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A Feeling Of Efficacy

            Socialization is the procedure by which a person learns the beliefs and norms within their society. TO become politically socialized is not only to understand the importance of government and politics, but also to develop individual opinions. Within the boundaries of this specified socialization, is the feeling of efficacy, or how important one feels their opinion effects government. Every person undergoes a different process of political socialization and therefore renders a different level of efficacy. Thought my political exposure has been minimal, my want of participation is great and with such has come an understanding of democracy. As society grows the level of participation from generation to generation lessens. With this knowledge one question remains to be asked. As societal participation diminishes, can the American government remain a democracy?.
             And now for something completely different.
             A poem written to describe my emotions on September 11, 2001.
             Tuesday was the eleventh day of the ninth month in the year 2001 (September 11, 2001.) Forever in history shall this day be remembered as the day innocent lives were taken at liberty by the hands of those who wished to play God. Humility overcame our nation as American hearts were filled iwth desperation and confusion.
             Fresh in my mind remain the images of that colossal 767 crashing into the World Trade Center. I can not even begin to comprehend what it must have felt like to receive that last call, to be able to only hear those sweet words of love one last time before whomever it was, knowing they were to die, ended the connection leaving me powerless against all. THought my heart reaches out to all that are in need I am incapapble of truly doing anything, that is except to care. Why does that word seem so odd to say? Is it because we no longer possess the ability to do such or that because we have all become so hardened that we are fearful to show our true concern? As a race we can be taught to abhor one another but are instead birthed with the instinct of love.


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Albert Bandura provided much of what we know about self – efficacy constructs (Flett 2007 pp524). He first proposed a strong sense of efficacy enhances human accomplishments and personal well-being. ... More specifically if women social workers have a sense of lower self- efficacy than their male counterparts. ... This will be accomplished through the Schwarzer and Jerusalem's General Self-Efficacy Scale. ... As a consequence, self-efficacy influences the level of accomplishment students ultimately realize. ...

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2. Aging

The negative feelings include emotions such as loneliness, depression, boredom, restlessness, or being upset with criticism and the positive emotions include feeling on top of the world, excited or interested in something, pleased with accomplishment and pride (Bradburn, 1969, cited in Bee, 2000). ... For instance, biology defines aging as that period in life when biological systems lose their efficacy and functioning (Baltes and Graf, 1996). ... Psychological characteristics, such as self-efficacy beliefs, are believed to play a role in this pattern of relationships (Seeman et al. 1999). ...

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3. The Problem with Procrastination

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4. Importance of Quality Childhood Friendships

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5. The Impact of Autism on Parents and Siblings

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6. Motivation

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7. Multiple Sclerosis: Etiology, Diagnosis and Support Systems

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8. A Cruel world

From the age three, Margarite has terrible feeling that she does not belong to anyone and anything. ... The black aristocrat makes Margarite proud to be Negro; she makes her to believe in herself and her efficacy. ... When Margarite meets all those people she finds herself in that communication around them and starts to believe in her efficacy. ... The discrimination of black people gave Margarite efficacy to assert her racial rights. ... Margarite believes in her efficacy, reaches her goals and feels that she is a part of the world and can claim on her place on the earth under the sun. ...

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9. Depression

"Life is never perfect and if people look hard enough, they can find some reason for feeling bad- (Klein, 15). Depression is not just "feeling bad."" ... Both authors agree that two of the most important symptoms of depression are the feeling of sadness and the loss of interest in life's daily pleasures. ... The choice of medication depends on two things: side effect profile and specific efficacy (Mondimore, 56). ... Specific efficacy relates not just to the antidepressant with the least amount of side effects, but to which antidepressant gives the patient better results. ...

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