In my A-level in Psychology and now in my degree i've had to study the subject of labelling. This is basically where people 'label' someone in their society based on a fact or characteristic of that person, for example, if a kid's dad was sent to prison, people may label that kid as a deviant and someone who is likely to cause trouble.
The reason i've said about this is because im annoyed about it happening to me! Tonight I'm going with my dad to a youth programme in Sudbury called the Eden project. My dad is doing a talk there. I'd have loved to have gone before this sunday and just meet people without my dad! Every person has a thing about parents 'cramping their style' and I'm not embarrassed by my parents occupation or them themselves! It's just I really wish that I could meet people as me for a change! Not a ministers daughter, not an Officers daughter - just me!
I'm really worried that, because people find out straight away that I'm Salvation Army Officers kid that people will labell and therefore generalise me to be over the top, boring, bible-bashing nobody!
Hello people! I'm actually a human being with feelings who does enjoy a bit of fun!!!!
About Me
- Officers Kid
- Im studying for a degree in Youth Work and Youth Ministry with Oasis UK in London and am loving it! Don't ask me where I'm from cos the list will include, northern Ireland (Enniskillen and Lisburn), Oldham UK, South Africa (Pietermaritzburg and Germiston), Birmingham UK, North Walsham UK, Sudbury UK and Hemel Hempstead UK!
1 comment:
I agree, people are quick to label, to view someone as their stereotype, rather than for who they are.
To play devils advocate, though, people will always want to know more about the eprson they're speaking to than is known about them, so they'll constantly compare you to people they knew who were like you, or who come from the same situation.
I could see you as a flirty blonde who just likes having a good time, and isn't that intelligent, simply because of how you look, where you live, and where you've come from, but i don't.
People may judge you on who your parents are, but just make sure you don't judge people because your parents are officers. you may see people as different because their parents aren't officers, but they may be just the same as you.
Just a word of warning that i'm too stupid to head.
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