In what ways is friendship important in childhood?
TMA 05 ALEXANDRIA DYER In what ways is friendship important in childhood? It is only fair to state that no one is naturally withdrawn or extrovert. Society cannot label others with such things as friendship genetics. Friendship is an ability we can all learn, such as understanding compassionate ways to convey with friends in order to gain trust and build on a closer friendship as the relationship and person(s) mature. The learning curve do not limit itself only to the developing child, but as adults, it too is essential to develop the ability to self disclose, what to reveal and to whom, as well as increasing the likelihood of befriending those who share the same values, more importantly how to be for others the kind of friend that you want others to be for you, so to benefit from a fuller rewarding life. As it is this human action we participate in daily whether it be at school or work. In this essay I will explore ideas of the significance of friendship and how the approaches lead me to it's encompassing meaning through understanding the perceptions of children's views and experiences. The essay will analysis and emphasise many of the theories that respond to the challenges and discourses behind childhood friendships and the quality of children's cultural world with reference to how it is impacted. It will explore definitions of friendship that should help give an
Totemism.
TOTEMISM In common terms religion can be connected with trusts and action dealing to the supernatural, the interpretation of life and the chance of holding out the human spirit after the death of the physical body. There is a minister to keep an eye on religious any belief and action that has standard of faith and responsive commitment which is usually hang out with religion and also the relation to the supernatural. Distinctive words in Aboriginal society refer to the class of belief and action that is very important. They link to rituals which is also called " religious " or " sacred ", for example maraiin in western Arnhem Land and daragu or djudju in the eastern Kimberley. Beliefs and basic expectations are spread out by word from one generation to another generation. Aboriginal religion has been titled as totemic (M&Berndt, 1988:227-231). This report will discuss about the Aboriginal religion and totemism in a more specific detail. Definition of Totemism Totemism was a mystical attachment between the antecedent and the individual, which was expressed by a symbol, which was the animal or the sacred places (A.H&A.W.REED, 1974:156). Sacred places are the places of creation spirit where the spirit lives on (University of Newcastle, 2002). Totemism is used in many dissimilar circumstances with various covers of meaning for different reasons. According to Professor A.P.
'Identity is a psychic prison, but one that we cannot do without' - How far is this true of your life?
'Identity is a psychic prison, but one that we cannot do without'. How far is this true of your life? INTRODUCTION The aim of this essay involves drawing on theory to help process of self-discovery. From the outset I believe myself to have a set definition of what my identity is. The term 'Identity' has become part of our everyday language. This lazy use of the term has shadowed the need for a greater depth of analysis of what lies behind this concept. This essay aims to unravel the meaning behind the concept, drawing on the substantial body of literature that exists on this area, but is often shadowed by people who believe they understand the term. The structure of this essay is thus; first I will begin by describing my personal identity, which will be drawn on throughout the essay where appropriate. This essay purports to take the reader on a journey of my life. Indeed it involves a process of self-discovery, drawing on relevant theory to help me find my way. I hope to guide the reader through this journey in order to reach the final destination, an appreciation of how the statement relates to my life. MY IDENTITY My name is Nadia Shahbazi. I am a female British born Asian Muslim. I am currently a UMIST undergraduate management student at UMIST. I am a daughter, sister, and friend. Last year I worked as an operations industrial analyst in an Investment Bank. I am
Modern Political Thought.
GV 100 Modern Political Thought LT 04 * JJ Rousseau Born in Geneva in 1712. Mother died in childbirth, raised by father and relatives. He was apprenticed in his early teens but ran away when he was 16. He fell under the influence of the of his protector Mme de Warens, a catholic proselytiser who gave him free run of her home and library in return for his becoming her lover. During his time with her he immersed himself in study - becoming a self made intellectual - a writer, composer and music critic, novelist, botanist and political philosopher. Rousseau left for Paris in 1742 where he became familiar with many of the chief thinkers of the French Enlightenment. In 1750 he entered a competition from the Academy of Dijon and won with his Discourse on the Sciences and Arts, in which he famously argues that the spread of science and literature was morally corrupting. It was society and its ways that posed a threat to man, not a solution to his base and corrupt nature. * The Discourse on Inequality (1755): for and against the Enlightenment: society is the cause of inequalities and war amongst men; but man is capable of self-improvement, and of compassion towards others. In the Social Contract, published in 1762, he sets out to describe which kind of political society would enable us to remain free, equal, to live in peace and to express our compassion for others- the kind of
Influence of Realism on Literature.
Influence of Realism on Literature After World War I, American people and the authors among them were left disillusioned by the effects that war had on their society. America needed a literature that would explain what had happened and what was happening to their society. American writers turned to what is now known as modernism. The influence of 19th Century realism and naturalism and their truthful representation of American life and people was evident in post World War I modernism. This paper will try to prove this by presenting the basic ideas and of these literary genres, literary examples of each, and then make connections between the two literary movements. Realism Modernism not only depicted American society after World War I accurately and unbiasedly, but also tried to find the solutions brought upon by the suffering created by the war (Elliott 705). The realistic movement of the late 19th century saw authors accurately depict life and it's problems. Realists attempted to "give a comprehensive picture of modern life" (Elliott 502) by presenting the entire picture. They did not try to give one view of life but instead attempted to show the different classes, manners, and stratification of life in America. Realists created this picture of America by combining a wide variety of "details derived from observation and
What are the main features of Marshall's theory of citizenship?
