Support group

Primordialists argue that it is not possible to eliminate the influence of ethnic groups in the formation of national identity given the long history of these groups (Geertz, 1994, p. 30). The traditional view is that primordialists define national identity as the exclusive product of common bloodlines, regional origins as well as shared language. However, a deeper analysis…

Our group faced some unique struggles in respect to this project. We had a serious conflict, but were able to resolve everything and become a succinct and cohesive group afterward. I truly believe that if we had not gone through the aforementioned conflict, we would not have been successful as a group. Our group development very closely followed Tuckman’s stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning (Rust, 2015). First, our group was formed through random…

Introduction The LEGO Group, a popular company based in Billund, Denmark, has been in the toy industry for over 80 years. The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen and was passed down for generations to its recent owner, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen. The word 'lego' is originated from a Danish word 'Leg Godt', which in other words also means 'play well'. Lego toys are popular among kids, teenagers and even adults. Their products are sold all around the world such as Australia, Singapore…

A person’s ethnicity is often defined by their belonging in a social group that share the same cultural traditions, e.g. language, religion and customs that are passed down through time, from one generation to the next. Ethnic groups can span both a broad and narrow aggregation, an example would be that, people living in the United Kingdom are coined as British, however, they can also be more accurately presented as Scottish, Welsh, Irish or English. This is not to be mistaken for race, the…

World War II (WWII) was by no means completely burden-free for any ethnic group that had existed prior to the inception of the war. In the United States alone, groups such as the Jewish, African Americans, Women, Japanese, and Native Americans had all fought for their own domestically respective issues. With the start of the war came significant population deficits, blatant and unprecedented racism, and common economical upheavals. These issues reiterated the hard truth that no party was…

The Rohingya crisis The Rohingyas are an ethnic minority group in the western region of Myanmar, accounting for two thirds of the population of the Rakhine state. They are a religious and linguistic minority from western Myanmar according to the United Nations The 1 million Rohingyasare different from the Muslim majority linguistically, ethnically, culturally, and religiously. Myanmar was ruled by the military for over 50 years and during that time period it adopted a lot of racial policies…

We live in a diverse society now and so, comparison among different groups will always be experienced due to the belief that one’s group is better or superior to the other groups (ethnocentrism). Individuals or families who face racial prejudice were likely to have physical and emotional problems, such as depression, anxiety, loss of interest, eating and stress-related disorders. I support affirmative action due to the fact that individuals who graduated from this program (i.e…

treatment at clinics and hospitals. Thus, many hospitals have support groups for those who suffer from these disorders. The article “Group Analysis: Looking systematically at group development, structure, and function in an eating disorder program”, was written by Erin Benner, a social worker who ran this particular…

three sessions were planned out, each with a different purpose. The first session consisted of two peer educators handed out a pre-survey which consisted of eleven multiple choice question and one scenario question in which students of the target group were to select what action they would display in that situation, to assess their pre-existing knowledge. The second session was a 70 minute lesson which focused on educating students and improving student’s attitudes and behaviours in regards to…

South Asian diasporic women face growing up. Is it not true, girls? We have our whole lives set out for us through families, elders, or our community – always ready to put others’ needs before anything else, and never allowed the time or given the support to understand our own emotional and mental concerns. Some of us even suppress them our whole lives. As young women we are expected to keep silent, to contain our righteous feelings of anger or resentment, to follow along with what others (often…