HUM 2633: Tao Te Ching Reading Assignment: Source is located at: http://classics.mit.edu/Lao/taote.html These questions will help direct students to the most salient elements in the assignment. Students should review the questions carefully before they attempt the reading and keep them out while completing the reading. The questions proceed in order with the text. Students should complete question sets using this document. Use the SAVE AS command and rename to mark the file as yours (LASTNAMEHUM2633TaoQuestions) before submission. Insert answers in spaces after questions. Students should try to answer each question in their own words. They should also locate and include a passage from the text that substantiates their answer. Primary texts are hard reading, and one only gets better at it with practice. It is important to push yourself and work at it. You DO NOT need to understand all of it, even half of it!!!!! I don’t expect that. If you get 10% initially that’s normal. You are not alone. Stick with it! We are just trying to see how the main theories and concepts we discussed are expressed in the original texts of the tradition. Nothing improves your reading comprehension like reading difficult material and as you acclimate to the different style and vocabulary, you will find it gets easier. ☺ Reading #8: Tao Te Ching Part I: 1. Why do you think the Tao that can be named is not the Tao? What would naming imply that is inconsistent with its nature? 2. What analogy is used to describe the role the Tao plays as the originator of things? What feeling does that create relative to the Tao? 3. Does desire expand or limit our perception? 4. How do opposites relate to one another? 5. What should be valued more, work or achievement? 6. How does the image of the bellows communicate the value of emptiness? 7. Modern psychology has a term for our tendency to put ourselves first: primary narcissism. What does the text say about whether we should put ourselves first? 8. How is excellence like water? 9. The text warns that when one hoards possessions, one must guard them. What message is the text trying to communicate regarding the problems that follow when “gold and jade fill the hall”? 10. How does the way in which the Tao nourishes and presides over things set a standard for action not just in individual life, but also social and political life? 11. Why does the text suggest that favor and public acclaim are actually as dangerous as disgrace? 12. Does the text suggest that the rules of benevolence and righteousness (and the expectations of ancestor worship and filial piety) that were emphasized by Confucianism are expressive of the essence of the Tao, or an alternative ordering principle that emerges in its absence? 13. What is the relation between humans, earth, heaven, and the Tao? 14. How is wei-wu-wei evident in chapter 27? 15. Do those who are in alignment with the Tao u ...

1. HUM 2633: Tao Te Ching Reading Assignment:
Source is located at:
http://classics.mit.edu/Lao/taote.html
These questions will help direct students to the
most salient elements in the assignment.
Students should review the questions carefully before
they attempt the reading and keep them out
while completing the reading. The questions proceed
in order with the text.
Students should complete question sets using this
document. Use the SAVE AS command and rename
to
mark the file as yours
(LASTNAMEHUM2633TaoQuestions) before
submission. Insert answers in spaces
after questions.
Students should try to answer each question in
their own words.
They should also locate and include a passage
from the text that substantiates their answer.
Primary texts are hard reading, and one only gets better
at it with practice. It is important to push
yourself and work at it. You DO NOT need to
understand all of it, even half of it!!!!! I

2. don’t expect that.
If you get 10% initially that’s normal. You are
not alone. Stick with it! We are just trying to
see how the
main theories and concepts we discussed are expressed in
the original texts of the tradition.
Nothing improves your reading comprehension like reading
difficult material and as you acclimate to the
different style and vocabulary, you will find it gets
easier. ☺
Reading #8: Tao Te Ching
Part I:
1. Why do you think the Tao that can be named is
not the Tao? What would naming imply
that
is inconsistent with its nature?
2. What analogy is used to describe the role
the Tao plays as the originator of things?
What
feeling does that create relative to the Tao?
3. Does desire expand or limit our perception?
4. How do opposites relate to one another?
5. What should be valued more, work or
achievement?
6. How does the image of the bellows
communicate the value of emptiness?

