Critical Thinking of 3 theories. Literature & Language Coursework

CRITICAL THINKING OF 3 THEORIES
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Introduction PAGEREF _Toc20913004 \h 3Discussion of 3 Theories PAGEREF _Toc20913005 \h 3Richard Jenkins: Barth (Social Anthropologist) PAGEREF _Toc20913006 \h 3Richard Jenkins: Tajfel (Social Psychology) PAGEREF _Toc20913007 \h 4Richard Jenkins: Discourse PAGEREF _Toc20913008 \h 4Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc20913009 \h 5Reference List PAGEREF _Toc20913010 \h 6
Critical Thinking of 3 Theories
Introduction
The social identity is an integral part of human development and social upbringing. Without the existence of difference and similarity frameworks individuals belonging to different societies find it difficult to get a social connection with one another. According to Richard Jenkins, identity can be defined in terms of collective and individual attributes and a single unified framework is required for defining them. Jenkins has highlighted a set of different issues present in the society like modernity, institutionalizing, categorization, embodiment and identity (Chambers, 2017). The social world can be conceptualized into three orders which are institutional, individual and interactional. Categorization is an integral component in understanding social world parameters and attributes.
The ethnic identities and components can be easily understood in relation to social identity. Subedi (2017) discusses that social categorization plays an important role in the development of social identities most of the research work conducted in the last decade has been inspired from Barth’s theories related to ethnic groups. Barth emphasizes on developing an internal mechanism or structure for group identification in relation to categorization. Categorization is an integral element in ethnic identity development. In addition, categorization is also important in understanding the significance of authority and power relations in the entire process. Furthermore, categorization also helps in recognizing virtual parameters and nominal parameters of social identities.
Discussion of 3 Theories
Richard Jenkins: Barth (Social Anthropologist)
The social identity of individuals influences their behaviors and attitudes. For example, if a person portrays oneself as an environmentalist it is very likely that the individual will make efforts towards recycling and conserving water. By adopting a certain pattern or process the individuals become emotionally connected with their surroundings. Hence, it has a significant impact on their self-confidence and self-esteem. In addition to that, people socially compare themselves in relation to their environment. Some group members use social standings low and high and high levels for portraying their influence on other members or groups of people. For instance, a stage artist may think oneself as socially higher in front of the respective audiences (Vinney, 2019). In contrast, the stage artist may consider himself on low social ground when performing in TV serials. According to Wong and Pang (2000) caring and patient healthcare services are an integral part of Chinese society. The moral character and ethics of the nurses have a positive influence on the overall healthcare environment. Nurses provide guideline for the patients and families so that the overall health condition of the patient can be improved within a specified time period.
There are numerous advantages of this theory which include recognizing position and relativity of observer which helps in the analysis. According to Fornäs (2017) ethnicity parameters can be defined in certain manner as per the news or requirements of the study. It helps in drawing concrete conclusions and generates accurate results. However, the downside or disadvantage is that defining the observer’s position in a predefined manner raises suspicion among people, pre-defining the position and relativity of the observer could also mean that a specific position has been adopted for justifying a particular argument. This theory has a non-natural parameter linked to it. Defining different terms has a negative impact on the given problem as it limits the implementation of theory as certain boundaries are pre-defined.
As per Barth’s argument about Social Anthropologist theory the combination of collectivity and identification are developed as the individuals strive hard towards achieving their career goals (Jenkins, 2008). According to the article published in BBC, Jim Coulson defined his role as a father. As a father Jim considers that a ban posed on conventional stereotypes is logical because as an individual Jim is of the opinion that stereotypes are useless. Jim also considers oneself as a victim as the ads posted on digital, electronic and print medium makes Jim think that as a father, the individualistic role is useless (Anon, 2019). Therefore, it is safe to conclude that individuals change or modify their social identity based on their own personal interests.
Richard Jenkins: Tajfel (Social Psychology)
Social Psychology Tajfel highlight s that...