Differences and inequalities highlight the making and remaking of society and social lives. Society is not a separate entity but is made up of interactions, connection and relationship between groups, self, objects and environment.
Differences are contrast based on age, disability, wealth, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, race and class. Social identities are differences that pinpoint the sense of self, emerging from early experiences that form the basis of interactions. It is malleable, multiple and complex affecting social context and cultural norms. However, certain aspects of identity are shown at birth, such as sex and physical appearances. Others such as faith and class inherited from family or culture. Faith, nationality and gender can be …show more content…
For example, Disabilities such as learning impairments have a high dependence on professionals, people with effective social roles or expertise, that exercise authority to affect the quality of vulnerable lives. Most with disabilities experience prevalent disempowering labels such that self-identity is contradicted by the attitudes of others. In Connecting Lives (The Open University,2014a) Stephen Sweetman is familiar with the stigma, labels and constraints in society thus at first, rejects the identity of having a disability. This emphasises on how important people’s bodies can be in the connections people make with the places they live despite having lasting relationships and how can this be disrupted when people's body change. Stephan feels excluded for 2 years and explains how it’s difficult to move around in wheelchair especially when physical environment is not for wheelchair access. Foremost, through time and support of his family and empowerment, Stephen establishes new connections. He will be a great activist due to his experiences on inequality, differences and change in
Differences are contrast based on age, disability, wealth, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, race and class. Social identities are differences that pinpoint the sense of self, emerging from early experiences that form the basis of interactions. It is malleable, multiple and complex affecting social context and cultural norms. However, certain aspects of identity are shown at birth, such as sex and physical appearances. Others such as faith and class inherited from family or culture. Faith, nationality and gender can be …show more content…
For example, Disabilities such as learning impairments have a high dependence on professionals, people with effective social roles or expertise, that exercise authority to affect the quality of vulnerable lives. Most with disabilities experience prevalent disempowering labels such that self-identity is contradicted by the attitudes of others. In Connecting Lives (The Open University,2014a) Stephen Sweetman is familiar with the stigma, labels and constraints in society thus at first, rejects the identity of having a disability. This emphasises on how important people’s bodies can be in the connections people make with the places they live despite having lasting relationships and how can this be disrupted when people's body change. Stephan feels excluded for 2 years and explains how it’s difficult to move around in wheelchair especially when physical environment is not for wheelchair access. Foremost, through time and support of his family and empowerment, Stephen establishes new connections. He will be a great activist due to his experiences on inequality, differences and change in