America's Top Fears 2017
The Chapman University Survey of American Fears Wave 4 (2017) provides an in-depth examination into the fears of average Americans. In May of 2017, a random sample of 1,207 adults from across the United States were asked their level of fear about eighty different fears across a huge variety of topics ranging from crime, the
America’s Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness Outdated, Dangerous
In our survey we asked a random sample of Americans about FEARS of man-made disasters, such as a nuclear melt-down, and nuclear and terror attacks, as well as natural disasters. We then asked about their familiarity with safety and preparedness advice/slogans [1] . Nuclear Fears Nearly half of all Americans [48%] fear North Korea using
Paranormal America 2017
The Chapman University Survey of American Fears Wave 4 (2017) includes a battery of items on paranormal beliefs ranging from belief in Bigfoot and psychic powers to visits by aliens and haunted houses. Paranormal Beliefs Currently the most common paranormal belief in the United States is the belief that ancient, advanced civilizations, such as Atlantis
Seen and (goat) herd
Christine Curry ’95, sociology, might not get your goat in particular, but she has overseen more than 50 goats, at various points in the life of the Grenada Goat Dairy, which is a sustainable, community-building and educational dairy farm at the Belmont Estate in St. Patrick, Grenada. The 2017 Schweitzer Award winner talks about her
A Schweitzer Rising Star takes “Action in Africa”
“There is no separating my life from my work,” says Sarah Nininger ’13, B.A. Integrated Educational Studies. Her friends back in the U.S. are getting married, having families, buying homes. She’s trying to figure out how incorporate a plot of land that came with her building in Uganda into a community gardening project. Sarah Nininger
The Space Traveler's Guide to the Archaeology of the Solar System
Chapman University and the Space & Society Collective Program are hosting Dr. Alice Gorman in a lecture titled, The Space Traveler’s Guide to the Archaeology of the Solar System, on Thursday, October 12 at 7 p.m. in the Center for American War Letters, Leatherby Library B03. About the Speaker: Alice Gorman is an Australian archaeologist,
Professor Victoria Carty honored for work with Higher Ground
That smiling face on the Angel Stadium scoreboard Sept. 20 was Chapman University’s Victoria Carty, Ph.D., an associate professor of sociology in the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Carty was honored before the game as a Wells Fargo Home Run Hero for her work with Higher Ground, an Anaheim nonprofit that provides
Rethinking Crime and Immigration
Chapman University, Sociology Department, Latinx & Latin American Studies, and the Sociology Club present Rethinking Crime and Immigration with Professor Charis E. Kubrin – Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Join us on Friday, October 13, 2017 at 12 p.m. in Beckman Hall 106 ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Education Through Experience: Seeing Beyond the Divide
By Muhammad Karkoutli, ‘(20) Political Science Major A mosque and a synagogue standing side by side, commemorating the same prophet, yet divided in bitter conflict. One could not distinguish between the sincerity in the reverence for tradition in either holy site. The mannerisms, etiquette, and atmosphere were almost identical in the Cave of the Patriarchs
Tabula Poetica Annual Poetry Reading Series
Tabula Poetica’s Annual Poetry Reading Series continues on Monday, October 2, 2017 with poet Ada Limón. Ada Limón is the author of four books of poetry, including Bright Dead Things, which was named a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in Poetry, a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, a finalist for the 2015