READINGS WITH THEIR THEMES STATED AS A QUESTION
For group discussions, presentations, activities or debates.
Full bibliographical details follow.
Group 1. Evolution, Anthropology, Religion
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Readings:
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Themes:
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Demonic Males pp. 127-152
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Genes control sex behavior?
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Oedipus in the Stone Age pp. 26-59
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Culture controls sex?
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Articles:
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Bonobo Sex and Society pp. 82-88
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Females control sex?
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High Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa 118-225 Many controls?
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Debate Text:
Bible, Genesis chapters 1, 2-4, 6-9
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Is the Bible Green?
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Natural Grace pp. 15-26
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Nature sacred?
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Future Worlds pp. 44-48
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New ideas/beliefs for a Gaia future?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 149-159
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Eco-ethics
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Group 2. Sex and Human Behavior
When children want children 70-75,124-129 Why so young?
Going all the way pp. 3-39 Do teenagers want babies?
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Articles:
Sex and America's Teenagers p. 4-8, 41-47 Stats: ups/downs?
Fertility Decline pp. 60-67 What causes fertility rates to drop?
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Debate and Textbook:
Teenage Sexuality,
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Debate from all sides on sex.
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Gaia Future pp. 176-179 Future sex - business as usual?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 141-149 Population growth and values.
Group 3. Human Biology and Reproductive Health
Abortion in America pp. 86-117 Abort to control family size?
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Growing up in Egypt p. 1-27 Female circumcision for control?
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Articles:
Abortion in American History111-115 Abort for female health?
Family Planning, Amazon style 31-46 Less kids = Health for more?
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Debate and Textbook:
Future Worlds p. 120-133 Personal impact with less population
Death without Weeping p. Overpopulation Now!?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 149-158 The World's Women
Group 4. Ecology
Atlas of Planet management: Earth a single ecosystem?
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Article:
Population, poverty and … environment p40-45 Connected?
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Debate Text:
Future Worlds pp. 1-36, 50-57 Global ecosystem balanced?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 25-38 Climate Change and 'greenhouse'
Group 5. Environment
Scarcity and Abundance: A debate on the environment
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Our real China problem p96-114 End nature to end poverty?
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Debate Text:
Future Worlds 134-156 Changed politics for changed planet?
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Activities:
Earth Matters 49-60 Water Resources [also air, waste, energy]
Group 6. Biodiversity (1) animals
The Diversity of Life 243-280 Global extinction, global crime?
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Easter's End 63-69 Island's extinction: model of global doom?
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Debate Text:
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Future Worlds pp. 58-71 New Technology: chance or choice?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 107-114 Wildlife endangerment
Group 7. Biodiversity (2) plants
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The Third Revolution 73-87, 88-99 Forests today, us tomorrow?
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Article:
Beyond numbers p.23-24 Seeing the population issue whole?
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Debate Text:
Future Worlds 109-118, 168-174 A new planetary economics?
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Activities:
Earth Matters p. 61-82 Act out a Trial. Play game with nature.
Group 9. Computers and Math
Readings:
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Themes:
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Population Index- Web site- http://popindex.princeton.edu/
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All the data you need to know about population?
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Debate Text:
Future Worlds72-87Atlasof Planet Management War no more?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 1-24 Computing population explosion
Group 10. Media and Biology
Population Council- Web site- http://www.popcouncil.org/
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Search the news and current issues about population
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Debate Text:
Future Worlds pp 88-109 Justice in the Global Village?
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Activities:
Earth Matters pp. 127-141 Rich and Poor (contrast budgets)
Group 13. Microscopy
The Ends of the Earth : Why become a Global Village ?
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Article:
World's women pp.7-16 A woman's global village?
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Debate Text:
Future Worlds p.158-166 New Ideas and beliefs?
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Activities:
Earth Matters p. 83-94 Food and Hunger - good/bad news
Groups 8, 11, 12 and 14 have readings/activities that
are individually arranged for them as described above.