to chase them around and keep them moving, and he finished by saying that he thanks God for the catfish because life would be droll, boring and dull if we didn't have someone nipping at our fins."

That story inspired Schulman and the "Catfish" filmmakers to name their project after those catfish, and not long after the film was released, the term appeared in the Urban Dictionary. "A Catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they're not- using Facebook or other social media to create false identities," reads the definition. "Particularly to pursue deceptive online romances."

So my question is “does everyone have a Catfish.”  Who is your Catfish?  Are Catfish necessary in life to keep people “alive”. 

List some groups of people and what or who their Catfish may be.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Environmental Sociology

Ok.  So we have studied a lot of sociology this year but almost all of it has dealt with human interaction.  But there are sociologists out there that study relationships that aren't necessarily human.  For example, there are environmental sociologists.  They study human interaction with the environment.  Click on the link above to learn more about these sociologists and the two schools of thought.

My question to you is what type (school of thought) are you and why?  I want you to do some research, read some articles and investigate some issue in particular.  Create a blog for it including links to articles and sources.  Also I want you to insert a picture or two dealing with your issue.