What Does It Mean To Standin Hugs Mann?
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SLIDE 2 – WHO FOUNDED THIS STUDY?
Mann's life fell apart after his parents divorced and his fiancée broke off their engagement. He was studying anthropology and communications in London at the time. He moved back to his native Australia for a change of scenery.
After living in Australia for a few months, a friend tracked him down and dragged him to a party so he could "reconnect with society again." At the party, a complete stranger walked up to Mann and hugged him, and for that brief moment, Juan Mann didn't feel down about himself. After the short embrace, he realized then that a simple hug could do the trick to making other people feel better.
After the party, Juan Mann set out to a busy street in Sydney and held up a large poster board sign that read FREE HUGS. "The idea of …show more content…
standing in a busy city street holding up a sign offering to be friendly to a stranger scared me," Mann told us. "I thought that if I could offer Free Hugs, then I could do anything."
SLIDE 3 – STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
“DOES HUGGING A STRANGER BRIGHTEN UP PEOPLES’ LIVES?”
Hugging a stranger is not a normal thing to do. In this study, people tend to break the norms of their behavior. In violating these "norms”, people can more easily see the power these unspoken rules have over our everyday lives. Most people just need a hug that will somehow ease their pain or loneliness even if it’s from a stranger.
SLIDE 4 – DETAILS OF THE STUDY/ METHOD
Step 1 - Make a Free Hugs Sign or Shirt
As long as it says "Free Hugs" somewhere on it - the message will be clear.
Step 2 - Find a busy, public location
If you're one of only six or seven people standing on the street, chances are that most of those people will give you a strange look and walk away from you as quickly as possible.
In choosing a place to offer Free Hugs it's a good idea to find a busy public place - parks, public squares or busy pedestrian areas. There are more prospective huggers walking around. Other great places to offer Free Hugs are festivals, major events and anywhere there are lots of people.
Shopping malls, stores and schools may not be such great places to offer Free Hugs. If you do want to offer Free Hugs in these places, it's a good idea to get permission from the people in charge. Let them know you're interested in making people smile, let them know you're doing a human, charitable thing and it won't cost anybody a cent. Maybe they'll let you hug away.
Step 3 - Hold up your Free Hugs Sign and get some attention!
Once you've got your sign or shirt and found a place to offer your Free Hugs, all it takes is you and maybe some friends to get out there and put a smile on a stranger's face!
There are a couple of different ways to get people's attention - beyond the fact that you're probably one of a very few people holding up a sign that says "Free Hugs"
You can call out to people and shout "Free Hugs!" at the top of your lungs.
You can stand there silently, smiling at people as they pass you by, pointing at your Free Hugs sign or shirt and then at them.
You could walk up to a random person with your sign and say something like "Hey - Care for a Free Hug today?"
You can pretty much do anything - whatever approach makes you feel most comfortable and gets the best results is the right way to offer Free Hugs for you.
Step 4 - Hug and Be Hugged
The only thing easier than hugging someone is sitting on the couch doing nothing at all and even then - you can be hugging someone. Go with what feels most comfortable. Have fun Free Hugging and remember - the world is what you make of it!
SLIDE 6 – PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT
Hugging is a physical acknowledgment of the presence of another.
Hugging someone can help reduce stress, fear and anxiety, has a lowering effect on blood pressure, promotes wellbeing and improves memory performance.
Sometimes hugging is meant to also express reunion after separation.
A study found that this chemical was a subtle modulator of social behavior and that it mediated the effects of environmental factors on stress response.
Psychology Today explains that hugging another causes the brain to release a neurochemical called oxytocin, essentially a hormone created during bonding.
Oxytocin is released in the body when we feel safe and connected and tells the brain, “Everything is all right.”
Hugging increases oxytocin and trust by decreasing activation of the brains "fear" centre.
When we hug a stranger, we create a positive connection that makes us feel good. We feel loved even just for a short time.
SLIDE 7 – IMPACT OF THE STUDY
A simple hug can brighten up a person’s day because when we hug someone we can feel the love from the other person. A simple hug can make a person happy it serves as a comfort to a troubled, alone and a person who has many problems. Through a hug we can express ourselves
emotionally.
People should do it often times to spread the love of humanity. It is better to hug and feel the care of everyone than cruelty and crime. A simple hug can change the world to a better world full of peace and love for each other.
We think that the meaning of hug is expressing love and care to the person who is important to our lives. A hug is like medicines to any sickness that can heal a person for a moment and lets the person think that he/she is loved. Sometimes a hug is all what we need.
SLIDE 8 – IN THE FILIPINO SETTING
A hug is a form of nonverbal communication. Depending on culture, context and relationship, a hug can indicate familiarity, love, affection, friendship or sympathy. A hug can be given as an indication of support, comfort, and consolation, particularly where words are insufficient.
In the Filipino setting, we can apply the free hug campaign to comfort a friend and giving emotional warmth. Sometimes it is their way to show happiness or joy at meeting someone or seeing someone that they have not seen a long time.
Hugs may be undertaken as part of a ritual or social act in certain social groups. A similar hug, usually accompanied by a kiss on the cheek, is also becoming a custom among Western women at meeting or parting.
