Question

I am writing a career review paper and my subject is becoming a Social Worker. Can you suggest:

• Two of this area’s psychological theories that are relevant to the work.
• Two of the research methods that researchers in this area commonly use to gather data and test hypotheses

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Main 2 social theories are give below:

According to the psychosocial development theory of Erickson Six stage is Intimacy vs isolation. In this age, individual explore and share himself/herself towards more intimacy to make relationship for the longer term.

If during this stage successful relationship creates a sense of safety, care, commitment etc and failure may lead to isolation, sadness, feeling of loneliness, and depression.

During this stage there are many changes (both mental and physical) occurs in people. For example weakness in muscles, grey hairs, loss of memory, hair loss, wrinkles, loss of hearing and vision, and weight gain etc. Culture's surrounding influence the expectancy of middle age adults.

Because it not only form the structure of society but also make the perception of people about life, death, illness, health, diseases, quality of life, approach to the diagnosis and treatment etc.

B. Social contract theory:

Social contract theory relates to the divine theory in the manner that it reject the ultimate authority of government or ruler on people but states gocenrment is ought to protect rights of citizens.

According to social contract theory citizen must submit their freedom to some level in order to save their rights. Rousseau was one of the main psychology who influences history and revolution.

Renaissance philosopher like Rousseau and promote the French revolution with the idea that citizen has a right to change the unjust and corrupt government or ruler.social contract theory affect the French and American revolutions.ideas of freedom, liberty, equality and political changes were the important Enlightenment ideas that played a key role in these revolutions.

Rousseau believed that humans are virtuous in the natural state and becomes corrupt in civilized society.

. 2. 2 common kinds of observational researches are:

1.   Neutralist

2. Participant research

a. Advantages of neutralist research: • Objectivity always remains present and observer never engaged in the group.

• Secondary relationship present with the group and the whole information is collected.

b. Participant research:

Advantages:

• Involvement of the observer in group activities.

• He involved in the group and understand deeply the behaviour of the group.

• More data with accuracy.