...Bullying as a Social Problem Table of Contents What is bullying……………………………………… Pg4 What is a social problem………………………………Pg5 Deviant behavior perspective…………………………..Pg5-6 Labeling perspective………………………………………Pg6 Types of bullying………………………………………..Pg7-8 Effects of bullying………………….………………………..Pg7 Blumer’s career a social problems….…………………..Pg8-11 Consequences of bullying………………………………..Pg11-12 Conclusion………………………………………………….Pg11 Bullying is a growing epidemic in today’s society. Bullying is a social problem that society has been struggling with for decades. A social problem is considered a common problem that many individuals experience separately. (Mills, 1959) Over many years, more and more people are becoming victims to bullying. What is bullying? From the Oxford dictionary, bullying is an aggressive action imposed by a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. According to Olweus, a target of bullying is defined as “a person that is repeatedly victimized over time to negative actions by one or more persons” (Olweus, 1994). There are many short and long-term effects for both the victims and bullies. The effects that both endure are affective academically, physically, and emotionally. Some parents often think of it as a rite of passage. In their day, bullying was looked upon as typical child’s play and usually exists around adolescents. Before we begin to clarify bullying as a social problem and how to solve it, we would need to first...
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...Creative use of Techniques usually Associated with Fiction In both the two articles, the authors employ creative nonfiction to discuss the death of Aiyana and the rape of Officer Blumer. The situations in both the articles are real occurrence, but the storyline appears as an imaginary plot. Ultimately, the two essays convey the information in a way that makes it appear as fiction. The paper seeks to identify the creative use of techniques usually associated with fiction that are involved in the story development of these two articles. Some of these techniques include the use of subjective, personal voice, the development of strong characters and the creation of tension and suspense. In both the two articles, the authors use subjective journalism where they involve their views into conveying the reality in a way that they want to manipulate the readers. In an article by Sabrina Rubin, the author describes how Rebecca Blumer was raped by three army men. The military officers did not treat this case kindly as they discouraged her from asking for a rape kit and failed to collect forensic evidence. Finally, her skyrocketing military job came to an end. Although it may be a factual narrative, the author reports only one side of the story; about the military’s culture of rape. Consequently, Rebecca allegations could have been a hoax. On the other hand, Charlie, the author of “What Killed Jones?” is also subjective especially where he blames abject poverty on the death of a young girl...
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...interactionism" has come into use as a label for a relatively distinctive approach to the study of human life and human conduct (Blumer, 1969). With symbolic interactionism, reality is seen as social, developed interaction with others. Most symbolic interactionists believe a physical reality does indeed exist by an individual's social definitions, and that social definitions do develop in part or relation to something "real". People thus do not respond to this reality directly, but rather to the social understanding of reality; i.e., they respond to this reality indirectly through a kind of filter which consists of individuals' different perspectives. This means that humans exist not in the physical space composed of realities, but in the "world" composed only of "objects". According to Blumer, the "objects" can be divided into three types: physical objects, social objects, and abstract objects. Both individuals and society cannot be separated far from each other for two reasons. One, being that they are both created through social interaction, and two, one cannot be understood in terms without the other. Behavior is not defined by forces from the environment or inner forces such as drives, or instincts, but rather by a reflective, socially understood meaning of both the internal and external incentives that are currently presented (Meltzer et al., 1975). Herbert Blumer (1969) set out three basic premises of the perspective: "Humans act toward things on the basis of the meanings they...
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...Bullying as a Social Problem Table of Contents What is bullying……………………………………… Pg4 What is a social problem………………………………Pg5 Deviant behavior perspective…………………………..Pg5-6 Labeling perspective………………………………………Pg6 Types of bullying………………………………………..Pg7-8 Effects of bullying………………….………………………..Pg7 Blumer’s career a social problems….…………………..Pg8-11 Consequences of bullying………………………………..Pg11-12 Conclusion………………………………………………….Pg11 Bullying is a growing epidemic in today’s society. Bullying is a social problem that society has been struggling with for decades. A social problem is considered a common problem that many individuals experience separately. (Mills, 1959) Over many years, more and more people are becoming victims to bullying. What is bullying? From the Oxford dictionary, bullying is an aggressive action imposed by a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. According to Olweus, a target of bullying is defined as “a person that is repeatedly victimized over time to negative actions by one or more persons” (Olweus, 1994). There are many short and long-term effects for both the victims and bullies. The effects that both endure are affective academically, physically, and emotionally. Some parents often think of it as a rite of passage. In their day, bullying was looked upon as typical child’s play and usually exists around adolescents. Before we begin to clarify bullying as a social problem and how to solve it, we would need to first...
