Essays on Identity

1. Considering what is known about the teenage brain and sexual development, are messages of "just say no" likely to be effective when it comes to drug use and sex? Why or why not? Be sure to explain your answer. Please note your answer should make reference to both adolescent brain and sexual development. (3 points)
The adolescent brain is considered to be more similar to the brain of a child than an adult. Its development is a work in progress. Adolescents don’t perceive things in the way adults do. Their brain is filled with curiosity about the Continue reading...

Business

Introduction to the video program
"Kitchen Nightmares" is an episode that forecasted the ill happenings and the mix happenings which used to take place in the kitchen of the ABC Restaurant. This Restaurant was started by a couple named as Samy and Amy and was titled as Amy's Baking Company, started in 2006, in Phoenix. Amy had a dream to work as a Cook and wanted to start the Restaurant. So after much preparation they start this bakery company.
The bakery company was visited by many customers. But all of these customers faced some or the other problems. The Continue reading...

Identity Crisis is a fundamental step in finding out a person’s sense of direction and belongingness. An adolescent who are equipped with a proper sense of identity may find it easier to transition from puberty to adulthood. It can be both psychological and social. A young person must somehow identify himself with the community he belongs to.
Personally, I have undergone the same experience with identifying myself to a particular group. In my school before, there are particular cliques and school organization that makes a sense of belongingness of that person. In school, there are different groups. There Continue reading...

Introduction

The Zodiac Killer: AKA the Silenced Badge is a book by Lyndon E. Lafferty that seeks to give the true identity of the Zodiac killer. The actual topic of the book is The Zodiac Killer: Cover-Up: The Silenced Badge. In his book, he outlines the reasons why no officer who knew the story dared to testify. Included in the book are the specific people who were the masterminds behind the act of concealing the Zodiac despite the evidence that led to him. It is a series of a high ranking corruption and dirty political games. Lyndon E. Lafferty mentions Continue reading...

There were two kings from Persian monarchies whom both married beautiful women. The kings changed their way of living because they were both deceived by their wives in different occasions. The king of the Persian in the Hebrew Bible by the name Ahasuerus, though known as Xerxers in his Greek name. Xerxes loved his wife and also, he used to flatter with her magnificent beauty. One day, he asked her to unveil to the prince’s feast as a sign of showing the equal sociality, but she refuses to do so; she says that was like going physically naked, Continue reading...

Sociologically, there is a reciprocal relationship between self and society. The things that we do and our immediate environment remarkably determine our identity. Our actions influence the society leading to the creation of institutions, groups, and organizations. Reciprocally, the society influences our identity through shared meanings and languages that enable us to take the role of the others, our own roles, and position in the society as well as engaging in complete and ingenuous social interactions (Berreby 127). The process of reflexivity establishes the central of selfhood. Although our neighborhoods are becoming evermore detached and anonymous, losing our identity Continue reading...

Part I: Descartes, Hume, and Kant

Question One
Descartes conceives the self by application of the principles of dualism. He says that, the self cannot exist on its own. He believes that, the understanding of human beings has a direct link with God. Human beings are as a result of metaphysical events that relate the mind with the idea of God. Through God’s intervention, people are able to identify themselves. The human mind makes decisions that are directly proportional to the inspiration from Gog and the cognitive responses that follow the directives from God. In essence, Descartes goes on to add that, at no Continue reading...

Analysis of the Film “The Best Years of Our Lives” Using Stuart Hall’s Reception Theory

The film, The Best Years of Our Lives highlights cultural artifacts for the establishment of the social identity in the transnational society. One may face serious challenges in establishing and maintaining a social identity in a transnational community. This is evident in The Best Years of Our Lives, as the film shows that most characters are experiencing difficulties in regaining their social identity after World War II. The film casts some extraordinary and complex situations that characterize civilians as they struggle to establish their identity (Jameson 36). The film wishes to offer closure and catharsis; however, the myth assumed Continue reading...