"the hug has become the favourite social greeting when teenagers meet or part these days"
SLIDE 2 – WHO FOUNDED THIS STUDY?
Mann's life fell apart after his parents divorced and his fiancée broke off their engagement. He was studying anthropology and communications in London at the time. He moved back to his native Australia for a change of scenery.
After living in Australia for a few months, a friend tracked him down and dragged him to a party so he could "reconnect with society again." At the party, a complete stranger walked up to Mann and hugged him, and for that brief moment, Juan Mann didn't feel down about himself. After the short embrace, he realized then that a simple hug could do the trick to making other people feel better.
After the party, Juan Mann set out to a busy street in Sydney and held up a large poster board sign that read FREE HUGS. "The idea of …show more content…
standing in a busy city street holding up a sign offering to be friendly to a stranger scared me," Mann told us. "I thought that if I could offer Free Hugs, then I could do anything."
SLIDE 3 – STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
“DOES HUGGING A STRANGER BRIGHTEN UP PEOPLES’ LIVES?”
Hugging a stranger is not a normal thing to do. In this study, people tend to break the norms of their behavior. In violating these "norms”, people can more easily see the power these unspoken rules have over our everyday lives. Most people just need a hug that will somehow ease their pain or loneliness even if it’s from a stranger.
SLIDE 4 – DETAILS OF THE STUDY/ METHOD
Step 1 - Make a Free Hugs Sign or Shirt
As long as it says "Free Hugs" somewhere on it - the message will be clear.
Step 2 - Find a busy, public location
If you're one of only six or seven people standing on the street, chances are that most of those people will give you a strange look and walk away from you as quickly as possible.
In choosing a place to offer Free Hugs it's a good idea to find a busy public place - parks, public squares or busy pedestrian areas. There are more prospective huggers walking around. Other great places to offer Free Hugs are festivals, major events and anywhere there are lots of people.
Shopping malls, stores and schools may not be such great places to offer Free Hugs. If you do want to offer Free Hugs in these places, it's a good idea to get permission from the people in charge. Let them know you're interested in making people smile, let them know you're doing a human, charitable thing and it won't cost anybody a cent. Maybe they'll let you hug away.
Step 3 - Hold up your Free Hugs Sign and get some attention!
Once you've got your sign or shirt and found a place to offer your Free Hugs, all it takes is you and maybe some friends to get out there and put a smile on a stranger's face!
There are a couple of different ways to get people's attention - beyond the fact that you're probably one of a very few people holding up a sign that says "Free Hugs"
You can call out to people and shout "Free Hugs!" at the top of your lungs.
You can stand there silently, smiling at people as they pass you by, pointing at your Free Hugs sign or shirt and then at them.
You could walk up to a random person with your sign and say something like "Hey - Care for a Free Hug today?"
You can pretty much do anything - whatever approach makes you feel most comfortable and gets the best results is the right way to offer Free Hugs for you.
Step 4 - Hug and Be Hugged
The only thing easier than hugging someone is sitting on the couch doing nothing at all and even then - you can be hugging someone. Go with what feels most comfortable. Have fun Free Hugging and remember - the world is what you make of it!
SLIDE 6 – PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT
Hugging is a physical acknowledgment of the presence of another.
Hugging someone can help reduce stress, fear and anxiety, has a lowering effect on blood pressure, promotes wellbeing and improves memory performance.
Sometimes hugging is meant to also express reunion after separation.
A study found that this chemical was a subtle modulator of social behavior and that it mediated the effects of environmental factors on stress response.
Psychology Today explains that hugging another causes the brain to release a neurochemical called oxytocin, essentially a hormone created during bonding.
Oxytocin is released in the body when we feel safe and connected and tells the brain, “Everything is all right.”
Hugging increases oxytocin and trust by decreasing activation of the brains "fear" centre.
When we hug a stranger, we create a positive connection that makes us feel good. We feel loved even just for a short time.
SLIDE 7 – IMPACT OF THE STUDY
A simple hug can brighten up a person’s day because when we hug someone we can feel the love from the other person. A simple hug can make a person happy it serves as a comfort to a troubled, alone and a person who has many problems. Through a hug we can express ourselves
emotionally.
People should do it often times to spread the love of humanity. It is better to hug and feel the care of everyone than cruelty and crime. A simple hug can change the world to a better world full of peace and love for each other.
We think that the meaning of hug is expressing love and care to the person who is important to our lives. A hug is like medicines to any sickness that can heal a person for a moment and lets the person think that he/she is loved. Sometimes a hug is all what we need.
SLIDE 8 – IN THE FILIPINO SETTING
A hug is a form of nonverbal communication. Depending on culture, context and relationship, a hug can indicate familiarity, love, affection, friendship or sympathy. A hug can be given as an indication of support, comfort, and consolation, particularly where words are insufficient.
In the Filipino setting, we can apply the free hug campaign to comfort a friend and giving emotional warmth. Sometimes it is their way to show happiness or joy at meeting someone or seeing someone that they have not seen a long time.
Hugs may be undertaken as part of a ritual or social act in certain social groups. A similar hug, usually accompanied by a kiss on the cheek, is also becoming a custom among Western women at meeting or parting.
"the hug has become the favourite social greeting when teenagers meet or part these days"