Then there is the socialisation process. This is the process whereby individuals learn the norms and values of the groups they belong, so that they are ready for social interaction. (www.socialsciencedictionary.com). In other words, it means the process whereby culture is passed from one generation to another. Socialisation starts at birth and ends at death and is very powerful in shaping individuals.
One of the principles of Durkheimian thought is that of social integration: achieved by the combining of multiples individual roles in one society. Integration, in terms of Durkheimian study, is the combined efforts of the group of people – all who must have both personal role and group role awareness. While individual ideologies are welcomed, central themes within the group of people are still required for true integration. The struggle of conformity and independent is an undertone is Durkheim’s thinking, as
[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.
The results indicated that that the most important factors affecting identity ranked in their order of importance are cohesiveness, voice and consensus respectively Introduction Social identity refers to how human beings make sense of each other. As such, social identity is critical to the construction of culture and by extension society (Turner, 1985). Human beings need to know the affiliations, beliefs, intentions of others to interpret their actions and/or predict their future behavior (Turner et al. 2008). While the qualities aren’t observable directly, they can be externally manifested through signals revealing of internal self (Turner et al.
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.
The Hyacinth Berry case study will be used throughout to identify and discuss the interconnections of values, ethics and legislation. The General Social Care (GSCC) and BASW offer the social work profession its value base. The message from reading their requirements is that values are a fundamental part of a competent social worker. There is also a clear need for both students and qualified workers to ‘identify and question their own values and prejudices and their implications for practice.’ The need for social workers to have respect for persons and their right to self determination still remains the key to practice. Complexities of the social work task relate partly to the worker having to negotiate the tension between these values and the dilemmas that decision making brings.
It is therefore important an individual has social support to foster resilience. According Erikson’s developmental model young adults are developing a sense of personal identity along with a need for closeness to others. This stage is known as intimacy versus isolation where it is imperative for people to develop close and committed relationships with others (Cote & Levine
There is the constant change in political agenda, theories, new approaches and so social workers must match up these new developments to their own skills in order to keep up with the demands of the job. There are many skills and attributes needed when being committed to lifelong learning within social work such as resilience, reflection, continuous professional development, critical thinking and so on. Rutter’s conclusion (2012, p. 57) supports the view of Cheetham and Chivers (2001, cited in Rutter, 2012, p. 57) that there are dangers of relying on one single approach in regards to learning however this essay seeks to consider two of the skills and attributes needed for effective lifelong learning as a social worker. The first is that of reflection which looks back at ones experiences and situations, identifying what worked and what didn’t. The second is that of critical thinking which moves deeper than the skill of simple reflecting, it goes on to analyse the findings from reflective practice to provide a much deeper level of learning.
Actively taking part in shaping ones sense of reality due to their past and past experiences. Other factors that affect our present reality include our educational standard, our socio economic status; happenings within the home environment (both emotional and relational); and everyday interactions with our peers which will subsequently affect our behaviors and the way that we perceive the happenings of life. These factors shape our perception because of their deep capacity to emotionally enhance or detract from our experience. Positive and negative reinforcement governs a lot of our ‘learned behaviors’. We take on board that which we are readily immersed in.
“Our relationships with others help us to determine who we are.” The way we interact with others whether they be a stranger or a friend helps to define who we are and our identity. In life, we make many very different relationships. As humans, the need of social relationships with others is very necessary. To find our identity and to fit into a group we force ourselves to be more like them. When we are surrounded by people who are more like us we tend to share and understand more.