Application of Erikson’s Post-Freudian Theory

Application of Erikson’s Post-Freudian Theory

Introduction

Erik Erikson’s’ views make significant contributions to the field of psychology; this is particularly in the understanding of personality development and related factors. An understanding of his own study of personal development creates an understanding of development of his psychology (Fleming, 2004). Most of Erikson’s psychology work became evident in the post-Freudian era. It was between the 1930s and 1950s; being one of Freud’s students, most of his work exhibit the influence of Freudian views and theories; this was mainly in the field of personality development. However, dissimilar from Freud’ Continue reading...

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a study of two social journals that are concerned with children and childhood conditions and to discuss some general theories related to the development of behavior and social interaction of children. The two social journals selected for this paper are Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal and The British Journal of Social Work. Both these journals are concerned with publishing articles and research papers related to childcare where some of the critical issues are discussed in detail by writers and contributors. This includes a discussion on factors that can have a positive Continue reading...

Introduction

Technology growth in the recent time has been so high for the extent that it has begun to challenge the natural reasoning of people. Sherry Turkle, who was once a recommendable enthusiast of technology and technological process, have of late expressed some of her immense doubts on the direction taken by technology. Through a bench discussion at the TED, Sherry acknowledged that the direction taken by technology is questionable. This should not only be taken to the positive but the negative side of technological involvement in our lives that becomes doubtful. Sherry argues that as much as people have Continue reading...

Adah the heroine of second class citizen is portrayed as an intelligent and ambitious young girl who had to fight against substantial odds to achieve education in Lagos. As a child, she had to inject herself into the class of the friendly neighboring teacher before she was enrolled in the School. This is so because her parents had fears about sending girls to school. Life became tough for Adah when her liberal father died shortly after her registration at the school. After a life of object misery and exploitation as well as hard work and proper self-motivation, Adah was Continue reading...

What Is Identity Theft? How Can Identities Be Stolen? What Can Be Done To Reduce The Impact Of Identity Theft On Victims?
Identity theft is the wrong use of somebody’s personal information to commit a crime. It is a scam that is always in the media because of its high occurrence. This fraud normally leads to one getting a credit, merchandise or a service that is no entitled to. Victims cannot easily realize that their identity is stolen till when they are denied credit or employment, when a debtor comes to seek for payments that an individual never Continue reading...

Socialization and Culture

Individual identity is shaped by two main factors, socialization, and culture. Explain how these two factors operate to produce identity.

Introduction

Individual identity is defined as distinctive qualities of an individual through which he is recognized. It can also be referred to as distinctive characteristics that are shared by any social group or category. Identity makes one individual distinguished from others as each individual is given a distinct personality that becomes his identification in a society (Gomm, 2004). The concept of personal and individual identity and its dependence upon two main factors of socialization and culture instigates with the assumptions Continue reading...

Identity thief is a crime comedy movie directed by Seth Gordon and officially released in 2013 (McCarthy, 2013). The movie essentially focuses on a man whose identity was stolen by a woman. Upon stealing the identity of the man, the woman takes advantage of the man’s financial access to fund her sprees and extravagant lifestyle. Later in the movie, the man goes on the hunt for the woman who stole his identity that had cost him his reputation and financial stance of his family. This movie has since received both positive comments and negative criticisms, furthermore; the movie Continue reading...

Rise of Nationalism in China and Korea

Introduction
Nationalism is the notion of considering your culture, value, traditions, language and important aspect of life superior to other countries. There are primarily two political perspective of socialism. The first one is primordial’s view, which identifies the nationalism as a reflection of perceived and ancient tendency of human being that encourages them to bifurcate it into distinct group or system. The second view is the modernist perspective that identifies that for existing into modern society, there are some structural conditions.
Although Koreans and Chinese seem to depict two distinct nationalities but both of them have myriad sub-classes Continue reading...

Dr.

