Behavior

Violence among our youth has spread widely throughout the nation. This can be linked to several problems in our society, but mainly one. The constant barrage of television and media violence causes deviant behavior in children. When children are young they are very impressionable by the things around them. Often kids are influenced by what…

According to Durand abnormal behavior is defined as a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and response that is not typical or culturally expected. In fact abnormal behavior is influence by biological factors (brain processes), psychological factors (emotional turmoil), and by social factors (inadequate relationships) A well-known psychological disorder…

Culture is defined as the collective behavior and norms practiced in a human society. It entails a collection of phenomena passed on between humans by way of social interaction. Cultural forms are depicted in many human societies in artistic forms like art, music, religion, rituals and technologies (Bennett, 2017). Evolution is the gradual biological change…

To a behaviourist, all relationships must provide people with the opportunity of obtaining pleasant outcomes for themselves. There are implications of adopting the assumption about cross- species similarity. (We can infer on how human beings learn by studying behaviour of less complex species) Silfe and Williams (1995) pointed out that reducing experiences e.g. ‘loving behaviours’…

Selfish Ambition? The question What makes us who we are? has perplexed many scholars, scientists, and theorists over the years. This is a question that we still may have not found an answer to. There are theories that people are born good, evil, and as blank slates, but it is hard to prove any of…

According to C. Wright Mills, the Sociological Imagination is a way of understanding human behavior by applying personal experiences to social structures and the merging of these two. Social Imagination involves personal troubles and social issues. Issues affect large groups of people and come from the structure of society. Social structure is a pattern of…

Immersing yourself in one company is difficult especially since you are required to follow their policies, and rules. Proper attire, being punctual, initiating some work that you can be daring, respecting your colleagues and the likes are some proper ways to conduct oneself inside the company. But what are the dos and don’ts during the…

‘If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?’ The quote given shows that Mr birling doesn’t care or dismisses the idea that it has anything to do with the Eva smith murder and suggest that if we” were responsible…

The Sadness Disease In our never-ending quest for happiness in our life, is some of the joy taken away? Have our thoughts for what we always want turned astray? Why has the quest for happiness left us more vulnerable and sad? Are we a society of melancholy people that are all looking for happiness and…

Depression is defined as a low sad state in which life seems bleak and its changes overwhelming. When people lapse into a state of depression, they experience different symptoms and not all depressed people have the same symptoms. Symptoms of depression fall into the following five categories: emotional, motivational, behavioral, cognitive and physical. Emotional symptoms…