¶ … Social perception is the process of thinking about others with an aim to understand and learn more about them (Stangor, 2015, p. 12). This concept connects with the video in that our brains have the ability to read a person's facial expression and react based on the expression (Eagleman, 2016). This happens so fast that one might not be aware they are reacting at all. Understanding what a person is saying or feeling is vital in human interaction in that it allows ones to know how to interact with a different person. Self-categorization infers that we might at times act as individuals and at other times we might act as members of a social group (Stangor, 2015, p. 13). According to Eagleman (2016), the genocide event demonstrates how individuals who used to interact and live peacefully with their neighbors, turned against them when they became members of the opposite group. On an individual level, they did not have a problem with their Bosnian Muslim neighbors (Eagleman, 2016), but when there were self-categorization things changed. In-group and out-group is a way of categorizing oneself to belong to a specific group (in-group) and not another group (out-group) (Stangor, 2015, p. 14). This categorization results...
Since the individual sees the in-group more favorably than the out-group, they are likely to activate their pain matrix when they see a member of their group being stabbed by a syringe needle (Eagleman, 2016). Similarity is another concept that has been presented in the video. The genocide event that took place was mainly because there seemed to be a lot of differences between the two groups. Similarity infers that a group must have the same interests, opinions, and beliefs (Stangor, 2015, p. 17). Since the Bosnian Muslims had different beliefs, the others saw them differently, and this resulted in their massacre (Eagleman, 2016). A group must have something in common for it to exist cohesively.
The article on sexual assault on campus demonstrates clearly what the video talks about and the interaction of groups. The article points out how a person can move from being a member of a group based on the assault they suffered. Understanding group dynamics is vital for a social worker to ensure they can handle such a situation.
Insider Communication and Standpoint Theory According to traditional theories of group dynamics, every group goes through a formative period of 'forming, storming,' and then 'norming,' -- in other words, groups engage in a first, tenuous period of formation before they coalesce and become socially and vocationally productive. All groups must engage in a necessary icebreaking phase of asserting and organizing power and personality hierarchies and comfort zones before group members can
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Group Work-Introduction to Social Work Practice The purpose of this paper is to create a make up 'group' that would appropriately support the DSS agency, whose goals include support, prevention and treatment of abused and neglected children and their families. There are many people this group might pertain to, including abused children, friends and family members of abused children, family members that abuse and even adult children from abusive familial relationships.
Fischer entitled: "Representing Anthropological Knowledge: Calculating Kinship: Analyzing and Understanding Cultural Codes" states that: Kinship is one of the more important, pervasive and complex systems of culture. All human groups have a kinship terminology, a set of terms used to refer to kin. The study of kinship is the greatest common denominator across the different fractions of social anthropology. The first scientific study of kinship was conducted by Lewis Henry
Social psychology is the study of human behavior in social situations, showing how social pressures and sociological variables can impact psychological phenomenon such as identity, motivation, personality, or behavior. A quintessential topic in the field of social psychology is bullying. Bullying can be studied from a public health perspective, showing how the external variables such as how a school is designed and the leadership and organizational culture of the school