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To what extent does language influence perception in human sciences?

REAL-LIFE ISSUE

1. Having a United States Passport and speaking English does not make me an North American.

By: Raquel Carbajal , Bay Tipping and Veronica Arguello

Ukraine Issue and how language influences someones thought and identity. How individuals living in certain countries consider do not consider themselves from that area.

This idea could almost be linked to the map is not the territory.

In many countries there are individuals who live there, but are born elsewhere. For example people in our school are born in the United States or for some reason become United States Citizens. This makes them have both a Honduran (because that is where they live) and a United States passport. This claim ties into our knowledge question because speaking the language and being a citizen of the United States does not mean we identify ourselves as US citizens. Our perception changes depending on where we have lived and what place we identify with most. ( In this case our spanish language.)

Ways of Knowing....

-Language-

2. Language can influence the perception of your identity and the willingness to protect others equal to you. ( Russian people. Germans.)

Knowledge Question?

Language was the way of knowing because it is particular to different cultures, but there is also room for generalizations. Language can change perception as there is no one single language for the whole world that belongs to all cultures, but there are sub-divisions of language that are universal.

To what extent does language influence perception in the human sciences?

Perception?

Human Sciences?

the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.

The Human Sciences studies human behavior in a systematic way, in an attempt to discover laws and theories about human nature.

Throughout history, whether it is during the world war, land disputes or smaller wars. When one shares the same language with other individuals in a different area you immediately connect with them. This can be seen in history with Russia or Germany protecting its citizens during hardships. This usually occurs during crisis's like when the United States embassy is always willing to protect their Citizens. ( Usually English speaking) When the individual is from a totally different area and speaks another language there is no identification with them so there is usually no need for protection. Language changes perception in human sciences and the behavior they have against others.

In Conclusion

The real-life situations presented demonstrate language and the way that it can be perceived by individuals in different ways or how it can be perceived the same all over the world. ( universally.) As mentioned in the examples Human Sciences ties into the knowledge question perfectly as it ties in behavior, psychology and a few other factors in regards to the individuals and their perception which is influenced by language.

3. Language can affect the way you act (Canadians speak and at French, but are not French.)

The DSM is known and has been published to be the Standardized Diagnostic Manual for the diagnosis of Mental Health in psychiatric and psychological areas.

The DSM is a standardized Diagnostic Manual, meaning that it should be applied all over the world. The DSM all though with lots of its contradictions, it is a generalization of symptoms all over the world. For a general and overall idea the Diagnostic Manual wants to create a similar or equal result for patients who are being diagnosed. This same factor occurs with the next two examples.

The symbol of the "middle" finger that is universally understood.

Math uses it own symbols (a type of language) that is universally known. (Done the same way all around the world.)

We all know the middle finger also known as an insult or a sign of anger. This hand gesture may be as strong as psychical or verbal insults. The difference is that this particular hand gesture has a single meaning as it is not perceived in many different ways. Even though the symbol changes all over the world, the interpretation is the same. This symbol, is a form of language, but it does not have many different meanings. All over the world, this is known as a negative symbol that symbolizes the opposite of peace or happiness, like the peace sign.

...........................EVIDENCE..........................

Different types of languages that belong to different cultures influence perception of an idea or event. Because math is a universal language there is no need for different interpretations that will lead to different perceptions. All answers are the same, and if they are not they are incorrect. The universal language does not change perception because perception signifies different language and meaning.

Synesthesia

Singaporeans.

Synesthesia is when you characterize something with a color, taste or feeling. Synesthesia is shaped by language as the different words and language can change the perception you have of the. Even though this does not happen to all people, but just one in 200 or one in 20000 it changes the way a specific word or language is perceived. It could be said that synesthesia is a colorful language. An example of this is when an individual who has synestheisa perceives the word Wednesday as the blue and gloom or an object such as cake that is percived as red.

Hispanics/ Spanish Speaking Countries.

Spanish Speaking Countries are said to be much more emotional and exaggerated in expression. As Hondurans we know about this because we have been seen this way. On the other hand countries like those that speak English are seen in a completely different way and are expected to act differently.

This can be specifically seen in diagnosis of mental illness. In psychology we have learned that as Spanish Speaking counties are exaggerated in expression of speech and emotion perception from the side of the professional psychiatrists or psychologists change. The Spanish speaking individuals are more likely to be seen as suffering from depression as they are much more verbal and emotional in comparison to other countries of the world. Psychiatrists perception changes.

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