Social Psychology Reflection

Social conventions are unwritten rules in society that are treated as the norm and as such, can be misinterpreted as the right thing to do, making them very hard to oppose. However, in truth, following social norms is not always the correct thing to do. Budge Wilson’s short

Conformity is a type of social influence which involves a change in behaviour and belief of a minority to fit in with the group concerning real or imagined group pressures. This behaviour could be defined as the pressure to behave in ways that are viewed as acceptable by a particular group, either by a desire to ‘fit in’ or be liked. The main factor that influences conformity are social norms. Social Norms are a pattern of expected behaviour in certain situations either implicitly or explicitly. Conformity exists in two categories, normative influence where the individual’s desire is to gain social approval and acceptance from the group to make a favourable impression. And informational social influence where a person is looking for guidance in an ambiguous situation as the individual listens to other member 's views and opinions to be guided to an answer. Conformity is distinguished in three different types; Compliance is the most superficial type of conformity. It refers to a person who conforms publicly with the views and attitudes expressed by the group but still continue to privately disagree. This temporary short term behavioural change which often results normative social influence. For example, It is a Primary 7 's first day of school, a pupil has arrived late and missed the induction to which he doesn 't know where to go. He then sees a group of pupilss filing off towards a corridor and

The behavioral pattern of conformity affected each of us at one time. It’s the unspoken rules of a group, and the most critical time is being a teenager. They have a willingness to please, and want to be a part of the popular group. Their behavior may not be appropriate by society standard, but because they want to fit in or belong, they may see it as the social norm. In any phases of life, a person’s own opinion may be an influence by those of groups. Especially if they are associated with university's scholars, baseball teams or any organization deals with social groups. In Dr. Solomon, Asch’s conformity experiments he used psychological terms, which conformity refers to a person’s predisposition. Meaning they would follow the unspoken

The human society contains certain cultural and social structures. Throughout the lecture, means of cultural norms and structures take the role within groups, or clusters of individuals. In this act, the development of group norms and conformity begins to cultivate. Professor Terry reveals that categorizing norms can also provide a way for students to understand or interpret a certain situation (Terry, 2017). This brings in the factor of conformity, which is viewed to social psychologist as placing impact on social value. This is not seen as one-sided; instead means of positive or negative attributes can occur (Terry, 2017). Conformity is a very common form of social influence. It is when members of a group begin to act or even deliberate

In everyday life we are affected by social influence. Social influence happens whether intentional or unintentional, it affects our emotions, behaviours and opinions sometimes without us realising. There are many forms of social influence such as conformity and obedience. Conformity is when we match other people’s attitudes, opinions and beliefs in order to fit in with others around you. Obedience is when people take orders or instructions from someone they believe is an authority figure, even if they think it is not the right thing to do. Conformity happens when people obey social norms. Social norms are rules that people are expected to act upon in society or a give group. When someone does not act within the social norms they are considered to be abnormal.

The article What is Conformity? By Kendra Cherry is about how society uses conformity to fit in and the different types of conformity. Conformity is to agree with or act like the rest of society, or behaving in a certain way in order to be accepted by a group/society. There can be numerous of influences that can make you conform such as informational influences and normative influences. Informational influence happens when people change their opinion just to be correct based on the opinion of people who are smarter or more informed. Normative influence happens when you want to avoid punishments. Not only are there many influences, there are also many types of conformity such as Normative conformity, informational conformity, identification,

Everyone once in a lifetime breaks a social norm, or shows some kind of act of deviance. Deviance is a violation of social norms, it can be relative. Most of the time, what is deviant to some people is not deviant to others. Howard Becker explained that deviance is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act. For example, praying at a party; nothing is wrong with praying, but people will look at you like you are crazy because you usually don't see anybody praying at a party, this is violating a social norm. Social norms are the rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society. People who do not follow these norms may be shunned or suffer some kind of consequence. Therefore, this relates back to the example “praying at a party,” people may not talk to you because you are praying at a party; this is a consequence of violating the social norm. The mild social norms I violated were, not holding the door for the people behind me, being quiet around close friends, and asking my parents for permission to do everything.

Conformity is the tendency of acting according to social norms in the society. This does not involve person judgment or perception as a decision happens to be dictated by groupings. Studies done by psychologists evaluate further studies that offer informative outlook in relation to conformity, together with factors that influence adolescents.

