How to Dress and Look Professional

It is factual that regardless of the professionalism exhibited by the contents of the presentation, the presenter is always judged by the grooming through the attire adhered to (Morgan, 2013). Therefore, prior to deciding on the essentials of the body language, the presenter ought to consider the appropriate dressing that will convey a professional look.

Considerations    

Clothes that can make a difference on the anticipated theme during the presentation (Morgan, 2013)

What judgments can be derived from the type of dressing selected?

What is the effect that the selected attire can pose to the intended information during presentation process?

My knowledge regarding different dressing codes for different situations (Morgan, 2013)

Does the presentation shift out of the typical professional dressing code or will it have any effect if there is slight change of the attire?

Guides towards Looking Professional and Compliant To the Theme of Presentation

Dressing slightly better than the audience

Dressing consistently with the brand being presented

Wearing clothes that will make you feel comfortable or can give you more audacity to conduct the presentation

Considering flexibility by wearing clothes that does allows free movement

Adhere to formal dressing code unless presenting to teenagers

Dressing strategically which considerations of the audience

Importance of the Considerations and Guides  

Dressing slightly better than the audience creates and increases the confidence that the audience might have on you with regard to the skills on the brand of presentation (Morgan, 2013)

Dressing consistently creates the awareness that different occasions demand for different attire apart from the typical official dressing code (Morgan, 2013). This demands seeking guidance from fashion experts or others sources such the internet in order to assess whether any additional attire might change the theme of the presentation or the perception of the audience

Wearing comfortable clothes is directly proportional to the level of courage that the presenter will have regardless of the size of the audience (Morgan, 2013). Therefore, it is worthwhile to consider the clothes that might make you feel comfortable and minimizes chances of faults which in the presentation process

Considering flexibility of the clothing is crucial as it minimizes chances of discomfiture while making the presentation (Morgan, 2013). The presenter might need some small movements in order to make effective presentation but if the adhered attire does not give a room for mobility, the presentation might not be effective as projected

The formal dressing code should be taken as the basic dressing for every presentation regardless of the audience served (Morgan, 2013). This means that in case the selection of the appropriate dressing becomes hard to settle on, the presenter might adhere to the typical formal dressing code. This is supported by the fact that a selected code might diverge from the age of the presenter but wearing officially minimizes this and such faults

Dressing strategically helps in making considerations on the audience being approached. Therefore, this is used after settling on the dressing code when the presenter decides to add some accessories in order to reinforce the appearance during presentation (Morgan, 2013)

Reference  

Morgan, N. (2013). How to avoid disaster: six rules for what to wear when giving a speech. Forbes magazine. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorgan/2013/12/05/how-to-avoid-disaster-six-rules-for-what-to-wear-when-giving-a-speech/#55b05b8e2dce

INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE BASED PROJECT

            The Blueprints for Vigorous Adolescence Expansion is a project which recognizes proof based prevention and intervention programs that are important in lessening disruptive behavior and endorsing a healthy youth growth. There has been the persistence of demand of the programs that have been promoting healthy youth growth.  These programs claim to prevent youth behaviors but they only promote only the programs that are logical and are proofed to be real. In order to know how the blueprints work, it serves as a resource of governments, foundations, businesses and other organizations as it tends to make knowledgeable verdict about the reserves in the programs on the youths (1).

            The workers of the blueprint assess the research on the youth programs to decide which are basically based on evidence. The blueprint program effectiveness is based on the first assess by the Blueprint employees and a conclusion review and recommendation from well-known executives on the youth growth section. Thus users have assurance in the capability of these programs to change the aimed behavior and growth outcomes. There are some reasons as to why we should know the effectiveness of these programs.  Many programs on the blue print in spite of having good intentions are somehow effective and are likely to do harm than good. Unsuccessful or damaging programs are a surplus of rare violence anticipation.  Projects on drug abuse are highly cost operational and are amid the model programs recognized by blueprints, meaning that they have a lot of evidence that support their importance and can be replicated to other communities to avoid violence and drug abuse. Blueprints have shown many hopeful programs that have produced better results but need repetition in another community or more time to show sustainability (2).

