Construction of Subjectivity with Families

Construction of Subjectivity with Families

Introduction

Subjectivity refers to the way someone’s judgment influences personal opinions and feelings. The term ‘subjectivity’ is concerned with internal factors as opposed to external factors. The phenomenon does not have a factual approach, hence a form of individuality and bias (Mansfield 51). The behavior of one’s brothers in a family setting, for instance, could influence the way that person views other men or families in society.

Construction of Subjectivity with Families

The term ‘Construction of Subjectivity’ is used with families because the family is the first social institution (Rey 53). Many studies reveal that a child’s character, concerning feelings and decision-making, is dependent on their family. Such concepts as child adoption of father’s name and mother-tongue are vital in the construction of the subjectivity of a child. The family unit can impact the behavior, beliefs, and values of an individual. Children experience much effect regarding personality because they emulate the older members of the family. Parents and guardians who practice psychological over-control, for instance, may end up having shy and anxious children. Limited opportunities for self-discovery restrict the children, thus making them susceptible to pressure from the external world later in life.

The aspect of the construction of subjectivity varies from one family to another (Kling & Andreas). Family characteristics such as cohesion and unity determine to what level the members will impact each other’s personality. The less cohesive families can lead to vices as rebelliousness among the younger members resulting from externalized personalities. Studies reveal that the young ones from less cohesive families are more likely to engage in social ills because of a lack of control and restrictions at the family level. Construction of subjectivity with families is applicable since the culture in which one grows up can affect their morality, happiness, stress management, and personality (Gadsden, Vivian, Morgan, and Heather 45).

The Genealogy of Relationships

The canon law relationship chart or family tree relationship chart helps determine how two people relate to each other. The chart requires that a common ancestor of the two persons is known before the determination of the familial relationship (Kling and Andreas).

My family and I focus on the highlighted areas in the chart below.  I live with my aunt and her son. I can determine my relationship with my aunt from the chart by first identifying our common ancestor. Our immediate common ancestor happens to be my grandmother, and my aunt is her child. Therefore, I am a nephew to my aunt. We also stay with my aunt’s son. Again, our common ancestor is our grandmother. My aunt’s son and I are, therefore, first cousins.

Family Tree Relationship Chart

Vocabularies

Criticism refers to the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes. People face criticism in their daily lives because of their utterances, feelings, and actions. Individuals who defy cultural norms and values, for instance, face criticism in society. Christianity requires members to be honest and practice integrity in their workplaces. Engaging such vices as corruption calls for criticism and even punishment.

Professionals are people certified by a professional body after completion of the required course or study. Medical professionals, for instance, can be diverse, ranging from nurses, clinical officers, epidemiologists, pharmacists, and laboratory technologists.

Correlation is the process of establishing a relationship or connection between two or more things. In this context, the process of determining familial relationships using the genealogy relationship chart is a good example of correlation.

Subjugation is the action of bringing someone or something under domination or control. It involves one group’s control over another and constitutes a lack of freedom for the subjects. A good example is in the context of culture is when a society is male-dominated, and culture keeps women inferior to men (Calogero, Rachel, and John 4).

Subjectivity refers to the quality of being influenced by personal preferences, feelings, and opinions. It is the quality existing in one’s mind rather than the external world (Kling &Andreas). The viewing of women as inferior to men, for instance, could be a result of one having witnessed his/ her sisters being treated as subjects to their male counterparts in a family set-up. That mindset is what is referred to as subjectivity.

Nonviolence is the use of peaceful means to bring about political or social change. The philosophy of abstention from violence encourages this idea of conflict resolution. Social differences in the family can be solved without necessarily hurting the parties involved, provided that the members embrace the idea of nonviolence.

Negotiation could be a dialogue to arrive at an arrangement or the activity of reassigning legal document ownership. Divorced families often have negotiations to cater to their children’s needs. Mediators also aid in negotiation processes between two disagreeing parties that want to reconcile and solve their differences.

Stigma is a mark of disgrace linked with a specific condition, quality, or person. People living with HIV/AIDS often face stigma even by their immediate relatives. Persons suffering from infectious diseases like leprosy also face stigma because of the fear that they could infect those who interact with them.

Advocacy is the public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy (DesGeorge 82). Male chauvinism calls for policies that favor women. Such a quest is feministic advocacy. Policies that are implemented by ruling authorities follow advocacy. Lawmakers, for example, propose bills and advocate for their acceptance and implementation by relevant authorities like the government of a country.

Therapeutic is an adjective that describes the treatment of disease using a drug. Preventive measures of the disease are always better than therapeutic measures. The study of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics looks at the therapeutic impact of drug effect in the body from the time it is administered to its excretion.

Works cited

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DesGeorge, Janet. “Hands & Voices’ Family/Professional Model for Effective Advocacy: Reflections on Training.” Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, vol. 20, Jan. 2019, pp. 81–84.

Gadsden, Vivian L., Morgan Ford, and Heather Breiner. “Parenting matters: Supporting parents of children ages 0-8.” Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved February 21 (2016): 2019.

Kling, Daniel, and Andreas Tillmar. “Forensic genealogy—A comparison of methods to infer distant relationships based on dense SNP data.” Forensic Science International: Genetics 42 (2019): 113-124.

Mansfield, Nick. Subjectivity: Theories of the self from Freud to Haraway. NYU Press, 2000.

Rey, González, and Melchior. Subjectivity within Cultural-Historical Approach. Springer Singapore, 2019.