Social and Cultural Impact on Service Users

Impacts of Sociological Factors on Clients in Community Work and Services
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Introduction
Negative experiences at one time in an individual’s life can have e a significant impact on their
well being. These experiences include deaths of loved one, divorce, forced separation from
families among others. Post-traumatic stress disorder is mental health condition that occurs as a
result of experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event or events. Its symptoms include
nightmares and severe anxiety (Aspire Learning Resources, 2015). This report explores
the traumatic experiences of Anuk
Q1. Identify two major social institutions in Australian society
Social institutions are norms and subsystems that are established to support the survival of
society. The following are the major institutions in Australia
The family social institution
Educational, social institution
Q2. How these two social institutions have affected Anuk’s development
The family
The family is the basic social institution of the Australian society, and it is tasked with the
responsibility of socializing children and instilling in them cultural values and provides a sense
of belonging and identity (Blundell, Griffiths & McNeill,2013). The family has given
Anuk a sense of belonging and identity and facilitated his socialization process besides instilling
cultural values in him.
Education social Institution
Education as a social institution plays a significant role in socialization and encouraging
integration especially amid cultural diversities. Schools enable students from different cultural
backgrounds to interact with the mainstream culture (Brunsma, 2007). Having been brought

up in Asia in his early life, the school played a role in his transition to the Mainstream Australian
Culture and integration with different cultures.
Q3 Major cultural institutions in Australian Society
Family
Educational institution
Q4. Discuss how these two cultural institutions have affected Anuk’s development
Cultural institutions are those institutions which play a role in preserving and promoting cultures
of a given community. The family and education institutions double up both as social and
cultural institutions (Hallinan,2007). His Vietnam family played a role in instilling in him
cultural values based on the Vietnamese culture and helped in molding him into a full member of
the society. The role of instilling in him cultural values associated with the Australian culture and
transitioning him into a full member of the Australian Society. The school played a role in
opening him to more cultural values held by different cultures within Australia and introducing
him into the Australian mainstream culture.
Q5.How stratification has affected Anuk’s participation in the Vietnam War and society
Stratification refers to the process of classifying people within the society into different classes
or groups. Depending on the Society, some people belong to certain groups have more power,
status and are more wealthy than the others. The differences between these groups are what lead
into stratification. Among the problems caused by social stratification include social disparities
(In Pedersen, 2015)Having come from a lower class Anuk desires to join the Army to have
a good source of income although he is discharged soon after. In normal instances former
members of the Army should lead good lives even after having been discharged from the army,