            The blueprint programs have the key features that contrivance them. These programs support faithful repetition of the established prevention programs. When communities twist a program to make their own partiality or events thus they storm different programs whose efficiency is not familiar. Proof based programs have produced better outcomes when applied with loyalty.  Loyalty can only be gained when application supports are practiced.  A federal distribution exertion for the blueprint sequence and a scientific assistance and observing constituent to help the interested communities, agents and corporations in their effort to make one or more blueprint programs was sponsored through a cooperative agreement and training through scientific help was also provided by the CSPV to implement one of the blueprint programs.  There were also two other supportive contracts given by the OJJDP which were established to enable a more expansive distribution of the drug protection through the blueprint programs, giving training and methodical aid to the opted school districts (3).

            The selection of these school districts comprised about 24 schools and sometimes involved many district schools.  These sites were located in town, residential and rural areas and served students in different economic conditions and cultural backgrounds.  Through the three enterprises, CSPV agreed with the inventors of the blue print programs that they will provide the education platform for the training and for mechanical support.  This made the blueprints perform a procedure of assessment to make sure that there was the faithfulness of programs at every location. The early procedure of mechanical support given by the CSPV was helpful in that it helped in selecting a program and planning for the program application (3).

            The mechanical support constituent that was distributed by those who intended the programs provided skillful aid in the implementation of the blueprint programs such as training, on-site mechanical help which were mainly based on immediate problems, and even phone discussions. These creativities gave information about the application predicaments that can affect these programs and make them flop. The main objectives of the blueprint was to create awareness about the application by gathering facts on the blueprint reproduction sites based on the problems faced, tried resolutions and checking which outcomes worked and which did not. These programs also help in the collection of useful data for screening possible replicators such as the organizational dimensions required, funding steadiness, pledge and possessions that are needed for a high likelihood of success.  In November 2006, there was an established foundation that was raised by a sponsoring project to replicate and assess two of the blueprint programs, the CASASTART and the Game of the good behavior program (4). 

            The expectation was that duplication with the winning program results would move these programs to the model program list.  The distributing agency for every program was given by the skillful training and mechanical support, while the CSPV performed the process and results evaluation. Blueprint prevented Gang with a project through sponsorship form the medical centers to OJJDP and started in October, 2008, to establish and test new gang prevention and intercession programs. These programs have shown effectiveness for diminishing crime, violence, drug use or a mixture of the behaviors.  There is no proof of these programs that they diminish gang membership or the crime and violent behavior of the gang members.  These programs have not been shown to be effective for the gang members, they need to be assessed for that reason and tailored to meet the specific needs of the gang members and respond to their surroundings. This project is to contrivance this plan and after a careful assessment of all the blueprint programs, a practical family analysis was chosen as the first to acclimate for gang violence and assess (4). 

Reference

WE KNOW WHAT WORKS, Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, A research project within the Institute of Behavioral Science. 

Why do most modern societies try to reduce poverty?  Why don't they do so by simply passing a law that requires that everybody have the same income?

            The Big Story of Tattoo Culture

        Based on the research tattoo artists face both good and bad apprenticeships.  Negative apprenticeship, therefore, lowers their motivation because nobody seems to care about what they do and therefore they have to do much to prove their worthiness. Tattoos are very important in the modern society because individuals use them to symbolize several societal issues.   The tattoos are therefore utilized as a mode of communication as they pass a specific message. Individuals are able to acquire skills of being a tattoo artist in different ways which include necessity and serendipity. This, therefore, implies that some individuals become artists by chance which means that little effort is applied in acquiring the skills.  On the other hand, necessity is a situation that forces an individual to adopt the expertise because they lack choices.  This is influenced by social and economic issues which require an individual to get into the occupation.

            According to the participants, time is crucial in determining the price of the tattoo. This is because the longer a tattoo takes to be completed the pricier it becomes.  Therefore, time is essential in establishing the value of the tattoo. Additionally, other factors such as shape, placement and size of a tattoo help in the determination of price value. The tattoo industry is faced with different social challenges due to the negative perceptions of friends and family. In addition, tattoos are associated with a painful process and therefore some artists believe that clients utilize the tattoo sessions as an abreaction form. Some individuals experience physical and emotional damages during the tattoo session because of the pain they obtain. Trust and relations are built between the tattoo artists and their clients who help in the elimination of price and time challenges as they grow closer which eases the negotiation process.

