Individualism

This week’s video lecture gave a good introduction into new concepts relating to Human Interactions and Relationships. These new concepts gave a better understanding of how to enhance relationships and better communication and as well the benefits of groups and the different elements of group interactions. These new concepts express good communication which can create effective positive relationships with our clients that can possibly increase their cooperation and learning. The concepts that…

Li, S., & Brown, C. M. (2014). Activating Different Attributional Patterns in Chinese Bicultural Individuals with Language Cues. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 19(4). Li and Brown focused on the how the effects of language would influence attributional patterns in Chinese bicultural individuals, who resided in Western countries. The independent variable is language and it is operationally defined as an effective cue that has commonly been used to initiate corresponding constructs…

The individualistic approach in HIV prevention intervention views people as single entities who are unconnected and emphasizes on freedom rights to confidentiality and choice. Within this approach in HIV prevention, medical professionals demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of specific tools, such as male circumcision and condoms. This is done on the basis of evidence that vulnerable individuals who are rational ought to take control of their individual lives.1They are, therefore,…

Anthropology is an area of study that has been present throughout history and has always played a large roll in the understanding and studying of different cultures and societies. One accredited anthropologist is Dorothy Lee. Lee is recognized in this paper for the discovery and evaluation of the themes being discussed as well as the culture being examined. The key social problem that the reading discusses is the lack of individual choice in Western culture specifically evaluating other cultures…

In Emerson's essay Self-Reliance, he argues that people trust their own intuitions instead of depending on society to dictate their lives. His argument is impractical because today people change with impacts on their lives, some under the influence of what society is putting into their minds. People follow what they think is “popular” or that they think would be acceptable in general. According to Tastes, Castes and Culture: the Influence of Society on Preferences by Ernst Fehr and Karla Hoff,…

Some way somehow, all of us feel like we are unique individuals with certain qualities in us which have to be recognizing by others. As Hegel presented in “The Relation Self”, human can only discover their qualities through the presences and recognition of others. He further elaborate that being recognized by others provides individuals with a sense of being free and independent. He also mentioned that we can be free and independent when we free ourselves from our own desires. Hegel accounted…

Ego, what do people think when this word comes to mind? Probably yourself and individuality, not communal nor in a group. In Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem she clearly develops the theme of ego. When Ayn Rand published Anthem there was a great deal of violence throughout the world. WWII was occurring when she wrote the novel. This impacted her life negatively. She traveled to various places in order to escape the cruelty, meaning she had to adapt to all the circumstances. While she was writing, and…

In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, the main character Equality’s society is built on strict rules and guidelines. These rules are enforced from the time they are born. They are taught never to love, have any self motivation, or individuality. Equality breaks free from these rules, and lives in the Uncharted Forest with Liberty, someone who also broke free from The City. Equality envisions creating his own society, one far different from the society he has raised in. Although Equality’s ideal…

Excess in anything is a defect. Pride is a feeling that every individual possesses. However, it is entirely based on what side of the spectrum the individual hauls that feeling to. Sammy from John Updike’s “A&P” and Sylvia from Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson”, portray a great sense of gratification in their personalities and end up on the negative side of the spectrum, where they are bound to face difficulties in their respective lives. However, Destiny’s observation based on the quotation:…

The social stratification of groups into rival subgroups remains one of the most potent ideas in Social Identity Theory today.This sounds quite zoomed out and disconnected from the text. Stay rooted in the Jacobs. By dividing groups into different camps, members of both camps develop a strong “us vs. them” mentality, which, when utilized effectively, is one of the most powerful persuasive techniques. In Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jacobs explores microcosms of…