How Social Exclusion Affects The Feeling Of Physical Coldness

Chapter 3 of Essential of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach by James M. Henslin discusses the topic of socialization, which is the process by which people learn the characteristics of their group—the knowledge, attitudes, skills, norms, values, and actions thought appropriate for them. Sociologists try to determine how much of a person’s characteristics comes from “nature” (heredity) and how much from “nurture” (social environment). Studying feral, isolated, and institutionalized children, such as The Skeels/Dye Experiment, have helped them understand how “society makes us human.” The theories and research of Charles Horton Cooley, George Herbert Mead, and Piaget to explain socialization into the self and mind. Cooley’s looking-glass self theory focuses on how we believe others perceive us.

To date, a variety of scholars has already conducted researches of all kinds devoted to the investigation of the human’s problem of social interaction. As an example, the article Salvaging the Self can be named. This scientific work was written by David Snow and Leon Anderson in 1992, and it was aimed to explore the nature of interaction between homeless and settled people.

In accordance to the theory given by Adler, social interactions made by a person make important contributions in the larger community that may be beneficial on a larger scale. Level of the mental health of an individual is shown by the contributions that are made by an

For Participant 1 (P1), experience of loneliness followed by a loss of an attachment figure who he could trust and feel safe. This sense of safety is related to both his trust in others that they would be honest and stay with him. He values sharing and dialogue with trusting other(s) as he reflects on his life tasks and in developing a solid sense of self. His value in making a good decision for himself as well as people under his care is achieved through interactions with trusting others. A lack of those trusting others, it led him to feel alone despite of his acknowledgement of presence/availability of other people. His loneliness was compounded as he found himself needing cope with difficult situations alone. He places an emphasis on the

The impact of loneliness on physical health can also be better understood by the study conducted by Uchino and colleagues (1996). They found that social individuals have lower blood pressure, better immunity and lower levels of stress hormones than the socially isolated people. In contrast another study described by Arthur 2006 demonstrated that it is not yet clear that group therapy or socialization can improve the secondary prevention of Coronary heart Disease. After considering all the studies and arguments by different authors it can be conclude that it is necessary to do more research on the impact of socialization on physical health of individuals.

Sukarno, the former influential Indonesian President once said, “The worst cruelty that can be inflicted on a human being is isolation.” These wise words of Sukarno and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein intertwine with one another on the account that they both display the struggles of loneliness and isolation, and the effects they both have on individuals. Hence the reason why after being isolated for so long, aggression was displayed. Loneliness and isolation are two common cruelties that are constantly inflicted on human beings today. People will shun away from individuals simply because they are different. It is hardly ever noticed when a person is being isolated, because it never comes across the minds of people as a big deal. People are not

This essay aims to explore and describe some of the key studies within Social Psychology and show why social psychology is still important within the science of psychology today. Social psychology was once described by Allport (as cited in Lindzey & Aronson, 1985, p.5) as, “the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others”. One of the first psychologists to study social psychology was Kurt Lewin. Lewin is considered the “father of social psychology” by many as he took a stand against the dominant behaviourist approach during the 1920’s through his belief that interaction between the individual and their environment is key to affecting behaviour, rather than environment alone. His revolutionary ideas matured into the study of group dynamics, which is widely used by many organisations today (Collin, 2012).

Although in normative circumstances where I am familiar with people, I don’t mind close proximity of others to my person. This acceptance of my “in-group” in many ways is reflected in several studies; one of which is

Over the past 30 years, people have demonstrated a declining empathetic behaviour. Sara H. Konrath of the University of Michigan, theorizes that empathetic decline is linked to social isolation. The theory resonates with me as I can understand the isolating effects of class segregation, technology and far-away communities and how this isolation can lead to declining empathy. A common form of social isolation is class segregation. This separation between the wealthy and the less privileged can lead to a lack of empathy in both groups. Because of the differences of their circumstances, neither group has a common point of reference. Without any commonality, empathy cannot be cultivated. Without a commonality, empathy cannot be achieved. Similarly, the social isolation which technology can pose can also lead to a lack of empathy .

