Emotions and culture

Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development is relevant to social work practice. The theory reiterates the importance of society and culture for promoting cognitive development. The theory is relevant on the application to client situation, research supports the theory, the theory coincides with social work values and ethics, and the existence and validity of other comparable theories. Vygotsky emphasize that the individual’s development is a product of cultural influence. Thus, thinking begins…

Employed with the art forms displayed throughout the film, “The Songcatcher” portrays subjects of culture and relationships. Each aspect: visual, music, and narrative, work together to develop a meaningful story about a woman who realizes her true motives and desires in life. By showing the character’s moral conflicts, the struggles of the mountain people through poverty and misfortune, and eventually the resolution of these conflicts, this story achieves the type of catharsis for the audience…

The Cultural Context of Understanding When I think about my cultural background and values I believe that it was heavily impacted by strong African American women. I grew up in a Christian home, therefore I have been reared in church since I was born. From the beginning it’s been my mother, my grandmother (deceased) and my siblings. We really didn’t have stable male role model in the home. Even though my family didn’t have much we took pride in what we did have knowing that I could be worse.…

Fitting in is not the easiest thing to do. I went to a predominantly African American middle school in a predominantly African American community. I assumed all schools curriculum were the same but I was wrong. My mom moved us to a community across town that had more Caucasians than African Americans and I had to then transfer schools. At my former school I was a top notch student academically and was sure to carry that reputation with me. That was not the case. I struggled in the new classes…

One such element they use is Logos. This type of straggly use shows the reader how much campus culture has been drawn away from the common scholarly notion and been drawn into how best keep students from feeling or seeing any adversity. The authors alternative to use of logos is Ethos. They utilize this by drawing in numbers from exterior sources…

The novel deals with chaos, despair, ethno-racial and historical relationships between people from different cultures and backgrounds. Love, longing and losses are dexterously handled in a humane manner articulating diasporic experiences of the novelist who is an Indian citizen but a permanent resident of America. Kiran Desai is deeply interested in India- the India…

The importance of culture among social workers is to recognize how culture affects the behavior of individuals and groups, culture can be used as a source of strength to distinguish the differences that can create social boundaries. According to the Council on Social Work Education, Policy 2.1.4 states that, “Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity.” As we read the case of Isabella aka Izzy, we will use…

There is a reason there are still so many cultures in today’s small world. One would think that because today’s hyper-communicative world is so small, that the world would become a single, homogenous culture. But that is not the case. Despite the smallness of today’s world, culture and diversity thrive. The simple reason is that when people are different from each other, they struggle to get along. This reason is true for organisations. Diversity means people who are different from each other…

The culture I was raised in by my parents is Mexican culture, which has been fundamental in developing my behavior and values. There is a lot of things that I like about my culture; its familiarity, compassion, friendliness, and tight-knit relationships. However, I dislike the dependency of social hierarchy, and corruption within Mexican government. These various components, values, and behaviors of the Mexican culture are influenced by its collectivism, high context communication, and…

first chapter of my arts and culture book I realized how fascinating and important art is. Art is in everything we do whether we know it or not. It’s in every object we contain and building/structure we have ever seen. It’s also different in every culture and it a good way to communicate feelings, culture, and customs to others. An example of this I found when reading was on page 16. It was Tim Hawkinson’s Bear sculpture before I read the description I had a sense of emotion towards the…