April Fools Reflection

So, I was thinking about our conversation on Tuesday about psychology and social action. We discussed many famous studies that have enlightened us on different aspects of society, including group conforming, and segregation. What I guess I was wondering was if there really are any studies being conducted now, or recently, that in the future will be considered just as groundbreaking. What are psychologists doing today that will find their way into history of psychology books.

Now on a completely different topic, the reading that struck me the most was Leta Hollingworth's article on impelling women to have children. I'd like to connect this idea of society trying to manipulate women to bear children with a discussion I had in my Drugs and Behavior class about the right to tell a woman NOT to have children. We were talking about taking antipsychotics when pregnant and how that is a big no-no and whether or not a doctor has a right to say that a schizophrenic woman canNOT have a child. It is interesting how much the times have changed. Decades ago, as Hollingworth pointed out, society wanted nothing, but for woman to remain at home and give birth and raise their children. Nowadays, women and men are being prevented or told to not procreate, or maybe to consider adoption instead. Who are we to dictate whether or not a woman should or should not have a child.