What are the main features of Marshall's theory of citizenship? T. H. Marshall's theory of citizenship is the most recent theoretical model developed in the 1950s. He elaborated his ideas around the three rights elements, civil, political and social rights. He argued for equality of status rather than that due to the labour market. Along with all theories Marshall did not go without criticism, I will conclude with some of these criticisms and focus on the contemporary problems of citizenship. Prior to explaining Marshall's definition of citizenship, more general explanations can be offered. Citizenship refers to the position of being a citizen, and the collection of rights and duties of this position. These rights define the socio-political membership with the consequence of allocation of collective benefits to the social groups, households and individuals. Citizenship therefore comprises the individuals as fully- fledged members of a socio- political community, whether it is an inhabitant of a city or as a native. This provides the individual with access to limited resources, supplying social or legal protection from unexpected uncertainties of the market place and related life-cycle disadvantages. Within the modern society citizenship creates new types of social solidarity in term of public relations of the exchanging of possessions with others for mutual benefit;
In summary, Anthem, Antz, Fahrenheit 451 and Harrison Bergeron all go to show
The Great Rebellion to Declaration of Independence Independence has always been a desire and something worth living for. Along with independence comes rebellion. Gaining independence not only requires courage and strength, but also rebellion to go against authorities and do the unimaginable. In the future societies portrayed by four different pieces of literature, life is lived based on a collective society. In the world that many live in today, independence is granted. However, in the world of Anthem, Antz, Fahrenheit 451, and Harrison Bergeron, the societies were lacking independence, and characters were able to progress their status to eventually obtain their independence by rebellion. Regardless of the obstacles that one may have to overcome, all of these characters not only rebelled against the authorities, but against society as a whole. In Ayn Rand's collective world of Anthem, people were forbidden to use the unspeakable word, "I." No one even knew what the unspeakable word was. After the Great Rebirth, it was mandatory that the word "we" was used instead of the word "I." A young man named Equality was an ambitious and different individual. He was not like the others in society. Ever since birth, he was always rebelling against the norm. In Equality's society, it was considered a crime if one had transgression of preference, if one was smarter than the other, if one
Discuss the Social Psychology of Prejudice
Discuss the Social Psychology of Prejudice Prejudice is an important topic in social psychology, it is regarded as a negative trait which needs resolved, it effects many aspects of social interaction, and it is seemingly universal (and in many cases, institutionalised). Resultantly, the question of what causes prejudiced attitudes has been prominent in research for the last sixty to seventy years, resulting in a number of different theories being offered. Despite this there is, as yet, no agreement over what the answer is, with the only fact seeming to be that there is no single definable origin. Indeed, even the task of defining the term 'prejudice' has proved to be less than straightforward. It is broadly agreed that it can be defined in terms of 'negative feelings towards persons based solely on their memberships within groups'1. But even then there is the point to be made that it seems to be multifaceted, with aspects and components falling within the boundaries of cognition, behaviourism, and other similar disciplines. There have been many definitions thus offered by those researching the topic (usually in support of their theories), but Ashmore2 found what he believed to be four basic points that seem to stay constant among them. Firstly they are manifested between social groups, secondly they are always negative, thirdly they are overgeneralised (i.e. based on
Outline your understanding of the main tenets of critical criminology.
Outline your understanding of the main tenets of critical criminology Critical criminology is widely seen as a very complicated and multifaceted topic, which according to Henry and Milovanic (1991), involves four somewhat related lines of inquiry that have appeared during the last decade or so: left realism (socialist); feminist theory; peacemaking criminology; and a postmodernist structuralist perspective. When applied to these four perspectives critical refers to the varying degrees to which, they attack mainstream criminologists for their scientific pretensions, that is their assumptions about an objective and stable reality that can be captured by mainstream theories, and conventional quantitative methods. Therefore critical criminologists claim that, mainstream criminologists' "knowledge" is fatally flawed. A feature of critical criminology is that there is an emphasis on uncovering various structural features of society including economic, racial and gender inequality and discrimination, which are some of the major "root causes" of law breaking, along with discriminatory treatment of people who have been brought up within the justice system. Critical theories have often been described as radical in 'thrust', and the research agenda for these criminologists goes far beyond "getting facts"; rather it centres on uncovering and attacking social inequalities in society,
'Trait theory is better at describing than explaining personality' Discuss.
'Trait theory is better at describing than explaining personality.' Discuss Trait theory description of personality Trait theory describes personality as a hierarchy of distinguishing characteristics (traits) which underpin consistent desires, attitudes and behaviour and, when correlated, form broad, stable dispositional tendencies (factors/dimensions). Empirical advantages to trait theory descriptions Trait descriptions are good in terms of accessibility and generalisability because of their empirical derivation. The lexicographical methodology for deriving personality descriptors (separating different concepts and reducing complexity through correlating linked concepts) reflects intuitive assessment of personality. Trait theory descriptors attune with 'a categorisation of natural language trait terms'1 and provide a socially relevant nomenclature for personality. This relevance provides a lexical basis for the validity of trait descriptions. Just as West Greenland Eskimos have 49 ways of describing different types of snow2, the importance of differences in types of personality for the well being of individuals and social groups is similarly reflected in language. According to Galton (xxxx, cited in Pervin, 2001), 'the most important individual differences in human transactions will come to be encoded as single terms in some or all of the world's languages'.
