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    Health and Social Care

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    Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions

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    Social Control Theory

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    One of the main key differences that separates control theories from learning theories although both are a subunit of social process theories‚ is that they have different assumptions of human nature that they based their theory on. For instance‚ in social control theories‚ the assumption is that humans are bad by nature; hence‚ humans need different types of social control that will regulate their behavior. If humans were left to pursue whatever they wanted without following any laws or norms they

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    issue of Identity. Several approaches have been developed but this essay will discuss two of the more prominent theories - Psychosocial and Social Identity Theory - and explain how these have developed our understanding of the issue. Erickson was the founder of Psychosocial Theory. He developed the term from the words psychological (mind) and social (external relationships). His theory‚ developed from field research‚ clinical studies and personal experiences‚ argues that identity is influenced

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    Theories of Social Phobia

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    Cognitive Theories of Social Phobia: Causation‚ Maintenance‚ and Treatment University Of Newcastle Social Phobia‚ also know as Social Anxiety Disorder‚ affects between 7 -13% of individuals in western society (Furmark‚ 2002). It usually presents during adolescences and is typically chronic and lifelong (Veale‚ 2003). Two theories have been commonly used to explain the development and maintenance of the phobia: learning theory and cognitive theory. Both theories alone

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    Social Cognitive Theory: Its Concepts and Affects in the Classroom Stefanie Daniels Edu 1001 Dr. Trasborg St. John ’s University Social cognitive theory serves as an explanation that an individual’s knowledge is obtained by observing others within the context of social interactions‚ experiences‚ and outside media influences. This theory can be executed in typically three areas of study that expand broadly from them. They are: psychology‚ communications‚ and education

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    Referring to Herbert J. Gans’ use of social functionalist theory in his essay titled “Uses of the Underclass in America”‚ four of the thirteen manifest and latent functions Gans applied to the problem of poverty could also be applied to the issue of Islamophobia in America. The first (manifest) function of Islamophobia emphasizes that the existence of Islamophobia supplies popular culture villains. Because many within American society oftentimes associate real-world terrorism with Muslims (at a

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    Observational and social theory According to Lefrancois‚ Social cognitive theory is a label for Bandura’s theory‚ which explains social learning through imitation using the principles of operant conditioning while recognizing the importance of cognitive activities such as imagining‚ symbolizing and anticipating (Lefrancois‚ p.386). Bandura’s theory was based on Skinners operant conditioning. If you recall Skinner believed in “free will” Therefore‚ Skinner believed that we have a mind‚ but due to

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    David Matza and the theory of neutralization Sykes and Matza wanted to build upon Arthur Sutherland’s Differential Association theory which states that an individual learns criminal behavior through “(a) techniques of committing crimes and (b) motives‚ drives‚ rationalizations‚ and attitudes” which go against law-abiding actions).   These techniques reduce the social controls over the delinquent and are also more applicable to specific juveniles. Neutralization is defined as a technique‚ which

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    Social Penetration Theory

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    Social Penetration Theory Social penetration theory‚ also known as the ‘Onion Theory’‚ was a theory formulated by professors Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor on 1973 on the development of interpersonal relationship. The social penetration theory states that as relationships develop‚ communication moves from relatively shallow‚ non-intimate levels to deeper‚ more personal ones. It mainly concentrates on the development and degree of self-disclosure‚ voluntary act of revealing or sharing of oneself

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    The Social Contract Theory

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    hasn’t fallen back into such a primitive state is because of the social contract theory; the social contract theory is a theory about creating rules for humanity. Due to the social contract theory people had to change the way they thought and made decisions and these personal decisions eventually had a ripple effect on the larger community. Unlike theories in physical science‚ social

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