Belonging is an intrinsic human desire that motivates individuals to actively pursue it. Unfortunately barriers exist that make the attainment of belonging seemingly impossible to certain individuals. The challenge is to accept these obstacles, forge through them and strengthen your sense of belonging beyond its original state. Belonging is an innate part of the human psyche and we are all impacted either positively or negatively reflective of whether or not we belong. The relationships we share with those around us can either hinder or support this emotional state.
These includes but not limited to ideology (beliefs and values), love (personal relationships), and work. It is important to note that forming identity means making informed choice of which block of culture you want to associate with. It becomes rather complex than simple when choosing which block you want to associate yourself with. The important
They have always valued their privacy, which made it interesting to see that they have allowed some of their cultural aspects to be shed to the public. I am not sure how voluntarily that was done, but I am sure that there are a lot of aspects that are missing from the media coverage. The article was not as deep as I wanted it to be in respect to personal accounts. I would have preferred to have more information coming from the Amish perspective in regards to their cultural beliefs and views of treatment. I did benefit from the discussion regarding the development of the program and the important components that were
Alternatively their culture may require certain behaviours which we find strange. Also many individuals we support have a different set of values from our own, this doesn’t mean to say that you are right and they are wrong. We need to understand and value everyone regardless of differences. There is nothing wrong with having your own beliefs and values – everyone has them they are a vital part of making us the person we are. But we must be aware of them and hoe they may affect what you do at work.
While the Nacrima’s practices seem strange to us, as Miner has written about them, cultural relativism is an important practice in our daily lives. While we do not have to necessarily accept a certain cultures norms and values or perhaps they are vastly different from our own belief system, to be less rigid of other cultural norms allows us to be more understanding or even empathetic of other
For example, copy right laws if you use an artist song to make a track of your own but it has pieces of their song in it you must give them credit by posting a disclaimer with it or risk being sued. This is technically not stealing at that point because you have stated that you do not own any rights to the song you used to make your own track. My ethical strengths are self-awareness and justice, I strive to maintain fairness for the entire community, and I do my best to be just in all of my actions to achieve the most logical and beneficial end result of any project. My weakness is the
1.1 There are different principles of support and some of these principles include: Independence, Individuality, and Rights. Others are choice, Equal opportunity, privacy and anti-discriminatory practice. INDEPENDENCE: Individual’s should be supported to maintain their independence because it enables them to have choice and control over their lives and the services they use (Moonie, N 2006). INDIVIDUALITY: Professionals should be aware of the individual’s original identity and work with them as individuals rather than the needs of a group of people with particular reference to their weaknesses, abilities and personalities (Moonie, N 2006). RIGHTS: the Human Rights Act 1998 gives the individual’s certain rights and should be respected and protected at all time (Moonie N 2006).
Belonging is defined as acceptance as a natural member or part which provides a secure relationship that therefore fulfils us as human beings. It can vary including belonging in cultures, religions, community, schools and relationships. The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself. You have to belong to yourself before you belong to society. Belonging is a tricky concept, as you can argue that people who don’t want to belong actually "belong" to a group of people who don’t want to belong.
‘Belonging is as much about choices as it is about circumstances that an individual cannot control’ To what extent is this view of belonging communicated in your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing? Belonging is a part of human nature and is a crucial emotion that allows individuals to gain a sense of identity and connection. Historical, social and cultural influences may contribute in forming an individual’s sense of belonging to a certain person, place or community. However despite its inclusive nature, a failure to belong can limit an individual’s sense of belonging as well as cause psychological damage to them. These notions of belonging are exemplified through Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle poem’s Felix
4) The importance of cultural relativism is that it brings the society to pursue their own desires toward their beliefs, values, and behaviors. The strengths toward cultural relativism are that it helps people try new things and encourage life in a different way. The weaknesses would be that conflict can be involved when speaking about culture. It does not allow any cultural comparisons because it is a product of the people and the environment. Cultural relativism is a product of history and that’s why the society has many different cultural