SOCIOLOGY’S RESEARCH DESIGN THE APATHY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SOCIAL ISSUES THE CASE OF CAU GIAY DISTRICT

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SOCIOLOGY’S RESEARCH DESIGN

THE APATHY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO SOCIAL ISSUES:

THE CASE OF CAU GIAY DISTRICT

Student Group: 6 Class: CTTTKT56 Module Title: Sociology Module Convenor: Vu Thi Thanh Huong

Ha Noi, 9/2018

GROUP MEMBERS

III Main concepts and variables

I. Introduction:

1. Reason for choosing the topic

1964, in New York - the international city - the one which has powerful impact

on the economy, commerce, culture, fashion, entertainment, all over the world, Kitty Genovese was killed by an extreme guy who chased and assaulted her three times before stabbed her until die New York Times magazine had informed about 37 witnesses heard her cry for help or watched the attack that lengthen 30 minutes but nobody helped

because they afraid of being related or being responsible Hence, the posed question is that how we will behave when seeing a person in help How could we become

indifferent, insensible and then skip a person in help?

From 4.150.000 results of the word ‘‘apathy’’ on google, we have read many stories of this behavioral lifestyle ‘‘Apathy’’ is shown in different aspects In the

continuously movement of society, Vietnamese youth is deeply affected by websites, the number of the young who have this lifestyle is more and more increased They are easily

to receive new culture and sometimes it is in contrary with the tradition of our nation They are easily to be indifferent and click ‘‘like’’ (‘‘Like’’ button on Facebook) when someone has intention to suicide if the like numbers are enough Therefore, is that

everyone all afraid to be responsible to the pain of others or they truly insensible,

indifferent to that?

With a view to changing the cognition which helps to reduce the insensibility ofstudents, we choose the topic ‘‘The apathy among High school students to social issues:The case of Cau Giay District’’

2 The meaning of the topic

direct them to a considerate attitude and right life ideal

the youth nowadays and then have the suitable method to minimize this one, direct in building a healthy living environment, know to love, to care and to help others

3 Aims and mission of the research

apathetic lifestyle of the young in high school about social issues then we will give out

the ways to change it and help them to become more positive, to love and to sympathize with others.

social issues in Cau Giay District

cognition in apathy lifestyle to help students in decreasing and avoiding this one

4 Subject and scope of the study

to social issues

which is Amsterdam Major High School, Yen Hoa High School and Continuing

Education Centre of Cau Giay District More specific, Amsterdam Major High School, which often include those students who has good grades & conduct, is located in city centre while the students in Yen Hoa High School achieve fairly good & average grades and the school is near the city centre Students in Continuing Education Centre of Cau Giay District, which is settled around the rural area, often get below average or even weak grades

students, 268 parents, 148 teachers

issues: 438 students in grade 10, 11 and 12

experimental group

5 Research methodology

research results related to our study It may be specialized books, magazines, articles or

research works, theses, Therefore we can have a general overview of the issue we

concerns

information from students, parents and teachers The questionnaire table is designed to evaluate on each criteria with high accuracy

gather all opinions, comments and judgement related to the study This method supports well in authenticating and correcting the information in questionnaire table’s answers

behavior towards some social issues and people surrounding to evaluate part of their deep thoughts

6 New points of the study

school students, as well as clarifying the factors which cause this phenomena

attitude of students, greatly contributing to school education of standard morality &

lifestyle and careness

AI. Literature review

1 Tran Thi Minh Duc (2008), Experiments in social psychology

Experiment in Social Psychology is the first research work in Vietnam to demonstrate

systematically a variety of social psychology experiments from early 20th century up till now Each experiment in the book is demonstrated in a uniform structure: author,

purpose, procedure and result

individual psychology and the role of socialization in it These experiments explain the effect of parent - children relationship during childhood and education on the formulation

of individuals’ moral values

this chapter focus on relationships among individuals as well as hidden rules that induce

the formation of social referencing like closeness, familiarity, similarity, physical

attraction, etc

principles affecting it Experiments in this chapter focus on factors influencing human cognition They explain how a person form their opinion about another person or things that they do not know well Besides, some illustrate the dissimilarity between cognition and attitude

communication process Experiments focus on both verbal and non-verbal

communication These experiments also show factors that create trust in communication and the effects of communication forms on human behaviours

experiments focuses on conformity, obedience, pressure, … with a view to explaining some psychological issues of social influence

focus on the formation of social prejudice based on existent social norms

their reasons and the negative influence of the mass media on it

establishment and development The experiments are involved in the influence of the majority on the minority, the biased judgement of members of the same group, etc

change subjects’ attitudes and behaviours

2. Knuds.Lasen & Le Van Hao (2010), Social Psychology

The book is one of the most significant work in the field of social psychology in Vietnam today It consists of 12 chapters, each of which has both theoretical and applied

knowledge In every chapter, readers can find realistic instructions to live more morally

general, its definition, origins and effects

- Chapter 2: The social and cultural aspects of the self: the authors examine howsocial and cultural systems influence how we see ourselves and construct our personalidentities Some of the most significant factors include gender, age and family

chapter focuses on explaining different human relationships from infancy till maturity The authors also give some advices on how to sustain these relationships

explains how humans form their opinions about other people and things they do not know well and also differentiates between social cognition and attitudes

affected by attitudes and thus suggests adjusting attitudes can be a way to correct

behaviours

social humans, and hence, each individual has great influence on others This explains the widespread of some social phenomena

together to get things done

this chapter examines aggressive behaviours from early history of human beings as well

as the effects of the mass media today on aggression

compassionate behaviours that benefit the society and encourage readers to follow

link between competition and cooperation

3 Bandura, A (1995), Self-efficacy in Changing Societies

Albert Bandura is an internationally known scholar who has assembled

contributors of similar rank and unique contribution to the field of human development

