Social capital is a kind of capital that draws benefits from social relation (Krishna and Uphoff 2002; Portes 1998) - predominantly describes the circumstances of an individual in groups and networks to secure benefits (Sobel 2002). While, Bourdieu (1986) described it as, an attribute of an individual in a social context derived from advantages and opportunities available to and through certain members of the community. Likewise, pioneer social capital theorist (Coleman 1988; 1990) had conceptualised
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Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel is one of many survivors of the Holocaust, he once said, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference, the opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference, the opposite of faith is not Hersey, it’s indifference. Elie Wiesel said this quote in order total people that others don’t have to be like you. Others can be different and that is ok. The quote that Elie Wiesel said means is that if someone is different do not pick on them. Do not hurt their feelings; help
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order to promote obedience as a social virtue. This often leads man to equate disobedience with sin, which traces as far back as the biblical account of Adam, Eve, and the Serpent. However, neither disobedience nor obedience could exist without the power of an authority figure to dictate the rules and restraints of submission. In his article “The Perils of Obedience,” Yale psychologist Stanley Milgram asserts that authority as a whole is an essential component of social living and that obedience to
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Conformity in society is something that is seen in a mostly negative light. With that being said, while conformity in the outside world is frowned upon, it is not only being encouraged, but required in schools. With the implementation of common core in 2009, guidelines in schools have continually become more and more strict over recent years, lessening teachers range of freedom. Not only is conformity a major topic of debate in the present, it has actually been an ongoing problem for many years.
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The Milgram Experiment was conducted by Stanley Milgram who was a psychologist at Yale University. He invented this study to explore the issue of authority. Milgram wanted to understand obedience. Milgram asked the question, “What is there in human nature that allows an individual to act without any restraints whatsoever that allows us to act inhumane and not limited by compassion or conscience.” This experiment allowed insight into the topic of conflict between obedience to authority and conscience
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Social influences affects people’s views of one another. Children’s peers, media and family all play a huge role in social influence and prejudice. Prejudice can be easily developed by an arise of social influence and conformity to people within their in-group. Intergroup prejudice is unwarranted feelings of dislike or hatred towards the members of other social groups. In The psychology of prejudice: Interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary issues by Dale Russell, He focuses on the
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Center, but has chosen a less-effective approach by their choice of language used in their message. There are six different psychological tools of influence one can employ to attempt to persuade the reader, including: “reciprocation, consistency, social proof, liking, authority, and scarcity” (Cardon, 2013, p. 241). Better Horizons utilized reciprocation, which is a giving the reader something in return or returning the favor (Cardon, 2013). For example, they offered ever member that participated
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116). In other words, this method mainly focuses on primacy or the tendency to emphasize the first impressions over later impressions. Many people use this process of stereotyping to reduce their amount of thinking to simplify meeting people in their social world (McLeod, Stereotypes). In short, instead of actually getting the chance to know someone’s personality people rather assume the person’s qualities. They tend to see the qualities they expect to see in someone which could become negatively bias
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The Purchased Paper After Reading the case study, “The Purchased Paper, I feel Edgar plays more of a victim instead of taking full responsibility for his own actions. Edgar is a college student that procrastinated on a paper due Monday, and had to work all weekend. Instead of being proactive, he found ways to act like he was victimized. After reading “Habit 1: Be Proactive” by author Steven Covey, it’s clear Edgar was not a proactive person, he was a reactive person. “They don’t blame genetics
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Getting to Know You What exactly is socieo economic status? It basically means being stereotyped on how much money you have. What are stereotypes and how are they formed? Stereotypes are judgements and they are formed when we judge people based on common or personal beliefs. Msu.com says “Stereotypes are formed because people feel the need to categorize the world into preferably, neat little groups.” How are stereotypes and socieo economic status connected? We often judge one another based on how
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