...Anton Samuilau Writing 1200-A 01/07/2008 Internet Internet entered our lives only a couple decades ago; however, its popularity and influence has been growing at an astonishing rate ever since. In many ways Internet has redefined communication and become “an essential medium at personal, business, and professional levels” (Farilli 237). Email and instant messaging help communicate people who are thousand miles away from each other; videoconferencing enables business contacts without the necessity of physical presence; chat rooms bring together people and make acquaintances which could never otherwise emerge in real world. These are just few examples of how Internet reshaped our everyday lives and as a new means of interaction. However, it cannot also be denied that computer-mediated communication, which is a basis of Internet contacts, goes much further bringing traditional understanding of “self” and community to the new levels. For many people today Internet represents a tool in negotiating their problems by developing their own personas online as well as bringing people together in the communal sense. One of the main Web trends that have a profound impact on personal expression and, therefore, identity quest is blogging. John Dvorak studied the phenomena of online diaries and stressed several reasons that made them so popular. Among those reasons are: a) ego gratification through belief that what one is writing maybe important to others; b) antidepersonalization...
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...Identity is a way that people truly show their individual uniqueness in this world full of people who with the different point of views in life, values, religion, lifestyle, culture, sexual orientation, and skin color. Also, personal identity could be portrayed as by how a person dresses or presents him or herself outwardly. Identity is defining the question, who am I? When one look around on this world once can see that there are a lot of factors that affects our unique identity formation. Primary Challenge to forming one’s identity today could be different depending on that person’s culture, friends, workplace, family, religion, TV or radio based media, and social media can very much so determine the shape of one true identity. Identity formation starts when children are very little and the formation increases, as their age increases. When children are at the age of two to three they start forming gender identity keeping in mind many identify formation that goes on in between, adolescent years are the most critical time because this is the time where their true identity is curved out. It’s not...
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...Does social media shape our identities? Some people believe that social media brings many positive to our lives. While others believe it is full of negativity. Social media impacts our identities by influencing internal and external forces within ourselves and the environment, self-esteem, and causes many psychological concerns. Our self-identities are how we view ourselves as individuals. According to Jim Taylor a professor at the University of San Francisco, self-identity is gained in two ways. One-way identity is gained is by evaluating our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors based on experiences, current needs, and future goals (Taylor 2011). Second, self-identity can be gained by observing the environment that surrounds...
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...our parents to know. Introduction Need step: A. It is an important part of human nature to keep secrets from those we care about. B. Some secrets we do not want our parents to know or we do not want to tell them. 1. Identity crisis 2. Dating dilemmas 3. Hanging out with friends 4. Love life 5. Internet life C. We need privacy. 1. Secrecy allows us to create our own identity. 2. Privacy is the most important development task of adolescence. Satisfaction step: A. Reasons why we should keep secrets 1. We form identity separate from our parents. 2. We learn how to make our own decisions and face our own mistakes. 3. To avoid parent’s disappointments. 4. Privacy in using our social networking sites. 5. Respect to secrecy. 6. Independence in our life. B. Benefits we can get from keeping secrets 1. The damage would be evenly spread. 2. Maintain peace between you and your parents. 3. We can have more freedom. Visualization step: A. What will happen if you keep secrets from your parents? 1. You will be more independent. 2. You will enjoy your privacy. 3. There will be low tendency for your parents to be disappointed. 4. You will develop your self identity. B. Telling secrets to your parents is not bad, but we still need to keep secrets from them. Sometimes, not telling them all that happens in our life maintains the “peace”...
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...and scattering blemishes. It is the reflection of my soul, separate but inseparable from myself - my ‘body’s twin’ (Connor 2002, 5). It is this ‘twin’ (Connor 2002, 5) or my ‘immaterial, ideal, ecstatic’ (Connor 2002. 5) imagining of my skin that constitutes what Cooley described as a ‘looking glass self’. (described by Coser 1997) This concept states that ‘an individual’s self-conception result(s) from assimilating the judgments of their significant others’ (discussed by Mikala, 2012). What we see in this mirror is not our carefully considered actions and the complex thought process that leads us to take them; We only see this ‘shadow’ (Connor 2002, 5) which becomes more than simply the living tissue. It is branded with our outward identity. And so, how we perceive others to view us in turn influences how we see ourselves. This attitude is present without an actual witness though. The...
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...Professional Identity and Advocacy Members of professional bodies have the sense of belonging that makes them feel obliged to support and advocate for the improvement of their professions (Tomajan, 2012). Many times, careers face negative depiction which has the impact of degrading the reputation of the members of the occupation (Hoeve, Hansen, & Roodbol, 2014). When instances like those take place, for example in the chosen story “Who’s who”, the members of the affected career should unite and set strategies on how to handle the issue at hand and prevent it from recurring in the future. Similarly, nurses can embrace the use of advocacy to assist in avoiding negative stereotyping on their noble profession. 1. Negative Stereotype Noted in the...
