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Candiate Name: Shoshana Singh

Candiate Number:

Centre Number: 090018

Center Name: Corentyne Comprehensive High School

Year Of Examination: 2024

Subject: English A

Topic: Social Cohesion

Teacher: Anissah Yassim

Territory: Guyana

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 Topic: Social Cohesion

Subtopic: The Benefits of Social Cohesion on Individual

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Plan of investigation

I choose to investigate the benefits of social cohesion on individual because by investigating on

this topic it will be beneficial to me because I have always have a fear of socializing and

interacting with different people. The general purpose of social cohesion is to work towards the

wellbeing of all its members and create a sense of belonging, promote trust and offer its

members the opportunity of upward mobility.

Reason

*Firstly – As an English student I expect to derive many, benefits from investigating social
cohesion, namely – improving my socialization skills, learn to work in group and interact with
different kinds of people.

*Secondly- I will use poem, song and article from the internet or books to go about my
investigation on social cohesion.

*Thirdly- I will also be including persuasive language, and argumentative methods in Carrying
Out my investigation on the benefits of social cohesion on individual in my oral presentation.

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Artifacts

Less Difficult More Difficult

The song and poem is less difficult to The article is more difficult to find.
find.

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Article

Social Cohesion
John Spacey, April 21, 2022
Social cohesion is the degree to which a social group trust each other and commit to shared
goals, norms and experiences. The following are illustrative examples. Identity- where there is
social cohesion, people strongly identify with the group membership. Trust-Social cohesion can
be measured by asking people to what degree they trust and identify with their nation, city,
family or other social group. Individualism & Freedom-Social cohesion is associated
with collectivism whereby groups are willing to sacrifice for the good of the whole. This
typically runs in opposition to individualism whereby people seek freedom from the group.
Small Groups-Social cohesion tends to be stronger in small groups, such as a family or sports
team. This is based on personal relationships, shared experiences and emotional bonding such
that it is dissimilar from social cohesion at scale. Strong State-At the national level, social
cohesion allows a state to control many aspects of life as people will be more likely to trust the
state and identify with common goals. This can take many forms such as a paternalistic state that
controls for security, safety and health or an industrial state that closely supports large firms and
industries. Likewise, expansionist imperialist states such as the British Empire or Imperial Japan
demonstrated high social cohesion. Conformity-Social cohesion allows for
high conformity whereby people trust the group and are generally willing to conform to rules
and norms imposed by or expected by the group. Civility-Civility runs high in an environment of
social cohesion. People will try to resolve differences and conflict using the prescribed methods
of the group. Social Exclusion-As people strongly identify with the group, social exclusion is
perceived as tragic. Groups with high social cohesion are less likely to exclude members but
exclusion is more serious. In many cases, a group with high social cohesion take an us versus
them view of other groups and may strongly exclude them. Collectivism-A willingness to
prioritize common goals over individual goals. For example, a willingness to support a high tax
regime that supports extensive social programs and infrastructure. Social Loafing-As social
exclusion is unlikely, social loafing may occur. For example, Japanese firms traditionally offer
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lifetime employment whereby employees are unlikely to be let go with promotions mostly based
on seniority. This creates an environment where low performance isn't strongly punished and
high performance isn't strongly rewarded. Alienation-In an environment where most people are
committed to conformity to the group, those who don't feel the same way are likely to feel a
harsh sense of alienation. Group Harmony-Groups with high social cohesion may
prioritize group harmony whereby getting along is more important than other goals such as
revenue or quality of life. For example, a firm where managers must always win consensus or
unanimous decisions from their team such that teams enjoy group harmony but strategy is likely
to defend the status quo. Fairness-Social cohesion will tend towards equality whereby people in
the group expect similar outcomes in life. The group may not strongly penalize misbehavior that
is perceived as cooperative such as cronyism but will strongly penalize misbehavior that is
perceived as individualistic .Shared Experiences-The pursuit of shared experiences builds social
cohesion and benefits from it. For example, nation with a strong sense of shared symbols,
holidays, pastimes, traditions, lifestyle and so forth. Inclusiveness-Social cohesion is typically
based on a sense of shared identity, values, goals, sensibilities and purpose. However, these
shared values may include things such as tolerance, freedom, individualism and inclusiveness
whereby to be part of the group is to be a free and unique individual. This has interesting
dimensions that may address some of the potential issues with social cohesiveness such as rigid
conformity to an identity of sameness. Development- The concept of social cohesion may be
very different when speaking of developing nations versus developed nations with advanced
economies. Social cohesion is critical for building the systems, institutions, infrastructure and
economic cooperation required for economic and social development. In advanced economies, it
may be possible to challenge the role of social cohesion where it has arguably gone too far such
as an environment of groupthink and conformity where creativity, freedom and individualism are
suppressed.

