The practices significantly support the development of the immigrant children. The research indicates of the children experiencing interactions that are complex. This is with the respective peers when engaging in creative activities inclusive of gross motor and language arts (Donald et al., 2007). The creative activities reflect on open-ended aspects with the resultant stratification in shaping the initial academic progress of the immigrant children possibility. The application of the developmentally suitable practices in the primary setting of the immigrant children society positively influences the outcomes of the children (Donald et al., 2007).
The challenge faced in defining the developmentally fit strategies emphasizes on the child-centered approaches. The approaches relate to the developmental theory with the society directed instructions originating from the behaviorist perspective of the immigrant children. As a result of the theoretical course from which the child-centered practices derives, they reflects on the synonymous view with the appropriate practices. The…...
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Bornstein, Marc H. And Cote, Linda R. (2004). Mothers' Parenting Cognitions in Cultures of Origin, Acculturating Cultures, and Cultures of Destination. Child Development,
January/February 2004, Volume 75, Number 1, Pages 221 -- 235. Retrieved from http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pp/01650254.html
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62), a society with "shallow-rooted" norms (p. 177), a "meager and difficult place" as opposed to the expansive way Ruth wishes to grow as a woman. (p. 178) Helen's storm inside, this mother's crisis of identity, has parallels not with Baldwin's women, but with characters such as the Reverend Henry, whose anger at hite society can only be expressed in a eulogy over his beloved son's casket. Extremity in both the apparently placid Henry and Helen brings forth rage and despair, but while at least Henry's male rage is life-affirming, urging his community to go on in the face of the death of a young person, Helen's actions are regressive, infantile, returning to her father, and do not occur as an act of social protest.
The gendered constructions of mourning and identity formulation for Helen's daughters Ruth and Lucille also indicate the limited repertoire the Housekeeping society provides for women…...
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Baldwin, James. "Blues for Mister Charlie." New York: Vintage, 2001.
Robinson, Marilynn. Housekeeping. New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 1981.
Social Implications of Sexual Identity Formation and Coming Out Process
Chad Mosher's article, "The social implications of identity formation and the coming-out-process: a review of the theoretical and empirical literature" provides a fairly comprehensive look at the theories and realities of individuals asserting their homosexual tendencies to the world. The article is widely written as a source of material and instruction for psychologists who are employed in a therapeutic or counseling capacity with such individuals, as there are implications for them to incorporate into their practice in the article's conclusion. In addition to discussing the two principle theories regarding coming out, essentialism and social constructionism, the author discusses aspects of the theories that are integrated as well as the effect of coming out on both the audience and the homosexual perception. Audiences are stratified into three distinct categories: family members, heterosexuals, as well as homosexuals and those somewhere in between these…...
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Mosher, C. (2001). The social implications of identity formation and the coming-out-process: a review of the theoretical and empirical literature. The Family Journal. 9 (2): 164-173.
It is for this reason that one could reasonably argue that Precious' entire life, and particularly the trials and tribulations she must endure, including her violent family life, her poverty, and her illiteracy, all ultimately stem from her racial and ethnic background, because the pervasive, institutional racial inequalities that still exist in America served to structure her entire life. Even before she began she was already disadvantaged by being born a black woman in the United States, because the United States maintains a system of social, economic, and political inequality that disproportionately impoverishes the black population. Thus, in broad strokes, one can say that all of the major events in Precious' life are a result of her ethnic background and the meaning American society places on that category of difference.
Perhaps more than any of the novels discussed here, Push manages to make the idea of difference as a form of…...
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Chattalas, Michael, and Holly Harper. "Navigating a Hybrid Cultural Identity: Hispanic
Teenagers' Fashion Consumption Influences." The Journal of Consumer Marketing 24.6
(2007): 351-.
