The high societal importance placed on social adeptness, the gateway to any sought after position, is often quite a large obstacle for those who never to those who never fully developed a gift for mingling with others. Unless an individual actively seeks help, regularly receive false prescriptions, such as social anxiety, ADHD, or simple unwillingness to participate in group activities. These erroneous labels can engender pessimistic attitudes and life outlooks in young adults and children.
Not everyone can simply “learn” the behaviors expected of a functioning member of any community. People with more anti-social tendencies are not provided with the help that they need; and in turn they can develop a certain mindset. The attitude that they …show more content…
non-social behavior is one’s locational origin. Researcher Dennis O’Neil wrote an article explaining that “During socialization, we learn the language of the culture we are born into as well as the roles we are to play in life” – meaning everyone learns different cues during childhood and infancy depending on where they are being raised (page 1). Since cultural norms vary greatly based on location, it can be extremely taxing to pinpoint harmful behaviors. Each study and solution will vary based upon where the author researched and who their survey group consisted …show more content…
After collecting the data, I exposed myself to a new social environment every day. My theory was that if I slowly acclimated myself to new experiences, I could desensitize myself to fear of social situations. I observed the reactions of people around me, looking for any facial expressions or body language in conversation partners that would indicate something was wrong. About halfway through my trials, this receptiveness became second nature, and my mind automatically began to search for the minor clues. This made the Daily Goals much easier, and I completed all my objectives with ease. The data from my experiments proves that one can take a massive step towards fixing isolation by being pro-active. The changes that my experiment yielded was an expanded comfort zone, an increasingly optimistic attitude, and a several actual friends. My next step is to maintain this state, and maybe work even more to expand my
Not everyone can simply “learn” the behaviors expected of a functioning member of any community. People with more anti-social tendencies are not provided with the help that they need; and in turn they can develop a certain mindset. The attitude that they …show more content…
non-social behavior is one’s locational origin. Researcher Dennis O’Neil wrote an article explaining that “During socialization, we learn the language of the culture we are born into as well as the roles we are to play in life” – meaning everyone learns different cues during childhood and infancy depending on where they are being raised (page 1). Since cultural norms vary greatly based on location, it can be extremely taxing to pinpoint harmful behaviors. Each study and solution will vary based upon where the author researched and who their survey group consisted …show more content…
After collecting the data, I exposed myself to a new social environment every day. My theory was that if I slowly acclimated myself to new experiences, I could desensitize myself to fear of social situations. I observed the reactions of people around me, looking for any facial expressions or body language in conversation partners that would indicate something was wrong. About halfway through my trials, this receptiveness became second nature, and my mind automatically began to search for the minor clues. This made the Daily Goals much easier, and I completed all my objectives with ease. The data from my experiments proves that one can take a massive step towards fixing isolation by being pro-active. The changes that my experiment yielded was an expanded comfort zone, an increasingly optimistic attitude, and a several actual friends. My next step is to maintain this state, and maybe work even more to expand my