Questionnaire

Age? 21

Sex? Female

What is your degree subject (both if joint)? Social Care and Social Policy

Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? Yes

If so, how? And if not, why not? it makes me think critically about bad behaviour

Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level? I have found being bad interesting and at a appropriate level

Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? Yes, I think that the topics discussed in the lectures where appropriate and interesting

Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included? Yes, I would have liked to discuss young drivers

Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? Yes, but didn’t like the sessions being in the evening

What did you think of the module team? Yes, he was a big help and kept me in form of updates and helped me when I needed help

Do you think it would have been better to have had more:

Small group discussions? Yes, as everyone could have felt more comfortable

Discussion and debate among the class as a whole? Yes, so people could have had their own say about the topic

Information and talk from lecturers? Yes, as it would have helped students

The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module? Yes, definently

Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea? Yes, as it helps people to think from different points of views

Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module? Yes, as I have produced a short story in relation to a topic as a creative piece

Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter? Yes, I would as it would give the chance to learn more ways of writing and thinking

Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2?
May be but I will have to see if there is any thing else essential for me to take as I have not checked my modules for next year

Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend? Yes, I would

Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? Yes, so people can make comments and you can relate from the comments

What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)? No, the assessments where the right type of assessments and right lenght

What have you learned from the module? I have learnt not to be bad anymore (lol)

What parts of the module have you found most useful and why? I have found the different types of assessments useful as it have made me understand how to do that type of assessments

What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? there were no parts that were a waste of time

Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’? Just want to make a comment that it has been a pleasure doing this module. I think I have said it all now.

Responce to Abida khatoon on abortion

http://abidakhatoon.blogspot.com/

I agree with you that it is the persons choice whether they want an abortion if they got a reasonable reason. I believe also through religious reasons that abortions are acceptable as everyone has their own cultures to follow.

Responce to Zoe Cox on the dirty dogs

http://beingnaughty.blogspot.com/

Yes Zoe i totally agree as thats all i see when i walk through parks and on the streeet. I believe that people who have dogs should take total resonability of their own dogs. It is very helpful that councils have got help out there to sort the problems out

Responce to Reheal hussain on Drugs

http://relly007.blogspot.com/

I believe that this is true and that there are alot of people who take drugs as i live in a bad area where it is easy to access drugs. i also believe that youngsters are more likely to take drugs as it is a boost infront of their friends to impress them.

Driving is a exciting thing when on the road for the first time, however young drivers seem to love it with a passion.

Young drivers are more likely to be involved in accidents more then older experienced drivers. This is usually due to showing off infront of their mates or even deciding to have races with their friends.

Also a majority of young drivers like to drink and drive and assume that this is ok to do, when it clearly is not as it could result in having an accident or killing an innocent person.

I believe that this is bad behaviour as it can lead to fatal consequences which can result in death or major injuries.

This article below is about young drivers and alcohol

http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YoungDriversAndAlcohol.html

When people hear the word comedian they label them as being funny, helerious and a person to make you laugh.

However, comedians are not all good especially the nasty comedians that offend people whether they offending other comedians, celebraties or even the audience.

Nasty comedians are often seen as racist but dont seem to feel as though they are as they say that it’s just a funny joke

I believe that comedians that are racist and relate their racism to jokes are bad and it is bad behaviour

Here is an article of stand up comedy videos
http://www.poopprank.com/comedians/index.htm

The word drugs.... well everyone seems to think bad as it is a bad thing to do in our society which is illegal and against the law.

People who take drugs risk alot as it could lead in death by overdose or even not taking drugs on a regular basis due to not having enough expence to cover for it due to financial difficulties.

People who take drugs are addicted and feel as though they need it to be able to live their life whether through stress or just as a hobby.

Drug users often say that they need their "Fix" which means that they need their drug at the present time to be able to not go "Cold Turkey", yes cold turkey is decribed as the individual to act like a turkey and shake because they need a fix for their body to go back to its original self

However drugs are not necessary a bad drugs as drugs could be used for health issues e.g. paracetamol, mophine and herorin ECT.

Drugs can be taken for all sorts of reasons e.g. health reasons, a boost, getting high or depression or even through peer presure.

I believe that this is bad behavour as it can affect someone mentally, phyically and emotionally if taken unsuitably without doctors permission.

Here is an article that shows what drugs are, what drugs are classed as A, B and C drugs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/uk/drugs/newsid_1610000/1610396.stm

Infidility is really common in todays modern society as it involves cheating where partners are being lied to, to satisfy their own needs by sleeping around or spending quality time whether sexual or not.

