Socialization Case Studies Samples For Students

An American multinational company has recently employed Robert Lowe as a manager. Lowe gets a transfer to work in the multinationals’ branch in Paris. Lowe is enthusiastic towards the new place of work, and is eager to meet workers. He displays a friendly attitude towards developing a good working environment. Lowe decides to throw a big party and invites all the employees in the firm. His intention is to meet all the people in the office informally. Lowe is full of excitement since all the employees accept the invitation to the party. Lowe thinks that all the people are equally excited. Lowe offers a buffet ...

The reasons can be generalized into; Home, community and biology. There is a relationship between prenatal exposure and emotional behaviors. The causes of the aggressiveness may be a result of depression and mood disorders. The combination of parental neglect and inconsistent expectations may have shaped this behavior. Lack of socialism in the child’s life has led to the anti-social behavior. Early intervention is critical since it is easy to teach the child at this stage (Nelson, Benner and Mooney, 2008). The mother should stop using the drugs in his presence. She should introduce him to peers, age mates and relatives. ...

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a) Describe the socialization process that Turner experienced at MLI

Socialization processes play an important role in integrating newcomers into the company and developing employee skills, relationships and attitudes, which are necessary for successful work in the company (Chao et al., 1994a; Chatman, 1991; De Vos et al., 2003; Louis, 1980; Thomas and Anderson, 1998). Neglecting or not using these processes effectively may result in job dissatisfaction, high staff turnover, low productivity and general miscommunication. Therefore, in order to make sure that recruiting expenses are not undermined by inefficient organizational socialization, effort should be put into integrating newcomers ...

Introduction

Occupational therapy focuses on increasing participation in a client’s daily activities. It involves the identification of environmental barriers that limit the customer’s ability to perform his or her daily activities and eliminating them. This is done by modifying the tasks, educating and teaching the skills to the client to enhance his or her daily activities. More emphasis is placed on the needs and goals of the client.
Young@Heart is a film about a chorus composed of senior citizens. They sing contemporary songs as well as pop and classic rock songs. Eighty is the average age of ...

Introduction

The present document presents case analysis of Melissa Hershey is analyzed. The mentioned conditions in the case depict the psychological condition of Melissa. It can be observed that the Melissa is undergoing stress, lack of concentration in her education and aggressive behavior. Moreover, she is going through trauma due to the death of her father that reoccurs depression and anxiety. However, Melissa is social and likes going out with her friends, but the past events in the family have greatly affected her patterns of interactivity, behaviors, responses and learning capabilities (Morriss, 2015). The information shared by her mother, teacher ...

UK drinking is becoming more social, female- and/or family-oriented and outdoors. Daily encounters in U.K.'s metropolitan and high street areas increasingly reflect a notable changing mood. A "Tea Nation" par excellence, Britons are shifting drinking mood not only for coffee but also for coffee shops in lieu of conventional bars. Indeed, rollout expansion rates of coffee shops in U.K. in recent years is showing how coffee shops are not a passing fad which Britons are embracing only to drop soon but is here is stay – for a while. According to case under investigation (Jobber, 2010), U.K. coffee shop markets is dominated by ...

Abstract

Upon being employed, Aline DeNeuve attempts to implement strategies she believes will encourage workplace harmony. In her strategy, she believes that limiting communications and relations between employees will be the best way to achieving success for her organization. For confirmation, if her strategies are effective, Aline decides to conduct a study to find out the perceptions of her work mates on her thoughts. Aline’s case will provide insights on the effects of omitting or not considering employee relations in an organization. From her organization, it will be possible to determine how employee emotions and attitudes can be influenced. ...

Jean Piaget’s theory

The theory of cognitive development is very critical in understanding the behavior of human beings both psychologically and physiologically. Cognitive psychologists view development as consisting of reorganization and acquisition of cognitive structures through which human being process and store information (Ellery, 1925).
Piaget asserts that there are various stages in the development of an individual. Children in these stages often have different physical, emotional, social, and psychological differences. In the case of a twelve year old, who weighs 180lbs and is 5’1 tall, his behaviors will differ with that of a grown up. Since Piaget’s theory talks about ...

The Team

The team I am going to analyze is my most recent team experience which by far has been the most interesting. This team has proven to be the most unique team I have been a part of. As a military member I have always worked in a team environment; however these teams are not called “teams’ per say even though they perform and are structured just like any other team. Normally the teams that I have been a part off, have been comprised of membersthat are trained for the same NEC (Navy Enlisted Credentials), which is basically the field ...

