Aggression in Society Aggression is an action or reaction of an individual that is unpleasant to another person, and in some cases, it inflicts pain and causes harm to others. In humans, aggressive behavior can be in different forms such as physical violence, verbal malice, nonverbal intimidation, and passive aggression. Physical abuse involves acts of violence are aimed at inflicting pain and causing harm to the recipient by use of weapons or even bare hands and legs. Verbal malice is whereby emotional distress is served out to the recipient by word of mouth. Verbal hostility can be through name-calling, bullying, and issuing of threats. Nonverbal intimidation entails acting in a manner that will affect the recipient’s perception. Nonverbal intimidation may include stalking, following a person, or vandalizing the victim’s property. Passive aggression, on the other hand, entails expression of negative feelings and may not necessarily cause direct harm to the victim. In passive aggression, resentment may be expressed in different ways such as stubbornness, laziness, procrastination, and unwillingness to communicate. Various risk factors have been associated with aggressive behavior in…
Women and Crime Criminal offenses by women have been on the increase in the recent past. Although the factors that have contributed to the increase vary considerably between denominations, the advocacy for gender equality might be seen to have significantly contributed greatly to the rise. The debate on the rise in crime among women, however, has the potential of raising concerns about the patriarchal affiliation of the society, or the create misinterpretation concerning feminism. Nature has had it that men have been belittling the potential of women in the different fields, and now, the concern that crime among women has increased has been viewed by various individuals as another plot to belittle the ability of women. The decision to engage in crime cannot be accepted in the society, but when both genders are involved equally in crime, concern has to be raised concerning the moral decay sweeping across the community. The improvement in technology and the evolution of societal norms have contributed significantly to freeing women from their traditional roles, thus exposing them to a world that has a…
Probing for Key Issues and Clarity Probing is the act of skillfully asking questions for more information or detail on a specific issue or matter (Nappi, 2016). Frequently, probing questions are open-ended follow-up questions that aim to clarify a point, giving a clear comprehension because of the problem and the steps to take to move forward. Statement probes are close-ended remarks provided by a therapist that seeks to get a precise clarification of the underlying issue through critical thinking. Empathic responses reflect on a specific communicated feeling as well as why the mood has been experienced (Bulent, 2016). Useful probing questions open up a more profound understanding of an individual’s personal opinion and feelings, providing the root basis of the issue and the possible approaches to challenge and tackle the problem. It allows the engagement of critical and reflective thinking, empowering the client asked the questions to take different perspectives in managing a dilemma (Wood, 2019). Case 1 A young woman, recently hired, is discussing her feeling about her boss. “The more I do, the more the boss seems…
Intercultural communication Introduction Even at this very competitive technological age, inter-cultural communication has been facing a lot of challenges. Globally languages remain to be the major drawback to effective and efficient communication.one can easily prove this if you have ever conversed with a foreigner or a person whose English happen to be is second language. Speaking to non -native speaker your will realize that some patterns of the speech do not translate correctly. However intercultural communication has been often taken for granted but is very important. It’s very essential to comprehend the certain factors associated with the intercultural communication with individuals from different ethnic backgrounds. A good intercultural communication system entails communication across people of different cultures, ethnicities, or different nationalities, social economic backgrounds, age gender and religion and other aspects that define people’s culture. Sometime intercultural communication occurs between individuals within the same geographic locality Intercultural Communication Barriers Eliminating stereo types An effective intercultural communication involves first realizing any stereo type you might be assuming on and trying to eliminating them. People tend to assume that…
law of commerce Bob Burke is a graduate in marketing. After working for a well-known marketing firm for three years, he decides to establish his own business specialising in marketing issues relevant to business websites. He inspects an office in a new shopping centre in Melbourne owned by Southfield Shopping Centre Ltd (Southfield). The Managing Director of Southfield is Ken Keen. Bob wants an assurance that no other similar business will be allowed to lease premises at the shopping centre before he signs the lease. This is verbally agreed to by Ken. Bob signs the lease agreement without reading it. The lease agreement contains a clause to the effect that the lease terms and conditions represent the entire agreement between the parties and excludes any oral or verbal representations by any representative of Southfield. The shopping centre proves to be a financial failure for Southfield due to the high vacancy rate of the shops. Accordingly, six months later, the company allows another business that is similar to Bob’s to lease premises in order to help reduce the financial pressure. As…