3. 7. Modern psychology has a term for our
tendency to put ourselves first: primary narcissism.
What does the text say about whether we should
put ourselves first?
8. How is excellence like water?
9. The text warns that when one hoards
possessions, one must guard them. What
message is
the text trying to communicate regarding the
problems that follow when “gold and jade
fill the
hall”?
10. How does the way in which the Tao nourishes
and presides over things set a standard for
action not just in individual life, but also social
and political life?
11. Why does the text suggest that favor and public
acclaim are actually as dangerous as
disgrace?
12. Does the text suggest that the rules of benevolence
and righteousness (and the
expectations of ancestor worship and filial piety)
that were emphasized by Confucianism are
expressive of the essence of the Tao, or an
alternative ordering principle that emerges in its

4. absence?
13. What is the relation between humans, earth,
heaven, and the Tao?
14. How is wei-wu-wei evident in chapter 27?
15. Do those who are in alignment with the Tao
use force, covet arms (weapons), or take
violence (and war) lightly?
Part II:
16. Do those who embody the Tao have to keep
busy constantly?
17. What do the contraries (binaries) contribute to
the Tao (chapter 40)?
18. In what way does the text refer to the Tao as a
first cause of things?
19. What overcomes the other: the soft or
the hard?
20. What should we value more: life or
wealth?
21. What is the relation between ambition and
contentment?
22. Is the Tao easy to hard for people to find
and practice?
23. Does the person who speaks endlessly about
the Tao know it? If so, why? If not,

5. what does
the person who knows the Tao do?
24. Does the proliferation of rules tend to make
people better or worse?
25. How is governing a state like cooking a small
fish?
26. What practical advice is offered in chapter
63? And how could this advice, if taken to
heart,
benefit you as a student or in your life
generally?
27. What practical advice is offered in chapter
64? And how could this advice, if taken to
heart,
benefit you as a student or in your life
generally?
28. Why does the text suggest that the individual who
wants to lead should subordinate him or
herself (e.g., one who wants to go high should
go low)? How does this relate later to the
analogy of the bow (chapter 77)?
29. What are three precious things? What does
the text suggest happens if we do not
understand things aright, and do not fear what
we ought to fear?
30. What is true of the sage (the wise person)?

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Creating an annotated bibliography
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Some annotations are merely descriptive,
summarizing the authors' qualifications,
research methods, and arguments. Your
professor might also ask you to identify the
authors' theoretical frameworks.
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Battle, Ken. 2007. “Child poverty: The evolution and
impact of child benefits.” Pp. 21-44 in A Question
of Commitment: Children's Rights in Canada, edited
by K. Covell and R. B. Howe. Waterloo, ON:

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Ken Battle draws on his research as an extensively-
published policy analyst, and a close study of some
government documents, to explain child benefits in
Canada. He outlines some fundamental assumptions
supporting the belief that all society members should
contribute to the upbringing of children. His comparison of
Canadian child poverty rates to those in other countries
provides a useful wake-up to anyone assuming Canadian
society is doing a good job of protecting children from
want. He pays particular attention to the National Child
Benefit (NCB), arguing that it did not deserve the criticism
it received from politicians and journalists. He outl ines the
NCB’s development, costs, and benefits, including its dollar
contribution to a typical recipient’s income. He laments
that the Conservative government scaled back the program
in favour of the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), and
clearly explains why it is inferior. However, Battle relies

12. too heavily on his own work; he is the sole or primary
author of almost half the sources in his bibliography. He
could make this work stronger by drawing from the
perspectives of others' analyses. However, Battle does offer
a valuable source for this essay, because the chapter
provides a concise overview of government-funded
assistance currently available to parents. This offers context
for analyzing the scope and financial reality of child
poverty in Canada.
Kerr, Don and Roderic Beaujot. 2003. “Child Poverty and
Family Structure in Canada, 1981-1997.” Journal of
Comparative Family Studies 34(3):321-335.
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Sociology professors Kerr and Beaujot analyze the
demographics of impoverished families. Drawing on data
from Canada’s annual Survey of Consumer Finances, the
authors consider whether each family had one or two
parents, the age of single parents, and the number of
children in each household. They analyze child poverty
rates in light of both these demographic factors and larger
economic issues. Kerr and Beaujot use this data to argue
that
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14. The Publication Manual of the American
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course outline in case your professor has other
requirements!
All text should be double-spaced.
Reference list entries must have a
hanging indent (to do this in Microsoft
Word 2003, click Format, then Paragraph,
then Special, and choose Hanging).
There should be 1 1/4 inch margins on
each page.
Use 12 point Times Roman font, or a
similar serif font.
Start counting pages on the first page of
text, but numbers should only appear
from the second page onward (as 2,
etc.).

