SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Social Psychology

[Institute's Name]Social Psychology

Introduction

It is interesting how the human mind and its numerous facets work in a manner that can render some extensively abstruse connotations that compel the person to perform certain acts, which may be graded as reprehensible and unacceptable. However, it is extremely essential for the related field or domain to assimilate and comprehend the underlying connotations that pertain the human mind to work in a certain manner. Most of the times the actions initiated by individuals are a result of influence from others (group activities), their own experiences or the norms of their surroundings; therefore it will not be wrong to say that most of the actions of a person are a result of what he sees and experience, rather than what he believes in and feels.

Social Psychology

Like numerous domains of the vast arena of psychology; social psychology is revered as yet another imperative domain of this extensive arena. The key aspects of social psychology denote the manner in which the believes, thinking, feelings and manners of an individual are strongly being influenced or altered by the seen or perceived presence of other individuals. The more broadened and explicit definition of social psychology will denote the behavior of humans as the astute and swift mental states' interaction, as well as with that of the numerous social situations taking place around them. Interestingly, the researches of social psychology pertain more to the empirical studies, which according to the researchers are more focused, rather than being generalized and theoretical; somewhat similar is the case with the theories of social psychology, as they are more specific and focused then being extrapolated.

What the scholars eloquently articulate about this domain is its facet of being interdisciplinary, as it plays a pivotal role and character in connecting or reducing the gap between the domains of sociology and psychology. Bearing in mind the aspects of social psychology, as it amalgamates the key facets of both psychology and sociology and takes into account the underlying connotations that are attributed to it; this assignment will endeavor to focus on a rather actual case study, for understanding the principal connotations in great depth. Hence the chosen real life case pertains to the unneeded bullying and humiliation of the newcomers in the military academies, by their seniors (Rodriguez, 2011, pp. 403).

Rituals For New Comers In Military

The case study chosen is associated with the Royal Marines in particular, and points at all the military academies in general. The case eloquently articulates about the kind of the treatment the young royal marines (and other soldiers at other military academies) get during their earlier days, in the military vicinity. It is widely believed that the early days in the military academy, known as the royal academy, which is also called the initiation period for the newcomers, are amongst the toughest days these marines face in their military life.

The initiation period tends to be tough for them, mainly because the type of treatment they receives, is neither expected by ...