            The Human Brain and Antisocial Behavior

            Introduction

            Human brain mechanism is highly linked to the anti-social behaviors of individuals. The attempt to reduce the crimes rate has continuous posed as a social issue as the crimes rate is growing fast despite the implemented strategies (Glenn, & Raine, 2011).  The recent imaging studies o the brain suggests that the violent and antisocial behaviors of individuals are associated with the structural as well as the functional shortage in the cortex prefrontal but these studies are characterized by heterogeneity and this makes it unclear whether the conclusions of the study apply to psychopaths and non-violent individuals (Glenn, & Raine, 2011). The functioning of the brain is linked to the antisocial behaviors of human beings because of the alterations of the brain in the genes. The most structural parts of the brain that are linked to the antisocial behaviors with regard to the way the surrounding areas provide risk factors expression for the development of antisocial behaviors.

            Antisocial behavior is defined as the form of failure in the conformation of the social norms in order to behave as the law state and expects. The abnormalities of the brain lead to the abnormalities of the brain in that these created abnormalities develops abnormalities in cognitive, emotional and behavioral abnormalities which lead to antisocial conducts predispose (Glenn, & Raine, 2011). This is proven by the increasing brain impairments evidence increase which is particularly the impairment of the prefrontal cortex. Various research on magnetic imaging have thus shown that those individuals with the disorder of antisocial personality have a reduction of at least eleven percent in the gray prefrontal matter along with reduced activity of the autonomic  during the process of designing social stressor  in eliciting secondary emotions of guilt, embarrassment and shame (Glenn, & Raine, 2011).  Structural impairments of prefrontal are directed by the prefrontal functional impairments. This involves reduced functioning of the brain in the growing range of the antisocial density. Those individuals who perform murder have thus been established to demonstrate reduced glucose metabolism in the prefrontal cortex which is influenced by the region of the brain which is challenged by repeated task performance (Raine, 2016).  The impairment additionally characterizes the violent offenders impulsively which thus suggests that the prefrontal cortex is a brain structure which acts as a responsive brake in emergent situations on the emotions that are provided by the structures of limbic (Glenn, & Raine, 2011). The studies of the brain imaging are highly supported by the neurological and neuropsychological studies which indicate that the results of those finding are robust. 

            However, the cortex prefrontal is not the only brain part that is linked to antisocial conduct. The recent reviews have thus documented different imaging examinations which demonstrate the impairment of the temporal, cingulate cortex, amygdala, hippocampus and angular to be additional areas which affect antisocial conduct (Glenn, & Raine, 2011).  Dysfunctional circuits of the brain can yield antisocial behavior by breaking down the moral feelings of an individual.  This is explained by the antisocial theory of neural moral which holds that individuals develop feelings breakdown in the normal circuit of neutral which is activated during the process of making moral choices by an individual. The areas that are involved includes the PFC,  PFC ventral, gyros angular, cingulated posterior and amygdala which are interconnected to implicating antisocial conducts (Glenn, & Raine, 2011).  The antisocial implications which are generated by the overlapping of the distinct structures and the judgment of moral tasks provides a foundation that the impairment of the brain results in antisocial of individuals because the impairments disrupts the emotions of the moral structure of an individual as well as the choices of decisions resulting to the occurrences of antisocial conducts (Raine, 2016). This is because the impairment influences individuals to break the social and moral rules which result to antisocial conduct.

            50% of the antisocial behaviors occurrences are genetically generated as the genes are not fixed and this influences the individuals brain as the impairment of the genes creates an impairment in the brain antisocial behaviors are expected to rise with the combination of social and biological risks factors (Raine and Yang, 2006). The social environment interacts with brain directly because social experiences can create impairments of the brain.  For example birth, complications can create brain impairments with then influences the excitement of individuals to conduct antisocial behaviors. Psychosocial influences additionally influence the functioning of the brain which results to modifications of the brain structure which results in the antisocial outcome.  The reduction of prefrontal cortex glucose metabolism predisposes to individual’s violence especially to the individuals who are from benign family set ups (Raine and Yang, 2006).  Low arousal of physiological is linked with antisocial conduct in those individual from benign origins. This is because those individuals are associated with lack of risk social factors which push them into antisocial conduct as the biological factors have a greater role of explanatory (Raine and Yang, 2006).

