The last approach in anthropology is Applied. This is the approach that uses skills to improve local and global health. Anthropologists conduct research and analysis on specific problem to learn why some initiatives don't work in various cultures (ANP 204, Summer '13).
It is important to make a distinction between shyness and introversion. Introversion is a personality while shyness is fear- which is a state of mind. An introvert prefers to be alone and is stressed when interacting with people. They ponder in deep thoughts, and they live in their world of imaginations. However, shyness is when someone is "easily frightened away", or they have fear of interactions with others. There are more extroverts than there are introverts in the American society, and these people are more valued for being friendly and sociable. However, an introvert is often caught in their internal world, and like to ponder. When we see someone who is quiet, we immediately assume that they're shy and initiate a conversation, to help them open up. However, we need to be careful, because they may be an introversion-who prefer solitude (Anthropologist, 2013).
Apart of this approach is globalization- which are processes that are intensifying the worldwide social relations and interdependence. Globalization considers complex interactions between cultures, economic systems, political organizations and planetary ecology. Due to this, health issues are able spread globally (eg. infectious diseases), and a lot of controversial medical practices from different cultures are exposed to everyone (ANP 204, Summer '13).
Since shyness is a state of the mind-a fear, it is experienced by everyone from every cultures. Therefore, I don't think there is any initiative from the applied approach that can be put in place except for providing group therapy to enable a shy person to open up and talk. I suppose through globalization, we can share the knowledge of drugs that are FDA approved with other countries, to help their shy people function in their society. Although shyness exists world wide, in the US alone, it is noticed that shy people are increasing and this directly links to the always expanding state of the art technologies in communication and the dynamic of the American family. Maybe there should be suggestions in balancing the use of social networks and family/friend time, so one isn't deprived of human connection. A lack of human connection lowers one's emotional intelligence. Having this intelligence is beneficial because it means that one is apt and knowledgeable of social conventions. Consider if one doesn't know what to expect or know how to act in a social situation, this may cause them to be anxious and shy away from such human environment.
Citations:
"What it means to be an introvert" .Reflections of a Chronic Anthropologist. March 6, 2013. http://reflectionsofachronicanthropologist.wordpress.com/
It is important to make a distinction between shyness and introversion. Introversion is a personality while shyness is fear- which is a state of mind. An introvert prefers to be alone and is stressed when interacting with people. They ponder in deep thoughts, and they live in their world of imaginations. However, shyness is when someone is "easily frightened away", or they have fear of interactions with others. There are more extroverts than there are introverts in the American society, and these people are more valued for being friendly and sociable. However, an introvert is often caught in their internal world, and like to ponder. When we see someone who is quiet, we immediately assume that they're shy and initiate a conversation, to help them open up. However, we need to be careful, because they may be an introversion-who prefer solitude (Anthropologist, 2013).
Apart of this approach is globalization- which are processes that are intensifying the worldwide social relations and interdependence. Globalization considers complex interactions between cultures, economic systems, political organizations and planetary ecology. Due to this, health issues are able spread globally (eg. infectious diseases), and a lot of controversial medical practices from different cultures are exposed to everyone (ANP 204, Summer '13).
Since shyness is a state of the mind-a fear, it is experienced by everyone from every cultures. Therefore, I don't think there is any initiative from the applied approach that can be put in place except for providing group therapy to enable a shy person to open up and talk. I suppose through globalization, we can share the knowledge of drugs that are FDA approved with other countries, to help their shy people function in their society. Although shyness exists world wide, in the US alone, it is noticed that shy people are increasing and this directly links to the always expanding state of the art technologies in communication and the dynamic of the American family. Maybe there should be suggestions in balancing the use of social networks and family/friend time, so one isn't deprived of human connection. A lack of human connection lowers one's emotional intelligence. Having this intelligence is beneficial because it means that one is apt and knowledgeable of social conventions. Consider if one doesn't know what to expect or know how to act in a social situation, this may cause them to be anxious and shy away from such human environment.
Citations:
"What it means to be an introvert" .Reflections of a Chronic Anthropologist. March 6, 2013. http://reflectionsofachronicanthropologist.wordpress.com/