Unit 7: 6.1. Explain the links between identity, self-image and self esteem Identity: In social science the term identity describes a person's conception and expression of their personal individuality or group identity, e.g. national identity or cultural identity. The shaping of someone's identity depends on the identification with significant others like parents, the peer group or even fictional movie-characters. Furthermore the term Identity describes a unique personality structure in combination with the picture that others have of this structure.
Maslow says that once you have achieved each level of needs you then get to self-actualisation, this is when you try to fit in with peers, thus changing your behaviour so it is alike theirs. Maslow says that society is the reason why we have values and it affects the
Our particular social location, also, affects our attitudes, experiences, and beliefs. Group dynamics, or how groups affect individuals and how individuals affect groups (Fall, 2011) within these attitudes, experiences and beliefs, confers a specific set of social roles, and privileges, which heavily influences our social identity and how we view the world around us. Our cultures introduce and teach us different roles, aspirations, values, and norms in society. The ascribed statuses, that is positions that an individual inherits at birth or receives involuntarily later in life (Fall, 2011), may affect most if not all of our values, norms, and roles whether we like it or not. In this paper I will be exploring and examining how my social location has affected me and
The individuals’ lives within the society are of great interest for one of the branches of sociology - microsociology, which concentrates on personal and immediate aspects of social interaction in daily life, focusing on actual face-to-face encounters between people. Thus, microsociology is the study of everyday people’s life. Our everyday realities are socially constructed. Inevitably we construct ourselves, what means that each human being has some ability to shape what happens from moment to moment. In other words, reality is not fixed, it is socially constructed.
[1] Society is made up of social institutions that together form the building blocks needed to create a culture, a belief system, a religious belief, a set of values, rules, laws, regulations, and how we're expected to behave and conduct ourselves. When we are born we are surrounded by social institutions that will impact our personality and lifestyle. These are: • the family • the education system • the income available • the environment • the political system • the culture or sub-culture • the religious beliefs • our peers These factors have a major influence on us as we grow and develop. This is also known as 'stratification'. Social class is the system of status layers.
That is, it is based on a set of rules and expectations about how people should relate to each other because of their employment relationship. Employment relationships can affect an individual’s self-image, their social skills and
The impact on the personality of the individual, it has the characteristics of participation in the life of the community. The variety of contacts, relationships and active participation in the life of the surrounding general give shape to the human personality. There are two types of social structure, macro and micro which allows the individual to notice, whatever man is constantly in contact, which affects the shape of humans’ personality. One of the most important perspectives of sociological theories is the distinction between structural and social action. Structural action, in other words structuralism, is a perspective which is concerned with the overall structure of society and sees individual behavior molded by social institutions like the family, the educations, the mass media and work.
Chemers M (1997) showed that leadership has been described as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of common tasks". As a result it might have significant influences to the efforts and motivation of employees on their working performance. In addition, leadership can build; influence and changing the organizational culture and it might contribute to the establishment of the organizational culture. One of the primary responsibilities of strategic leader is to create working
Compare and contrast any two major theoretical perspectives in Sociology Sociology is the study of human social life, groups and societies. Through sociology, we are able to understand the structures and dynamics of our society. In our society, we have institutions, which are basically organisations that exist over time. Although people may change, the structure continues to exist. Examples include the family, education, religion, and economic and political institutions.
History Personal history in regards to motivation includes the environment and individuals in which a person is raised. Just as individuals learn work ethic, academic integrity, reactive behaviors, and sensitivity and so on, they also learn the different aspects of motivation. According to Ford (1992) “people will typically adopt many of the goals shared by other individuals or institutions in their context…” This means that a person will share the same motivational influences in