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...GLT Task 2 Substance abuse is defined as “a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood altering purposes” (Medline encyclopedia, 2014). This includes over the counter and prescription medications. Substance abuse leads to many problems from homelessness, jail, and even death. Many people abuse substances because they have some kind of stress in their life and see drugs as a symbol for a way out (More, 2008). I will be discussing how prescription drugs have an effect on the United States economy and how social theory relates to substance abuse dependency (More, 2008). Prescription drug abuse is one of many social problems in the United States. This problem is becoming an epidemic. In most instances, people are using controlled substance that were not prescribed to them or uses a legitimate prescription that does not match the label instructions (Davis, 2011). People think that since it was prescribed by a physician it is safe. This problem has been growing over the past few years and has cost the economy billions of dollars (Davis, 2011). Prescription drug abuse may come as a surprise to people but since physicians easily prescribe medications now days, they can be accessed very easily. Most drugs that are abused are opiates, which people also illegally sell on the streets for money (Davis, 2011). These drugs can be ingested, snorted, and smoked which is a misuse of how the medication is prescribed and is considered a felony (Davis, 2011). A wide...
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...Page 1 of 14 ! BUS 302: Organisation and Identity Photo Essay Assessment Feedback Form Student ID number: Marker(s): RC 120674712 Agreed Provisional Mark: Extension: Late: Penalty Mark: Excellent Answers the Question and /or Develops an Argument Structure Theoretical and/or Factual Clarity Analytical Content Literature and Use of Sources Appropriate Referencing English Usage Presentation and Formatting Additional Comments: Good Average Poor Very Poor Page 2 of 14 Coffee Breaks; A Dread-Free Social Space: Photo Essay (Word Count: 2905 approximately excluding bibliography) Before I ingress in to paper, I would like to share a story that would make more sense of my endeavour to write about coffee breaks. I work for Starbucks coffee company as a shift supervisor and the district coffee master of City of London which allows me to go around the city from store to store in order to enhance coffee education. Anywhere I go and take a walk around the cafe area I would always find cups laying around with almost all of the drink still in it. Why wouldn’t anyone even bother to take their drink with them that they bought for money? That was always a mystery to me. At the beginning of this module (Organisation and Identity) some very unexpected ideas came by which I could not really grasp during the initial couple of weeks which led me to think of quitting the module. However, I did not do so with a hope that I will probably...
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...The article encompassed a dynamic overview of marriage and family counselors and students utilizing technology for professional purposes relating to counseling. Although most individuals view technology-based counseling as one engaging in therapy via online face-to-face communication, it extends to text messages, email, and video. Hertlein, Blumer, & Mihaloliakos (2015) indicates that online therapy consist of electronic scheduling including appointment updates (pg. 5). The research generated several themes in which both counselors and students presented issues surrounding counseling via technology. The themes were direct violations of the ACA Code of Ethics. There were not any suggestions provided to combat the various issues presented in the article. However, there was an overall belief from the participants that individuals should receive training prior...
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...Analysis of a Personal Family Social Gathering Learners’ Name SOC1000 Introduction to Human Society Address Telephone: Email: Instructor: Dr. Cheryl Avant Social Setting I observed the social gathering of a birthday party for members of my husband’s family. It was a joint celebration for the birthdays of my sister-in-law, an aunt, and her son who is my husband and sister-in-laws cousin. This party is held at the home of the aunt and the cousin. The home is nice, but not huge so it makes these gatherings very cozy. It is a family ritual of doing the parties jointly since they fall so close together. These family gatherings are always interesting, because there are several family members that do not get along with other specific family members. But everyone tries to appear as though they have no problems, regardless of the fact that everyone in the room is well aware of the pending discomfort. In attendance there were a total of 28 people. Consisting of 5 women in their 20s, 4 women in their 40s, and 2 elderly women; there are 4 men in their 20s, 3 men in their 40s-50s, and 2 elderly men; there is also one girl under 5 years old, 2 girls ages 6-12, 3 boys under the age of 5, and 2 boys ages 6-12. Sociological Theories Once everyone arrives pleasantries are made all around, but you can always anticipate and sense the falsehood in many greetings. Between the main two women where this conflict has originated there is stiffness in...
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...is a distinctive approach to the study of human life and human conduct in which reality is formed as a result of the interactions between individuals. According to this theory, people do not respond directly to reality, they respond to the social understanding of reality. This means that humans exist not in the physical space composed of realities but in the "world" composed only of "objects." The concept of object is a fundamental piece of Mead’s analysis. Human beings live in a world or environment of objects, and their activities are formed around objects. According to Mead, objects are human constructs and not selfexisting entities with intrinsic nature (Blumer, 1966). According to the symbolic interactionism theory, both individual and society are created through social interaction and one cannot be understood in terms without the other. Behavior is not defined by forces from the environment or inner forces such as drives, or instincts, but rather by a 1 Symbolic Interactionism as Implicated in Rehabilitation reflective, socially...
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...another source, use quotation marks and include the page number after the author’s last name and year. Using citations to give credit to others whose ideas or words you have used is an essential requirement to avoid issues of plagiarism. Just as you would never steal someone else’s car, you should not steal their words either. To avoid potential problems, always be sure to cite your sources by referring to the author’s last name and the year of publication in parentheses at the end of the sentence, such as (Daresh, 2004) and page numbers if you are using word-for-word materials, such as “There are no simple strategies for accomplishing successful transitions, but we do know a great deal about how to get off to a good start” (King & Blumer, 2000, p. 356). The...
