Culture is shared norms and values and ways of interacting that bind together members of society or some other collection of people together. Across cultures, the classification systems differ, e.g. in west, it is abnormal to hear voices but in some religions hearing voices can be desirable. A lot of diagnosing is to do with social norms, however these can easily change over time or space. The DSM and similar books are often made in western society so they can’t be used correctly in eastern societies making them culturally biased.
Social psychology is the scientific study of the way individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context. Social psychology often emphasizes the power of the situation in affecting people. Social psychology can be distinguished from other disciplines, including sociology, clinical psychology, personality psychology, and cognitive psychology; however, social psychology overlaps with each of these disciplines as well. Social psychology may at first appear to be common sense, but common sense often makes contradictory claims, and many of the findings in social psychology would not be predicted by common sense. A wide range of research methods are used in psychology.
For example, one of the main constituents of a phobia is generally described as being where the ‘anxiety causes interference with the functioning of a normal life’, but what if different doctors had different ideas of what a normal life was? You would be classed as phobic by one and not by the other. Another main issue relating to the classification of phobias is the fact that an anxiety disorder may present differently in different cultures, so it is not universalisable. For example, in Japan people can get diagnosed with phobias of offending people through one’s own awkwardness, but in Western countries this doesn’t exist. This is probably because in Japan there
Unfamiliar is not the same as abnormal, distinction between these two is vital to understanding psychopathology and those affected by mental illness. As abnormal psychology evolves and progresses in treatments, therapies, and research the central theme of the six core concepts continues to guide researcher. These six concepts define and provide understanding of abnormality. The concepts also illustrate the range between normal and abnormal behavior of individuals experiencing personality disorders. Another concept is studying cultural and historical relativism in defining and classifying abnormality in relation to environment.
Some characters in literature are not given proper names. By not naming the characters in books, it depersonalizes the actions of the individuals, and generalizes them to all Native Americans. Here are three ways in which the Native American culture has been portrayed stereotypically. "First, culture may be depicted as inferior to the white culture. "(Norton, 533) The attitude that Native Americans were "saved" by the Anglo-Saxon culture, Depicts their own as being inferior.
Similarities and Differences – Although someone who is prejudice may not be racist, because it is possible to be prejudice against anything from religion to food or music; someone who is racist is most definitely prejudiced as well. (Lecture Discussions) 3) Discuss how race affected immigration and naturalization
Unit 303 - Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children's and Young People's Settings Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion 1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination Discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, race, sexuality or ability can damage a person's self esteem and reduce their ability to develop and maintain a sense of identity. The potential of effects of discrimination are likely to vary between different people, these could be emotional or physical or potentially both at times. Possible effects could be: - Depressions - Low self esteem - Stress - Feeling isolated - Fear of rejection - Humiliation - Weight loss or gain - Anger Long term effects could be: - Long term depression - Increased behaviour problems - Difficulty communicating - Lack of acheivement - Restricted opportunities 1.3 Explain how inclusive practice promotes equality and supports diversity Inclusive practice promotes an indiviuals rights to acess equal opportunities. By ensuring that this happens promotes diversity. There are various pieces of legislation which have been put in place to promote equality and reduce discrimination.
Flaws in Stereotypes PHI 103: Informal Logic Stacey Miller 17 Sept 2012 Flaws in Stereotypes What is a stereotype? Simply, it is a generalization or belief about a group/type of people where all are lumped together under the same attributes or characteristics. Stereotypes can be positive or negative, friendly or unfriendly, but almost always there are distortions and errors in fact because they do not take into consideration the numerous character variations within that group. These “classifications” cover a multitude of groups or people, including race, religion, nationalities, celebrities, age groups, job types, and more; you name it, and there’s a stereotype for the group. Stereotypes are easier to create when actions are visible
Nicole Brouwer 2nd hour Honors English Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover “The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.” -Arthur Schopenhauer Stereotyping, superstitions, and being prejudice are all components that lead to misjudging others. Many myths have been associated with different ethnic groups, and it leads to ethnic segregation. An understanding about other cultures may help decrease the negativity and overcomes prejudice. What does being prejudice mean? Why do societies leap at the chance to judge others?
However, what if the procedures performed were against the person’s religious beliefs and they would rather have risked dying instead of having the test done on them? The informed consent law is not all encompassing and there are many gaps left for misunderstandings (Torczyner