Portugal’s Great Explorers Part One: Vasco da Gama The Europeans were desperately looking for a sea route to the East because they wanted to link up and trade directly with Asia and Africa. Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut in India on 20th May 1498. Calicut would remain an essential area in the exploration mission of Vasco da Gama because it was the ultimate end and the reception point for his voyage. Unfortunately, da Gama did not receive a warm reception upon arriving at Calicut. The ruler of Calicut was not embraced with the gifts that Manuel had sent him due to their low quality and poor value. The first venture was not successful in establishing trade with the east because no trade treaty was signed between the ruler of Calicut and Vasco da Gama. However, it is essential to note that the venture set the pace for trade establishment between the two regions. Upon his arrival in Portugal after the first exploration, Vasco da Gama was hailed as a hero by the king and richly rewarded for his contribution…
Personal Ethics Assignment Introduction Ethical dilemmas involve moral situations in which an individual has to choose between two presenting cases. The individual is faced with a critical position in which he or she has to decide what is socially acceptable or that that which satisfies an individual moral guideline. The general assumptions provide that the individual would determine what is religiously and culturally acceptable in making the decisions. Personally, satisfying societal needs would be worthless if it means causing direct harm to an individual. The moral dilemma Being a medical practitioner, a young lady of about twenty years who is also a good friend and still in her university studies gives an individual approach that she is pregnant and doesn’t want to carry the pregnancy. She goes further by saying that if not helped abort the child, she would commit suicide, and no counseling would make her change her mind whatsoever. This is because her uncle, who is responsible for funding her education, would hear none of it. She has been in hiding and says that if the information is…
Leadership Style Leadership is a broad discipline that is based on the study of an individual’s or organization’s ability to lead other individuals or organizations. Leadership is rated according to the successful or unsuccessful application of leadership styles. A leadership style is a method that a leader employs to provide direction, implement plans, or motivate subjects. Several leadership styles exist, which include transformational, transactional, laissez-faire, and paternalistic. The choice of a leadership style could be deliberate as a consequence of the circumstances surrounding a particular organization. The transformational leadership style involves a leader deciding to rule by aiming to transform his or her followers. In using the transformational leadership style, a leader is not limited by the followers’ perception. The transformational leadership style is the best to apply and can be easily incorporated into the nursing field. Transformational leadership requires an effective leader. According to Larson (2015), an effective leader should have a passion for a cause larger than they are. Also, the leader should hold life-giving values, be visionary, creative, and a holder of intellectual drive and knowledge.…
Hospitality in Homer’s Odyssey The Odyssey is a cultural document incorporating societal values that created it offering insights into ideas of virtue and heroism during the time of the poet. The most critical societal value in The Odyssey is hospitality. Also referred to as “guest-friendship,” hospitality represented a social ritual required of men within the Greek ancient world. Hospitability guidelines expected men to be hosts to visitors, where they offered them food, a gift of friendship, a bath, a promise of safety in the night, including a safe, escorted travel to the visitor’s next destination. Guests are expected to present no threat to property or life and return the favor to their host should they become guests in the future. This paper aims at comparing hospitalities between Telemachus, Odyssey’s son, and Nausikaa, the Phaiakian princess, and Arete and Alkinoös’s daughter. Through Telemachus, Odyssey offers an example of hospitality both as a guest and as a host. According to the narrator, Telemachus is the only person in the household who treats guests with the required respect. Of the many examples of…
Leadership: Solomon In the Old Testament, we witness a transition of rulers in Israel. These rulers were kings chosen by God. After the reign of King David, God picked his son Solomon to be the new king. He was one of the greatest rulers of Israel characterized by his love for God which he expressed through following the instruction given to him by his father, David. His leadership attributes well exhibited by his selflessness where he had a chance to ask God for riches and long life for himself, but he instead chose to ask for wisdom to rule and judge his subjects. One day, two prostitutes came to Solomon with a case where both were claiming the same child. Solomon being the king and the judge of the people presided over the case. He decided to cut the child into two where each lady would go with one part of the baby. One lady overwhelmingly accepted the decision while the other decided to let the child go rather than see the baby get split into two. King Solomon,…