Introduction
In the excerpt "John Wilkes Booth killed Lincolnbut who killed John Wilkes Booth?" Jesse Hicks probes the ever-so-more confounding mystery of the death of Lincoln’s assassin, the famous/infamous John Wilkes Booth.

Thesis

This paper details the account she posits in the aforementioned article - a factual delineation of the official version of the assassination, John Wilkes Booth’s alleged escape, arrest and murder, the speculation regarding the murdered man’s identity, an uncovering of hidden secrets, conspiracies and a forthcoming of the ‘unofficial’ version of history, the increasing interest in the case of historians on either side Continue reading...

I. INTRODUCTION TO SUBCULTURES: CONSUMPTION OF IDENTITY
Subcultures are, at their core, a way for people to differentiate themselves from the culture that they are surrounded by. These subcultures can take a variety of different forms, from the relatively innocuous to the highly deviant-- however, one thing that they all share is the drive to differentiate themselves from the larger society to which they belong. Commonly, the majority culture has been considered to be the culture that accepts widely-held norms and beliefs and consumes the related products, while subcultures have been seen by sociologists and businesspeople alike as members Continue reading...

Emotional and social development of Adolescence Your Name: Subject Psychology Date: 8 March, 2014

Introduction
The paper looks into the different phases of development that and adult goes through and what are his expectations form himself, his career and others. It is interesting to know as to how men and women are similar as well as different in their stages of life development. The different relationships an individual experiences in him adulthood have an impact on his emotional and social development.REVIEW: According to Levinson, how do the life structures of men and women differ?According to Daniel Levinson, the eminent psychologist, adults go through a series of stages as they develop. Based on a Continue reading...

In the late1960’s, just before being adopted from a Korean Orphanage by an American family, Deann’s Identity was switched with that of another girl named Cha Jung Hee. Originally, her Korean name was Kang Ok Jin. After this issue happened to, the then, 8 year old Deann, she was told to handle the whole issue with uttermost secrecy. No one should ever know what transpired concerning the switch of her identity during the adoption process. Up to date, her passport and drivers license still reads Cha Jung Hee; even her birthday was manipulated, and her true identity Continue reading...

Compare and Contrast paper

Sexuality is a broad area of study related to an individual’s identity, sex, expression, sexual orientation and gender identity. It is the capacity to have erotic responses and experiences. Sexuality has spiritual, biological, emotional and physical aspects. The biological aspects refer to reproduction mechanism relating to hormones and the biological drive existing in all human beings. The emotional and physical aspects refer to the bond that is found between individuals which they often express inform of physical manifestation or profound feelings of love, caring and trust. The spiritual aspect refers to the 4connection with other individuals. Sexuality affects Continue reading...

Along with the ethical issues regarding cosmetic surgery, the ones, concerning sex reassignment, remain of high controversy for medical science, psychology, philosophy and religion. While sometimes gender reassignment can be viewed as a caprice of a person, in vast majority of cases the willingness to undergo gender reassignment surgery is a consequence of gender identity disorder.
According to M.Hume (2011), gender identity disorder can be considered both as a physical and psychiatric disorder. For those specialists, who consider gender identity disorder purely mental health issue, question whether surgery can be viewed as morally appropriate solution to the incongruity between Continue reading...

Abstract

Cultural differences have a great bearing on the way managers perform their work. This paper outlines the need for managers to acquire intercultural training because how they behave in their roles has great implications on the organization as a whole. Electronic technology has changed the way people communicate and work. This introduces cultural dynamics that have to be incorporated into intercultural training. The paper also discusses culture and identity as factors which influence each other. Personal identity and organizational identity are discussed as two interrelated factors which depend on each other. overall, the paper underlines the importance of proper Continue reading...

The debate on sexual orientation has been going on for a long time in the world. There are many researches some claiming that the homosexual people are socially assimilated towards being homosexual from the social environment. There are others who hold to the opinion that it is entirely a hormonal aspect that develops as one grows. There are those who take a position in between the two and belief that gender and sexual orientation are as a result of the interplay between the environment and the genetic and hormonal state of the individuals. As it was learned recently, the Continue reading...

