Date: 3 March 2009 (03.03.2009)
Day: Tuesday
Time: 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Today is our first replacement class for Interpersonal Communication. Our class started at 2pm. As usual, Miss Cheryl began the class by taking attendance. Today’s class was all about “Social Clock”, which is the significance of time in culture. Social Clock is related with culture, where there is a need to do some things at specific time of our life. Every individual’s Social Clock is not the same.
An individual’s Social Clock is determined by 3 main criteria. Those are religion/culture, community and society.
Is it important or relevant? Why? Definitely the answer is a YES. This is because a Social Clock disciplines an individual to complete his/her necessity on time. Social Clock is also important because it ensures us to overcome the goals and missions that we are supposed to achieve in a certain period.
What do we feel? Sometimes, there are irrelevant believes brought by our ancestors which is not suitable for this era. Though, there are still people who follow those believe. Usually, when someone who does not follow certain belief joins the community, he/she will be sympathised and questioned. That specific individual will be accused for doing wrong things because he/she does not get involved in those believes.
Do this feelings influence our behaviour? Actually, when an individual is pressured with unnecessary questions, he/she will be annoyed. This can make the individual to get fed up and avoid themselves from joining the community.
For example, for my family, once a girl reaches puberty, she has to pierce her nose. A girl has to pierce her before she gets married. This is because, it is believed that piercing the nose can control a person’s anger. Just because I don’t follow, I will be teased by my family members whenever we get together.
Sorry for dropping by and comment again, been reading through most of the post, and it interesting to find out its a collaborative blog for a uni project.
ReplyDeleteAlright, not much to say. But I believe the argument concerning social clock needs to be strengthen. A single person's life experience being patronize for not following social norm, cannot be generalize to the general public.
Plus, "This can make the individual to get fed up and avoid themselves from joining the community" is a very very wrong justification. As much as people can be pressured at times, we are still in the community whether we choose to join in or not.
Take your group for example, you don't abandon the group/community because of some friction, or disagreement. Everyone has their own way towards viewing things, and how certain things ought to be done; and it clashes. But it doesn't means you avoid from joining this community/group. Applies to being a Malaysian also. No punt intended.
At the same, time try cover other areas that you mentioned. I believe you only covered on the area of religion or community concerning the piercings. Kinda missed out on society part.
Do elaborate on this:
"This is because a Social Clock disciplines an individual to complete his/her necessity on time. Social Clock is also important because it ensures us to overcome the goals and missions that we are supposed to achieve in a certain period."
Necessity and religious/social duties are two different things, unless you are talking about acceptance. What happened was, if I may, the lines were blurred. Plus, how does it overcome the goals?
I am sorry if I cause tension among the group members, and I apologize to the author of this post. Do not take it harshly, but spur each other on to write better. After all this is a group project. Help each other.
There's still a lot more to add to it. Its a blog, which makes it good. Means you can edit it anytime you want. Some people re-edit their post 50 times a day.
All the best.
:)
ReplyDeletems cheryl's speechless!!!!! =)
ReplyDeletewhy isnt someone like that comment on our posts..LOL
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