Throughout the life long process of developing a sense of self the there are two factors that shape an individual. Who we are internally and who we present ours self to others and have conformed to social norms through the context of socialization. Within the process of socialisation, social structure and social interaction are both essential ingredients in an individual’s day-to-day life. This is because humans have the need to interact with each other for survival needs and furthermore maintain existence. According to the Macionis and Plummer, socialisation is defined as; “The lifelong social experiences by which individuals develop their human potential and learn patterns of their culture (Cited in Macionis & Plummer, 2012, p. 695).” Socialisation establishes the importance of an individual’s social identity through both aspects of social structure and social interaction.
110). Privilege generally allows people to assume a certain level of acceptance, inclusion and respect in the world, to operate within a relatively wide comfort zone. Privilege increases the odds of having things your own way, of being able to set the agenda in a social situation and determine the rules and standards and how they're applied. Privilege also grants the cultural authority to make judgments about others and to have those judgments stick (Johnson pg. 115).
However with personal relationships you can voice your personal opinions, thoughts and feelings and are allowed to do so. Working relationships are established between colleagues, service users and other professionals. Sharing information on staff and service users is limited within a working relationship. Organisational policies and procedures are in place and must be followed such as data protection etc. However with personal relationships there are no such regulations and the sharing of information has no limits.
“Othering” comes as part of human nature. It is just built in us to try and be the best, even if that means stepping on other people on the way to the top. Could you imagine a world where we are all truly equal? No one is judging you, or has power over you? “Othering” could be differences in culture and diversity, and what makes each one of us who we are.
In the U.S. disability is viewed as a limitation on the person's impaired ability to take part in economic and social life. The goal in rehabilitation is to enable the individual to be as independent as possible so that he or she can have a "normal" life. This is in great contrast with the view in Mexico. In Yucatan, Mexico, the native language of Zapotec, does not even have a word for "disability" (Holzer, 1999). Since persons with disability contribute as much to society as anyone else.
Belonging is not dependent on whether others accept us, but whether we accept ourselves. To what extent does this statement reflect your understanding of the perception of belonging? Discuss your view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least one other related text of your own choosing. One’s perception of belonging is not only acquired by external acceptance, but by that of their inner being. The degree to which one views themselves in relation to belonging is most prominently impacted by self-worth and not that of others.
For me, a personality that mixed up with real emotions, with no pretentions is being a person that lives and doesn’t exist only. I can get along well with others because of my initiation to make friends. I like myself to compare with the exclamation points because of extreme happiness. Happiness, because of people around me. My family, classmates and friend who never get tired of me when it comes to my naughtiness.
1. Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 2.1 The different reasons people communicate The imparting or exchange of information by Speaking, Writing, or using some other medium. However not necessarily effectively dependant on giver and the recipients understanding and delivery. The interest in life does not lie in what people do, nor even in their relationships to each other, but largely in the power to communicate with a third party, antagonistic enigmatic, yet persuadable, which one may call life in general.
When individuals incorporate, new understanding into an already existing framework without changing that framework. ‘This approach recognises this public, social character of language. It acknowledges that neither things in themselves nor the individual users of language can fix meaning in language.’ Representation is like a concept, which gives a sense of importance to things through images, symbols, and language. So in your mind representation is like a ‘conceptual map’ which is a way of representing relations linking to ideas, words and images. The concept map in your mind connects words to another set of words, which all links in together as a whole idea.
· Understand the importance of appropriate communication[->0]. Cultural Awareness An essential skill in the provision of culturally appropriate services, cultural awareness entails an understanding of how a person's culture may inform their values, behaviour, beliefs and basic assumptions. Cultural awareness recognises that we are all shaped by our cultural background, which influences how we interpret the world around us, perceive ourselves and relate to other people. You don't need to be an expert in every culture or have all the answers to be culturally aware; rather, cultural awareness helps you to explore cultural issues with your care recipients more sensitively. Information about specific cultural practices will help to increase your cultural knowledge by providing an overview of cultural characteristics and issues.