            The social life of an individual is also linked to the antisocial conduct because of the experiences that are derived from social life.  For instance, stress influences the functioning of the brain because it causes an emotional breakdown (Havard, 2011). When an individual is undergoing through high and persistent levels of stress they frequently react by demonstrating antisocial conducts thus becoming hostile and irritable because the brain has incapability of controlling emotions. Violent and dis-attachment are also some of the predispositions to antisocial conducts which are modulated by life adversity.  Genetic factors highly contribute in this as well as the period in which the particular individual experienced exposure. Various studies, therefore, prove that molecular changes, functional and structural changes in the human brain increase stress effects on antisocial conduct (Havard, 2011). The impulsive aggression takes part in the manifestation f criminal conduct as well as violent because it is considered to be the most crucial symptom of mental disorder which includes antisocial disorders of personality and borderline.  Studies have suggested that the influence of the prefrontal context on anti-social behaviors is influenced by different subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex. These divisions include orbitofrontal cortex, medial cortex, dorsolateral cortex and the ventrolateral cortex the abnormality of the prefrontal cortex regions results to the abnormality of the brain which in turns affects the mode of controlling emotions. According to the different researchers, the impairment of the orbit medical cortex may lead to the inability of an individual to demonstrate appropriate emotions to the behaviors consequences and this leads to the low capability of selecting choices and the affiliated issues of behavior. This is supported by the fact that the incapability of PFC to full control impulses and emotions contributor in the aggression of impulses and socially unappreciated behaviors which cause damages to an individual as well as to others (Havard, 2011).

            Individuals who are seen as aggressive in vulnerable situations result to this impairment, therefore, leads to violent conducts as well as emotional reactivity (Havard, 2011).  Functional and structural imaging studies of the brain illustrate that PFC hypo-functioning and most the orbit medial part is interconnected to the regulation impairment of aggressive conduct and emotions.  Behaviors which are not normal and morally right are associated with sub-cortical activity increase in amygdala which results from prefrontal control deficit of antisocial emotions. The abnormality may, therefore, predispose a person to dysregulation of emotions and behaviors that are aggressive because of the impairment of the brain (Havard, 2011).  The brain and antisocial behaviors are directly connected because the abnormalities of an individual’s conduct are influenced by the state of their brain.

            The human brain is connected to antisocial behavior because according to the recent research on the neuroscience proves that the brain of criminals are different from the minds of the other individuals (Veit, Flor, Hermann, Grodd & Birbaumer, 2002). The results generated from the research indicated the presence of at least 18% reduction of the middle frontal of the gyrus for the individuals who portrays antisocial behaviors as compared to individuals with accurate mental status. In addition the findings also indicated that the individuals also posses nine percent volume reduction of the orbital frontal gyrus in both frontal lobe sections of the brain (Veit, Flor, Hermann, Grodd & Birbaumer, 2002).

            Deformation of another part of the brain by the name amygdale was also indicated to be an influencing factor on antisocial behaviors to individuals.  The research therefore indicated that psychopaths show an outer layer thinning of the brain part cortex and this was indicated by a reduction of 18% (Lorida , Palumbo, & pallegrin, 2014). The amygdale can be defined as part of the brain which is storage or a location of emotions. This section must therefore have the capability of controlling emotions successful in order to eliminate anti-social behaviors room individuals. Those individuals whose amygdala has a reduction cause antisocial behaviors because they are unable to control their emotions. For instance an individual with amygdala reduction is incapable of controlling emotions (Lofrida , Palumbo, & pallegrin, 2014).  This is because if the individual is subjected to stress or emotions they are therefore expected to respond in an antisocial behavior which may include committing crimes of being involved in drug activities.  This is because they tend to lack emotions which are like empathy or guilty because they tend to focus on the negative deeds.  Psychopaths therefore have no emotions, guilt or remorse because they are unable to reflect on the outcomes of their actions because they emotions are not well spread (Lofrida , Palumbo, & pallegrin, 2014).

            The brain is therefore effective in controlling antisocial behavior because the minds of criminals involved in antisocial behaviors tend to react differently (Lofrida , Palumbo, & pallegrin, 2014). The mutual feature of antisocial rule breaking conduct is the central influence of antisocial behaviors.  Antisocial behavior is characterized by failure to follow the moral guidelines which is driven by the mental or the brain condition of an individual (Lofrida , Palumbo, & pallegrin, 2014).  The frontal lobe impairment has been linked to be influencing antisocial behaviors and mostly murder. This is because the individuals are unable to control aggressive behavior of impulses which are associated with decreased orbitofrontal metabolism, decreased medical frontal and frontal regions. The reduction of the frontal lobe leads to a decrease in the blood flow in the frontal which in turn leads to increased aggressive and antisocial conducts (Lofrida , Palumbo, & pallegrin, 2014).