15. Each paragraph should be indented.
The reference list is alphabetical by
authors' last names.
When a work has more than one author, the
name of the first author is inverted (Lastname,
Firstname). The names of additional authors
are not inverted.
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WRITING A LITERATURE REVIEW
Spring 2021
Goals of a Literature Review
Demonstrate a familiarity
You become the expert
Show the path of prior research
Integrate and summarize—Where does your research fit into the
corpus of knowledge?
Learn from others
Six Types of Literature Reviews
Context review –
Most common type, begins the research project and situates it in
the research area
Historical review
Tracks how a concept, theory or method has changed over time
Integrative review
Summarizes the current state of knowledge, typically a “stand
alone” study
Methodological review
Compares and evaluates the relative strengths of different
methodologies
Self-study review
Student paper where the purpose is to demonstrate mastery over

17. a subject area (e.g., special area exams in graduate school)
Theoretical review
Almost an analogy to the methodological review, but here
different theories are contrasted on the basis of their
assumptions, logical consistency and scope of explanati on
Literature Meta-Analysis
Locate all potential studies on a specific topic
Develop consistent criteria and screen studies for relevance
and/or quality
Identify and record relevant information for each study
Synthesize and analyze the information into broad findings
Draw summary conclusions based on the findings
Where to Find Research Literature
Periodicals - serious or popular
Scholarly journals – Sociological Abstract is my favorite search
engine
Books, including book chapters
Dissertations – difficult to get as a student
Government documents
Policy reports
Presented paper – also difficult to get access to as a student—
you often need to contact the author for full text.
Citation formats
ASA Format
Järvinen, Margaretha & Ravn, Signe. 2014. Cannabis careers
revisited: Applying Howard S. Becker's theory to present-day
cannabis use. Social Science & Medicine: 100, 133-140.
APA Format

18. Järvinen, M., & Ravn, S. (2014). Cannabis careers revisited:
Applying Howard S. Becker's theory to present-day cannabis
use. Social Science & Medicine, 100, 133-140.
Conduct a Systematic Literature Review
Define and refine topic
Design search
Locate research reports
Articles
Scholarly books
Dissertation – I am not a fan of using dissertations unless you
are exploring a new area of research.
Government documents
Policy reports and presentation papers
How to Evaluate Research Articles
Examine the title
Read the abstract
Read the article
How to take notes
What to record
Organize notes
Beginning to organize your notes
Do you want to store your notes electronically or as hard copy
Collect your citation
This is a good time to consider a citation manger (e.g., end
notes, refworks, maybe Word has a citation manager

19. What information to collect?
At the top of your notes record the author and date
Record the keywords of the study
A brief description of the study
The hypothesis, describing what the author means by each
concept
What is the theoretical frame of the
The methods
Who comprised the sample, or was it a population
Was the paper qualitative or quantitative?
How did the author(s) gather their data, with a little detail
The finding – A three sentence description of what the authors
found
This might also simply be another literature review
Using the Internet for Social Research
Advantages
Easy, fast, and cheap
Links connect sources
“Democratizing” effect
Casts a wide net
Disadvantages
No quality control
Not complete source
Often time consuming
Difficult to document
Distinguishing a good literature Review from a bad
A good literature review defines the scope of the research
included (e.g., time frame or where referenced)

20. A bad literature review stacks the work reviewed by author,
rather than by title
A good literature synthesized the literature in a reasonable
manner, by subtopic, method or theory.