Chodorow, Nancy. Feminism and psychoanalytic theory. New Haven [Conn.]: Yale University
Parenting StyleHow is identity affected by authoritative parenting? The impact of parenting styles on developmental outcomes, particularly in the context of identity formation, is one area of research in developmental psychology that has received attention over the years. Authoritative parenting, characterized by a balanced approach of responsiveness and demandingness, has been extensively studied for its effects on children\\\'s development.Developmental Outcome: Identity FormationIdentity formation is an important stage in adolescent development, as posited by Erikson\\\'s stages of psychosocial development. Identity vs. ole Confusion is the major conflict of adolescence that must be resolved before development can effectively proceed to the next stage. One issue at hand is how authoritative parents impact this stage of development: does their parenting style hinder the resolution of the conflict? Does it support resolution? Does it have no impact at all? During adolescence, individuals explore various roles and ideas to develop a sense of self. The…...
mlaReferencesBaumrind, D. (1991). The influence of parenting style on adolescent competence and substance use. The journal of early adolescence, 11(1), 56-95.Estlein, R. (2016). Parenting styles. Encyclopedia of family studies, 1-3.
This construction gave credence to the concept of class consciousness. Class consciousness is really class identity; it is the way entire groups of people conceive themselves as belonging to a whole. This understanding permeates the corpus and unites the initiated into a common group think. This group or class view is reinforced through the economic determinants that are at the foundation of the group's position. These determinants reinforce inequalities and class identities.
The challenge to class as a locus of identity formation; results from the assertion that contemporary society is too layered and complex for class identity to be relevant. The discussion centers not on the existence of inequalities but the explanation of those inequalities. In the postmodern context the inequalities that exist are not anchored in an a priori formulation of class structure. This formulation considers the development of a classless society. This is not to be interpreted as…...
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Becker H.S. (2003).The Politics of Presentation: Goffman and Total Institutions Symbolic
Interaction, 26 (4):659-669.
Bottero, W. (2004). Class Identities and the Identity of Class. Sociology 38 (5): 985-1003.
Burnhill, P., Garner, C., McPherson, a. (1990). Parental Education, Social Class and Entry to Higher Education 1976-86. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series a (Statistics
Identity
When Brian Graetz began to write about class and inequality, he opened his work by quoting: "Australia is the most egalitarian of countries..." (153) As it turns out, this claim does not say much in the absolute sense, for Graetz (like others before and after him) continues on to prove vast and terrible inequalities in Australia's capitalist system. It appears that, popular opinion non-withstanding, there exists in Australia a strong and self-reproducing class system, by which the accident of birth may dictate the entire future of a man or woman. Unfortunately, academics do not appear to be entirely certain as to how this system is comprised, or by what function it reproduces. It appears that the class system somewhat resembles the ancient conception of wind -- that which is all about us, and moves us, and yet cannot be pinned down, captured, or dissected. Social scientists from Marx to…...
Examining ace and SexualityAppreciating the perspectives of Lamb and Peterson (2012) on sexual empowerment of adolescent girls and Tatum (1997) on race and adolescence, I have to step back a bit and raise some questions about this focus in the first place, as it seems unclear. Adolescence is a time when young people struggle to form their identities and know their place in the world, their role, their relation to others. I do not really think that sexual empowerment is a concept that is going find much definition at this stage in anyones life. Sex and sexuality are still such misunderstood concepts that even the researchers themselves admit that they deliberately adopt a position of ambiguity regarding how sexual empowerment is to be understood through the feminist lens.Yet in an attempt to bring out some answers to the question of adolescent girls sexual empowerment they engage in a kind of…...
mlaReferencesLamb, S., & Peterson, Z. D. (2012). Adolescent girls’ sexual empowerment: Two feminists explore the concept. Sex Roles, 66(11-12), 703-712. DOI: 10.1007/s11199-011-9995-3.Tatum, B. D. (1997). Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Basic Books.
