The importance of this study was to uncover whether or not our preconceived ideas and biases about bikers, and biker bars were true or not. We all had similar ideas and biases about bikers. We thought that they would be abrasive and possibly scary, that we would get dirty looks, that everyone would have tattoos, and that they would be tough and rough looking.…
This journey taken on the bicycle across several countries with his grandpa helps him in a sense find himself and his new and better identity. This is special to me because as I moved from Minnesota to Texas, I also felt like my identity changed for the…
Author Andrew Pham, has lived in the United States since escaping from Vietnam as a child in the 1970s. In the US he experiences the isolation of being a refugee from a country with which the US has such a complicated and painful relationship. Returning to Vietnam he is isolated once more, labelled a Viet-Kieu, a foreign Vietnamese. This is a very honest exploration of what it means to return to a country of your roots but where you no longer fit in. Pham struggles to reconcile his own perceptions of present day Vietnam, his guilt at what he has and doesn't have, and where his own family fits both in Vietnam and in the US. While the book covers the beginning to end of his cycling journey, there are no simple solutions presented. This is an excellent read.…
The life styles inventory is a survey of questions that help us to gain an insight into our own personality and what type of behaviors we exert to others as individuals. It helps us to look at the positive and negative qualities of our personalities and ways to improve upon them. A look at my LSI styles complex radiates that my primary thinking style is linked to the avoidance category. The avoidance scale states that I tend to use the strategy of withdrawal by hiding my feelings and being shy to express myself. It also states that as things become more threatening to me the more I tend to avoid those situations. These thinking styles are linked to feelings of denying responsibility for my own behavior, feelings of guilt whether they are realistic or not. I also have a fear of general failure in almost everything I do. I am also mainly concerned about myself and my feelings and thoughts. These characteristics are manifested in my life because of my thinking pattern and although I know they are not good characteristics to have, somehow I have become entangled in them. My main problem is my withdrawal from almost everything I do and the inability to express my feelings and be comfortable around others. I somehow find myself threatened by others and tend to keep my feelings to myself. I also seem to have a lot of guilt for my behavior whenever something goes wrong in my personal life. There is also a general fear in almost everything I do and a lack of disclosure about myself which eventually leads to emotional isolation from my peers.…
The first thing that I realized when walking the line of a biker was that people are very judgmental based on merely looks alone. While some students I encountered instantly realized that I was only in a costume, others, teachers for example, did not see through what I was doing. Even when students realized that I was not a real biker, they still glared with non-entertained eyes as if I were some kind of fool. When I was instructed to enter the student services office to request my class schedule, I was met with great hostility by the woman working behind the desk. I requested a simple task, but because of my appearance, the lady made it out to seem as if I had asked for her first born child. Her negative judgment was evident through her body language and lack of motivation to help. On a more positive note, some subjects of our…
As revealed by my personal Life Styles Inventory (Figure 1), my primary thinking style and back-up thinking style were Conventional (4 o’clock position) and Affiliative (2 o’clock position) respectively. There are many ways in which both the Conventional thinking style and Affiliative thinking style manifest in my life and work, none of which were all that evident until I explored my personal Life Styles Inventory. As stated in the Life Styles Inventory, my primary thinking style, the Conventional Style “measures our tendency to act in a conforming way…representing a preoccupation with adhering to rules and established procedures, maintaining a low profile, and blending in with our particular environment to avoid calling attention to ourselves.” (LSI, Conventional Style) Even though I do not see myself as a complete conformist, I do tend to fall in line in the workplace so that I can learn as much as I can from the proven and effective system that I am working within. In the past, if I found myself working in an environment that has not been proven or effective I would not stick around too long because I felt that I had nothing to gain from the job or experience. So, in that situation I would have to agree that the Conventional Style would be one of my primary thinking styles. My back up thinking style of Affiliative is said to “measure our degree of commitment to forming and sustaining satisfying relationships…affiliative people seek out, establish, value, and maintain close associations with others, and appreciate people and enjoy being in the company of others.” (LSI, Affiliative Style) Even though I do see myself as a people person, I was surprised to see the Affiliative Style as my backup personal thinking style. I do understand and appreciate the importance of what healthy relationships bring in the workforce, but I am not sure that it is as important to me as the Life Styles…