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...children that being obedient pays off by rewarding them from time to time. At the third postconventional morality stage this is when we determine if the child is bad and/or good at this point. Stage four consists of law and order, stage five consists of a social contract, and level six deals with the universe ethical principles (Daresh, J. C. (2004). There are also three stages of social development, and they are as follows. Stage one is the infant stage, stage two is the toddler stage, and stage three is the preschool stage. At the infant stage this is where our children need our help in everything that they do as far as eating, getting dressed and other mandatory things that are necessary in order for them to survive (King, M., & Blumer, I. (2000). The toddler stage is when our children learn how to start helping themselves. For example: they attempt to put their shoes on, feed themselves, and other things to show that they are able to help themselves. Now, at the preschool stage this is where our children learn how to attempt to do simple things and try to carry out plans how they think they can (Arnold, J. B., & Dodge, H. W. (1994). After doing some brainstorming...
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...factors that impact on the coping strategies for Africans Americans living with MS despite the aggressive progression of the disease. The theories that serve as the backbone of the project are symbolic interactionism theory and the stress-coping theory. The symbolic interactionism theory by Herbert Blumer (Blumer, 1986) is a theoretical framework which focuses on investigating how individual’s experiences society based on their own perceptions. The symbolic interactionism perspective will serve the backbone of the project since this theoretical framework formulates that individuals communication about how they view experience impacts on behavior. Symbolic interactionism is applicable because it helps frame the social relationships, identities, and roles, the definition of the situation. One of the major tenets of the symbolic interactionism understands the individual’s experience with social workers since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The symbolic interactionism framework will support the social workers perspective on how African American patients cope with the progression of the illness. This framework focus will be on how each social worker assessment. According to Blumer (1986), symbolic interactionism assumes that human beings are reflective, feeling, thinking and conscious subjects. The stress-coping theory by Lazarus (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984) is one of the major theoretical perspectives in coping with chronic illness. Coping is defined by Lazarus as, continually...
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...Chicago in the early twentieth century. The central theme of symbolic interactionism is that human life is lived in the symbolic domain. Symbols are culturally derived social objects having shared meanings that are created and maintained in social interaction. Through language and communication, symbols provide the means by which reality is constructed. Reality is primarily a social product, and all that is humanly consequential—self, mind, society, culture—emerges from and is dependent on symbolic interactions for its existence. Even the physical environment is relevant to human conduct mainly as it is interpreted through symbolic systems. Importance of Meanings The label symbolic interactionism was coined by Herbert Blumer (1969), one of Mead's students. Blumer, who did much to shape this perspective, specified its three basic premises: (1) Humans act toward things on the basis of the meanings that things have for them; (2) the meanings of things derive from social interaction; and (3) these meanings are dependent on, and modified by, an interpretive process of the people who interact with one another. The focus here is on...
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...Assess the usefulness of micro sociology to our understanding of society (33marks) Micro sociology focuses on the actions and interactions of individuals and is a bottom-up approach. Such micro approaches, see society as shaped by its members, who possess agency, in other words, the ability to act as free agents. Micro approaches, also known as action theories, include social action theory, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology and ethnomethodoly. However, macro sociologists take a deterministic approach, as they believe that our actions are determined by society. Macro theories include Functionalism and Marxism, who see individuals as puppets, under the control of social structures. One micro approach to sociology is Weber’s social action theory. According to Weber, in order to understand human behaviour, we must take into account both the level of structural cause, and the level of subjective meaning that individuals attach to their actions. Weber argues that there are an infinite number of subjective meanings that actors give to their actions; however he attempts to classify actions into four types. Instrumentally rational action refers to action that is driven by a given goal, in order to achieve through the most efficient means. Value rational action involves action towards a goal that the actor regards as desirable, for example worshipping god in order to get to heaven. Unlike instrumentally rational action, there is no way of calculating whether the means of achieving...
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...Religious Social Institution SOC 101 26 November 2012 Religious social institutions consist of groups of individuals who share common views about the nature of God and the creation of the universe, which incorporates their beliefs, writings, behaviors, and rituals. They are led by their own faith or personal belief rather than science. Social, economic, political, and spiritual beliefs are all influenced if not dominated by religion. Christianity, Islamic, Judaism, Hinduism, and Roman Catholic’s all bring people together for some form of social interactions with one another, whether it be in a worship service, belief or ritual, or any other religious act that may require interaction. This paper will discuss the impact that the three sociological theories, the functionalism, conflict, and interactionism theories have on the religious institution along with the similarities and differences of these theories in respect to society’s view of religion. People have very different ways of viewing religion, which creates conflict throughout the world. The differences in beliefs and ideologies vary from person to person within any given society. The functionalists believe that religion “is essential for all societies because it helps unite people in a shared belief and behavior system, resulting in social cohesion.” (Vissing, 2011, sec. 4.6) Religion gives people answers, explains the unexplainable, and a purpose for life. Religious teaching...
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