Task 1 Drawing on appropriate evidence from Chapter 5‚ describe how groups can influence people in positive and negative ways. Chapter five‚ it describes a range of social influences on people’s behaviour. In this essay I will look at how groups influence people both in the positive and negative sense. I will describe how group pressure and the ‘in groups’ and ‘out groups’‚ and conformity influence people in their daily lives. Group pressure is the demand by group members
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Task 2 2.1 DESCRIBE WITH EXAMPLES THE KIND OF INFLUENCE THAT AFFECTS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING BACKGROUND. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT. BACKGROUND: The background of a child would affect the child in many ways. An example‚ most children from broken home would lack parental guidance. The child may lack self-confidence. The child may withdraw from other children. The child may pick up fighting in school. On the other hand‚ children from stable home or family with both parents together
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one point because she was afraid that she would be too much like her mother. There are many words to describe Marilyn but the words that stick out the most to me that would describe her are selfish‚ irrational and unfair. Marilyn is definitely a selfish person. There are a few situations in the story where you can see this‚ but the most selfish thing
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INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS TASK: Discuss the Rostowian Stages of Economic Development and Critic the theory. ADM NO: BACD/NRB/2631/13 LECTURER: GERALD KWERI DATE: 10TH JUNE 2012 Rostow’s theory of economic growth is one of the most influential theories in the 20th century. It was established in the 1960’s during the cold war. His theory illustrates assisting not only the lower income earning countries but also focuses on communist states like Russia. His theory describes the patterns
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Describe how groups can influence people in positive and negative ways. We as people have many different roles within our life‚ these roles serve many different purposes. We also we find we belong to different groups in which we play our different roles‚ this makes up our social identity. It is these groups that can have a negative or a positive effect on ourselves. We can be part of the “in group” or the “out group” depending on somebody’s experience of the membership of that group‚ sometimes
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person’s self-concept is continually developing during each life stage. Self-concept is an idea of who you are‚ and how you see yourself. Self-concept is created by two main concepts‚ self-image and self-esteem. How you see yourself‚ your personality and how others see you are all part of a person’s self-concept. The more positive a person views themselves‚ the greater the chance of that individual reaching their full potential and being able to maintain a positive attitude. Self-concept is based
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Notes September 29‚ 2014 By Renee Green – Topic 2- Self Concept Self-Concept is a stable set of perceptions that you hold of yourself. Self-Concept helps us relate to the world‚ it is a product of positive and negative messages received throughout a person’s life for example‚ ego busters “you are ugly “and ego boosters “you have a beautiful face”. Self-Concept is shaped by reflected appraisal whereby a person develop a self-concept that matches the way we believe others see us. Which is done
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Self-Esteem and Self-Concept Self-Esteem is the way we view ourselves‚ and the acceptance of our own worth. It is the reason we compare each other‚ and try to be better than others. We judge every little action we do and thought counts. Self-Esteem is linked to the feelings of pride and discouragement. Self-consciousness is associated with self-esteem as self-consciousness is a sense of awareness. Self-confidence is a feeling of personal capacity and self-respect‚ which is a feeling of personal
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Self-Concept Paper The definition of self-concept is‚ the mental image or perception that one has of oneself. If someone were to ask a person how they see themselves most people would answer with a positive answer; people usually don’t look deep down and analyze their true self‚ negative and positive. Many factors such as the environment we live in‚ our parents and friends contribute to how we see ourselves. This paper will tell how I perceive myself‚ who I am becoming‚ and what I am afraid of
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1. Describe a time when you tried to bring about a change in your self-concept and were not successful in doing so. One thing I tried to change about myself was to quit smoking. This was a time in my life when I was in a bad relationship. I never smoke a day in my life until that day I met my ex-boyfriend. I been smoking for 5 years now and it’s hard to get off. I smoke more when I’ am drinking only on occasions. I tried once before and it just didn’t work. I think the practical reason why stopping
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