Link https://simplicable.com/society/social-cohesion

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Poem on social cohesion

Teamwork Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

The brazen art of teamwork is sacred

Admired by Kings for millions of years

And displayed by slaves for centuries

Embraced both by the military and civilians

Adopted by businessman of repute

With their profit driven desires

And their target controlled schedules

Teamwork is key to every industry

Connecting individuals from different backgrounds

With a solid string made of steel

And a common goal towards success

Arousing unimaginable energies

Emancipating the team members

To act as one, with one vision

To succeed at all costs

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The heartbeat of the team is key

With its persistent controlled rhythm

And its life giving powers

It nourishes the team members

Coaching them to success

Addressing their shortcomings

Empowering their egos

With its shepherd-like attitude

Team members are the playmakers

With their effortless stride

And lubricated self-esteems

Working together as one

Discipline and hard work

Their daily bread

Dedication and selflessness

Their mantle

Kenneth Maswabi

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/teamwork-3/
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Song

Song on social cohesion

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Teamwork

Small girl, big world

They might say to you

But I won't live by someone else's rules

When they knock me down

My crew will pick me up

Yeah, we keep each other strong

Keep each other strong with love, love

All my girls unite

Rockin' side by side

Watch my teamwork every day and night

Yeah, we're shining', we're shining', and we’re shining'

With our teamwork

All my girls unite

Now we do it right

With my teamwork every day and night

Yeah, we're shining', we're shining', yeah

Watch my teamwork

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Watch my teamwork

Work, work, work, work, work, work, work

Watch my teamwork

Don't be scared to say what's on your mind

Show them all your colors

Show your pride

And no matter what they say

Know you're a star

Go ahead and make it bright

Go and be the light in the dark, dark

All my girls unite

Rocking' side by side

Watch my teamwork every day and night

Yeah, we're shining', we're shining', and we’re shining'

With our teamwork

All my girls unite

Now we do it right

With my teamwork every day and night

Yeah, we're shining', we're shining', yeah

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Watch my teamwork

Watch my teamwork

Work, work, work, work, work, work, work

Watch my teamwork

All my girls unite

Rocking' side by side

Watch my teamwork every day and night

Yeah, we're shining', we're shining', yeah

Watch my teamwork

Oh

Gonna start a revolution

Show 'em all just how we do it

Oh

Gonna start a revolution

Show 'em all just how my teamwork

All my girls unite, ooh

Every day and night

Watch my teamwork

Work, work, work, work, work, work, work

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Watch my teamwork

Work, work, work, work, work, work, work

Watch my teamwork

All my girls unite

Rockin' side by side

Watch my teamwork every day and night

Yeah we're shinin', we're shinin', yeah

Watch my teamwork

Wrote by Mackenzie Ziegler

Link to find song

https://youtu.be/uV_UW6M1pFQ

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 Reflection 1

I chose to investigate on the benefits of social cohesion because I want to learn on how social
cohesion can help in forming a better family relationships in homes.
The main idea on the three artifacts
Firstly poem- teamwork written by Kenneth Maswabi - the main idea of the poem is that it
mainly focuses on the importants of working together.
Secondly article- Social Cohesion written by John Spacey the article mainly focuses on what is
social cohesion and examples of social cohesion.
Thirdly song- Teamwork written by Mackenzie Ziegler mainly base on the benefits of teamwork
The Knowledge I gain from each piece of materials is -Article I have improve a lot in
summarization and also in spelling skill. Poem I learn a lot in communication skill and also in
critical thinking skill. Song I benefit a lot in remembering things and also to improve my
Creativity skills.

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