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...Voice of the youth Being a youth is a crucial stage of one’s life. It is the journey of finding who you are and what you will be; a bridge between the two stages of life—childhood and adulthood. Somehow, being a youth is confusing because I have no clear perception of what a youth should be. When I visualize children, I immediately dwell on toys, games and fun. Meanwhile, work and responsibilities come to my mind when I picture adults. I never really questioned my identity as a youth until we had a subject Young Adult Literature (YAL) last semester. In this subject, we discussed about the people that belong to the young adult stage, Bildungsroman (literature about coming of age), how an adolescent acts and thinks, and how they are perceived in literature. Through reading wonderful...
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...children develop a self-reflexive sense of self separate to their caregivers. Although, methodical choices reduce the possibility of ecological validity. Introduction The general consensus amongst western theorists is the concept of ‘self’ as a progressive process. Fundamentally, the acknowledgement of self-existence, which Lewis (1990) refers to as the existential self. The awareness of ‘me’, the person, the ‘self-as-object’ or the ‘categorical self’ as described by James (1892) follows. This stage reflects a child’s ability to identify themselves, identifiable by others and socially categorised according to their relationships, gender and age. Cooley (1902) suggested ‘the looking glass self’ was another way people viewed their identities based upon responses and perceptions of others. Mead (1932) further suggested language and interaction termed, ‘symbolic interactionism’ provided social development permitting a greater understanding of their position within the world around them. Whilst Piaget (1920) considered cognitive development as a child constructing their response to the environment. Harter (1983) research gained...
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...Self-concept and Relationship between Sexual self-concept perceived by Finnish population: Comparison between gender, sexual orientation, age and civil status. Abstract This study intends to find out if the self-concept and the sexual self-concept are related. It was conducted among Finnish people, and comparisons of the relations between gender, sexual orientation, civil status and age were made. Positive correlation was found between self-concept and sexual self-concept, emphasizing the importance of self-concept. Five of the four aspects of the Self-Concept Questionnaire were correlated with many aspects of the Multidimensional Sexual Self-Concept Questionnaire. The men present higher positive score than women in self-concept questionnaire, and women more tendencies to feel motivation to avoid risky sex. Additionally, no differences between age, sexual orientation and civil status in any aspect of either questionnaire were found. Key words: self-concept, sexual self-concept. Self-concept is an aspect of psychology which has become a subject of considerable research and applications to a wide variety of practical problems (Lynch, Norem-Hebeisen & Gergen, 1981). This area of research gives the contribution to understand the importance of the experiences in each chapter of life. The construction process of self or the self-concept, begins in infancy, is something of extreme importance for the balance and harmony in the future development, that...
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...The Self Paper Trace Riley PSYCH/555 November 26, 2012 Gary McCullough, Ph.D. The Self Paper The concept of self is a multi-dimensional construct that refers to an individual’s self-perspective of how one represents his or her self. Self-concept develops from an individual’s viewpoint in relation to characteristics, such as racial identity or gender roles. For example, if a young boy develops in a family who favors baseball, the likelihood of the son playing baseball is strong because he may acquire the same likeliness for baseball as his peers. There are multiple factors that contribute to self concept and how it develops. Emotions play a significant role in how self-esteem develops and how self and behavior affects individual self-presentation. The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of self, how self-concept develops, the relationship between self and emotion and how self and behavior affect self-presentation. Samuel Butler believed that a man’s work and his talent’s is simply a portrait of themselves. One may ask “Does self concept develop from individual behavior or the characteristics one may represent?” Self Concept A person develops self concept from a glossary in which he or she has lived. For instance, as mentioned above, the young son of a baseball player may distinguish a personality of a baseball fan or athlete because of his upbringing. Characteristics define an individual’s self-concept for example, his or her self-concept on cultures, races...
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...repercussions on his family, and himself. Willys conviction that a man must not only be like, but he must be well liked (Miller, 1250), along with his uninterrupted focus on prominence, reflects on his two sons, Biff and Happy, as he infuses them with values of social status as well as future success. Willy’s sense of self value depends on the response of others. Such gestures of recognition provide signals that society is a comfortable home for him, one where he hopes to make his sons as happily at ease as he (Jacobson, 249). This is doubtlessly a mirage of security for Willy, as he desperately suppresses his inner motions of regret, and refuses to embrace his conscious identity. Ultimately, Willy Lomans self- delusion of success disabled him to obtain his true identity, and influence a displacement of identity in his sons. Most people in today’s society develop a constant necessity to better their lives, as well the quality of life for their family. For many, this necessity stems from their core beliefs of what a comfortable life should contain in our society, along with secure elements for their loved ones in order to flourish as human beings. Whether it is, health, security, education, or freedom, people pursue different values, which they feel lead towards a successful path of living. Most will agree that it is important to instill such values in their children, and perhaps someday their children will thank them for it. After all, children are the extensions of their parents...
