Changing Social Mores in Canada - Grand Erie District School Board
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Social cohesion is usually maintianed by behaviours, these behaviours fit into different categories Sociologists call customs and conventional behaviours “Folkways” Behaviours a typical member of society would usually practice Social Mores: Behaviours regarded as essential to the welfare and survival of the group
Ex. behaving in a non violent manner, if you do, viewed as harmful Social Mores change over time, rising falling expectations, shifts in political or economic climate Four areas how social mores have changed in Canada
Growing tolerance for depictions of violence in the media Psychologists worry the media is providing young people with poor role models Saturday morning cartoons is where exposure to violence starts The Media Awareness Network (2001), Canadian organization that tries to assist parents in moulding healthy television habits in their children
By the time most children are 12 years old they have seen up to 12 000 violent deaths on television Children's television programs actually contained 68 percent more violence than programs for adults Some say children recognize that the cartoon and other media violence is fake and does not cause them to act violently Psychologists argue that violence is a learned behaviour and that early and continued exposure to it can condition children and adults to act in violent ways
Concern over the movies and music created for the teenage market, if have conflict and violence in the media, some think will eventually internalize the behaviour School shootings: W.R. Meyers highschool, Taber, Alberta and Columbine High School in Colorado Organized religion and the family are less able to counter the messages of the media Media contributed to desensitization to and tolerance for violence
Psychologists believe that desensitization to violence creates a climate of fear 4/5 Women say they think violence in media contributes to violence in society, 35% say they do not watch violent shows for this reason Whether violence in media contirbutes to violence or makes the population fearful it effectively diminishes the well being of Canadians
Many celebrities suffer from drug problems, media downplays this, stories are presented as another one of rich and famous Does downplaying this tragedy make fans more likely to experiment with drugs? Study of 800 young people, drug policies based on three misconceptions: drug use usually leads to criminal behaviour, drug use usually leads to addiction, most adolescents are pressured to use drugs
Factors came together in the 90’s that changed the way that Canadians viewed the workplace Government had become too big and costly and that its role in the economy should be reduced Pension plans and financial investors began to invest only in the most promising companies Pressures of globalization forced Canadian companies to reduce production costs or go out of business The growing perception that economy should be privatized, efficient and globalized had significant impact on the workplace
Employees were expected to do more with less Departments were merged, perks reduced and benefits cut back Social mores have shifted so employees expect to work harder and put in more hours than 20 years ago Work-Related Stress: Distress caused by work pressures, and is seriously threatening many Canadian’s health and well being
What causes work related stress? Studies have found that it is most prevalent where mental pressure is persistent and the sense of personal control low Many people have little control over their work lives, stress is unaviodable Develop coping strategies to deal with the problems Burnout: a syndrome od emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do people work of some kind
Treatments for work stress are short-term including: rest counselling and drug therapy Sources of stress are long-term because of the attitude of employer who expect more from their employees Burnout sufferers lack skills to change their own contributing behaviours People get sick more often and pay the psychological cost of devoting less time and energy to their families
Difference between Canada’s existing health care system and Aboriginal attitudes toward healing Western view sees human body as a machine, role of medical personnel is to repair the machine First nations and Inuit traditions, all parts of patients life must be healed, healing process of restoring balance in patients life Emphasizes the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of healing
Social mores, government delivered health care equally to all Canadians including Aboriginals Anthropologists have said necessary to respect cultural differences among population when designing effective health programs Priority for Aboriginal Health Care must be development and implementation of holistic approaches Although there are differences between western and Aboriginal health views, Assembly of First Nations recognizes that both have a role to play
More than 85% indicated that a return to traditional methods would be a good method of promoting Aboriginal wellness Health Canada recognizes that programs are more likely to be successful in Aboriginal communities if they take into account the importance of traditional healing approaches
1. In what ways does the media contribute to Canadian’s desensitization of violence 2. In the first column of a three column chart, list three factors that lead to work-related stress and burnout. In the second column list strategies individuals can use to better cope with their stress. Third column, describe ways that society could attempt to change the factors themselves to decrease work related stress 3. What is the difference in outlook between Canada’s existing health care system and Aboriginal attitudes toward healing? What do you think mainstream medicine can learn from Aboriginal attitudes toward healing? How might society as a whole benefit?
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