The movement of African –American from the south to the north in the 1900’s marked the Harlem Renaissance period .,many people were moving to Harlem .The north offered the black people more suitable place where there was equality for all and they also the right to vote. After this movement, the blacks’ population in New York increased; they were able to live in modern houses which had been designed for the white citizens. Prominent black people and human rights activist found a suitable place to live in Harlem. Businesses were developed, and institutions for the black citizens were Continue reading...

Every society is stratified in one way or another and the chance of the absence of any stratification in any society is almost very remote. Through the course reading, I realized the history of racial mixture in most societies, especially Mexico stems from the Spanish colonial era, which occurred from 16th to the 19th century. Therefore, I wanted to learn why Spain instituted a racial caste system in the Mexico. I also discovered that most of ethnicity in Mexico, which is still relevant today, was because of the Spanish caste system.
When Spain came to Mexico, they stratified them Continue reading...

The issue of illegal migrants has brought about dilemma leading to numerous discussions, debates and arguments. The number of illegal immigrants in the US is large, which led to the introduction of identity cards since illegal immigrants have been subject to victimization. According to the Wall Street Journal, lawmakers worked on crafting an immigration bill, which will enable organizations to prevent the employment of illegal immigrants. The whole process remained a controversy since it involved issuing of identity cards to both US citizens and immigrants. There have been other bills, which have been introduced in the past, but the Continue reading...

Summary of the Article

The article by Sherry Turkle explores the phenomenon that has been brought about by the evolution of technology. This evolution has seen the manufacturing of hand-held devices make computer devices portable against earlier wisdom where they were stationary. With these new devices, communication is improved with increased email capabilities, text messaging and internet access. Yet for the author, the marvel is not the enhanced communication that the technology brings about. For the author, the spectacle is the newfound intimacy with the technological devices. This intimacy has brought forth a new state of self. According to the author, the new Continue reading...

Women are mostly neglected in the society. The position of women remains unrecognized in most areas of the world. In early days, women were seen as wives whose obligations were to look after kids, cook and do cleaning and laundry The Landscape for a Good Woman tells the story of Carolyn’s childhood and her mother's refusal to mother. This implies how Edna, Carolyn’s mother ran away from the responsibilities of taking care of her two children as she even frankly tells them that were it, not for them; she would be somewhere else.
Carolyn greatly challenges theory Continue reading...

Creating a Brand Identity

In creating a brand identity, the company I work for has designed a logo that incorporates the colors and major themes that associates with the company. The logo is included in every package for the products that are manufactured in the company. It is also used in all forms of communications between the company and stakeholders. It is usual to find the company logo on letter heads, brochures, banners, company vehicles and even in social media platforms used by the company. It becomes quite easy to identify the company and anything associated with it through its distinct logo.
The Continue reading...

Reference: Kotler, P. & N. Lee. (2007) Creating and maintaining a desired brand identity. In Marketing in the Public Sector: A Roadmap for Improved Performance. (pp. 107-132). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing.
Theme: Establishing a credible brand identity is very important in public sector as it is how you want your consumers to perceive and accept the brand.
Summary:
- A strong brand strategy plays a key part in building one of the most successful government-industry partnerships. ENERGY STAR EPA is a great example of this.
- A brand strategy must evolve by increasing the brand awareness through Continue reading...

Creating and Maintaining a Desired Brand Identity

Creating and Maintaining a Desired Brand Identity

Reference:

Kotler, P., & Lee, N. (2007). Creating and Maintaining a Desired Brand Identity. In P. Kotler, & N. Lee, Marketing in the Public Sector: A Roadmap for Improved Performance (pp. 107-131). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing.
Theme: The creation of an effective brand is instrumental to the enhanced awareness and success of the established identity associated with the brand.
Summary:
Contemporary organizations have endeavored to create a good brand identity with the ultimate goal of securing a desired strategic position in the minds of the target market. As such, the concept of Continue reading...

