Gregory Bateson

People tend to believe that their problem or issue is something isolated from the rest of their lifer rather than an interconnected and interwoven web of relationships that affect everything in their life. Therefore, the theory of Family Systems assists caregivers in helping clients see themselves, “not as an autonomous psychological entity, but rather see each individual strongly influenced by the familiar relationships and systems in which they have to live.” Furthermore, as Bob Bertolino and…

As a therapist, it is essential that a model of therapy is chosen that not only can be administered successfully and confidently by the therapist, but also meets the client(s) needs. There can be many factors that can contribute to this decision: family dynamics, whether it is a family or couple, culture, and even the general concepts of the therapy. In this essay I will explain a model of therapy I relate to and have used the most, as well as several others which I believe are equally…

When comparing and contrasting psychological and biological explanation of any condition much of the argument revolves around Nature vs. Nurture; the highly controversial argument of the cause and effect of every human behavior, disorder, condition or disease. A typical argument for Schizophrenia would be, “What causes Schizophrenia? Is it because of a patient’s critical and demeaning home-life or does the patient have a brain abnormality?” In this paper, I will compare and contrast both of…

Erik Homberger Erikson was born on June 15, 1902 in Frankfurt, Germany. Erikson’s Jewish mother Karla Abrahamsen and biological father an unnamed Danish man abandoned him before he was born. His mother married Dr. Theodor Homberger who would raise Erikson as his son. The family moved to Karlsruhe in southern Germany. Erikson officially changed his named to Erik Erikson when he became an American citizen. No one truly knows why he chose the name, Erikson. Early in Erikson’s education instead of…

her. Some of Mead’s work that I will be discussing and analyzing in this paper includes, Coming of Age in Samoa, For God’s Sake, Margaret, Growing Up in New Guinea, Male and Female: A Study of the Sexes in a Changing World, Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson in Bali, and Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies. Mead has become an inspiring figure for current and prospective anthropologists and the social science field. In other words, “it was through her work that many people learned…

Things have changed drastically in the past few decades where the very notion of ‘internet’ is introduced and is simultaneously captured by a class whose interest is to control the channel from where the information flows for the sake of power and domination. It’s not just the case for internet but for platforms as well. For McKenzie Wark, the Marxist theory is not much relevant anymore because the beneficiary class knows other ways of controlling what the people should have access to, by…

Margaret Mead was a popular American writer, cultural, and visual anthropologist. Throughout her career, Margaret Mead has also conducted over twenty field trips (Yans-McLaughlin 2000). In addition, Mead’s fieldwork focused on the development and growth of adolescents. The reason why I chose Margaret Mead is because of the tremendous contributions that she has made to the field of anthropology and the public. In addition, I find it very astounding that Mead “offers a resolution of the old…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…