Social Perception Assignment: Social Injustice
Wiphu Dulyakahakit
September 23rd, 2016
Social Perception Assignment Ever since the death of Keith Lamont Scott, there has been nothing but unrest, violence, and protests in the South Carolina. Mr. Scott was a black man who was fatally shot down by a black officer. Protesters and activists see this an act of social injustice. Surprisingly, a very brave man name Ken Nwadike who did things differently as the attempt to stop this chaos. Mr. Nwadike was giving hugs to police officers as the way to create neutrality in the society. He believes that people should not be categorized for bad behaviors base on racial stereotypes. Many people might wonder why Mr. Ken Nwadike choose to give hugs to officers in front of the protestors. First, Mr. Nwadike
has the choice of not engaging in giving to people (in this case, police officers). He could have just ignored the situation and not engage in certain behavior. Second, Mr. Nwadike’s expected behavior is based on the circumstance, not as a social role since anyone else could have done what Mr. Nwadike did in this situation. Third, the main intended effects of Ken Nwadike’s behavior is to create peace in our society. According to the correspondent inference theory, this certain behavior is considered a situational since so many external factors contributing to the behavior. There isn’t enough evidence to say that the behavior is based on internal factors or Mr. Ken Nwadike himself. The covariation theory is also used to determine the reasons why individuals perform certain activities or behave in certain ways during specific situations. First, speaking of consensus, not many people share the same point of view toward the intended circumstances as Ken Nwadike does, therefore it is low. Second, Ken Nwadike offered hugs to people in other events such as the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, Paralympians, and Donald Trump supporters. Therefore, the distinctiveness in this case is high. Mr. Ken Nwadike has been behaving the same way in many events throughout the years. Some information are needed for me to be more confident about determining if my decision was absolutely right or not in this case. First, there should be information about how Mr. Nwadike behave on a daily basis to various group of people in other settings/situations. Second, the article should include information about how other protesters react to Ken’s behavior.
Reference
Baker, D. (2016, September 23). San Diego gives hugs to cops during North Carolina protest.
Retrieved from http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/whats-now/sd-me-san-diego-man-hugs-20160923-htmlstory.html
Sanderson, C.A. (2010). Social Psychology (pp.113-116). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons,Inc.
September 23rd, 2016
Social Perception Assignment Ever since the death of Keith Lamont Scott, there has been nothing but unrest, violence, and protests in the South Carolina. Mr. Scott was a black man who was fatally shot down by a black officer. Protesters and activists see this an act of social injustice. Surprisingly, a very brave man name Ken Nwadike who did things differently as the attempt to stop this chaos. Mr. Nwadike was giving hugs to police officers as the way to create neutrality in the society. He believes that people should not be categorized for bad behaviors base on racial stereotypes. Many people might wonder why Mr. Ken Nwadike choose to give hugs to officers in front of the protestors. First, Mr. Nwadike
has the choice of not engaging in giving to people (in this case, police officers). He could have just ignored the situation and not engage in certain behavior. Second, Mr. Nwadike’s expected behavior is based on the circumstance, not as a social role since anyone else could have done what Mr. Nwadike did in this situation. Third, the main intended effects of Ken Nwadike’s behavior is to create peace in our society. According to the correspondent inference theory, this certain behavior is considered a situational since so many external factors contributing to the behavior. There isn’t enough evidence to say that the behavior is based on internal factors or Mr. Ken Nwadike himself. The covariation theory is also used to determine the reasons why individuals perform certain activities or behave in certain ways during specific situations. First, speaking of consensus, not many people share the same point of view toward the intended circumstances as Ken Nwadike does, therefore it is low. Second, Ken Nwadike offered hugs to people in other events such as the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, Paralympians, and Donald Trump supporters. Therefore, the distinctiveness in this case is high. Mr. Ken Nwadike has been behaving the same way in many events throughout the years. Some information are needed for me to be more confident about determining if my decision was absolutely right or not in this case. First, there should be information about how Mr. Nwadike behave on a daily basis to various group of people in other settings/situations. Second, the article should include information about how other protesters react to Ken’s behavior.
Reference
Baker, D. (2016, September 23). San Diego gives hugs to cops during North Carolina protest.
Retrieved from http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/whats-now/sd-me-san-diego-man-hugs-20160923-htmlstory.html
Sanderson, C.A. (2010). Social Psychology (pp.113-116). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons,Inc.