(H) 446-460: Gracey, Kindergarten as Academic Boot Camp

When we are little, we begin our journey to understanding why things happen and why we have to behave certain ways and look certain ways. Little do we know that everything we are told is simply socially constructed. We begin to follow this norm because everyone has agreed to it and everyone else follows it.Continue reading “(H) 446-460: Gracey, Kindergarten as Academic Boot Camp”

(H) 470-480: Hunt, Police Accounts of Normal Force

In today’s world, we see policemen in a conflicting light. Many incidents that have recently been challenged upon through the involvement with the police and judicial system have created a new view on how society handles its justice system. Policemen and policewomen are handpicked and trained for years and are intensely submerged into the justiceContinue reading “(H) 470-480: Hunt, Police Accounts of Normal Force”

(H) 322-334 Rosenhan, On Being Sane in Insane Places

Sanity is a term in which society uses to decipher what is normal and expected. When people think of insanity, they come to think of crazy people out of their minds that do not make any sense. In reality, sanity and insanity can’t even be deciphered and distinguished correctly. Sanity can be described as beingContinue reading “(H) 322-334 Rosenhan, On Being Sane in Insane Places”

(H) 315-321 Zimbardo, The Pathology of Imprisonment

Everyone in life takes on a role, whether it be a parent, student, teacher, nurse. Roles are a cycle in society to continue the working process of functionality which keeps everyday life consistent and organized. Roles in prisons are similarly portrayed, however there is no order or limits to power which are established. Prisons areContinue reading “(H) 315-321 Zimbardo, The Pathology of Imprisonment”

(H) 277-286 Henslin: Eating Your Friends is the Hardest

Cannibalism in a society is deemed as radical and sinful, however when facing a great obstacle that determines your death or survival, it can be the only option left. In the crash of the F-227 plane the survivors were faced with the harsh reality of what their lives were to become over the next coupleContinue reading “(H) 277-286 Henslin: Eating Your Friends is the Hardest”

(H) 425-431 Coontz: The American Family

The model of the American family has changed significantly throughout the centuries. We see a typical American family as what is portrayed on television and films but the reality is that the average American family has been through several troubled situations that have put our society at risk. For example, survival rates for families wereContinue reading “(H) 425-431 Coontz: The American Family”

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