OGUNLADE‚ PHIBEAN OLATUNDE REG. NO: 2012/4018 COURSE: SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION COURSE CODE: EFC 705 COURSE LECTURER: DR A.O. K. NOAH What is Self Fulfilling Prophecy and how does it affect educational outcome? INTRODUCTION Robert K. Merton (1910 – 2003) Professor of sociology invented the word self fulfilling prophecy to help make tangible and popular the idea that some pronouncement or statement positive or negative can alter peoples action to bring about fulfillment of same pronouncement
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The Roles of Negative Career Thinking and Career Problem-Solving Self-Efficacy in Career Exploratory Behavior Texas Southern University This article discusses how two separate career theories emphasize a client’s way of thinking in terms of their career when it comes to decision making. The two cognitive career theories studied were the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and cognitive information processing (CIP). A study was conducted with a group of college students. All
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concepts of I- self and other. Consciousness is very much connected to the act in that the former conditions the full manifestation of the I through the latter. However‚ consciousness alone cannot form the act (conscious activity)‚ there is a need for the will to bring about a conscious action self consciousness coupled by the will constitute self- determination. In here‚ the act performed reveals the wholeness‚ originality and uniqueness of every man. Through action the proper I- self emerges wherein
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seeking work as she suffers from a bad back and as a result of this is a recipient of sickness benefit. She is co-habiting with her fiancé of three months whom she plans to wed later in the year‚ although no date has yet been finalised. This client self referred to ‘Care In Crisis’ as she had heard about the organisation through a friend and felt she ‘needed to talk.’ During the initial assessment she disclosed that her mother had passed away as a result of cancer in March of this year‚ hence her
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Journal entries 1929 Journal entry 19 1) Describe a time when you felt disrespected. The time that I have felt disrespected was when I was in the classroom and all my classmates were there and the teacher said to all that I have a 2 on the test and I was not smart enough this happens when I was in 6 grade and I still remember how those words hurt me‚ how embarrassed and disrespectful I felt. 2) Describe the same experience a second time but this time revise what people said and the
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child’s world is turned upside down‚ they cling to the familiar as means of self-identification and discovery in confusing circumstances. But when parent child relationships become unhealthy‚ a child’s sense of identity is damaged as they struggle to rectify their sense of self without clear role models to follow. In particular‚ relationships between parents and children of the same gender carry with them gendered ideals of self and identity that further strain the relationship between the parent and
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The link between identity‚ self Image and self esteem Identity - Characteristics and interests that somebody recognises as belonging uniquely to them and makes up their individual personality for life. Self Image - The opinion that you have of your own worth‚ attractiveness‚ or intelligence. Self Esteem - Confidence in your own qualities as an individual person. All of the above are linked. If a person feels that their identity is being repressed‚ by not being able to or given
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Case Study 19 – Carl Rogers 1. How did Katharine’s self-concept differ from her ideal self before her experience with her support group? What does this imply about her mental health‚ according to Rogers’ theory? a. Katharine’s ideal self is a woman who is self-sufficient‚ an entrepreneur‚ and a mother as well as wife. Prior to attending her support group‚ Katharine’s life lacked any positive self-regard. She had been living as a ‘kept’ woman at her husband’s insistence for many years
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Individualism and Democracy Why do we inherently choose to address our differences by either ignoring them or fighting about them? From a young age we are taught to conform to what is normal and reject what is not. In elementary school we learn from our friends to shun and bully kids who are different. We pick on the boy who is short and does not play any sports. We won’t play on the playground with the girl who always dresses in old fashioned clothes. We mock the child who talks with a lisp
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of self-efficacy form a stronger sense of commitment to their interests and activities and can recover quickly from setbacks and disappointments. They are the types of people who view challenging problems as tasks to be mastered. Self-efficacy‚ or the belief in one’s abilities to deal with various situations‚ plays a vital role in not only how someone feels about himself‚ but also‚ whether or not someone can successfully achieve his goals in life. According to Albert Bandura (1994)‚ self-efficacy
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