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...English we were always wogs and nigs and Pakis and the rest of it”. Write an essay exploring how Kureishi’s novel maps Englishness as a contested terrain of identities, politics and performance. Your discussion should refer to Stuart Hall’s work on ethnicities and on Judith Butler’s writing on performance as identity. Much of the Kureishi’s early work is grounded primarily in racial and cultural conflict between British mainstream culture and ethnic minority communities; the conflict between the cultural claims that the first-generation immigrants were prone to clinging onto and the sense of belonging, which they their children aspired to develop in mainstream British society. To the children of immigrants, particularly those who had migrated from British Commonwealth or ex-colonized countries, any reflection on Britain, or their parents’ homeland, in terms of “home” may differ significantly from that perceived by their parents. As a writer born and bred in Britain of a Pakistani father and an English mother, Kureishi reflects upon his own identity, affirming in an interview his own sense of identity be seeing himself as British: “Critics have written that I’m caught between two cultures. I’m not. I’m British; I’ve made it in England. It’s my father who’s caught. He can’t make it. Elsewhere he proclaims his British identity in a similar way: I’m British, as wrote in The Rainbow Sign. Just like Karim in the Buddha. But being British is a new thing now. It involves people with...
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...At least one parents should stay home to make sure that they make a secure attatchment with their children. The attachment children make with their primary caregivers at a Young age has a great impact their social, cognitive and physcological development. The attatchement children form with their parent influences their ability to manage stress, success in future relationships, their tenancy to explore and learn, the likelihood of them taking risks, ability to bounce back from difficult situations and their overall sense of self. Those children that develop a secure attatchment with their caregivers feel as though their needs are being contiunually met and feel supported and comfortable with themselves are able to develop more sound relationships with others and have a higher self esteem. Children which develop insecure attatchment tend to be more aggressive, have a higher chance of developing mental illness such as depression and anxiety, can become According to bowldings attatchment theory continuous care during the first two years to a single important attatchment figure is essential for a childs healthy development. Bowlding suggested that if the attatchment between the prime caregiver and child is broken or disturbued during this critical time, the child will suffer. Consiquences include increased tendency to be aggressive, more likely to develop depression later on in life, reduced intelligence and in exstreme cases affectionless psychopathy. This means that children...
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...person as it is to the position. * This kind of power may be created by legislation (as with the police) or by contract (such as an employment contract). Personality Power * This type of power comes from a person’s personality. Included in this type of power are such traits as charisma, skills and abilities, expertise, attractiveness, likability, persuasiveness… * While personality power can be used well and positively, an unhealthy extreme form of personality power is bullying. A person with a reputation as a bully need not always display bullying behaviour, as the individual’s reputation can be enough to lead others to endorse the power and do as the bully wishes. Identity Power * A person’s “location” in various identity hierarchies also provides power resources. We receive identity power by virtue of our gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, social class, age, level of education, etc. * This form of power can be subtle or overt. Because this form of power is often embedded into our societal structure, we may not always recognize when this form of power is asserting itself. Power in numbers * There is power in numbers. Power structures can be upset, challenged or balanced by those without positions of power when these people work together. * A tangible example of this is seen in the union environment. In these cases, the power claimed by management is held in check...
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...INTRODUCTION: An identity of a corporation is a complex thing to understand, and established. There is still a general lack of consistency when these terms are adopted to theoretical models or applied in Practice (Lars Thuger Christensen, Suren Askegaard 1999), in this essay the author has tried to review the literature of scholars of corporate identity to bring the whole concept in a nutshell. This essay consists of two parts (a) and (b), in (a) author has tried to look into the notion of identity based view of corporation by exploring well known literature in order to assess how concept of identity serves organizations, how it helps in defining identity of corporation, the difference between the two, what are Balmer’s “Business identities”?, multiple identities of any corporate entity, inward and outward bound identities of corporation, also author tried to look into Balmer’s corporate identity Quindrivium which is for author of this essay is like a breakthrough in understanding the concept of identity based view of corporation, this part shows that identity of corporation is combination of multiple identities which needs to stay aligned to build positive corporate identity. In (b) the author tries to link the concept of corporate identity with another element of corporate level marketing(Balmer, J.M.T and Edmond Gray 2003), that is “corporate branding”, and tried to look into concepts like what is corporate branding ?, relation between corporate identity and corporate branding...
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