Interview with a TeacherFor this interview, I talked with a teacher I know about the topic of identity formation in the adolescent stage of development. This was an interesting talk, as the teachers students are all adolescents, but she also teaches at a community college at nights and gets to meet some older students and even sometimes catches up with former high school students. She has personally seen how people change as they grow, and in her opinion the most successful people she meets are the ones who figure out themselves and their identity before they move into adulthood. Others who are less successful stay stuck in a kind of delayed adolescence that goes on into adulthood as they try to figure out their role in the world. I was put in mind of Erik Eriksons psychosocial stages of development in which the main conflict of adolescence is identity vs.…...
mlaReferencesSenior, J. (2013). Why You Truly Never Leave High School. New York Magazine.Steinberg, L. (1996). The Power of Peers. Simon & Schuster.Tatum, B. D. (2000). The complexity of identity: “Who am I?”. In M. Adams et al. (Eds.), Readings for Diversity and Social Justice. Routledge.
elationships and IdentitySocial contexts, i.e., peers and ones environment (think media impact) and ones own personal experiences have a big effect on personal development. They all combine to work together to form a persons identity at a time when identity is being formed (adolescence). The interaction between social norms, peer example, media, personal motivations, self-perception, and values can be seen in Tatums article about identity. The way people relate is examined by Thorpe and Kuperberg, who examine hook-up culture in college. Ultimately, the articles beg the question: What is motivating young people to act, to form relationships, to see themselves in a particular light? The argument of this reflection is that the prime motivation is a combination of social needs, expectations, and desires supported by a value system informed by sources ranging from peer groups to media.Tatum (2000) holds the view that identity basically consists of layers, each layer informed…...
mlaReferencesTatum, B. D. (2000). The complexity of identity: “Who am I?.” In M. Adams, W. J. Blumenfeld, H. W. Hackman, X. Zuniga, & M. L. Peters (Eds.), Readings for diversity and social justice: An anthology on racism, sexism, anti-semitism, heterosexism, classism, and ableism (pp. 9-14). New York: Routledge.Thorpe, S., & Kuperberg, A. (2021). Social motivations for college hookups. Sexuality & Culture, 25(3), 623-645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-020-09786-6
Aspects of identity that might have been denied or denigrated because of colonial mentalities can resurface and be admired. Discourse on gender and social class has also deepened and enabled identity constructions to flourish outside the confines of proscribed gender roles. Culture changes, and so too does identity. The values placed on identity aspects like religion have shifted too, making religion a less salient part of people's identity. On the other hand, sexual orientation and gender identity have both become more important. Gender roles have changed to such a great degree as to transform the definition and meaning of family, love, or sex.
Therefore, a number of issues affect the way we understand and create identities. Academia reflects broader changes in social values and norms. In some cases, academia inspires those social and political transformations. Regardless of the directions of the relationship between academia and social values, the two interact…...
al. 11). In the same way that European colonialism itself depended on a limited view of the world that placed colonial subjects under the rule of their masters, European theory was based on a view of literature and identity that had no place for the identities and literature of colonized people. Postcolonial theory is the ideal basis for this study, because in many ways the process of developing a new, hybrid identity born out of the conflicting experiences of first and second-generation immigrants is analogous to the process of developing postcolonial theory in the first place.
In particular, this paper draws most heavily on the notion of hybrid identity, a complicated subject that has arisen within postcolonial studies. The term is difficult to define precisely due to the fact that hybridity itself suggests something complicated and heterogeneous, and at the same time, "if hybrid identity is seen as formed at…...
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Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice
in Post-Colonial Literatures. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Ball, John. Satire and the Postcolonial Novel. New York: Routledge, 2003.
Bhabha, Homi. Nation and Narration. London: Routledge, 1990.
Identity and Identity Construction
Identity is socially constructed, a process that begins at an early age. Child rearing practices at home and school and community socialization begin the process of identity construction (Rogoff, 2003). As the individual constructs his or her own identity, exogenous forces also shape that individual's identity such as reactions to the way a person's appearance. For visible minorities, belonging to closely-knit communities in small groups can greatly enhance the process of identity construction, particularly for minority youth (Bratt, 2015). This remains true throughout the young person's life, including the person's transition from adolescence into young adulthood. Adolescence remains the critical point of identity construction, holding "a special role in virtually all cultures as a time of transition between childhood and adulthood," (Cauce, Cruz, Corona, & Conger n.d., p. 14). Therefore, it makes sense to focus on adolescence and young adulthood when investigating biculturality among Muslim American youth.
Religion…...