Another effect is loneliness is not a matter of external conditions but rather more of a psychological state, which can cause neuroticism, or anxiety with due time. For example, John Cacioppo, the director of the center for cognitive and social neuroscience at the University of Chicago, says the epidemic of loneliness is affecting the basic functions of human physiology. And in one experiment, Cacioppo confirmed “The greater the proportion of online interactions, the lonelier you are.”

In “social isolation and perceived barriers to establishing social networks among Latina immigrants”, Hurtado de Mendoza, Gonzales, Serrano, Kaltman (2014) argues that Latina immigrants who come to the United States suffer can suffer from social isolation that affects their overall health. The study was conducted on Latina immigrants between the ages of 18-70. It condcluded that a repeated factor resoposible for their social isolation was the comparision they made between their homelands and the new envorminet they were exposed to when arriving to the Unites States. The study wanted to acknoweldge the barrieres that are experciended with an unreperesented population, this being Latina immigrants experviening social isolation.

The goal of this study was to measure interpersonal attraction as a means of determining whether or not there was a social stigma associated with different loneliness states and race. The dependent variable in this study was the interpersonal attraction rating while the loneliness state and race were the independent variables. Both race and loneliness state had the potential to impact the interpersonal attraction rating of the characters. According to the results from this study, the null hypothesis had to be rejected. There was a significant difference between lonely and nonlonely states. The first alternate hypothesis predicted that lonely people would exhibit less interpersonal attraction than nonlonely people. This could be accepted. However, the second alternate hypothesis could not be accepted because there was no significant difference between Hispanic and White conditions, despite that the hypothesis predicted that Hispanics would be judged more harshly. The third and fourth alternate hypotheses, which predicted that the Hispanic condition would be less likeable in both loneliness states, could not be accepted based on the data of this study. By accepting the first alternate hypothesis, the researchers uphold the findings of Lau and Gruen (1992). Their data indicated that there was a greater social stigma associated with lonely people than nonlonely people. While Lau and Gruen (1992) found that the stigma interacted with gender, lonely women were judged more harshly

Isolation is one of the most common forms of adversity that is experienced by the human species, yet it can also be one of the most painful and devastating. Despite how our basic neurological structure requires us to be social, everyone has had at least one point in their lives when they felt isolated from the rest of society. Our respective responses to this adversity depends on the influencing factors of the situation and our own personal experiences. In Anne Hart’s short story “The Friday Everything Changed”, the central characters face rejection from the boys in their class, eventually leading them to band together to become stronger and combat the overwhelming feeling of solitude. In comparison, my own experience with isolation caused

A self-understanding of this principle has shown me how my physical needs has affected my intrapersonal and interpersonal communication. Paying close attention, I have noticed how my sleep incongruences have brought about negative self-talk. When I feel, anxious and frustrated with my sleep, I tend to condition myself to expect sleep difficulties, hence, self-perpetuating my sleep problems. I ask myself questions such as “why can I not sleep”, “why do I have to go through this” and “what if I never fall asleep again”. I also conclude with thoughts such as “I cannot handle this” and “why can I not be as strong as others”. Such comparison and thoughts have deflated my self-worth and reduced my relationships with others (Beebe et al., 2011). Eating is an inherently social behavior with food sharing being an adaptive trait in maintaining relationships (Caviness, 2009). Currently, I do not eat with family members at our structured dinner time; this has led to a decrease in my social intimacy, social interaction, and interpersonal communication with others (Caviness,

The desire for positive social relationships is one of the most fundamental and universal human needs. This need has a deep root in evolutionary history in relation to mating and natural selection and this can exert a powerful impact on contemporary human psychological processes (Baumeister & Leary 1995). Failure to satisfy these needs can bear devastating consequences on the psychological well being of an individual. These needs might not be satisfied as rejection, isolation, and ostracism occurs on a daily basis to people. Although being ignored and excluded is a pervasive circumstance present throughout history across species, and humans of all ages and cultures i.e the use of Ostracism (the feeling of isolation and exclusion) has been