This article shows that it is a very common that infidility occurs as it happens in celebraty lifestyles.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/can-a-relationship-ever-survive-infidelity-our-experts-comment-465949.html

I believe that this type of behaviour is bad because it can cause alot of issues and can traumatise individuals which could even lead to suicide or depression.

Betrayal is a common issue in society today, especially in relationships which is usually seen as cheating on their partners. there are different types of betrayal. Cheating is the most common betrayal that occurs in modern society today as it is seen to be a trend.

I believe that betrayal is bad behaviour as it involves people getting hurt, physically, mentally and emotionally.

According to this article it shows different stories from the closer magazine which show different types of betrayal that occurs that can affect people.

http://www.closeronline.co.uk/77656/section.aspx/Search?q=betrayal

Bandits are usually stereotyped as being bad because of the things that they do in society. It is believed that bandits are usually prisoners and have committed serious crimes, which causes them not to be left out in soicety because of the safety of the public or even petty crime such as robbery or shop lifting.

Here is an article that shows three different types of bad behaviour that occurs in society today.
http://itsamysterytome.wordpress.com/bad-bandits/

I believe that bandits are bad due to bad behaviour. A majority of bandits are usually youths or members of a gang that pressure their peers who are around them to fit in with the gangs rules.

As heard from a friend who had been involved in a gang had told me that it is was a tricky situation to get out of because of loyality within the gang and betrayal if you wanted to quit, which can lead to serious conseques or even death.

Body modification and tattoos are a way in which people use their bodies to either gain attraction or even done in relation to religious reasons. In this article it is said by one man who desired to have modification from a child said that it made people look different and made them look intresting.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2006/03/70322

The sound of tattoos and body modification can be a very scary feeling as the thought of needles and pain come into your head.

Modification can either be temporary or permanently and can involve just be involving the bodies surface or more dramatically either adding or removing things from the body

This type of behaviour can be seen as a bad behaviour as it could be decieved in certain cultures and religions and medically as it can result in infection or even worse as resulting in dealth

I believe that body modification is a bad behaviour as it is harming the body itself. I strongly believe that we have being given a body so why harm urself or change yourself?, but on the other hand for religious reasons I believe that it should be taken into consideration and not be labelled as bad behaviour.

Also I believe that tattoos are not a bad thing to have as, I myself am thinking of having a tattoo of my grandmother’s name in Punjabi as this would mean a lot to me.

Smoking can be an addiction or a habit. Smokers can be influenced by others e.g. peers which can be done to act big and show off infront of friends. Some smokers see smoking as pleasurable and a stress realiver, which helps to take your mind of things for a minute but not realising that the stress comes back which makes smokers addicted to cigerettes.

Smoking contains a lot of harmful substances and one of them is nicotine which plays a part in causing bad health which is a slow process which may result in death.

Smoking is a bad behaviour as this can affect a personally mentally and phyically also emotionally also other around them which is known as passive smoking.

As a teenager who was surrounded by mates who smoked I had determination to not smoke myself as I was peer pressured in doing it.

In terms of mothers smoking can cause their unborn babies to be involved in antisocial behaviour as proven by researchers in this article http://www.zampbioworld.org/bionews/index.php/2009/02/03/15942

Masturbation? Well what can I say….? Perhaps People see this behaviour as being a bad behaviour due to being disrespectful for religious reasons, or people might see this as a good behavbiour as they might see it as being naughty and adventorus and having an effect on their sex life. Masturbation has been around for a long period of time.

There are differnent terms used instead of the word masturbation such as tossing off, jerking off, and wanking ECT.

As a teenager I have never heard of the term masturbation until I was in the end of my secondary school years, the word was a shock to me as I didnt know that the term I used for wanking was known as masturbation.

Maturbation has no phyiscal harm which can affect soneones health so therefore again I believe women can also be a part of this behaviour as well as men.

It has been stated that more men then women masturbate as said in this article.
http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/guide/masturbation-guide

It has been proven that masturbation plays a part in reducing cancer risk in males so therefore I believe there is no harm for men to masturbate as it may be beneficial for them as proven by researchers in this article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3072021.stm

week 12 suggestions

I believe that for our week 12 session, we should have a road trip to see serial killers, i would like to do this to understand what murders think and why they do it, what triggers them to do it and why they behave in a bad way.