Essays on Ingroup

In this paper, I am going to discuss an oratorical child leader whose name is Severn Cullis-Suzuki (BC BookWorld, n.d.; Cullis-Suzuki, 1994; speedybo's island, 1992). In 1992, she delivered her speech in the United Nations Earth Summit’s Plenary Session, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme of her oration is a call to end environmental abuse, wastage, and destruction. The focus of her speech is for conference delegates (e.g., governments, private corporate leaders, businesspersons, politicians, legislators, reporters, et al.) to assign a priority for children – during Suzuki’s and all other children’s time until future generations. In this ...

1. Define and describe the following terms: prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and ingroup vs. outgroup. Based on your own experiences in the social world, can you relate to any of these terms? Do you identify with a particular term? Why or why not?

In general, prejudices refer to “deeply held negative feelings associated with a

particular group” (Samovar, Porter & McDaniel, 2009, p. 173). Such sentiments often include anxiety, aversion, fear, and anger. They also refer to an irrational or rigid generalization about a category of people where other people hold inflexible attitudes towards these groups even with little or no direct evidence. They can target people of a certain ethnicity, race, political affiliation, age, ...

In-group Bias

In-group Bias

Description of the phenomenon

The phenomenon of in-group bias is retrieved mostly from the real world experiences that indicate favoritism and subjective positive perceptions for the members of the group with which individuals identify and opposition, dislike and subjective negative perceptions for the members of other groups (Wilcox, 2011; Jørgensen, Bäckström & Björklund, 2012). Wilcox (2011) observes that in-group bias occurs not as a result of a social historical precedence, but mostly as a result of shared prejudices that shape people’s minds, but not their guts. Therefore, the in-group bias appears as an individual manifestation of a collective thinking, developed ...

Introduction

The paper touches on some of the tensions that exist in the fields of group dynamics and social psychology when it comes to ways in which social scientists approach the study of groups and collective life. Therefore, the paper evaluates the contribution of the psychodynamic approach to the study of groups and collective life. This is done by evaluating the three levels of analysis used by the psychodynamic approach, the work of Bion in groups and unconscious group processes to demonstrate whether the individual or the social dimension of behavior should be the focus of study. In this study, ...

how can you improve on your leadership skills?

Philosophy and Number

Describe the following as it relates to leadership development. - Self-confidence is a large portion of developing as a leader. Where are you currently in regards to self-confidence? What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve your self-confidence? Indeed, self-confidence is a large part of developing as a leader. Currently, I have a mild degree of self-confidence. I know how to deal with people at an appropriate time. Because I strongly believe that self-confidence is one of the most invaluable leadership characteristics, I use it to influence ...

Hate has been a subject of debate among social psychologists yet it remains a subject that has not been the focus of sufficient research. Individual components of hatred such as discrimination and prejudice have been associated with the buildup of aggression and there have been several studies dedicated to analyzing their effects on the society, hatred itself remains fairly under-researched. Mob behavior has been analyzed and identified as triggering abnormally aggressive behavior in individuals who would otherwise be relatively passive. This can be categorized as situational hatred. There is also the aggression that is triggered by differences in social standing and ...

Introduction

1. What is a Learning Journal? A learning journal is a document that is maintained by the student on a regular basis as a learning process progresses. In it, entries for each particular subject of interest are created, allowing the student to reflect on what they have learned, how it affects them, what fascinates them about the material and so on. It provides a record of my own learning, one which I can fall back on when I am confused about a subject or wish to compare my past learning to my current learning. 2. Why am I completing a Learning Journal as part ...