Influence peddling

Groupthink is a term made popular by a social psychologist, named Irving Janis, in 1972. Groupthink occurs when a group of people decides based on what the other group members decide instead of each member deciding true to their own opinions or beliefs. The reason that groupthink occurs is that the members of the group feel pressure to agree or to avoid conflict within the group. Groups affected by groupthink often make poor decisions and do not explore the many other alternatives that may be…

The Courageous Leader What does it take to be an exceptional leader? Is exceptional leadership a talent that you’re born with or you’re not, or is it something that virtually anybody can acquire? These are some of the questions that the author Angela Sebaly, is trying to answer or point out in her book. She describes how to locate and nurture that seed of courage within yourself to be the kind of leader who inspires, motivates and guides their units, team, colleagues and organizations thru…

Social Constructivism is a theory that belongs to several different research categories, like sociology and psychology, and its true definition can sometimes become lost in translation depending on which research is being done. It is through an article by Shaughan A. Keaton & Graham D. Bodie that explains through their experiment involving a group exercise what in detail what social constructivism within the communication field is and if can even be relatable to communication. Social…

about the reality, either based on reason or experience. This is known as prejudice. Before we are influenced by the environment, we have prejudices that impact on how we response to the environment. That is to mean that, even before the environment influences us, we usually have preconceptions and expectations about the reality of what the environment has to offer. Despite that the prejudices that we have might not be based on just grounds, experience or knowledge, our cognitive association…

be a manager but a servant leader. Conclusion In becoming a servant leader, the characteristics that are possessed provide a successful leadership style. These characteristics provide abilities to be demonstrated in clinical practice that influence and educate clinical staff. Servant leadership has the ability to change one’s views about leadership in general by stressing the need to be a servant before a leader (Marquis and Huston, 2009). One must dedicate themselves to the structure of…

Should it not matter to how much media can affect our personal life? The media is a number of applications that correlate to social networking and well-being of a person. Media effects the lives of many people through the thought of wanting the same reflection they see. Media has a huge impact on our society worldwide. Sociological aspects fall into the topic of how that media effect one’s life mentally, physically, and emotionally. Many times media has a debauch on one’s life. The way…

There I was, sweat dripping into my eyes, my heart pounding out of my chest, with legs that felt barely recognizable to the rest of my body. Yet there I was, enjoying the feeling. How did this happen? How did the girl, who had never set foot into a gym, end up training for a half marathon? I was never the most athletic person. To be fair, I always enjoyed leisurely exercise, like going on a hike on the weekends, or canoeing at my cottage, but never came close to a “jock”. So when I started to…

Solomon E. Asch’s (1955) experiment on conformity to social pressure puts perspective on how the views of a majority and/or experts can transform the opinion of an individual. Social influences shape every person and that is demonstrated in Asch’s study. The study could be the explanation for numerous social phenomenon’s such as “the spread of opinion to the following of crowds and the following of leaders” (Asch, 1955). His study focuses on the generalised idea that individuals will conform…

Uses and gratification theory is one of many communications theories that help to explain human’s relationship with mass media. The main idea is that people turn to media to assist them in fulfilling certain needs that used to be filled by just talk to other people. The uses and gratifications theory (UGT) is a way of understanding why audiences use media and what they use it for. It can be applied to many areas of society from entertainment to news content. However, it’s relevance in social…

Look up the word influence in a dictionary and the definition will be the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Romeo and Juliet it tells a story of two star crossed lovers who can't be together because of their families stand feud. While Romeo and Juliet are both independent characters who are capable of making their own decisions there are other characters who influence them in…