For you‚ what is normal? After browsing lousily in the blog topics given and after three garbage drafts of different topics‚ at last‚ I found the one topic I really get to put my mind on. Actually‚ it interested me to write about this topic because this is one topic which a friend and I debated about. At that time‚ we had different views on how we say that a certain person is normal. I think everyone is just too normal and ordinary that everyone does different things
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What is Normal? Lorber’s Believing is Seeing: Biology as Ideology In her article Believing is Seeing‚ Judith Lorber writes of the very fine line between gender and sex. She argues that neither sex nor gender is a pure category of classification. They are more so just a combination of the two of them in the social construction of gender statuses. Her article uses sports and technological competence to show how society transforms physiological differences into gendered social bodies. Lorber’s perspective
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word “normal” really even has a meaning. My normal is different than someone else’s normal and the two different types of normal should not be compared. As I said before I do not think everyone in the world has a mental illness‚ but I do think nearly everyone does have a mental illness as some point in their life. With that being said‚ who is to say normal isn’t having a mental illness versus not having one. If more people do than don’t‚ wouldn’t it make more sense to say the majority is normal? I think
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What is Normal Aging? The aging process happens during an individual’s lifespan. We are all involved in this process and none can escape it. When one is young‚ aging is associated with growth‚ maturation‚ and discovery. Many human abilities peak before age 30‚ while other abilities continue to grow through life. The great majority of those over age 65 today are healthy‚ happy and fully independent. In spite of this‚ some individuals begin to experience changes that are perceived as signs of deterioration
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To be normal is something that one aspires to be. Being normal gives one the feeling of acceptance and of belonging. In a world full of billions of people one just wants to fit in. This is especially true for a young person. What young person does not want to be considered normal? What does being normal truly look like? Furthermore‚ how is it defined in certain places? What is considered to be normal at home and school?To be considered normal does one have to have a Mom and Dad and siblings and a
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Conformity Within a Society. In our modern society‚ I believe that conformity is an essential factor for a human to learn and adapt to society’s values. In this society‚ people encourage conforming behavior from an individual. For example‚ our society has some unsaid sets of values‚ and norms‚ which guides an individual to act in a conforming manner. I believe that an individual behaves according to social norms in order to gain acceptance‚ achieve success‚ and be recognized. For example‚ the way
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What is the normal range of emotions? The extent of the range of one’s emotions will vary from person to person and will be influenced by a litany of unpredictable and unforeseen circumstances that affect us in life. Experiencing fluctuations of emotions is completely normal. But dramatic swings in emotion can be physically taxing‚ mentally draining and put serious strain on our relationships and personal happiness. The different types of ranges‚ their symptoms and functional impairment is
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The consumption of drug has been done in all societies for ages‚ but with the pass of the time it has changed the characteristics of the consumption. This situation is because the influence of social factors. Now days‚ our society is infest with this issue “DRUGS”. The use of most of the drugs are illegal‚ however it had become normal to use it. It is frequently see that its consumption can be from a regular kid to a high executive person. As an example we can go to the street and find a lot
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Racism In Our Society People in our society tend too have racist habits towards people that are African American‚ Asian‚ East Indian etc. They get treated differently not only because of their skin color but also how they talk and what they wear. Before we meet people we tend too judge them on their skin color or what kind of cultural clothing they are wearing‚ I can admit that I have been judgmental on somebody’s skin color before and what they are wearing. I bet all of you have judged somebody
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Heroin: What has it done to our society? Figure 1 (Some smoking heroin‚ Drug and Alcohol Rehab Headquarters‚ 2010) Talia Krebs-Oppenheimer Animal Behavior Professor Goldberg Abstract: Heroin is one of the worlds most dangerous drugs when addicted. It is widely used in American culture and many other places. This drug can be found throughout the world‚ one of the largest producers of opium in Afghanistan with Mexico coming in after it. Heroin comes from the opium poppy‚ which
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