            Several studies have established that reduced gray frontal steers antisocial behaviors in the psychopathic individuals (Blair, 2004).  The individuals with lobe epilepsy tend to respond in aggressive ways because they are associated with conduct disorder. Similar findings therefore show that individuals with lesions of arbitofrontal are disinherited typically because of the implusive with unconsidered antisocial behaviors. Reduced metabolism is associated with agrssive responses of individuals because it causes individuals to react in a negative mode (Blair, 2004).

            The temporal lobe is an addition part of the brain which is largely associated with anti social conduct.  This is influenced by cases of abnormalities his is caused by the reduction of the grey frontal (Blair, 2004). Although the results of the research were not consistent abnormality is therefore associated with misconduct because of the incapability of the brain to handle situations or pressure. Reduced bilateral metabolism which is located in the gyrus middle temporal was found to be present in aggressive children who also have epilepsy of the temporal lobe.  His is supported by the recent research which indicates that aggressive individuals have reduced flow of blood on the right side of the gyrus middle temporal (Blair, 2004).

            In the anterior inferior temporal cortex individuals with reduced cortex metabolism are established to respond with violence (Raine, 2002).  This is therefore caused by the education of blood flow in the left side of the inferior anterior temporal cortex.  On the part of the superior temporal gyrus the study revealed the deficits of activation in psychopathic and antisocial individuals which is localized to the upper posterior of the gyrus superior temporal in the processing of semantic task.  This is caused by reduced activation in the left side hemisphere temporal superior gyrus in conducting memory tasks effectively. Violent individuals are therefore established to hold reduced metabolism because reduced flow of blood leads to reduced impulsive which thus causes individuals to b violent (Raine, 2002). 

            Dysfunction of the OFC is linked with poor control of inhibitory, decision making emotions, and punishment processing in antisocial persons and the involvement of DLPFC dysfunction may also lead to poor perseveration off responses (Raine, 2002). It is therefore car that the impairment of a brain region can lead to antisocial behavior based on distinct reasons. However there are no established brain structures that are linked to the development of antisocial conduct. This is because the larger number of the impairments of neural across different cognitive and domains effectives are highly related to antisocial lifestyle adoption (Raine, 2002).

            In conclusion, the brain configuration is the most influential aspect in antisocial behaviors. This is because the brain is effective in controlling the conduct and decision-making procedures of an individual. The biological set up of the brain is, therefore, crucial to the development of antisocial behaviors. The breakdown of any part of the brain may result in the occurrence of antisocial conduct because the individual’s ability to control emotions is broken. This gives rise to the development of emotional impairments which in turn influences and increases the urge of an individual to break the social and moral rules. The impairment of the brain can be solved by health nutrition because poor nutrition is reported to be associated with the poor functioning of the brain.  This results to neurocognitive which is the impairment of the brain parts which increases the chances of antisocial conduct. Low IQ of an individual is interconnected with poor nutrition and this reduces the ability to control brain functions because of the resulted break down which slow the development of the brain.

            Reference

Blair R.J.R. (2004). The Roles of Orbital Frontal Cortex In The Modulation Of Antisocial            Behavior. Pdf

Glenn, A.L, & Raine, A. (2011). Antisocial Personality Disorders. In J. Decety & J. Cacioppo     (Eds). The Oxford Handbook of Social Neurosioscience (Pp.885-894). New York        University Pres.

Harvard. (2011). On the brain. The criminal mind. The Harvard Mahoney neuroscience institute letter.pdf

Lofrida C., Palumbo S., & pallegrin S.,.(2014). Molecular genetics and antisocial: where do we   stand? Pdf

 Raine A. & Yang Y. (2006).Neural Foundations to Moral Reasoning and Antisocial Behaviors. University of Southern California, USA

Raine A. (2016).From Genes to Brain to Antisocial Behavior. Pdf

Raine A.,.(2002). Biosocial Studies of Antisocial And Violent Behavior In Children And Adults:   Review. Pdf

Veit B., Flor H., Hermann C., Lotze M., Grodd W., & Birbaumer N. (2002). Brain Circuits          Involved In Empotonal Learning in Antisocial Behavior and Social Phobia In Humans.            Pdf

A sociological investigation of the Alutiiq people of the Kodiak archipelago

            The Alutiiq culture holds firm values, practices and conducts that are based on the traditional. The Alutiiq people are traditional designed individuals and they are organized in community form in their societies.  This is because the community’s values the form of working together which helps in accomplishing the social activities. The people are based on traditional practices because they still practice traditional festivals such as weaving and dancing which are conducted annually.  The social relation of the Alutiiq people between different groups helps in ensuring that the community is connected and lives as one (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).  The relation of the Alutiiq with other external groups is good though not socially expressed because most of the groups are not based on their traditional values as the values have been eroded by advancement.  The organization of people in groups is crucial to maintaining and sustaining they are social, economic and spiritual beliefs.  The religious activities help in keeping the people together since the activities are conducted on repeated basis.  The social, economic and political conducts of the Alutiiq people are influenced by the communal corporation where the economic activities are driven by clusters (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). 

