Henri Tajfel

African-Americans in American society. He doesn’t want his son to grow up with similar fears but knows that may be inevitable. Carl Jung’s theory of unconsciousness explained deeply what Coates was hoping to achieve in finding his consciousness, while Henri Tajfel’s theory of self-identity created an interesting outlook on the struggles he dealt with once enrolling in Howard University and so on. He was trying his best to convince his son of reality versus the dream, but in my opinion, he was…

within a different city? That is just one of the many possible outcomes of this problematic social policy. Social Identity Theory, espoused by Henri Tajfel and John Turner in 1979 (**source*), explains effectively why More’s Utopian idea of communal, negotiable family groups, and occupations based on interest and ability would not function. In this theory, Tajfel explains there are three mental processes which take place, which effectively create an “us” vs “them” attitude in humans. The first…

What does an online support group for depression need? With the advancement of internet technology, there are many communities emerging on the internet. People gather together for various reasons through the internet, and depression is one of them, which is a rather rare aspect that people seldom realize. Due to my personal experience of resorting to online support group for depression, I actually believe that the internet can be an effective medium for offering essential help for depression…

Give us your poor, tired and huddled masses... but only if they have a green-card. The state of the American Dream is imperiled for immigrants. Immigrants of all creeds and colors come to this “promised land” in search of a better life and a better socio-economic standing. But as attitudes towards immigration grow increasingly hostile, the path to success is riddled with greater obstacles for our immigrant populations, as families fear the threat of deportation or being sent to religious…

Chapter 6: Peter Parker Positive Psychology is seeing the good instead of the bad. Peter Parker (Sperder-man) has three positive psychology strengths and they are character strengths, resilience, and hope. Parker has such high confidence because of his strength, so this helps his self esteem. Researchers Chris Peterson and Martin Seligman did a study called Value in Action and it assess your character strengths. The study concluded that people who focused on their strengths as opposed their…