A number of studies have been done in recent years to explore the unique effects of a bicultural identity, how a bicultural identity is formed, and what forms a bicultural identity will take. Research integrates assimilation theories as well as social constructionism. The reasons for the emerging literature include improving psychological health and well-being, improving social and cultural health, and also reducing or eliminating racism and negative stereotyping. Elashi, Mills & Grant (2009) point out "83% of Muslim individuals reported an increase in implicit racism and discrimination following September 11th," making the Muslim-American cultural, ethnic, and religious cohort one of the most important populations in America to understand through sociological data (Elashi, Mills & Grant, 2009, p. 379). Discrimination may be related to the dominant or white culture's fear of non-integration of existing or new immigrants and perceived threats to an imaginary cohesiveness of the dominant culture -- something that…...
Each outside label has an affect on that individuals own conception of them, effectively rising or lowering self-image. These categories allow individuals of the same label to sometimes band together in order to further develop their own unique identities away from the labeling and discrimination from the larger group who may view them as abnormal, (Oxoby & McLeish, 2007: 13). Once inside a more specific group, these individuals have the capacity to flourish, and gain more and more self-esteem, (Handler, 1991: 223). However, when placed outside of these smaller groups into the larger population, this identity is once again viewed in a discriminatory manner, (Taylor & Moghaddam, 1994: 134). This occurs mainly due to the xenophobia each group portrays towards other groups, which then creates a hostile environment for the establishment of strong individual identities.
One way to examine the formations of deaf and queer identities using the Social Identity…...
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Adam, B. 2000. "Love and Sex in Constructing Identity Among Men Who Have Sex
With Men." International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies 5(4).
Barry, P. (2002). Lesbian and gay criticism. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Bourdieu, P. & Passeron, J.-C. (1977) Reproduction in Education, Culture and Society,
Topic 1: The Evolving Definition of Literacy in a Digital Age
In the 21st century, the concept of literacy has undergone a significant transformation due to the advent of digital technologies. Explore how the definition of literacy has expanded in the digital age to encompass digital literacy, information literacy, and transmedia literacy. Discuss the implications of this evolving definition for education and society as a whole.
Topic 2: The Literacy Divide: Access, Opportunity, and Equity
Examine the persistent literacy gap and its impact on individuals and communities, particularly in marginalized and underserved areas. Analyze the factors that contribute to the literacy divide, such....
1. The influence of society on individual identity
2. Personal identity and how it shapes our relationships with others
3. The role of race and ethnicity in shaping one's identity
4. Gender identity and its impact on societal expectations
5. The intersectionality of identities and how they interact with one another
6. Identity formation in adolescence and its long-term effects
7. The impact of social media on self-image and identity
8. Identity crisis and the struggle to find oneself
9. Cultural identity and the preservation of heritage
10. Identity politics and its influence on modern society.
11. The role of family in shaping individual identity
12. The influence of language and....
Identity: Exploring the Multifaceted Construct of Self
The Evolution of Identity in a Digital Age
The influence of social media on self-perception and identity formation
The challenges and opportunities of online self-expression
The blurring of boundaries between the digital and physical self
The Impact of Culture on Identity
The role of cultural norms and values in shaping individual identity
The influence of ethnicity, race, and gender on self-development
Identity negotiation in multicultural societies
The Intersection of Identity and Privilege
The concept of interlocking identities and their impact on one's experiences
The interplay of power, inequality, and marginalized identities
The challenges and responsibilities associated....
1. The Impact of Social Structure on Individual Behavior
2. The Role of Social Structure in Shaping Society
3. Social Structure: Hierarchies and Power Dynamics
4. Understanding Social Structure: An Analysis of Class Systems
5. The Influence of Social Structure on Inequality and Social Mobility
6. Social Structure and Identity Formation: How Society Shapes Who We Are
7. The Interplay Between Social Structure and Culture
8. Social Structure in the Digital Age: How Technology is Shaping Society
9. Social Structure and Social Change: Exploring Dynamics of Social Movements
10. The Future of Social Structure: Trends and Challenges in 21st Century Society.
11. Social Structure and Globalization: Examining the Impact on....
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