Essays on Awkwardness

A. Biophysical

a. Adolescents generally experience rapid physical growth, such as a significant increase in height and body weight. b. Show changes in the physical appearance, such as the development of breast and changes in body shapes, which are most noticeable in females (Papathanasiou & Lahana, n.d). c. Change in voice d. Growth of body and facial hair (Stand & Story, 2005) e. Improved muscle strength

B. Psychological

a. Strong desire to become part of a group b. They want to develop their own identity (McNeely & Blanchard, 2009) c. Adolescents always want to look good d. They feel the pressure in adjusting to this growing ...

ABSTRACT

Child pornography is generally considered an almost unspeakable perversion. John Doe is a 21-year old Caucasian male that has been arrested and tried for possession and distribution of this material. A postarrest mental health assessment shows that his main problems are social and emotional in nature. The criminal postarrest assessment hypothesizes that this criminal activity may be due to social awkwardness. These two differ in nature because the former looks to establish a mental evaluation, exploring the personal aspects of this activity, while the second looks for motives in order to contrast his behavior with the law. He has ...

Tim Harford, an English economist and journalist, shared his views on how frustration can make us more creative, on Ted Talk. The talk was based on some examples from daily life with regards to situations that may not be to our liking, but adjusting to those situations can help uncover the inner creative side by unfolding creative solutions to problems (Harford). The premise of Ted Talk is to provide a platform to leaders from different sectors, with the main topic of discussion on the ‘TED’, i.e. technology, entertainment and design, and ongoing discussion on global issues, science and business ...

Introduction:

Let us begin with a famous quote by Criss Jami, “In an extrovert society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent” which shows how judgemental a society can be. But first how do we define a norm? Norm is defined as expectations or rules of a behaviour that develop out of values. Social norms grow out of social values and serve to differentiate human social behaviour from that of other species. Norms are the means through which values are expressed in behaviour. Social norms are values ...