Business Strategy Analysis

One characteristic attribute of the fashion industry is its predisposition to change; therefore, an innovative product may become irrelevant and lose market share within a short period. Consequently, this element necessitates for continuous product development coupled with market research to maintain a competitive advantage. In some industries, having a R&D department is a competitive edge, but in the fashion sector, it is a survival tool. These rapid changes in the industry are not limited to products only, as marketing tactics and other business strategies need to be constantly reviewed. The emphasis on customer engagement is increasing in this sector ...

Employee Orientation is proposed to address the issue of high turnover of the employees working in the plant operations. Employee orientation program is a socialization process of new employees through interactive and strategic learning programs.

Encounter (induction of the employees to the organisational values, and culture) and Change and acquisition (employses socialize better through the orientation programs) are the stages of Feldman's socialization model that are influenced by an orientation program. The two key content areas of an orientation program that may reduce turnover and increase morale are the business context (understanding the strategic goals and how they are ...

The organization I volunteered with is Whitman Senior Living Community (Whitman slc) in Washington Pullman. From its website, the mission statement of this organization is: “To offer retirement and assisted living options with compassionate care in a professionally managed, carefully designed retirement community” (Whitmanslc.com, 2014). In our service learning experience we socialized and provided manicures to senior citizens. I found the service learning experience not to relate to my career field since I am majoring in Finance since it involved humanitarian work. I made several observations from my experience and these include:
- That the institution had many senior ...

If I could change any major agent of socialization in my upbringing, it could be mass media. The mass media is an impersonal communication that is aimed at a large number of audiences using technology to spread massive information. During my childhood development, I loved playing violent video games so much that I would even compromise having my meals. I spent a lot of time playing these games to the extent that I could go to schools at times without doing my homework.
I developed much interest in these games and occasionally played with toy guns with my friends in ...

Early Childhood Development for a Mentally Retarded Child

Early childhood development is a common stage in human life, which defers in individuals child pace brought about by his/her interaction with the environment. Several factors influence children emotional, cognitive and physical changes some posing challenges to children development. In order to gain insight into children’s behavioral, thinking and strategies a step by step careful observation of the changes are considered for investigation bearing in mind the ages and sex of the children (Swift, 2005).
Considering a 4-year-old child (still in early childhood), being is introduced to Brooklyn Flatbush day care with the conditions that he is mentally challenged.

Observations and explanation

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Introduction

In sociology, control theory enlightens a person’s social bonds in relation to his or her behaviour. Similarly, the investigators using control theory aims to establish conformity causes as opposed to what causes the deviance. Based on the available literature, a person without strong social bonds has higher chances of committing a devious act.
The theory posits the following explanation: Resulting from deficiencies in child rearing (Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990), the inability to resist the drive for immediate gratification is likely to stay with this person for the rest of her life. And a person having a hard time controlling her urge to commit ...

Arguably, in the past decades researchers have established program modes and intervention strategies that will help in promoting social development, as well as reducing juvenile delinquent behaviors. These programs and strategies have various objectives and goals in several states. Preventing juvenile delinquent behaviors saves life of young people from being wasted, prevents adult crimes in the future, as well as reducing the burden of crime on society and the victim. Perhaps, it costs the city a lot of dollars to prosecute, arrest, treat and incarcerate juvenile offenders. Hence, the use of delinquency-prevention programs saves a lot of taxpayers’ money, which is ...

Google is a large multinational organization involved in business of internet search, cloud computing and internet advertising technologies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, It is one of the most profitable and widely recognized internet companies in the world. The work environment in Google is considered to be the one of the most employee-friendly in the world and it attracts one of the brightest and most entrepreneurial individuals into the organization. However in 2010 it was found that the turnover was on a sudden rise with many of its key employees leaving to either join other competent organizations or start-up their own business. ...

Background Information

Rayan is a three year old girl who was born with a hearing impairment. According to Zirpoli, (2008), a child with a hearing disability finds speech to be imprecise, and Rayan cannot understand any of the speech sounds that are used by people around her. The hearing problem was first discovered by her mother when she brought her from hospital after birth. According to the video ‘A Family Affair’ her mother discovered that she could not wake up after sleeping when disturbances such as drawers and wardrobes are closed. Furthermore, even when the mother played behind her daughter never heard her at all; ...