1. Describe a range of appropriate investigative methods that can be used to explore diversity in a community.…
The study described in current research investigated the correlation between community diversity and sociability. Past literature found a negative correlation between diversity and sociability. Therefore, the current study expanded on past research using the population at a historically black university. In the present study, 60 participants were asked to complete a survey consisting of 45 questions. The current study was conducted at Hampton University by the Methods of Psychology class. The data from the surveys was used to calculate the results of the present study. The researchers found that there was no significant relationship between community diversity and sociability. The impact of socioeconomic status of participants was also…
For over a decade managers, supervisors and psychologists have been using the Life Styles Inventory (LSI), developed by Dr. J. Clayton Lafferty, as a diagnostic tool to give individuals feedback as to how they see themselves. The benefit of the LSI allows an individual to better understand how they are and why they are this way. An individual’s performance is affected by both thinking and behavior. Taking the assessment will help pinpoint the persons strengths and weaknesses in order to make positive changes. And since people able to change how they think and behave, the LSI guides them as to what strengths will increase their effectiveness and what is preventing them from reaching their true potential.…
The Life Style Inventory (LSI) shows many different perceptions about important things/styles one should have to consider “Is this true?” When I looked at the circumplex after taking the Life Styles Inventory I must admit that some of my results for the behaviors were on the mark, while some I felt were completely off the chart or I had to question. After I followed the instructions, I then understood some of the inter-relations between the styles and my corresponding behaviors and beliefs.…
Diversity among individuals, as well as cultures, provides a challenge for nurses when it comes to delivering meaningful health promotion and illness prevention-based education. How do teaching principles, varied learning styles (for both the nurse and her patients), and teaching methodologies impact the quality of such education? How does understanding a patient's view of health promotion and disease prevention guide you in teaching them? Provide an example.…
The first of the five life course theory principles is The Principle of Life Span Development. This states that health is a lifelong process, a journey rather than a destination. Therefore, one’s health can only be fully understood when taking into account that person’s life experiences and situations (Kotch, 2013). The second principle is The Principle of Human Agency, which discusses a person’s lifestyle and decisions, and how it impacts their health. Third is The Principle of Timing, which suggests that a person’s health is shaped by what happens to them. However, this principle also takes into account that the affects from these events are based on when they occur in a person’s life and for how long. The fourth principle, The Principle…
There are three areas: the role of preconception health and well-being on birth outcomes, the long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences, and the fetal origins of adult disease. Healthcare does not start from birth, its begins from the moment your mother finds out that she is pregnant with you. Prenatal care is very important and not receiving it can have long lasting effects on the child. The long-term effects of adverse childhood are exploring why an adult might have the health problems that they have by looking back on their childhood to see if any signs led to this outcome.…
On a nice March midafternoon, I pulled up to an unfamiliar house in a familiar neighborhood. The exterior of the house looked like a normal house, the only thing that was abnormal was the height of the stairs going onto the porch. I walked into the house, and was drawn to the interior of it. The house looked like a stereotypical grandmother’s house: floral wall paper, old furniture, and pictures of grandchildren lining the walls. I tagged along with my dad to a Sunday lunch at the home of RP. RP is the head of my parents religious group, and he had everyone over for a guest speaker the first day I went with my parents to do this project. The only thing I knew going into this house was the description of this unique religious group my parents are a part of. This group is for people who are in late…
The author of the article is Brendon Greeley. He is a staff writer at Bloomberg BusinessWeek. His article is written for Bloomberg’s website and it is from April 4, 2014. The article is about Brompton bikes, which are very popular around London. Brendon Greeley writes about the company and talks with some members of the London Brompton Club. We read about the company angle of how they are selling and advertising the brand and the product. There is an interview with one of the co-founders and the managing director, who speaks about the market. As their managing director tells, their target group isn’t normal bikers and cyclists. They want to reach out to the normal person, who lives in big cities and who need a solution to an urban living problem. Will Butler Adams, the managing director, said himself “Our market, they’re not cyclists,” “They’re just people who are pissed off at how they live in a city”.…