Battered person syndrome

A person can place a stereotype on somebody without knowing them. Everybody has had some form of stereotype placed on them. It could be through their appearance or by their demeanor. I have been stereotyped as the nice colleague who does their work without complaint, I saw this as a good thing but it was turned into the opposite by a friend. Sometimes it is merely a matter of perspective. My friends may see me as the funny outgoing one but my coworker may see me as the shy girl. We may tell…

The Big Picture: Deviance Deviance is any behavior that violates cultural norms. What are norms you ask? Norms are guidelines or expectations for how we should behave in our day to day lives. Most members of society will accept social norms and expect others to do the same. Being expected to do something can put a lot of pressure on an individual. Our perception of behavior reflects a process of socialization that occurs over the course of our lives. We are expected to obey the laws so most…

In the book, My Orange Duffel Bag, A Journey to Radical Change, Sam Bracken discusses his 7 Rules for the Road and also his journey throughout his life. After reading the book, I can take a lot of what I learned and apply it to my life and personal goals. Even if you grow up in a horrible childhood or go down the wrong path, making mistakes. There will always be chances to turn around if mistakes were made in the past. Throughout my life I had made mistakes and done things I would take back if I…

The Person Behind the Mask Every person is different and everyone has their own opinions. THe community that a person is born in is not a choice made by the individual. Two pieces of literature that really bring out these ideas are, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. LeGuin and “The Unknown Citizen” by W.H. Auden. In both pieces the author brings out a situation where a person is unhappy with their life and how the people around them live. “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”…

The custom of the culture from the Japanese gang, the tattoos are not only for the beauty, the process of the tattooing is more important than the beautiful result. “ If you want to tattoo your whole body, there will be a person spending time to tattoo you and it is really hurt. Also, this process is telling you that there is no way back”, said one of the members from Yamaguchi- gumi. In the Japanese gang culture, tattoo means you pass through the first stage, and there…

Social norms are rules that are usually not written or explicitly stated and yet govern behavior within a society. The social norms vary from one society to another, they are the product of uses, customs and traditions. They are formed over the years and also vary from one generation to another. There are different social norms depending on the groups to which they belong. Social norms in a professional setting differ from those governing relationships in friendly settings. Also the social…

Positive Mindsets are Positive There are many reasons why positive thinking is beneficial such as it maximizes potential, allows new skills to form, and can help people have more success according to the article “How Your Beliefs Can Sabotage Your Behavior” by James Clear. Positive thinking is a mental attitude in which people expect good results and a fixed mindset is the opposite where people think they can’t get better at something. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­To start off, positive thinking is…

own emotions. There are many different types of people, meaning many different types of responses to conflict; both positive and negative. It's not hard to react angrily to conflict, but it is hard to respond responsibly and respectfully even if the person or thing causing you the conflict isn't showing you the same courtesy. To respond to conflict in a negative manner would mean showing a lack in self control toward the source of the conflict without first trying to fix the situation. In a book…

Censorship is the act of blocking or cutting something out in order for a certain audience/viewer to feel comfortable or unaware of what is being blocked out. Censorship is wrong. It stops people from learning about what is going on around them and doesn’t prepare people for the real world. Many people think that it is wrong for children to hear swears or foul language, but if they never hear the word and are told not to say it, they won't be mature to the word and they will think it is funny.…

The authors Carling-Jenkins, Torr Iacono, & Bigby, (2012), analyzed three detailed case studies which were created from multiple data sources and found that individuals from this associate are currently the maturing era of individuals with Down disorder, and the rest to get by into center and more established age. Upwards of 50-70% of individuals with Down disorder will create Alzheimer s illness when they are matured 60 years. Such constrained mindfulness means an absence of readiness to…