Biographical analysis example

SOCIO-BIOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS(short paper worth 12% of the final grade). The objective of this paper is to illustrate on a personal level your connection to society and the significant others in your life. In writing this paper you are encouraged to bring to your consciousness the myriad influences that have shaped you in this rapidly changing world at the micro-level, societal level, and global level. Global forces have penetrated your personal world and have far reaching effects.

One of the manifestations of global change is the participation in virtual communication. The student will have to include in this socio-biography a discussion to the extent that such participation lends itself to the student's sense of being a global citizen. It is a given that global change involves technological change.

"Who Am I and how did I get to be the way I am? Or--up to a point I am a product of society because whereas I have been shaped by my society I have also had a hand in shaping who I am and the views I hold " Sounds easy? Not by a long shot. You might have to resurrect unpleasant memories, and you might have to ask friends and family members questions about yourself . Also you might decide that an important influence can cut both ways. That is to say, for example, while growing up you hung on to every word of wisdom your parents told you. In adulthood you decided to be selective in what they told you or even reacted against your upbringing. Is it not true that we tend to be selective in our reactions to influences from other significant people in our lives as well? Consider how you have been socialized and shaped by your society as well as how you had a hand in shaping yourself.

You may not think so, but you are a complicated person by virtue of the fact that you have been subjected to a tremendous array of influences we sometimes speak of as the experiences of socialization. And many of these experiences may appear to you as contradictory, confusing, or conflicting. Handling conflict within yourself is part of growing up. What you have internalized mirrors the conflicting nature of society itself within today’s modern world. Your religion may have told you that “thou shall not kill,” but as a member of the military that is to be your role as a combat soldier—to kill. Your basketball coach may have instilled in you about fair play, but in actuality he or she demands you win by any means.