Social constructivism

Previous research suggests that loneliness depiction is inversely related to social desirability, such that individuals depicted as lonely are viewed as flawed or inadequate. One previous study administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale to 275 undergraduates and asked participants to judge individuals representative of lonely and non-lonely individuals. Researchers discovered that the results were indicative of the social stigma of loneliness and that lonely individuals were less accepted and viewed…

minority ethnicities, the usage and application of language, and even social class; are all examples of how social constructionism is used in society. Social constructs are not a tangible being one can see or touch; rather it is an impalpable entity that is a result of the process of social relationships throughout history. All practices and events that occur over the history of time accumulate into current social constructions. Social constructionism is founded upon its linguistic idealism; the…

Q4. This essay will discussed the paradigms in research and Lincoln, Lynham and Guba’s Overarching conclusions. All researchers included Lincoln, Lynham and Guba’s has their own explanations of paradigms and critiques from all over the world with unlimited approaches. In every researcher point of view, both qualitative and quantitative methods may be used with any research paradigm but it is our standpoint that a term to be retain for an explanation of any group procedures. Lincoln & Guba (1985)…

institutions, black feminist thought has been subjugated and pushed aside. As a result, black women had to find alternative ways to construct and validate knowledge. Collins writes, “the suppression of Black women’s ideas within White-male-controlled social institutions led African-American women to use music, literature, daily conversations, and everyday behavior as important locations for constructing a Black feminist consciousness” (Collins 2000, p 251). Black feminist epistemology uses…

Not all social scientists agree that positivism, and its methods which borrow so heavily from the hard sciences, is the best way to generate understanding and knowledge. They argue that the role of things such as social construction and individual and group decision-making need a space within social science methodology (Schwandt, 1994). In response to these critiques, post-positivism was born. Post-positivism holds the same values as positivism, with a continued focus on the methods of the…

people consider this culture to be a one of deep religion and high social disorder ridden with a contradiction over the spiritual and the material. All in all, this culture remains a paradox as it 's characterized by deep Catholic ties, savagely brutal criminal groups, humble poverty ridden farmers, and a sensuality of the Mexican culture (Mente). This chapter seeks to utilize various…

behaviors and morals that are inherent in each individual (Benner, 1982). It is a compilation of professional ethical standards developed by experts in the field and our own individual ethics derived from personal experiences, cultural, spiritual and social…

strong and successful. By looking at the world from the perspective of their heroes, they are gaining the attention and the respect they are missing in real-life social relationships” (Claudia, Lampert & Paus-Hasebrink, Ingrid. 13). As children learn to respect others and create their positive mentality they gradually improve their social and interactive skills. Hence, anime helps children to be interactive and…

In the today that we live in, we tend to beg for validation from anyone and everyone who may offer- family, friend, lovers- and in recent decades, we’ve extended our efforts to acquaintances, friends of friends, and not uncommonly- total strangers. Social media (SM) was created in mind of being…

constructs, creates monstrous elements that impacts the users’ experience and personal life. The contradictory combination of 1) connectedness and the fear of missing out, 2) self-affirmation and feedback-seeking, and 3) passive following/expression and social comparison, create contradictory positive and negative stimulation in the Instagram user. As Biles describes it, “mingling characteristics that human minds want to keep distinct; as ‘boundary objects’ straddling and blurring the borders…