As an undergrad social work student at University of Texas-Arlington we are taught how to become a generalist social worker. Becoming a generalist social worker will provide us with a broad range of skills to work with micro‚ mezzo and macro groups from all different ethnicities‚ ages‚ and religions. Professors here at UTA teach us many different models and theories that we can use as tools to work with our clients or groups successfully. A newer social work perspective that I would like to discuss
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Social judgment theory holds that when a message is heard the receiver of the message immediately forms an opinion on the matter. The individual then categorized the opinion into one of three divisions known as attitude zones. From this point on‚ every new message about the same topic is compared with ones present point of view on the subject. Social judgment theory was introduced by psychologist Muzafer Sherif (Griffin‚ 2006‚ p. 207). As a part of his theory‚ Sherif‚ has three classifications for
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The Social Birth Order Theory In the world of psychology‚ nature versus nurture is a common theme theorists attribute to differences in the personalities of children. However‚ there may be other influences that have greater impact early in life. When it comes to the disposition of a person‚ the order in which they were born within a family leaves an ineffaceable effect. A child’s inclination toward certain personality traits can be the result of their inherent position within their family. Many
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Topic 2 – CHILDHOOD: Childhood as a Social Construct: * Pilcher (1995) notes that the most important feature of modern childhood is ‘separateness’ from adulthood – it is seen as a clear and distinct LIFE STAGE. * Children in our society have a different status to the adults and have different expectations of them. * This is emphasised in several ways‚ such as: * Laws which regulate what children can and can’t do. * Difference in dress‚ for young children especially
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Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory essentially looks at and views children’s behaviour to come to be as such through witnessing interactions between other individuals as well as through various forms of media (Rathus & Longmuir‚ 2015). How the above can be used to analyze/view John’s situation in terms of the challenges of the new-found academic and social demands from prior can be the following. In looking at how social cognitive theory may perceive the discussed client’s academic demands
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* The ‘sisterhood’ of the 2nd wave seen as a façade‚ why? Interesting disconnect between 2nd wave and 3rd wave * What was achieved? Pay equity‚ employment‚ sexual assault laws‚ reproductive rights (pill‚ abortion)‚ political and social supports‚ organizations‚ women’s health care‚ rape crisis centers‚ transitions houses and divorce law 3rd wave 1990 to present * Arose out of backlash of 2nd wave * Men-haters‚ bra-burners * Identity
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police behavior in undesirable ways” (p. 129). Through the Social Learning theory we are going to examine what and how police and police culture have been influenced to adapt to an authoritative personality‚ as well as perspectives on authoritative personalities. Is it that police work itself develops an authoritarian world-view‚ or is it that authoritarian personalities are selected for police work in the first place? The Social Learning theory fathered by Albert Bandura‚ suggests that learning
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“The world is a stage and we all play different roles”. However how do we become social? Parents are the primary socialisers which later changes to teachers‚ friends and co- workers. Becoming social is an experience where an individual constructs their personal biography by collecting daily interactional rules and coming to terms with the wider patterns of their culture. To become social means to have grasped your social identity where you understand who you are and an understanding of who other people
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In 1979‚ Dr. Jaak Panksepp proposed the Opioid Excess Theory‚ the idea that the social symptoms in autistic children are the result of an imbalance in the opioid peptide levels in the brain. Dr. Kalle Reichelt was a leading researcher of this theory and published many papers on how the levels of peptides in urine samples of autistic individuals differed from the norm. Due to Reichelt’s research‚ it has been proposed that opioid antagonists could be used as treatments for autism. Unfortunately‚ a
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Conflict theory[edit] Main article: Conflict theory Functionalism aims only toward a general perspective from which to conduct social science. Methodologically‚ its principles generally contrast those approaches that emphasize the "micro"‚ such as interpretivism or symbolic interactionism. Its emphasis on "cohesive systems"‚ however‚ also holds political ramifications. Functionalist theories are often therefore contrasted with "conflict theories" which critique the overarching socio-political system
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