            The Alutiiq societies’ operations are guided by traditional principles as, there exist clear and defined tasks and individuals are therefore required to come together in order to accomplish specific tasks. Therefore, the social institutions of the Alutiiq people are completely governed by the cultural rules (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). This can be described as the principles and the expectations that clearly regulate and provide guidance on the daily life behaviors of individuals in the society.  Understanding the roles that one is supposed to play in the community as well I as in the family helps the groups in staying together (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). The values of the Alutiiq individuals are expressed in the social activities in that they come together and conduct the traditional activities such as dancing which is crucial in ensuring that the value of togetherness is sustained.  In additional they ensure that every individual understands how the social activities are conducted and the importance of conducting them together which is done in groups. The community is based on collectivism which ensures that the individual communication with the groups is effective and this is achieved through good communal relations. The culture therefore encourages people to work in  clusters in order to achieve better results (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).

            The Alutiiq culture is characterized by  Ethnocentrism which can  be explained as the mode of making wrong assumptions in regard to the experience limitation.  This is the principle in which people believe that their cultural values of beliefs are better than others (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). Individuals who are ethnocentric tend to judge others in relation to their ethnic of a cultural group with concern to their customs, religion, practices and languages. Because of the Eskimos cultural values most individuals use the term Eskimo in reference to different sets of relative cultures (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).  The term Eskimo is, used in reference of the Alutiiq people because of their traditional practices. The term is used in regard of their behaviors, language and conduct. This is based on the fact that people believe that Eskimo eat raw meat thus making their cultural practices unvaried (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).

            The Alutiip culture changed due to the availability of European exports.  This transformed their economic activities which lead them to adopt different economic practices.  Activities such as clothing and adaptation of the European clothing have gradually changed the lifestyle of the Alutiiq people (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).  The innovational economic advances have also been adopted as the economic activities because of the availability of good infrastructure, airlines as well as commercial activities.  These activities have thus replaced the hunting and weaving activities. Farming is still depended on by the Alutiiq people though it is done is a smaller portion compared to before (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).

            The Alutiiq culture is under Transformation because the values have not completely been changed or influenced by the growing factors and they are therefore based on traditional laws. This is in that the values are still rooted in old practices (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). Most of the societies today do not practice activities such as festival like the Alutiiq people. In addition, the Alutiiq cosmology is slowly developing because of the traditional beliefs which are based on social and spiritual practices. In addition, the cultural rules of the Alutiiq individuals encourage collectivism which promotes accomplishing of activities as a group. In modern society individualism is highly encouraged in order to establish the potential of individual and this makes their cosmology be undeveloped (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).

            The social structure of the Alutiiq people is crucial in defining the gender roles were women take care of the families while the men are responsible for the well-being of their families (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). The material culture of the Alutiiq culture is the resources, physical objects and spaces utilized by the Alutiiq people in defining their culture (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008). The Alutiiq material culture is represented by the family structure, community structures, and religious institutions. Their nonphysical culture is represented by their cultural rules which are founded on tradition, language, values and religious beliefs. Modern economic activities are therefore practiced in the generation of income. The adaptation of technology is also reflected in their calendars as those instruments that were used before have thus been overcome by fresh ones like the modern knives and clothing’s.  In respect to the Alutiiq culture, this is represented by their regular religious practices and festivals which help in sustaining their cultural values (Steffian & Laktonen, 2008).

            Reference

Amy F. Steffian & April G. Laktonen. (2008). Alutiiq Tradition. An Introduction to the Native     Culture of the Kodiak Archipelago.