“Self-Efficacy In Changing Societies” includes original cross-cultural material on how beliefs of personal efficacy operate within a network of sociocultural influences

Adolescents' beliefs in their personal control affects their psychological

well-being and the direction of their lives Self-Efficacy in Changing Societies analyzes the diverse ways in which beliefs of personal efficacy operate within a network of

sociocultural influences to shape life paths The chapters, written by internationally knownexperts, cover such concepts as infancy and personal agency, competency through the life span, the role of family, and cross-cultural factors The volume addresses important issues

of human adaptation and change that will be of considerable interest to people in the fields

of developmental psychology, education, health and sociology

"This volume captures the spirit of the changing 1990s and comes at just the right

time offers many riches that cannot be found together in any other source It should be

of great interest not only to those concerned with self-efficacy theory and related models but to anyone concerned with how we adapt to social change." Contemporary

Psychology

"Albert Bandura is justifiably viewed as the originator of self-efficacy a

construct that now rightfully involves numerous investigators who operate in different areas Self-Efficacy in Changing Societies is a winner." Norman Garmezy, Professor of

Psychology Emeritus, University of Minnesota

" a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners alike stands out as a remarkably successful effort at bridging the worlds of theory, research, and applied

concerns, and forecasting important directions for future investigations and practice."

David L DuBois, Journal of Adolescence

" anyone intersted in contemporary applications of self-efficacy theory will find this to be an enormously useful resource." Richard E Watts, Journal of Cognitive

Psycho-theory

4 A M Rosenthal, Thirty-eight witnesses (1964)

This 1964 non-fiction (billed on the cover as "classic journalism") is more of a thesis than a book, despite being written by A.M Rosenthal, the former editor of THE NEW YORK TIMES The subject matter is an important, not a true crime book per se, butmore of a sociological mediation on the "thirty-eight" witnesses In March 1964 Kitty Genovese was coming home for work early in the morning when she was stabbed

repeatedly over thirty minutes, with none of the neighbors, who heard the screaming, calling the police This has been referred to in sociology as "the bystander effect" or

"Genovese Syndrome," a social psychological phenomenon When the book was written the perpetrator was in jail but there was no more information; basic internet digging

shows that he is still in prison and eligible for parole in 2013; but the book is not about the crime itself but about the apathy of the witnesses Arguments are pondered as to why, but this seems to be a turning point in the "urban jungle" where the stoop neighborliness

of the 1950s ends, just as Camelot did months earlier Because we know more is 2012 than Rosenthal knew in 1964 the book lacks an all-encompassing view For instance, we now know about dialing 911 and emergency services, but Rosenthal goes on a lengthy - and tedious - aside about how emergency calls are routed in other major cities, from Atlanta to Seattle The book has photos of the neighborhood with diagrams of where the multiple stabbings happened The book isn't about Genovese - she was merely the victim

in this Big Apple morality tale An interesting read, though dry and a bit academic, but a must for fellow Sociologists

5 Diane Tillman, Living Values Activities for Young Adults (2008)

As pervasive violence shatters our nation, the call for values echoes through

headlines and school hallways as educators, parents and children become increasingly concerned and affected The Living Values series offers a variety of experiential activities for teachers and parents to help them teach children and young adults to develop twelve critical social values: cooperation, freedom, happiness, honesty, humility, love, peace, respect, responsibility, simplicity, tolerance and unity In each book, these twelve values are explored using age-appropriate lessons that incorporate group discussions, reading, quiet reflection time, songs, artwork and action-oriented activities

These lessons are already in use in more than 1,000 locations in sixty-two

countries Pilot results indicate that students are enthusiastic and teachers report a

decrease in aggressive behavior and more motivated students The Living Values

Educational Program was born when twenty educators from around the world gathered at UNICEF Headquarters in New York in 1996 to discuss the needs of children and how to better prepare students for lifelong success These global educators identified the

curriculum and the program was ready for piloting in February of 1997

6. Vuong Hoang Yen, Family’s role in educating etiquette for teenagers in Hanoi (2012)

The thesis reveals the situation of the role of families in educating behaving

culture for children during their adolescence in Hanoi and basic factors leading to the current situation based on the government’s current ideology Therefore, the author

suggests some solution to the solution to enhance the role of families in educating

behaving culture

The topic of the thesis isn’t new; yet in a rapidly developing society like Hanoi, this topic is practical and relevant to Vietnamese culture and thinking of good behaviors Also, it helps the government orient public opinions on this subject, helps families

determine appropriate educating methods and raise the awareness of the role of families

in teaching good behaviors Sociological concepts in this thesis are quite familiar, readers without specialization in sociology may gain better understanding of behaving culture thanks to this work

