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on the wealthy families during the Victorian era and the conflicts they face to establish a marriage for riches. As stated in Brown’s Essay,”those situations arise from the unsettled world Austen portray, with its continual changes of fortune and social mobility that were affecting the landed families of her time” (Brown 108). Elizabeth Bennet and her family are in a declining financial stance, Mrs. Bennet becomes very determined to find a husband for each of her four daughters. Mr. Darcy and Mr…

the person you are in the context of our society today? Social factors and agents of socialization can play an important role in shaping who you are. As a matter of fact, they help with the shaping of values, attitudes, opportunities and other components making me a part of society today. Henceforth, the following describes the process of my socialization, which includes social class, gender, family and religion. Social class is one of the social factors which has helped structure my…

Social pressure is defined as the direct influence on people by peers, or the effect on an individual who gets encouraged to follow their peers by changing their attitudes, values, or opinions to conform to those influencing the group or individual. When faced with a situation involving outside pressure to complete a task, a person has two choices; to resist the coercion or to succumb to it. Most people have experienced and succumbed to social pressure because of many influencing factors, but…

Abstract Anxiety and social anxiety in general is a negative mood state, characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and apprehension about the future. This study sought to investigate the relationship between heavy alcohol consumption and social anxiety in 100 undergraduate college students. In an attempt to better understand the relationship between social anxiety and alcohol we also used gender. A random sample of both males and females from which 50 claim to suffer from social…

Working with children and families is one of the most popular areas in the field of social work (Ritter, 2009). One reason for this is because the area offers so many career options. A social worker who chooses to focus on child welfare may devote themselves to Child Protection casework and investigating, foster care casework, child welfare researching, school social work, and many more. However, all these professions have the same goal of ensuring the safety and success of vulnerable children.…

professional identity of social workers is as presented in the book? The debate around the professional identity of social workers is clinical social work practice vs. social services social work. According to the authors (Specht & Courtney, 1994) “This 1919 shift to psychiatry was the significant intellectual choice of the century for social work as a profession”. (p. 21). The authors believe that social work practitioners need to shift their practice towards serving the community in a social…

Social media has impacted today’s generation with extraordinary factors. I believe deleting your social media is losing your connection with your friends and family. Also, losing connection with today’s latest trends and out bursts. Completely whipping out your social media is not common sense. I can relate to those who can live without social media on certain levels, but I must have it. Now, I don’t believe you should connect with it 24/7, but you should at least use is it to connect with your…

I possess multiple strengths that will be invaluable to me in the social work profession. I am empathetic by nature. I know firsthand the struggle and the obstacles that go along with the healing process. This allows me to have an “I’ve been there” perspective and a more relatable relationship with clients. It is because of this understanding that I am able to help clients see that even through the trials and tribulations in life, there is always an opportunity to begin anew. I am also socially…

if necessary. As far as social institutions, they were created with the main idea of…

We humans are social creatures with biological needs such as interpersonal connections and social interactions. Without any interpersonal connections and social interactions, people are going to have difficulties navigating through the world. Therefore, humans have the tendency to form groups as a way to provide each other with resources, a sense of belonging, emotional support, and knowledge. For example, people often rely on each other and collaborate with each other to accomplish tasks…