Childhood Education

            We have a tendency of perceiving play as a something to be done by kids and adults normally take it as an issue of less concern due to the work ethic culture. According to Stuart Browne in his TED, he demonstrated that play is something frivolous not only for children (Brown, 2008). He stated that since animals play, then it should also be important for human beings to do the same as part of genetic inheritance. Play is important in developmental biological function. Brown was of much concern of the culture that does not foster play in adulthood. According to Brown, play is an integral activity that everyone should participate often without undermining it regardless of the age (Brown, 2008). It provides someone with a spontaneous form of mindfulness therefore by getting engaged in play, we find ourselves in a state of mindfulness. Therefore, play is important to everyone regardless of the age and failure to do it results to unfitness in the body functionality.

            By following the childhood curriculum, childhood educators understand very well that play is an important section of children’s life (Lillemyr, 2009). As part of their professional duty, childhood educators use play as a skill that can help them teach and make children understand. Children are taught through playing. This kind of teaching helps the children develop both health wise and mind wise (Lillemyr, 2009). Basing on the views by the proponents of the concept, childhood educators are always trained to actively involve all their children in play so as to enhance the physical, emotional and creative growth. A child with limited involvement to play is always viewed to be dull, and less creative.

References

Brown Stuart, (2008), play is more than just fun. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search?q=www.ted.com%2Ftalks+and+search+%22Play+is+More+Than+Just+Fun%22+and+watch.+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 

Lillemyr, O. F. (2009). Taking play seriously: Children and play in early childhood education-- an exciting challenge. Charlotte, NC: IAP, Information Age Pub.

Families

            Sociological perspective on the current families and their predicaments are mostly based on functional, conflict and social interactions.  The functional perspective of the family explains that communal institutions works on the important functions to help in the preservation of social steadiness and keep the society functioning.  Well understanding of the functional perspective of a family highlights the ways in which the family as a social institution helps in making the society possible.  This shows how a family performs several essential social functions.  The main approach to family globalization mainly focuses on the economic and political appearances. Parents in the family argue about the breadwinning and domestic works where their children argue on the new philosophical and family roles.  Families contribute to the initial socialization of their offspring’s and as a foundation of adult documentation (Charon, 2013).

             A view on my own family is that it is legally, economically and culturally privileged.  This is an advantage to my family members although these advantages are not equally shared and are followed by great prices for some domestic associates. Those persons, not involved in the household status, encounter disgraces and hardships. Account does not maintain the idea that entirely relations were made to have the same privileged living based on the period and residence.  Account thus proofs the communal arrangement of domestic procedures and freedoms that specific family’s converse.  A family’s perception is infused with symbolic meanings and their life experiences.  Through its form, a family gives the most primitive types of encouragement, protection and socialization within its members (Charon, 2013). 

            As people become more connected by the globalization forces, families and their relationships still remain reliable and have their most concern to the family members.  In spite the generality and steadiness of some models of familial relationships through the human account, there is no common definition of what family is.  The social revolution based on the family issues has continued to influence the modern debates on families based on their notions. Ideas on the model, purpose and the usefulness of relations alternate over period and impact to unique historical, political, economic and social approaches. Relatives endure to have a durable social approach as certain of their associations on blood relation and relatives encounter varying models. Many cultures use symbols to show their history to descent (Charon, 2013). 

            The approach on how my parents met was like a film.  My mum worked as a secretary at a law corporation when she was on her twenties and my dad had just graduated from a law school and already working in another law corporation.  My mum’s boss had a few connections with the corporation that my father worked and whenever my dad would call the boss, mum was responsible for picking the call. He and mum would talk much whenever he made a call, they moved along well and he had once asked her for an out over the phone but mu declined the request as she always tell me that she had a mental sense of him in her head that was not pleasant as she had not already met him (Charon, 2013). 

            After a year of full of phone conversations, one morning there appeared a tall, dark man who was more handsome and walked into mum’s office for a meeting with the boss. Mum’s unpleasant image of the man was now off and my dad was a protrusion.  He had to take her out for lunch and since that day they started dating where they got married a year later.  They had a strong relationship that I also dream of having in the future.  Unfortunately mum passed away a few years ago but they had their amazing 30 years of a happy marriage and till today they would be still together.  The sociology perspective has been used by many families to address their problems within the society through various ways based on philosophy and then experimented through the proof that can be assessed and is more sensible.  Viewing my family as a minor culture, I can well comprehend in what way these approaches can be casted to assess and spot-on the family complications (Giddens & Sutton, 2010). 