You make some interesting point in your post this week. I believe that EMR can make charting easier, however, this is dependent on the system your organization uses and the tools built into the system. It was told to me that my organization bought the lower version of EPIC. Having not seen the advanced system, I can truly say it would be easier but that is what was told to me by someone who works for EPIC. Our former system, Picis, allowed for more detailed charting and was easier on the eyes.

Social Norms dictate what is acceptable in society and in some ways help society to productive and orderly. Norms are a set of protocol that we have all learned and follow and laws that we are held to because we participate in society. Many times social norms keep the average citizen to themselves and within their own sphere unless an emergency arrives where or a situation when spontaneous must occur. When individuals within the society break the social norms and step outside the standards that everyone lives by, the society shuns the behavior and separates it self from the thing that is not adhering to the social norm.

Another great quality I found in him was his ability to motivate and support his subordinates. This time I was posted in the ER and encountered a situation where CVC (Central Venous Catheter) had to be performed on a patient. This procedure involves inserting the catheter into the internal jugular vein. I had done this procedure once earlier in my career and had failed miserably, which made me make up my mind not ever to do it again. This time I was hoping that he will be doing the procedure as he was my senior and I might have just to assist him, but to my surprise, he casually asked me to go ahead with it and left the room. I was in a dilemma, what to do at this point. Finally, I gathered my inner strength's and went ahead with it. The first

“Our views and behavior depend to some degree on our social location in society—our gender, race, social class, religion, and so forth.”(Barkan, 2013). As I have grown up and my perspective of the world has broadened I have realized how narrow my views were. I grew up in Germany, Italy, and Hungary before moving to the USA, but because I was so sheltered I really didn’t know what was really happening in society. As I grew older I have come to realize the socialization process did help me develop my values, beliefs, morals, my religious outlook, my political affiliations and what not.

The United States has often times been illustrated as a melting pot where different cultures assimilate into one diverse, cohesive whole. However, this metaphor is not completely accurate today. Despite how diverse the country may be, social stratification can enforce normalized identities upon those in society who differ in social capital.

Our society puts pressure on all genders, races, and lifestyles to be up to their standards and this is apparent throughout all aspects of our lives.To further prove this point I have deconstructed four music videos of popular artists, that being “Gucci Gang” by Lil Pump, “Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj, “Hit Me Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears and “The next episode” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, to show their bare structure and how they further underdeveloped society's views. To start off I will explain who am I as a person and how I believe society views me. Being a white, 20 year old male I am viewed by society to have a head start in life and thus I should be what our society has portrayed as being more successful, brave, and bold etc.. I am aware enough to admit that I try to behold this lifestyle in life to some degree, this is my personal “me “ it's how i chose to present myself to society. That being said there is more to me than just the stereotypical male outline that society has placed me in. While being a millennial as well older generations see us as irresponsible and not ready to take over society but myself as well as my peers have the will succeed and want to make this world make a change for the better of our lives as well as others. I see myself as someone with drive and passion while trying my best to uphold respect to the highest peers and my superiors while still looking after myself. While being a millennial as well older generations see us as irresponsible

The Research in Human Relations course guided me in the application mindset of my studies. Mindfully being able to break down information, from the statement of the issue to the analysis of data, to even an appropriate outcome that is beneficial to a particular field of study, is what this course promotes. Don Miguel Ruiz states in his novel, The Four Agreements, that we make different types of assumptions simply because we do not have the courage to ask questions (Ruiz & Mills, 1997, p. 68). This course enables students to not only want to ask questions but also build on their incoming knowledge with the tools to support giving back to the field and community. I long to give back through the power of research in my given field, and upon taking this course I feel empowered to do just that. The Research in HR course set a solid foundation for APA style writing, which has not only benefitted me through graduate school but will continue to benefit me into my career path. Today, APA Style sets the bar that is well respected in journals, books, and electronic databases (American Psychological Association, 2012). I found this course beneficial because much like each of my other courses, it further refined my skillsets for my pursuit of clinical administrative work and research on autism and speech in the field of speech-language pathology. Through each assignment, I became even more critical of the research I consumed. Being able to produce solid sources to help push my field of