Individual rights

The development of trust between researchers and the participants is a great advantage which is created by the researcher being directly involved with the studied group. This enables the researcher to build a strong relationship in which participants would feel more comfortable to reveal the feelings and aspects of their social world (Hall 2003). This strong relationship is, according to Cloke et al. (2010), useful when undertaking a research study with vulnerable groups, such as homeless people…

presented by Assemblyman Carrillo. The purpose of the bill is to address deceptive trade practices. Assemblyman Carrillo stated that section 1 of the bill would consider a deceptive practice on a company/business if that entity charges a fee to individuals who (1) simply want to update or change certain records such as billing or credit information and (2) to speak to a natural person as opposed to an automated telephone system. Another provision of the bill would change the font size and style…

reading needs to be for the individual alone. Dickinson enforces this idea of solitary exploration and…

pictures, and expectations. While there have been movements to improve self-image in adolescents, companies are merely capitalizing on the trend to sell their products without regards for their impacts. Our society defines people by appearance, and individuals cannot escape those superficialities impressed on them at a young age. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll”, Langston Hughes’ “Theme for English B”, and Paul Monette’s “No Goodbyes” are poems that illustrate the harms done. Although degrading…

As people grow up in a world full of standards to live up to, they might begin to lose themselves throughout the journey. For example, an individual may adjust their identity to reach the ideal life that every person dreams to aspire. We are never happy with who we are and what we have, we always want more; however, people are dismissing the conception of acceptance. In the book, “American Born Chinese” written by Gene Luen Yang, the American religious experience is accepting yourself. Once a…

To expand on this, superior individuals in a society will create and reinforce this structure that society should follow that distorts the reality and perception of those below them to ensure that people follow the system and stay in their places in order to benefit the superior. Ideology…

this misconception and voice my thoughts on it. When referring to the fundamental attribution error I do agree that it is common for people to overemphasizing dispositional attributes rather than situational attributes to assess behaviors in an individual. In my opinion, I believe that society undermines how dispositional attributes and situational attributes go hand in hand. Rather than making one aspect more predominant than the other, I believe that they both hold equal value when trying to…

Humans gain ownership of intangible items everyday, so how does that affect a person’s development of self identity? If a person owns something intangible, that person will feel more powerful because ownership of knowledge equates to power. If a person has a lot of knowledge, than that person has a large amount power. For example, in the 1900s people gained ownership of the idea that the Aryan race was the “master race.” People who read “Mein Kamph” by Adolf Hitler gained this knowledge. Since…

Subjectivity and sociocultural construction of experience I have appreciated critically reflecting on my experiences through the risk-taking journal, learning more about myself in the process. The risk-taking journal process has reaffirmed my belief that humans are complex beings, and nothing is ever what it seems. Accordingly, humans are complex, as each one of us has unique and fluid intersecting multiple cultural identities. Identities that are subjective and socio-culturally constructed…

Although each of the four of the individuals featured in the book Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs experienced distinct circumstances, each of them shared the similar value that work yields success. It was through each of their perspectives and attitudes towards this belief that distinguished their stories from one another. Both Javier Lopez and Mike Jackson detested their current jobs yet remained ambitious and hopeful to obtain success. While Michelle Passoff and Rose Collins have worked…