Hospitality management studies

are a set of ideas or rules about how each gender should behave. “Cross cultural studies reveal that are aware of gender roles by age two or three” (Gender and sociology) ; these gender norms begin as young as when children begin to play with toys. It is an unspoken rule that little girls play with dolls and have tea parties and little boys play with action figures and go outside to practice sports. In a recent study…

In the case study “That’s What I was Going to Do Anyway”, Dave, the restaurant owner, overhears Bill, a server, make a mistake by not following the booking confirmation procedure. What follows is a confrontation that is subjected to a self-fulfilling prophecy as a perception tool, error of polarized thinking, four misuses of language, and the C.O.N.T.R.O.L mode of talk. A “self-fulfilling prophecy” takes shape when we predict how others will behave, and we act towards them as if that were true…

A multicultural therapy perspective involves incorporating and acknowledging cultural factors so that the therapist is able to provide efficient treatment for diverse clients (Kaya, 2017). A multicultural therapist would conceptualize Meena’s case by focusing on how her cultural upbringing is currently impacting her mental health. For example, because Meena is a Muslim Indian American immigrant, a therapist following the multicultural perspective may believe that her dedication to her religion…

The case study Daddy Dearest was about a women who seemed to suffer from depression and anger issues. However, throughout the therapy themes such as loneliness and issues with her father came up often. As I was reading the case study, the clinician seemed to work well and interpret what Theresa was stating to him; however, on one occasion, the therapist stated that he had overreached when interpreting a statement Theresa had made. I realized the negative effects a statement can make to the…

Why are genders tied to colours? What about pink is girly? What makes blue so masculine? Today, we find a need to separate genders by using this colour code. This can be seen especially in toys. It can be seen that girls get all the pink and purple toys, while boys get blue and red. There is no reason to have the gender split, especially in this generation. Not everything is as black and white as we are trying to make it. Different kids are going to think different things so we need to find a…

We make gender attributions, at least in part, on the basis of superficial clues such as dress, hairstyle and name, independently of what we know about someone’s assignment, identity and role” (Kessler & McKnna,1978,pg. 39). Gender plays an important role when dealing with people’s identities. Gender refers to the social and cultural aspects of being male and female which basically means societies perceptions or thoughts on how females and males are suppose to look and act. This essay will focus…

The sociological study of sexuality involves its biological, cultural, and social aspects. Increased interest is due to the growing spread of AIDS/HIV, the “hook up” culture, media representation, and globalization of sexuality. Sexual identity is one’s internal sense…

ability to see and read the writings of my peers was very helpful on various levels in improving my writing skills. We were allowed to choose our topics arbitrarily. That itself, I think, contributed to my being able to write more passionately and study my…

Sherlock and Elementary Whoever is a Sherlock Holmes fan, has at least heard of the modern TV series that started, and are about the life of the famous Londoner Detective. I’m talking about the BBC’s Sherlock and CBS’s Elementary. Sherlock is a series started by BBC with its first episode in July 2010. There is this modern detective called Sherlock Holmes, he’s tall, handsome looking guy, who is an asocial sociopath, whose deducting skills are extraordinaire but his social skills are the…

In “ The Dog ate my disk, and other tales of woe”, Prof. Carolyn Foster humorously discusses the many types of excuses given to her by her college students for missing deadlines, Do you see Prof. Carolyn Foster as rigid and unsympathetic, or do you think her frustration is justified? Do you think that her students are irresponsible procrastinators or simply over-worked? The truth is, there is very little of students who wants to do their work. That being said, an abundance of students will…