            In the domestic section, there are the communal characters that the family associates gross and are known by each person in the family.  For instance, usually, the father is the family head with the mum the next spouse head.  The special family configurations that are prevailing in America are resulting to essential inquiries about the family characters and the effects it will have to the external culture.  It is common to have lone parented relatives that associate dual family sections and other groupings.  The notion of that there is a control authority contained by the family culture and every associate has their own society characters.  By means of the sociological perspective in the family it is like practicing it at the small glassy. The small glassy considers the minimum public such as the family.  Comparable to any other sociologist, for one to practice knowledge inside the society, one should mainly appreciate the society. It would be essential for a family associate to be aware of the features that form the family society (Giddens & Sutton, 2010). 

            These features include socialization, this is making of common ideas that lead to the norms of a micro society. Socialization indicates how one should interact with the society, this can be portrayed by distribution of each meal at the table as a substitute of eating in front of the TV set and this will create a family discussion.  Exclusion is another feature which is the parting of the shares of a parts of civilization that role better when excluded from the entire.  Viewing this through the sociological perspective in a family, there are some tasks that the family members are more comfortable doing on their own which can lead to conflicts. Ceremonies are also involved in the families, these are deeds that are recurrent and have connections for the civilization in a specific state. These actions happen subsequent to environment and are probable, such as placing a kid earlier in bed can be a habit inside the domestic unit. Authorizing is another feature that is approached through sociology. This is individual relation of understanding other person’s movements and communication and defines the suitable manner within the family culture.  By defining these actions and communications, associates within the culture respond to diverse conditions as they are aware of every situation.  Through accepting in what way these features form the intimates, one can well comprehend the connections among the domestic associates and the thoughts and responses that are common as a family society.  Through the cases of children that create problems, it could be a denial to approve the social role in the family (Giddens & Sutton, 2010). 

            This can be done by making them understand the social approach and explaining how its factors into the children society makes it possible to understand the need of such regulations.  By using the sociological approach, you can recognize which factors are essential to each of the family members and what is working with the current policies and get an idea of how to deal with the problems.  Questioning tactic of sociological approach is a way of deriving evidence that can be assessed through a sensual emotion and give the chance to view a family associate with is additional sociology approach for deriving facts.   A family holiday would be a way of applying the sociological approaches.  This is a rule that affects the whole family where if one person is displeased with the rule, can affect the happiness of the whole family.  Social roles must be focused in the family vacation (Lawler, 2008). 

            The sociology skills can also help in the communication improvement within the family.  Age causes barriers due to the specific societies outside the family that members belong to.  There are specific ways in which one can apply the sociological perspective within the family.  By viewing the small family society, one can well assess where advances can be prepared to create the civilization meaning improved to encounter the need of every family associate. Based on the sociological perspective, the meaning of marriage is also alternating.  The happiness and fulfillment through emotional bonding is proving to be a bread winner.  The marriage relationship has become commoditized where there are counselors as the family couple interacts with the counselors helping them sort out what they want.  Birth control methods have removed the connection between marriage and children and this has affected marriage in the human history.  Therefore when we do not recognize what main form and structure of the family and marriage will affect the culture of the new economy; it is certain that the two parents and their children will be one option among many others recognize the arrangements.  It is now evident that the range of coupling is developing and families can be used to settle the relation of the new economy (Lawler, 2008). 

            The old notion of that its either one is married or not, no longer describes the present social perspective based on the couples.  Presently, marriage relates to the level of marriage commitment although most couples do not portray the commitment. The advantage that is there in most families is that basis on economic culture makes the marriage commitment hard to sustain.  Families should give children their own rights as observed that parents change their attitudes and actions through sexual revolution and the needs of the changing economic system.  These attitudes and behavior changes in a faster pace thus coupling means closing the cultural relation and the real behaviors of social approaches.  Low income families experience negative results such as death, unemployment, poor health, divorce and criminal sentences.  When these negative circumstances happen, sociology affects the family’s capability to mitigate their setback.  These negative events lead to stress where this stress makes children to have various growth problems. These less financial families have the parents who less read and speak to their children, causing them develop mental and reading skills which results to poor school performance.   All these reasons show how the social approach shapes how children change since their conception and to adulthood.  This sociology approach depicts many negative outcomes of living in a low financial or a rich family; it underpins the need to help such families (Lawler, 2008).     

Reference

Charon, J. M. (2013). Ten questions: A sociological perspective. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Giddens, A., & Sutton, P. W. (2010). Sociology: Introductory readings. Cambridge: Polity.                                  

 Lawler, S. (2008). Identity: Sociological perspectives. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press.

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