The challenge of keeping a national identity as a subculture in some countries is most evident in connection with special events such as transition rites. For instance, the coming of age is such an event. No culture remains unchanged without steady efforts by its subjects to keep and reaffirm it. However, cultures do not survive only by being maintained. This is so because in the globe where all things change; culture has also changed. However, the continuity and changes of the subculture are currently at stake. The humanities help people to understand their place in the earth via ages Continue reading...

The political parties in Canada are consumed by the politics of identity. The political parties are trying to gain the confidence and favor of the ethnic minorities in Canada. The parties are addicted so much to the identity politics that they are desperately making efforts for appealing to the minority groups such as females, gays, evangelical and the disabled population of Christians. The politics of identity that is prevailing in the Canada’s political parties is paving the way to the fragmentation of culture and promoting individualistic behavior instead of togetherness. The leaders of the minority groups are unable Continue reading...

1. What are the components and time course of the development of gender identity?
Sex identity develops through a methodology of differentiation: associations of biological, social, and cognitive-learning elements that happen after some time. Differentiation implies that an essentially comparative structure develops specially, contingent on the impact of different components. Chromosomally female and male human babies are undifferentiated (have a comparable physical structure) until after the second month of pre-birth development. As development advances, different impacts build the contrast between the genders. Changes in sexual and sex development happen (or don't happen) at particular times or touchy periods, and Continue reading...

The discourse on hybridity is as complicated as is it controversial. From the popular literature, one gets the impression that hybridity has been received and rejected in equal measure. This paper essentially draws upon the arguments flouted by Stonequist and Stuart in their pieces of work. This paper shall address the questions how the idea of hybridity has been understood in relation to the concept of race and consider the related imagined and conceptualized notions as to hybridity. To that extent, the arguments by the aforementioned scholars is authoritative and sufficient.
Stonequist perceives hybridity as the product of mixed Continue reading...

Achieving individual fulfillment is a process that is often determined by obtaining a sense of identity. Etymologically, heritage has been perceived as a relationship that involves exchange. It can be defined as the quality of values, principles and beliefs, which are passed from one generation to another. These qualitative aspects of life are usually negotiated and adjusted with time. The choice to maintain heritage implies belief in some aspects of the past, which builds and motivates the events of a time in the future.
I believe that the upbringing that children receive from their parents shapes their personality and Continue reading...

MANAGEMENT PSYCHOLOGY

Introduction
Modern science contains significant range of different areas of knowledge that focus on people in the workplace and can potentially influence practice of organizations. Among these areas Hollway (1991) singles out scientific management, occupational industrial and social psychology, as well as human factors, human relations and organizational behavior (p.4). Above-mentioned areas play a crucial role in management studies, because concepts and approaches that are used in these areas of knowledge can be used to affect people within the organization. Management psychology studies encompass most significant achievements of the areas of knowledge, discussed above. While previously management psychology studies Continue reading...

- My cultural identity is being a Punjabi and the two cultural backgrounds that make up my identity are being a Pakistani and a Muslim. ---Pakistani is my national identity while being Muslim is my religious identity. Punjabi narrows down to provincial identity that is majorly my cultural identity.
- The activities of my life have a lot of cultural reflections. My communication styles, fun activities and family life all display the hints of the culture of Punjab. We often communicate in Punjabi language while liking the activities that are more daring and loud. While being a Muslim, I Continue reading...

- According to "What Compliance Looks Like," What 4 basic elements of the Red Flags Rule must one include in their Identity Theft Prevention Program?
- They must include logical policies and measures.
- In the program structural design, it must be able detect and deter red flags identified
- The system should have well outlined counter measures to follow in case of red flag detection.
- The system must be kept up to date to enable new threats detection.2. Who must comply with the Red Flags Rule?
The major complaints of the program are monetary institutions and creditors Continue reading...