7 Bui Duc Trong, Traffic culture of high school students in Hanoi (2010)

Citizen traffic participation’s actual situation is currently raising many problems with which many scientists including psychologists need to deal, especially those

problems related to young’s traffic participation attitude and behaviors The topic of the thesis raises a problem and requires the author to suggests solutions to this This thesis provides readers a better understanding about the current situation through the results of the survey on three high schools in Hanoi Besides, it also surveyed adults’ attitude,

student's traffic participation objective behaviors and used them as the basis for

comparison and research issue clarification Therefore, the author suggest some advice to better students’ attitude towards participating traffic participation

Along with the subject is high school students in Hanoi, the author choses threeobjects are teachers, police officers and parents Thus, this varies the range of readersand give readers different points of view to the topic

Also, this thesis systematized some theories about the problem of behavior in psychology, such as the concept of attitude, the character, structure and mechanism of attitude, which added some further clarification to basic concepts such as traffic

participation, attitude to traffic participation

BI. Main concepts and variables

1 Some basic definitions of the topic

1.1 Attitude

has the positive attitude will tend to join in activities in a more positive way

typical definitions of attitude as follows:

V.N.Miaxisev…, attitude is the conscious reflection of individual which is shown to outside through behavior and gesture and it directs in the evaluation of situation not

adaptation [6]

particular subjects, some people have immediate reaction, receive in difficult or easy way, accept or oppose as they are the created psychological structure which direct for reaction

of thinking, emotion with somebody or some things (example the bossy attitude,

unpleasant attitude, silent attitude, ) [5] [7]

subject, object, thing that are expressed through cognition, emotion, behavior and it takesthe role of directing for behavior

1.2 Apathy

appears with dense frequency on the newspapers, presentations about lifestyle of youth

indifferent, cold to others and community and it lacks of respect and responsibility to surrounding things, only cares about personal self and interests

1.3 Apathetic attitude

need for support and care However, there is not a small part of daily stories nowadaysabout the insensible attitude of a group of people towards things, works, other peoplewhen they are in need for help That’s when we call ‘‘apathetic attitude’’

- Apathetic attitude is understood as the attitude of one person or group of people who have insensible attitude, do not express emotion, do not take action to people, things, responsibilities that the are expected to do, social phenomena that they witnessed.

1.4 Social issue

The development process of society arised a lot of conflicts and noticeable

activities In this topic, we consider society issue as matters and phenomena that arises in social life which has effects to advantage of inhabitant community

1.5 Apathetic attitude to social issue

reaction of individual or group of individuals who are not relevant, responsible,

supportive to social issues and people in difficulties It is expressed through cognition, emotion, behavior and behavioral direction of that individual

to society when they try to care and help without waiting for reciprocation or repayment

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism including news about culture, sports, economic,education, health within and outside the country

IV Research question and hypothesis

After literature review, we can see that there are still many missing points the apathy topic, especially about cases in Vietnam and among high school students With our

limited resources of time and human resources, we try to discover some questions which

we think are the most necessary and answerable At the same time, we also provide

possible hypotheses for later testing in the research

1. What are the reasons behind high school students’ apathy?

Hypothesis: High school students’ apathy stems from

- Themselves: they lack of compassion and empathy, overestimate individualism and only live for themselves

- Family: while some parents put too much pressure on their children to have excellent academic performance, which leaves no time for them to care for social issues, others fail to become a role model for their kids

- School: many schools are only focusing on delivering an excessive amount of academic knowledge yet have not paid adequate attention to nurturing students’ morality Besides, some teachers do not have considerate behaviours, which might instil into

students negative lifestyle

changed how we communicate and think, which partly contributes to students’ apathy Moreover, the prevalence of frauds has discouraged people from caring for others

2. What can be done to eliminate students’ apathy to social issues?

Hypothesis: To change behaviours, it is necessary to first adjust attitudes Hence the

solution to students’ apathy should root from changing their attitude We suggest the collective effort from family, school and society and most importantly the students

themselves as a measure

- Family: Parents should nurture their children with love and care along with

discussing with them the social issues

- Schools: Schools should put more focus on nurturing students’ morality, for example by opening clubs, information sharing sessions, etc for students to discuss about social issuesand teachers should try to behave considerately

- Society: News about moral role models who help other people to encourage

similar actions should be spread while apathetic ones should be condemned

- Students themselves: Self-education is important Students should established their own living principles, constantly review themselves on it to adjust their behaviours

To test our hypotheses, we use such methodologies as presented in V

Questionnaire 1 - For student

Dear students !

This questionnaire is to research about the apathy of high school students to social issue

in Cầu Giấy district, to help students have a lifestyle more optimistic and enthusiast Because of it, each of your opinion means a lot to us, looking forward your answer