Psychology 409A – Monday, September 5, 2005
Outline #1
By: Tiffanie
Jinbo
A Rage Full Era
Reference:
James, Dr.
Instructions
for this activity are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy23/409a-g23-oral.htm
Instructor: Dr. Leon James
1.
Road Rage:
Real or Media Hype
a.
Road Rage was a termed originated by the media. Compared to previous years, the rate of
deaths due to road rage has decreased.
Although created by the media, it is real and a major concern in our
future driving world.
b.
Media creates all types of dramas in the world. The media often determines a trend and has a
high amount of influence on the public.
Traffic reports are just not the topic of trend. The public is unaware of any problems that it
faces on our roads, and we can’t just ignore it.
c.
It is hard to believe media, but Road Rage is an
important issue that needs to be brought to the public’s attention.
2.
Does Gender matter?
a.
Dr. James reports that men report behaving more
aggressively in driving than women.
b.
Haven’t we all heard the term, “that must be a woman
driver.” Although women report to be the
more dramatic subjects of the world, it is men who have stronger tempers. The study has its flaws because of the work
force and those that work outside of the home.
c.
Gender issues are actually starting to decrease, but
it is the man that has aggression problems in driving. It is said that due to the way in which you
were raised that really counts as a driver, not gender.
3.
Worldwide Phenomenon
a.
It is across the planet, that aggressive driving is
a problem. With correspondence from
people of other countries as well as completed studies, it is the right of Dr.
James and Dr. Nahl to say that road rage and
aggressive driving is a worldwide problem.
b.
I always believed that it is the our evolutionary
side of humans to prevent death. Unlike
a century ago where death was accepted, we currently avoid death and shelter
our loved ones from any pain. If this is
so, then as a successful society we should find an effective solution in
decreasing these driving deaths.
c.
I chose this theory because I think it should be
made aware to everyone. Like in the
movie “Pay it Forward,” the first step is to tell one person and hopefully that
person will pass it on to another and so on.
My
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