Social groups

The Netflix series Orange is the New Black emphasizes racial stereotypes within each ethnic group it portrays. The racial groups that most prominently serve as the focus of the show are Blacks, whites, and Latinas. The Blacks are portrayed as rowdy, and their backstories involve poverty and broken homes. The whites are portrayed as rich and educated, or as the typical “trailer park junkie,” and the ways they ended up in prison are depicted largely as accidents or misfortunes. The Latinas are…

Group Dynamics Communication, cohesion, culture, and social integration are all a part of the group dynamic. Communication involves a selective perception, non-verbal messages, and feedback. A few methods of group interaction methods are maypole, round robin, hot seat, and free floating. Communication is an important factor, but it can be extremely difficult. Members communicate for the purpose of understanding, but communication patterns can change for many different reasons. Cohesion is…

that’s primary focus is birth place, but is nonetheless based upon all aspects of social background including national identity, language, and in broader terms, sharing essential cultural values. Although, the prospects for which it is based upon are objective facts, in this essay we will be critically analysing: to what extent is ethnicity socially constructed? In order to answer the question, we will look what is a social construct; how’s and why’s ethnicity is constructed, and thus evaluate…

Suffering is an ever-present concern across the globe and it spurs the need for charities and advocacy groups to help bring it to an end. Often times, celebrities become the voices of these charities and advocacy groups because of their popularity and impact on the public. This, however, strikes a controversy regarding the ethicality of having celebrities as public figures for humanitarian causes. It is debatable that celebrities’ vast influence on the public can negatively impact the cause.…

Race is a common factor when commenting on a person who is trying to define who they are and identify themselves in a group of people. The fact however lies that race is not a biological concept as stated by and is rather a social perception. The way one chooses to identify their race and who they are as a whole plays a part on who they are and sometimes even their social class within the life they live. Through racialization and racial formation both in and out of the Americas even Susie Phipps…

think back to their teenage years, chances are they can remember some poor choices that they made or being uncertain as to what they were going to do with their future. The teenage years are a time when people may experiment with different friend groups, activities, or drugs in order to find their own place in the world. However, not all experimenting is beneficial. Cannabis, or widely known to teenages as marijuana or weed, has been found through multiple studies to have an effect on the…

very much limited and constraint in Singapore. The reason why people long for personal space can be traced back by looking at the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – where it is broken down into 5 levels working its way up through Physiological, Safety, Social, Self-Esteem and lastly, Self-Actualisation needs. Maslow’s theory of human needs places personal space in the physiological need levels. It is…

family oriented group and many have been Catholic for generations. Latinos are becoming the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. Latino elders are the most traditional in their beliefs and values must be respected. They prefer to get their health information through church, tv, radio, word-of-mouth and health fairs. Fear of deportation, poverty, poor health and little to no insurance contribute to Latinos not accessing services. . Latinos are a family oriented group incorporating…

focus group discussions, when it is used and the skills needed by the interviewer during informal discussions. Khan & Manderson (1992) described focus group discussions as a qualitative method in which the facilitator or moderator uses a pre-tested line of questioning to stimulate discussion among the participants on the subject of inquiry. The aim is to understand perceptions and beliefs of a selected population to gain understanding of a particular issue from the perspective of the group 's…

minorities that make up a large portion of the lower classes, it would also give everyone a truly equal opportunity to attend college. The benefits of equality would be twofold, as there would be more people with the ability to work their way up the social ladder, and bringing in revenue for local and nation governments. The students at the University of Michigan may or may not have a case against affirmative action that it is based on race, but the real problem with affirmative action is that…