My Family: Beliefs, Values And Influence In My Life

My family has always been a major influence in my life. My family is very close and love spending time together. Similar to the Wolfpack we watched movies and role-played. We also watched our favorite movies over and over again. However, we were not alienated from the world. I attended public school and interacted with my friends and my older sibling friends. In school I was allowed to bring my own perspective to the classroom. Thought each student perception was different I believe that this helped shaped my understanding of reality. The beliefs, values and norms, which I learned while I was growing up influenced my progress through adulthood. I did not conform to their preconceived ideas of who I should be. …show more content…
They came together and helped each other through the difficult time and were brought to America because they could not return to Sudan. They believed that God had grown tired of them. Maybe he was trying to kill them. They developed a stigma. They became known as the Lost Boys. They were expected to conform. They were orphans and this marginalized them but they kept each other alive by sharing what they had. Their socialization agents were their peer groups. The oldest was only eleven years old and the youngest was around four years …show more content…
Obesity is a disease that affects more than one-third of the U.S. adult population and the number is increasing. Weight loss involves lifestyle changes that can be very difficult to achieve and even more challenging to maintain. An obese person usually finds himself or herself labeled and stigmatized. The challenge is not losing the weight but remaining positive as they experience Looking Glass Self syndrome. They seek acceptance from their peers and family. Their self-esteem is low it is hard to even belief any degree of acceptance. In addition they do not love or accept