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    P3-Explain factors that may influence communication and interpersonal interactions in health and social care environments The effectiveness‚ or success‚ of communication and interaction in health and social care settings is influenced by a number of factors. Some of these factors promote interaction and effective communication‚ while others can limit interaction and be a barrier to effective communication. Care professionals can often overcome ‘barriers’ to effective communication by: • being

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    What caught my attention in the reading and discussion‚ is the term ‘’ Social Constructionism of realty’’ which is seen as the theory of knowledge in sociology and also communication of theory that looks into the development of a jointly constructed world. Therefore‚ it also proves that the understanding‚ importance and concept are developed and not separated within individuals‚ instead they are coordinated with other human beings as well. In order words‚ the elements to this theory are as follows;

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    In “The Social Construction of Reality‚” by Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann‚ the authors performed a sociological analysis of the reality of everyday life. The goal of the article was to analyze everyday life not in a scientific way‚ but in an empirical fashion. An empirical analysis was wanted most likely because the authors wanted to observe and analyze the everyday life from the multiple perspectives that it exists in‚ and not just from a completely scientific and logical viewpoint. Right

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    Crime is an unpredictable and a unexplainable violent thing. Many groups that have different interests who seek in promoting in using their own resources to claim their issue is called social construction of crime. For example‚ Gary LaFree (1989) conducted a study that was based on the study of sexual assault. He found out that men who are accused of sexual assault are then less likely to be convicted of rape only if their victims have had any sort of a bad reputation or an unsuitable living conditions

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    Response paper to The Social Construction of Gender As a child I was associated as a “stereotypical” girl who loved to dress up and play Barbie Dolls. I also enjoyed going to dance lessons and learning how to bake with my mom. However what I enjoyed most as a child‚ was hanging out with my best friend‚ who also enjoyed the same activities as me. His name was Chris. Chris was different than most of the boys I met as a child. He did not enjoy getting dirty‚ nor did he want to play with monster

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    Why are Culture Health Beliefs so Important in a Health Care Setting? Why are Culture Beliefs so Important in a Health Care Setting? There are many cultures out in the world today that practice beliefs different than those in the United States. America is based off Western Culture and traditional medicine practices which focus on preventative and curative medicine. Most cultures around the world practice folk medicine‚ which focus more on the person as a whole with remedies and ceremonies rather

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    childhood through a lens that is forged over time and influenced by factors including experiences‚ values‚ and beliefs (Swinburne‚ 2017). The childhood of a kid growing in Australia and the associated value of that journey can be weighed against a myriad of the worlds cultures and histories‚ as the quest to understand the social construction of childhood continues. It is through the comparison of five of Sorin and Galloway’s (2006) ten noted constructs of childhood‚ that an understanding of how the view

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    HEALTH AS A SOCIAL PRODUCT Sociological understanding of health made it clear that health as different levels of meaning. The interpretation of each meaning changes the perception of individual understanding of health. The sociologist made it clear from many points of view that health is a social product. There is little doubt that the low standard of living and persistence of absolute poverty in the developing world are the key determinants of health. According to the world health organisation

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    as a dissipated person that’s not what they thought its what reality tells us when someone wastes money on unreasonable items. The person who bought the outfit looks at in a different way of such as pleasure or blessing himself. The Social Construction of Reality Means the process where by people create through

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    Before my study of Sociology and the theme of ‘Childhood as a Social Construction’‚ I thought of childhood as a class grouping that every human being passed through before reaching adulthood. ‘Childhood as a Social Construction’ enabled me to realise that my original views were incorrect‚ and to realise that childhood(s) and the ideas surrounding childhood(s) are a relitavely new phenomenon. Although children existed many years ago‚ the idea of childhood(s) was not present. This is evinced by Philippe

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