Social research

Hunt PSY 100 Social Phobia When disclosed with the term psychological disorder, uneducated assumptions are often associated with one being lunatic or crazed. Daily experiences help shape the perspective of people, as well as influences their view of the world. Situations that we as humans come across play a role in how they react in certain scenarios as well. Some of these experiences may trigger social phobia, also referred to as social anxiety. The Social Anxiety Institute defines social…

Social anxiety affects an enormous amount of children, young adults, adults, and even elders. Anxiety is defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event. Also it can be described as something with an uncertain outcome. Something else to consider are fear and anxiety are similar emotions. While fear focuses on a specific threat or reason, the other, anxiety, has no definite reason and is often prolonged. Overall, anxiety is to not be taken lightly because…

many things that Social Work does is to help individuals and groups through problems they are having. Social Work uses a systematic way to help these people better adapt to society. Social workers work together with the client to develop their inner resources. Sometimes the person may also go to outside facilities for more assistance to help change the environment. They try to help towards peace in society by helping create societal conditions that help the communities in need. Social workers…

Social Norms and Expectations DeeDee Hensley Bakersfield College Soci B1  Society has certain expectations for everyone’s behavior. These expectations can differ between men and women, adults and children, and even between people of different ethnicities. In my experiment, I decided to test the expectation of women to be chaste and pure by sitting with my legs uncrossed while wearing a dress. Rather than sit next to people at tables with an empty seat, I would sit next to them while on the…

people now spend less time with others? Social media supporters might disagree. Indeed, with the use of social media, it does appear that people have become more social than ever. As people share more photos than ever before and advertise their political…

But this social contract between man is not what it appears to be. Come, on what basis determine civility and un-civility? And so a corollary to this question is as follows: “the crucial metamorphosis is the preliminary conceptual partitioning and corresponding transformation of human population into “white” and “nonwhite” men(Mills, 1997, P.13).” So it is in this light that gives way to the following argument: The social contract that claims to place all men on a…

The definition of a social class is a division of a society based on social and economic status. In Ancient Egypt they go by a Social Pyramid (which is shown at the top). This Social Pyramid includes groups such as the Pharaoh, Artisans, Merchants, Government Officials, Soldiers, Scribes, Farmers, and Slaves. The rating simply goes Pharaoh, Government Officials, Soldiers, Scribes Merchants, Artisans, Farmers, and Slaves. You may be wondering, why is it in this specific order? Well here's…

In conclusion, the reproduction of social order sometimes requires much more complex forms of legitimation or justification, and manufacturing consent can be a messy process. My answer for the question “Who benefits from the social order?” is that only humankind benefits from it. Social order is social rules and regulations that guide human behavior, and help us to engage in any form of social life. Also, social order helps maintain the political and economic stance of the country. In my…

Social services should be cut regardless of the status of our national debt. Social services are a form of socialism, are inefficient, and are one of the many ways in which the government massively oversteps it's jurisdictions. Even if our debt was $0.00, government provided social services should be completely deleted, permanently. Although many try to deny the facts, some left-wing politicians have admitted that social services constitute a form of socialism, and are a stepping stone to…

I am pursuing a degree in Sociology with the hope of becoming a social worker. The duty of a social worker is to help to safeguard people who are vulnerable from harm, by supporting them through difficult times. A social worker works with both the young, the elderly people, and their families. There are many areas that social workers may work in. A social worker can work with people with learning and physical disabilities; people with mental health conditions; young offenders; the elderly;…