Social Aspects Of Place Attachment

Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to places.

Attachment refers to the degree to which an individual is close to non-deviant others, including, family members, friends and peers. One’s willingness to conforming to norms and expectations is dependent on how attached they are to others. This element goes on to extends

A connection to a physical location may present us with the perception that we either belong or not belong however, it is the connections that we form with people in places, memories of previous places and ones response to experiences within places that heightens ones sense of belonging or alienation. The concept of belonging through connections with people, experiences and memories in certain places is explored in the texts Romulus my Father a memoir by Raimond Gaita and Oranges and Sunshine directed by Jim Loach.

Currently, people within our society are mainly divided by the groups they identify with or with how they are identified by others. These identities are defined by our social location. Social location includes our gender, race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, and religion (Hutchison, 2011). In this paper, I will take a close look at my social location and attempt to describe how it affects my way of living and my professional life.

The area where one lives significantly influences their overall quality of life as well as

When people think of their environment people think of their immediate surroundings; however, one's environment goes beyond and further into the psychological connection to one's personal environment. To further explain, Gallagher discusses three different aspects of The Power of Place: Outside In, Inside Out, and Synchrony. The book opens doors previously unnoticed about psychological ecology. From reading the book one learns that settings influence behavior more than the personalities of most people.

Have you ever wonder why your family moved or stayed in a certain area? Your family might of moved or stayed because of great neighborhoods, close to family, work, and great schools.

Currently, people within our society are predominantly divided by the groups they identify with or with how they are identified by others. These identities are defined by our social location. Social location includes our gender, race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, and religion (Hutchison, 2011). In this paper, I will take a close look at my social location and attempt to describe how it affects my way of living and my professional life.

John Bowlby, the backbone of attachment theories will be discussed throughout this essay to explain and evaluate the key theories of attachment. Health and well-being which is made up of four factors ‘physical, intellectual, emotional and social ' (Jones, 2016), will also be discussed within the essay. The definition of attachment is ‘an act of attaching or the state of being attached. ' (Dictionary, 1400) This will be showed in the assignment, using theorists to analyse the meaning. Sharing the strengths and weaknesses in some theorists will help conclude this assignment.

First, place attachment may arise because specific places offer survival benefits highlighting the physical aspects and resources of the place, and emphasizes on the behavioral and cognitive expressions of the attachment. Likewise, the security side of place attachment define this connection as one of positive impact, perceptions of reduced risk, and proximity-maintaining behaviors.

My social location has been changed in the past year because of my translation to high school to college. I am nineteen years old, I am from Spanish decent and I am middle class. The translation to college was having many more opportunities to do what I want and having time for it.

In the project, the predominant issue was the lack of cultural and linguistic resources and learning experiences that are accessible for parents and children in the service. The lack of sense of belonging and social cohesion marginalises children and parents. Language and culture are predominant components in the children’s lives as it allows them to communicate their culture and language in their community (Saracho & Spodek, 2010). Therefore, the project incorporates multicultural and multilingual resources in the setting and ensures children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are contributed respectfully and strengthen social cohesion. In addition, the inequity of linguistic resources creates social exclusion

The study’s three main purposes were to determine if the so-called activation relationship is predominantly influenced by a father figure promoting risk taking behavior in a child; to ascertain whether there was a connection between the activation relationship and fearful or disoriented attachment; and to determine whether there was a difference between sexes in the activation relationship between fathers and their toddlers. The activation relationship is based on activation theory, or the idea that a child’s confidence is a result of the promotion by parents of risk-taking behavior during exploration. Most literature in the area of parent-child attachment focuses on the mother as the primary attachment figure.

Procedure- The objective of the study was to compare relationship status (ongoing relationships and dissolved ones) in terms of perceived need fulfillment and attachment styles in order to examine relationship among these and their role in relationship outcome. The study sample comprised 2 groups of (15 male and 15 female in each group), college going students: individuals in ongoing romantic relationships (for at least 3 months) and individuals from dissolved relationships, within last 12 months (having been a relationship for at least 3 months). All participants were aged between 18-25 years, fluent in English, had a minimum education of at least tenth Std., and having been involved in an exclusive romantic (dating) relationship for at least

Many psychologists have come and gone, and many different theoretical orientations have been developed. With each orientation has come a new perspective on development, behaviour and mental processes. Some are similar, yet others could not be more contradictory. Attachment is one such theoretical orientation, developed by John Bowlby out of his dissatisfaction with other existing theories. Although Bowlby rejected psychoanalytical explanations for early infant bonds, the theory of attachment was influenced in part by the principles of psychoanalysis; in particular the observations by Ana Freud and Dorothy Burlingham of young children separated from