Social solidarity

strong and successful. By looking at the world from the perspective of their heroes, they are gaining the attention and the respect they are missing in real-life social relationships” (Claudia, Lampert & Paus-Hasebrink, Ingrid. 13). As children learn to respect others and create their positive mentality they gradually improve their social and interactive skills. Hence, anime helps children to be interactive and…

In the today that we live in, we tend to beg for validation from anyone and everyone who may offer- family, friend, lovers- and in recent decades, we’ve extended our efforts to acquaintances, friends of friends, and not uncommonly- total strangers. Social media (SM) was created in mind of being…

constructs, creates monstrous elements that impacts the users’ experience and personal life. The contradictory combination of 1) connectedness and the fear of missing out, 2) self-affirmation and feedback-seeking, and 3) passive following/expression and social comparison, create contradictory positive and negative stimulation in the Instagram user. As Biles describes it, “mingling characteristics that human minds want to keep distinct; as ‘boundary objects’ straddling and blurring the borders…

According to McLeod (2007) conformity is defined as a kind of social impact including an adjustment in conviction or conduct keeping in mind the end goal to fit in with the circle. A simple definition of conformity in psychological term can be defined as “yielding to group pressures” (Crutchfield, 1955 as cited…

1) Maureen Honey’s thesis is that during World War II, economic, social, and political factors created the need for new portrayals of working class women; which were often myths. (p.3) Rosie was created both to recruit women for the war effort and persuade them to return to their domestic duties when the war was over. Women were transformed into legitimate laborers in order to help the war effort. Therefore, the media and official agencies such as the Office of War Advertising Council, War…

friendships include social interaction and having someone that provides caring, support, or assistance in varying situations (Arglye & Henderson, 1984, p. 214). Females between the ages of eighteen to twenty-five tend to spend all of their spare time together and as a result they experience friendships that are intense and involved and they oftentimes perceive…

Written word had a huge impact on the new German Empire in the 19th century. With illiteracy rates decreasing, written word continued to gain a large audience. According to Berghahn (2005) it seem like newspapers, books, journals, and pamphlets demonstrated that there was a “functioning public sphere” within Germany society that was not active previously. The authoritarian society that could censor media at will was no longer effective as before. However, the authorities still were eager to…

Resource Mobilization Theory, which tended to focus only on formal organisational networks. As Beinin and Vairel (2013) point out, since then several scholars have recognised the importance of informal networks. As they argue, informal factors shape social movements (10-11). As Baylouni (2013: 89) puts it, ‘[m]uch transformation occurs through both the dynamics of everyday life and member involvement in movement institutions that are not geared to formal politics’. Yet, Beinin and Vairel also…

During the summer of 2016 I completed a STPEC requirement doing an internship in the office of Arise for social Justice. My time period was during the middle of May, through the end of June, and then completed during the month of August. Looking at my time working with Arise, I aim to discuss the following issues of observation through the perspective of a trans person, an environmental activist, and a person with physical and mental disabilities. In addition to describing what Arise does, what…

In a period of broad social shameful acts, certain people in the public arena choose to make a move in the quest for change. Such changes could incorporate equivalent rights for ladies, finishing a disagreeable war, or on account of the It Gets Better Project, empowering youthful LGBT that their lives will show signs of improvement and to disregard the segregation and the disdain that society brings downward on them. It is basic for the battling youth of today to hear confident messages like the…