1. Read the following articles:
Motherhood in the Age of Fear: Women are being harassed and even arrested for making perfectly rational parenting decisions.
How the sharing economy makes us trust complete strangers
A New York teen’s fatal stabbing was filmed by onlookers: Is social media to blame?
2. Answer the following questions
Brook explains that when it comes to this particular issue, “feelings are facts.” What does she mean by that? How does research support her statement?
Brooks explains that there are 19 states with statutes relating to leaving children unattended in vehicles. She also mentions that Utah passed a law to protect “‘free-range’ parenting.” To what extent should parents be allowed to leave their children unsupervised?
As explored in Chapter 11, the sharing economy is booming—evidenced by the popularity of services like Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb—despite a general distrust of strangers. According to the article, how does the level of trust that Americans have in strangers compare to the level of trust they have in strangers in the sharing economy?
As explained in Chapter 11, the bystander effect occurs in public situations in which a person is in distress, but a witness decides not to help because they believe that someone else will intervene instead. According to the text and the article, how has technology transformed this phenomenon?
How can we effectively encourage people to be good citizens in these situations?
